Dropping Record Sales Free Bands to Go into Business for Themselves

Posted on 27. Mar, 2009 by refe.

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Record labels have built their businesses on the profitability of recorded music, and until recently it was a pretty lucrative business to be in. Because artists couldn’t afford to produce their own recordings they were forced to be dependent on the major labels, and the Majors became the all-powerful gatekeepers of the Music Industry. Now, [...]

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Why Music Streaming Will Not Destroy Music

Posted on 26. Mar, 2009 by refe.

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Business Week ran an article recently that talks about the “problem” of online music streaming services. The article claims that while online streaming was initially intended to promote music, and therefore promote the purchasing of music, it has actually had the opposite effect. The author describes a 23 year old man who has gone from spending [...]

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What is Creative Deconstruction?

Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by refe.

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By now everyone seems to agree that the Music Industry as we know it is crumbling. Video killed the radio star, plastic banished vinyl to the ten cent bin, and now free music is turning traditional Industry business models on their heads. For many, the ‘digital revolution’ is a great step forward toward near-limitless access [...]