"music Is Dying"? |
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"music Is Dying"? |
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May 31 2014, 01:14 AM |
APPLE recently bought BEATS audio to leverage the streaming BEATS player as they transition away from file based music (along with everyone else) and towards streaming music. When asked why they bought beats, apple execs said it was because.....
"Music is dying," said Cue. "It hasn't been growing. You see it in the number of artists. This past year in iTunes, it's the smallest number of new releases we've had in years." There has been an undeniable contraction in the "Music Biz" since the web took over distribution and physical media started to go extinct. There is simply less money to go around and fewer people willing to pay for music. More and more, music is seen as a commodity, like free wifi. I have read various viewpoints on this from "demand money for your music!" to "never demand money for your music!" and it seems like there is no one "right" answer. But I can say that it's important to be able to "read the tea leaves" as it were to see where things are going. Which is to say, file based music is going away and stream based music is replacing it. So getting your music on the streaming services is important despite the fact that you don't make any money from them. It's just part of gaining the all important "audience" You should still offer music for sale of course And (like Ola Englund does) offer "SPECIAL EDITIONS" with your presets/midi/raw tracks and anything else that can add value. Here is a link to the article in question What do you think? http://readwrite.com/2014/05/28/apple-beat...~oFNeAqGZEsANV7 |
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May 31 2014, 01:36 AM |
As do numbers show I also agree. Think I said it before but again, I advise to compose music artistically not for entertainment.
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May 31 2014, 05:04 PM |
Music is not dying, the world is changing, and the changes are getting faster and faster so we must be ready for that. I can see how Spotify and services like it are getting bigger very fast and it's easy to see how streaming music is definitely killing file based music.
I think that Todd is right about the importance of audience for musicians. This is something that has been happening in the last 10 or more years. Since the album's sales started to decrease. In my own experience, with my band Cirse. We make money playing live and selling merchandising. If we don't play live, we don't have incomes. -------------------- My lessons
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May 31 2014, 11:42 PM |
Apple have a particular view point and arguably quite a vested interest so are hardly a neutral party.
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Jun 1 2014, 04:34 PM |
I still prefer to have the music I like actually in my possession. preferably a CD but at the least a file. There must still be tons of people the same who like to 'collect' music rather than stream it all. I cant see me changing that anytime soon. I dont care if the world changes..... screw the world Me too. CDs and vinyl and if it has to be a file then some type of loss-less audio. Streaming is great for reference, research and when I'm not at home (or not in my car). MP3s are great for taking a huge collection with you. *Musos have never been in the majority in regard to 'how' we listen. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jun 3 2014, 03:24 AM |
VERY TRUE!! Also, once one develops a fan base, a certain part of that base will want the "Special Edition" version of a given release. OLA ENGLUND again comes to mind I've bought two of his "Special Edition" cds since they come with his drum midi and other files. He's an "indie" artist, not on a real label and charges $65!!!! for a special edition cd!! And I paid it! Those are great profit centers for artists with even a smallish following. Also, limited edition shirts, swaq, etc. For hard core fans, nothing is better Exactly! Special editions are now like another item in the merchandising store. Those fans who buy t-shirts and other items also want to have original albums. The business became smaller but it's still there, it's just a matter of how creative you are. -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 3 2014, 08:09 AM |
It's never been easy and there was never a silver platter. That's why so few are actually successful.
-------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Jun 3 2014, 08:43 AM |
I think music is undervalued nowadays, it's everywhere, you can't get away from it, from parking garages to supermarkets, it's saturated every possible place in our everyday lifes.
I'm not surprised I find that I very rarely play any of my music collection at home, I'd rather sit in silence, that's more scarce. I remember looking forward to sitting listening to the Top 40 countdown on a Sunday evening on the radio, because that would be the only time I could guarantee hearing my favourite song in the charts without buying it, (until I recorded it to cassette, killing the music industry) -------------------- My SoundCloud
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