Re:RIAA article just more BS (Score 1)

just to let you know where i'm coming from, i have a home recording studio. i've sunk a lot of money into it, but i don't charge to use it. if someone has the means and wishes to give me something (money, gear, etc.) for my services, then fine. if not, then fine. it all works out in the mix. for whom much is given, much is required. to date, i've done a handful of albums and oodles of demos. (additionally, we do their screen printing here, too, if the need arises.) also, i'm a musician with my own projects that have come to moderate success over the years. i keep a day job so i can write and play the music i want the way i want it. i offer my services to help others do the same. music is an art form. perhaps if the prospect of monetary success or fame being removed from it would weed out a lot of the crap that's being put out by the industry. if "celebrity" is the goal of the "artist", i wouldn't consider them much of an artist. i think it's great if an artist becomes successful (fame, fortune, and all that), but it shouldn't be their goal. prior to the recording industry as we know it, musicians/bands had to rely on their talent. now they just have to look good and have a massive backer. in all fairness, i have been exposed to a lot of good music because of the industry. however, i've had to weed through a lot more junk to find it. the RIAA does not take the issue of "quality" into consideration. let the industry crumble and natural selection will take over.