mountain_rage
August 31st, 2008, 10:42 AM
Came across this article, found it to be a real good example of why change is needed in the music industry. Thought you guys might like it.
Whenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a major label, I always end up thinking of them in a particular context. I imagine a trench, about four feet wide and five feet deep, maybe sixty yards long, filled with runny, decaying shit. I imagine these people, some of them good friends, some of them barely acquaintances, at one end of this trench. I also imagine a faceless industry lackey at the other end holding a fountain pen and a contract waiting to be signed.
Article (http://negativland.com/albini.html)
Fast forward and we are starting to see the changes taking. This other article does a great job of explaining the shift the music industry has taken. Most Zeropaid members are aware of these changes, sadly very few legislators have that same knowledge. Its another good read talking about the new marketing options for the artists, the decline of the big 4 and how we are seeing more power given to the artists.
David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars (http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/16-01/ff_byrne?currentPage=all)
Whenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a major label, I always end up thinking of them in a particular context. I imagine a trench, about four feet wide and five feet deep, maybe sixty yards long, filled with runny, decaying shit. I imagine these people, some of them good friends, some of them barely acquaintances, at one end of this trench. I also imagine a faceless industry lackey at the other end holding a fountain pen and a contract waiting to be signed.
Article (http://negativland.com/albini.html)
Fast forward and we are starting to see the changes taking. This other article does a great job of explaining the shift the music industry has taken. Most Zeropaid members are aware of these changes, sadly very few legislators have that same knowledge. Its another good read talking about the new marketing options for the artists, the decline of the big 4 and how we are seeing more power given to the artists.
David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars (http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/16-01/ff_byrne?currentPage=all)