Very true - I've played in bands and heard all the excuses for not being
paid for a gig.
What I was asking in my own convuluted way was, if the recorded medium was
slightly less dominated by executives - and it was cheaper to put out an
album via the net, would that mean bands could have more control over their
material, and that they could cut out the middleman (ie - someone in a
suit).
The net could be viewed then as the new independant record label, only if
there was a way of sending the income(credit card payments) to the musicians
- who would ideally be in charge.
It wouldn't be half as much fun as browsing in a record shop tho!
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: mp3s?
>Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 11:27:35 -0800
>
>In a message dated 1/28/00 2:02:29 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
><< do you think that illegaly downloading music from the internet will
>force
> bands back out on the road to make a living >>
>
>No, because you cannot make a living on the road unless yopu're well known
>(essentially through radio and press) and can command a decent price. I'd
>bet
>that 90% of the bands that you see at a club are making under $100 and
>that's
>to cover gas and everything else to the next show. We lose money on just
>about every show we do. That's why so many bands who would otherwise eschew
>the charms of a major label aspire to someday hear the term "Tour Support".
>
>I think illegally pirating tunes on the Internet is just one more way to
>rip
>off musicians. That's all. And once again, "Exposure" only means that
>you're
>not getting paid.
>
>
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