Comment Re:I don't believe their data (Score 1) 155
* Their music will *never* be played on mainstream radio ("payola", though in more subtle forms, is very much alive today)
* Their videos will never be played on Music Channels like mTV
* Their CDs will never be sold in major music stores
If more artists goes indy, especially as more artists starting out, that has been exposed the the whole 'intarweb' thing, radio & TV's will be left with old stuff on old record contracts that old people without internet experience can listen to and buy in "legacy shops".
or sold on major online retailers.
* As a result of the aforementioned, they will never be able to to gain much exposure, and thus never be able to sell many concert tickets, which is the biggest revenue stream for most musicians.
No, the entire thing will be decentralized and leave the middle men out. Everything, including online broadcasting will be happening online between artists and maybe their webmaster (who also announces the tourdates) and the internet savvy public doing it.
The need for record companies, cigar-wielding managers, FM radios and TV's will disappear. (ofcourse to great panic in the established industry, wich is why all this DRM/RIAA stuff is happening)
* Their videos will never be played on Music Channels like mTV
* Their CDs will never be sold in major music stores
If more artists goes indy, especially as more artists starting out, that has been exposed the the whole 'intarweb' thing, radio & TV's will be left with old stuff on old record contracts that old people without internet experience can listen to and buy in "legacy shops".
or sold on major online retailers.
* As a result of the aforementioned, they will never be able to to gain much exposure, and thus never be able to sell many concert tickets, which is the biggest revenue stream for most musicians.
No, the entire thing will be decentralized and leave the middle men out. Everything, including online broadcasting will be happening online between artists and maybe their webmaster (who also announces the tourdates) and the internet savvy public doing it.
The need for record companies, cigar-wielding managers, FM radios and TV's will disappear. (ofcourse to great panic in the established industry, wich is why all this DRM/RIAA stuff is happening)
