quoted 8 lines From: Lefsetz@aol.com> From: Lefsetz@aol.com
> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 05:43:24
> To:undisclosed-recipients:;
> Subject: Sony-BMG
>
> They'd ban all forms of indie promotion and payola. Which is just another way
> of keeping those who can't pay out of the game. I mean the Montreal Expos can't
> compete with Steinbrenner's Yankees and they're IN the major league!!!
What a crap analogy. All one has to do is look at a different
professional sport in the same ciy to see that this isn't necessarily
the case. While the NY Yankees may do very well by throwing money
around, the NY Rangers can't even make the NHL playoffs with a payroll
of over $80 million.
I don't claim to be an expert on the "industry" or have my fingers on
the pulse of the music world, but from the time I started listening to
IDM in 1997 until now, I'm seeing more releases on more labels than
before.
Growth isn't necessarily a positive sign, though. As the author of the
rant points out, it is relatively easy to make music now. Notice the
author didn't say it's easy to make good music. The signal to noise
ratio is getting smaller, and without having a good bit of disposable
income to throw around, it's getting harder and harder to filter out
the noise.
Just my two cents as a music fan.
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