I'm an independent artist. I've released a CD independently before, and
with professional duplication and packaging, it came out to nearly $2000,
including promotional materials.
Remember that independent, unsigned artists shell out and front the cost of
their own products.
So....
I'm about to finish an "album."
The question is, should I even bother?
I wonder if other independent artists are thinking the same thing right now.
Elson
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From: Bob Davis earthjuice_at_prodigy.net
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:13:01 -0400
To: mundovibes_at_hotmail.com, acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu
Subject: [acid-jazz] Re: Future of Music: the Bets are On
I agree with you.
A "culture shift" is happening for sure.
However, I'm not at all convinced that it's going to be a good thing for
the
"culture".
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From: "Mundovibes.net -" <mundovibes_at_hotmail.com>
To: <acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 5:04 PM
Subject: [acid-jazz] Future of Music: the Bets are On
> My little nieces and my older nephew got rid of their CD collection. They
> don't remember records, cassettes or 8 Track and they could care less. I
> have an older friend in New York who uses Soulseek exclusively for his
> music. He used to collect vinyl and CDs. This is where music is heading,
> for god or bad. Today listener's ears are wired for digital sound and the
> iPod is their chosen delivery system. The iPod is truly the deathblow for
> music as we knew it. Maybe it doesn't matter, maybe their generation
will
> re-discover vinyl or CDs but my bets are that within a few years all
> physical mediums for music will be delegated to the dustbin and to niche
> collectors of dusty records.
>
> Personally I never liked CDs, so they can disappear with no remorse on my
> part. Vinyl, well, not only is it heavy and short-lived, it is
incredibly
> bad for the environment. But, as if anyone cared. So, I bid both adieu.
As
> someone who has spent the better period of his adulthood collecting
> records and selling CDs, I have witnessed the downward slope to the
> inevitable. I used to sell on Amazon and back in 2000 the average was
> about 20 CDs a day. Nowadays it is simply not worth it since there are 50
> other sellers dumping their CDs as fast as they can burn 'em.
>
> Most record shops have or are folding. The remaining ones cling to life.
I
> am visiting a major city now and must say it's pretty sad to see the
> decline all around. The end result of this is either increased
> centralization of music via iPod or freedom outside of commercial
> constraint for music. What happens in the next few years will be a rocky
> road. Only the strong will survive.
>
> JC Tripp
>
> MUNDOVIBES
> "Musical Vibrations Worldwide"
> http://www.mundovibes.net
>
>
>
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