We need to hear from you. We are comprising a list of the comments we have been receiving from you. Our plan is to create a a information center and a forum to discuss the future of the music business. This is your business it does not belong to someone else. We have to take charge and be proactive or someone else will drive the ship and we , once again will be rowing the oars.
Below are a couple of examples of comments we have received . Read these and respond by commenting. This could be the beginning of you taking responsibility of you future and becoming proactive. Remember, procrastination never gets anything done.
ugodabkydngmeJuly 13, 2012 10:57 AM
"Getting things to run smoothly for creators will require cooperation from a lot of parties, old-school and new school"
Even if they cooperate if the fans just keep stealing the music, all the cooperation in the world won't make a bit of difference.
all this is great reading except for the idea that when music is given away for free, stolen for free, or record labels and publishers by major stakes in digital subscription formats (like spotify) which pay a fraction of traditional royalties (which they can do because the label or publisher A. Controls the rights to the music and B. can make boatload of money selling advertising on Spotify...) I still maintain that in the future, publishers, record labels and traditional radio are going away. Their business model is unsustainable when nobody buys music or listens to the radio. And we are about 5-6 years from that point. As soon as everyone's car audio system connects directly to the audio system in their car they are not going to turn on the radio. Goodbye to those roalties. These same people who are not listening to the radio, are going to A. Listen to services like spotify who basically pay nothing in the form of royalties, or listen to the music they have downloaded on their phone (mostly illegally.) Good bye royalties again. Free and royalties do not play well together....
Please explain to me what purpose a publisher or record label will serve in this environment. I think they will go away.
I also think tough times are ahead for those who write songs, but don't perform. Their main source of income is radio and its going to go away...
ReplyDeleteEven if they cooperate if the fans just keep stealing the music, all the cooperation in the world won't make a bit of difference.
all this is great reading except for the idea that when music is given away for free, stolen for free, or record labels and publishers by major stakes in digital subscription formats (like spotify) which pay a fraction of traditional royalties (which they can do because the label or publisher A. Controls the rights to the music and B. can make boatload of money selling advertising on Spotify...) I still maintain that in the future, publishers, record labels and traditional radio are going away. Their business model is unsustainable when nobody buys music or listens to the radio. And we are about 5-6 years from that point. As soon as everyone's car audio system connects directly to the audio system in their car they are not going to turn on the radio. Goodbye to those roalties. These same people who are not listening to the radio, are going to A. Listen to services like spotify who basically pay nothing in the form of royalties, or listen to the music they have downloaded on their phone (mostly illegally.) Good bye royalties again. Free and royalties do not play well together....
Please explain to me what purpose a publisher or record label will serve in this environment. I think they will go away.
I also think tough times are ahead for those who write songs, but don't perform. Their main source of income is radio and its going to go away...
