Paul Ressel wrote:
quoted 13 lines Found this in a thesis....
>Found this in a thesis....
>
>The roll of the record company is becoming more and more redundant
>with the advent of the digital age. In The past, record companies
>payed for studio time, distribution, promotion, marketing etc. and the
>average muso trying to make it big couldn't afford to do so.
>
>But now all you need to cut a world class album is a PC, a bit of
>experience and some time. As far as markeing and promotion go... time
>and time again the internet has proved to be a powerful tool for
>getting exposure, minus the large budget.
>
>
record distrubuters may well be on the way out in the long term, but
record companies act as a filter between artist and listener that
listeners appriciate. if you've ever tried to buy enough drum'n'bass
vinyl to build uyp a consistant dj set, you'd quickly appriciate how
nice it is to have labels :)
-josh
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