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Blocked in Chicago Said...
"tearing people away from the music that they know and love long enough to try something new"
I couldn't say it better myself.
As a musician, I've struggled lately(last 6 years) to be inspire to create something "New", due to the fact that anyone at anytime can listen to any of the millions of recordings out there both old and contemporary. Especially if you can now listen to them for free in any way, shape and form (Youtube, peer to peer networks, ect.) I remember hearing a Sonic talk podcast over a year ago about the old elite artist like Prince,Madonna and such, raking in more money off their shows than record sales. This thing called Music is such an addicting poison that I love and I just can't seem to just quit it.
25-Nov-09 03:03 AM
Stefani Said...
I agree, by the time we're over 30. We are all turning into old farts who recycle the music that we loved as teenagers and don't bother finding anything new. Maybe this doesn't apply so much with younger listeners though, who I think often tend to want to seek out current music that they can hear live. You can't do that with the Beatles :)
25-Nov-09 04:42 AM
docatlas Said...
Last summer, my band was performing originals at a local party. A woman who was a a friend of our drummer was sitting their complaining that we didn't play anything she knew. But there had to be a time when she was hearing her current favorites for the first time... It is a sad state of affairs these days.
25-Nov-09 05:24 AM
bakkebaard Said...
new technologies give musicians new ways to explain why people aren't interested in their music
25-Nov-09 10:23 AM
Atelle Said...
The problem isn't that we have access to too much music - it's that most new music is just bad.
Musicians need to take the blame for this, not record labels or audiences.
How many artists have you heard or seen recently that really wow you?
Too many musicians think they are doing something new, when they're just using their favorite "experimental" trick, which might have been experimental 80 years ago. That or they wear a funny hat and think they're hipsters.
25-Nov-09 10:24 AM
Andreasfr Said...
In the documentary on Bob Moog he complaints something like this; "Todays music is made by a producer sitting alone in his studio, for people to listen alone at home or on their iPod. My instruments are made for playing live." Perhaps this access-overload will make the audience want the one thing their recording can't give 'em: Live music! I would love to see this resulting in a new focus on live-performance - less backtrack, more humans. I think Trent Reznor was on to something when he started to give away the music and made his money on concerts.
25-Nov-09 04:53 PM
fith mp3 Said...
right in time. 2012 the world is coming to an end. I was afraid I´d miss something.
25-Nov-09 05:13 PM
James Lewin Said...
If the end is really coming in 2012, we could at least use some fresh dance music so we don't have to hear "1999" again.
25-Nov-09 09:41 PM
Taylor Marek Said...
Sure ain't! Need to pay attention here. Sure you can watch everything you need on Youtube and elsewhere, but for the people who actually want a copy of their own, they will go out and BUY IT.
25-Nov-09 09:55 PM
Velocipede Said...
Haven't been in a record store in years, but thanks to the Internet I listen to at least 2-3 new artists per day and buy (not steal) an average of 2-3 albums a week. Some are "classics" but most are new, active artists and living composers.
I'm middle-aged with a family, so I don't get to many concerts anymore, but I feel more in tune with new music than I did when I was an indie rock DJ in college.
My first problem is too much good music to listen to it all.
I think Branca and other musicians might be complaining because access to all the music of every artists all the time means that the musical wealth is being redistributed. In earlier times an established avant-garde composer or indie artist could make a good living once they hit a critical mass. Now they are competing with so many more artists who would never have released an album or had any exposure before.
Of course, this is not to deny the problems of piracy and corporate machine music.
26-Nov-09 02:51 AM
Said...
This is a TOUGH arguement, in a TRANSITORY time. On the one hand, i for one, DO MISS going to a shop to hand over money for a new cd, but on the other hand, in the last 10 years ive heard far more music than i did in the 26 years of living prior to that, simply cause of internet technology.
Now if ease of access alone were enough to be the cause of the problem, then by now the record companies would have bothered to do something about it by now..think about it.
What has already been echoed here is VERY VALID; its MUCH MUCH easier to record and release something now than it EVER WAS. This has resulted in even big established places like abbey road offering mastering facilities as another way to bring in the bacon. If you dont believe me, look it up on google.
Its not all doom and gloom, though. Live music is STILL a great money maker, and THE PLUS there is that a lot of shit will fall to the sides , simply because not everyone can :-
a) learn how to or be bothered to slog enough to make it a viable BUSINESS MODEL for them. and it IS A BUSINESS, make no mistake about it
b) Actually produce output of a calibre that SOMEONE other than their immediate circle, will validate as worth paying for by the handful, never mind the sackload. Irrespective of all the downloading going on, people are STILL paying for music, and will continue to do so. Not cause they have to, but cause - and this is important- they WANT TO.
regards
S R DHAIN DIRECTOR JUICY AUDIO PRODUCTIONS
26-Nov-09 01:42 PM
I Don't Like Music Said...
Rubbish. If someone would rather listen to their CD collection than your band it's likely because your band blows monkey chunks. If you're good, you'll find an audience. If you suck, you'll find excuses.
26-Nov-09 06:04 PM
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