Re: [microsound] industry loses big

[Musicmax@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 1/22/03 2:21:21 AM, bent@xxxxxxxxx writes:

<< Exactly. Soulseek has irrevocably changed the way I listen to music: I 

don't take it anywhere near as seriously as I once did, and I think I'm 

much better off for it. I've come to listen to a much much wider range 

of music. I've explored areas of music that I never would have. In fact, 

I probably would have never heard of microsound were it not for soulseek 

(someone told me about the microsound list in a chat). So, actually, 

it's possible that one of your microsound friends will get a purchase 

that they would never have had because of file sharing.

Ultimately, however, my gut instinct -- and obviously the gut instinct 

of the record industry and lots of other people -- leads me to believe 

that it may get harder and harder to sell records as a going concern.  I 

say, yeah, so? That's not to say that one will not be able to make money 

on music... there will still be live performance and swag. And really, 

that's not what music should be about. It's about listening, not about 

selling. If you once could make a fair living at it and now you can't, 

I'm sorry to hear that. But, well, I'd love to get paid to browse the 

internet and write stunningly insightful emails all day... I'm not 

holding my breath though. And, why not skip printing the 500 CDs all 

together and just share the music? Or at least if you're gonna make a cd 

to sell, why not make them one at a time, to order and with special, 

one-of-a-kind packaging?

What I really hope happens, is that the whole pop music thing kind of 

fades and gets diluted by the sheer number of options out there. I'd 

like to see the differentiation between a real (ie rock star) musician 

and all the contenders out there fade away. In a way, it'd be a shift 

back to the way it was before the music biz: just me and my music and 

you and your music... only now, there can be lots and lots of 

me-and-you's, all over the world. >>

Ultimately, however, my gut instinct -- and obviously the gut instinct 

of the record industry and lots of other people -- leads me to believe 

that it may get harder and harder to sell records as a going concern.  I 

say, yeah, so? That's not to say that one will not be able to make money 

on music... there will still be live performance and swag. And really, 

that's not what music should be about. It's about listening, not about 

selling.

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And if its not about selling ,then why do i have to pay for other things that 
involve human labor?including the cdr and computer were on?Am i not on the 
receiving end also?
 this whole idea sounds like were going to have alot of lunch break shitty 
fruity loop productions out there soon,flooding everything else and some 
really good ones ,truly dedicated artists with something to really say will 
be lost ULTIMATELY.

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