news from billboard
there's a pair of interesting articles in this week's Billboard magazine
about a UK-based group called CEREBUS who apparently have put together some
sort of music distribution service using the Internet and a specialized
client program that runs under Windows. anybody know anything more about
it? the articles didn't say much other than they deliver near-CD quality
audio using specialized compression techniques, and that they can deliver a
3 minute song over the lines in 5 minutes. lots of the details concerning
payment (both on the consumer and artist sides) need to be worked out but it
sounds intriguing. especially, as the article notes, since it has the
potential to undermine the entire music industry. (good for them!)
also, jeff, mike and myself got mentioned in the dance trax column... woo
hoo.
/jon