Comments on: What if music should be free? http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/10/13/what-if-music-should-be-free/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:14:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: wire to the ear » » An introduction to the wild world of music blogs. http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/10/13/what-if-music-should-be-free/#comment-132 wire to the ear » » An introduction to the wild world of music blogs. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:50:46 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/10/13/what-if-music-should-be-free/#comment-132 [...] We all love blogs because they give us a quick fix of hot info. A little more than a blurb a little less than an article. A break from the sequencer and comping vocals. Yes we all take too many of these breaks but hey it’s fun and sometimes we actually learn something! Do you know about music blogs? MP3 blogs? Blog labels? Honestly I’ve just been turned on to these in a big way. This is where the hip cool people hang (I think?!). I’m not going to delve into copyright stuff here because it doesn’t take too much time viewing any of these blogs to realize you can steal the music off the sites easily. If you want to get into that discussion head over to my post titled “What if music should be free?“. [...] [...] We all love blogs because they give us a quick fix of hot info. A little more than a blurb a little less than an article. A break from the sequencer and comping vocals. Yes we all take too many of these breaks but hey it’s fun and sometimes we actually learn something! Do you know about music blogs? MP3 blogs? Blog labels? Honestly I’ve just been turned on to these in a big way. This is where the hip cool people hang (I think?!). I’m not going to delve into copyright stuff here because it doesn’t take too much time viewing any of these blogs to realize you can steal the music off the sites easily. If you want to get into that discussion head over to my post titled “What if music should be free?“. [...]

]]> By: Kent Sandvik http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/10/13/what-if-music-should-be-free/#comment-26 Kent Sandvik Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:15:35 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/10/13/what-if-music-should-be-free/#comment-26 Netlabels are alredy doing this big time. I'm about to start one, in addition to my commercial label, as it feels good to give something for free. I need the other one around, as there are still channels that require a commercial label (Beatport, promo services and so on). Netlabels are alredy doing this big time. I’m about to start one, in addition to my commercial label, as it feels good to give something for free. I need the other one around, as there are still channels that require a commercial label (Beatport, promo services and so on).

]]> By: Pete http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/10/13/what-if-music-should-be-free/#comment-25 Pete Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:23:47 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/10/13/what-if-music-should-be-free/#comment-25 I think it's a great time to be a hobbyist musician and a terrible time to be a professional one. Technology allows new bands to get more exposure faster than ever, which is great. You don't need to be "found" by a scout anymore. However, the real challenge is figuring out how to make enough money off of music to keep doing it. I think this will happen in two ways: 1) Big companies will not die. Hollywood films, hit TV shows, big radio, and club DJs all _require_ pristinely produced, easily recognizable music, and that can only really come from a professional industry. 2) A much bigger piece of the music pie will go to regional bands, following the idea of "the long tail." Lower production, promotion and distribution costs will allow small bands to reach enough t-shirt buying, show-attending fans to stay afloat. If Madonna and a local band both pulled the Radiohead trick, I'd pay 5x more for the local favorite. Both of these, however, assume that normal, moderate-quality music ends up being free for personal use. I think this is a fact of life for all intents and purposes... the cat simply won't go back into the bag. I think it’s a great time to be a hobbyist musician and a terrible time to be a professional one. Technology allows new bands to get more exposure faster than ever, which is great. You don’t need to be “found” by a scout anymore.

However, the real challenge is figuring out how to make enough money off of music to keep doing it. I think this will happen in two ways:

1) Big companies will not die. Hollywood films, hit TV shows, big radio, and club DJs all _require_ pristinely produced, easily recognizable music, and that can only really come from a professional industry.

2) A much bigger piece of the music pie will go to regional bands, following the idea of “the long tail.” Lower production, promotion and distribution costs will allow small bands to reach enough t-shirt buying, show-attending fans to stay afloat. If Madonna and a local band both pulled the Radiohead trick, I’d pay 5x more for the local favorite.

Both of these, however, assume that normal, moderate-quality music ends up being free for personal use. I think this is a fact of life for all intents and purposes… the cat simply won’t go back into the bag.

]]> By: Blog Feeds about Music » Archive » What if music should be free? http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/10/13/what-if-music-should-be-free/#comment-23 Blog Feeds about Music » Archive » What if music should be free? Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:58:08 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/10/13/what-if-music-should-be-free/#comment-23 [...] You can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here [...] [...] You can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here [...]

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