quoted 1 line Back to Mozart. Any money musicians made back then was given to them for> Back to Mozart. Any money musicians made back then was given to them for
a
quoted 1 line live performance. There was no such thing as recording media, so the> live performance. There was no such thing as recording media, so the
only
quoted 1 line way they made a living was by performing. I think thats how it should> way they made a living was by performing. I think thats how it should
still
quoted 3 lines be done. Use cheap CD's to attract people to the concert. Charge a> be done. Use cheap CD's to attract people to the concert. Charge a
> reasonable but profitable (never greedy) amount to get in, and let people
> enjoy the sounds. Let them enjoy the sounds after the show as they
listen
quoted 2 lines to the dirt-cheap CD. Trust me, they'll come back for the next tour.> to the dirt-cheap CD. Trust me, they'll come back for the next tour.
>
well, yes, they would, although being able to tour would be a near
impossibility, since touring is definitely not cheap. Plus, most live
shows (especially small-name shows) don't make much money. It's usually to
promote a cd or similar. I don't mean to sound "anti", but it's sort of
backwards. I'm sure a lot of people would like to be able to perform live,
but don't have the connections or the money to do it. Plus, a *lot* of
people, especially in the idm-genre, can't perform live, since much of it
involves bouncing tracks, recording and re-recording, etc. Sure, we could
just be like aphex twin and play our recorded tracks with a little
tweaking, but that's hardly a performance.
i know the live show thread is probably older than the napster thread, but
it really doesn't fit with music. Mostly, you don't go *see* a performance
to *hear* exclusively, but to do both. You go to see music (despite the
sensory paradox), and groups playing instruments badly while running around
on stage hitting this is probably more entertaining to the masses than a
guy sitting on stage, even if he's doing some light show or something.
But this is all theoretical anyways, since people don't play live to make
money - they release cd's, since they're an actual product. I think your
idea would be an interesting situation, but it would probably have the same
repercussions. Imagine that we all go see shows live, and the CD is sort
of the "extra thing" to promote performances. Well, i'm sure people,
thinking much like you are now, would say "well, back before this, people
would sell cd's to make music. that way, they'd have to have a product
ready to sell, instead of simply booking a performance. It's much better,
because the music can reach a much larger audience and the artist can
essentially be in multiple places at once."
so it goes both ways :)
cheers,
/derek
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