The majority of our roster don't have day jobs and actually make a
reasonable living. If "labels" cease to operate they then will need a day
job or will be spending so much time trying to figure out how to sell their
music to make a living that they will in effect have a new day job...as
their own record label. Or perhaps their next record could be underwritten
by Nike...that would be so much more appealing then an evil record label.
People on our levels don't make money touring (or very little). Labels will
always be around. Maybe the scope of what we do will change, but let's face
it. There's a lot of sucky music out there. Labels do act as a quality
filter for the most part (whether you agree with the choices or not...if you
don't, start your own label and show the world). I'm talking small indie
labels here. It needs to be constantly adressed there is 2 levels on
discussion here.
Jeff
quoted 69 lines From: Brett Dietsch <elph@lawngnome.org>> From: Brett Dietsch <elph@lawngnome.org>
> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 13:47:04 -0500
> To: "seeklektek" <eclectic@attbi.com>
> Cc: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: [idm] 2003: The Year the Music Industry Dies - Wired Magazine,
> 2/2003
>
>
> On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 01:38 PM, seeklektek wrote:
>
>>
>> From: "cath animon"
>> Subject: RE: [idm] 2003: The Year the Music Industry Dies - Wired
>> Magazine,
>> 2/2003
>>
>>
>>
>>> the way i see it, quite simply, if artists don't make a living from
>>> sales
>> of
>>> hard copies of their work, they will ultimately have to return to
>>> life-eating day-jobs which will only destroy their potential.
>>> you can't be expected to create great music as well as catching the
>>> bus to
>>> work every morning...
>>
>>
>> It can be fairly assumed that most of the creators of music
>> discussed on this list are not making their living in the now-dying
>> music industry.
>>
>> Dntel needs 'the music industry' to survive?
>> Astrobotnia needs 'the music industry' to survive?
>> The Residents need 'the music industry' to survive?
>> Phthalo needs 'the music industry' to survive?
>> Kompakt Koln need 'the music industry' to survive?
>> David Toop needs 'the music industry' to survive?
>> Aphex Twin needs 'the music industry' to survive??????????
>
> these are established artists.
> what about those who arent yet established?
>
> how will they get their name out?
>
> touring?
>
> that'd work, thats how it used to be done.
> bbuuut....
> how would they support themselves while touring?
> with the money they get paid for touring!
>
> and how would they buy new gear?
> with the money they get paid for touring!
>
> and.. how would they get from place to place?
> with the money they get paid for touring!
>
> and how much do unknown people make while touring?
> ALMOST NOTHING.
>
>
> get the picture?
>
>
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