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Medium.com- the ugly truth about the music streaming industry - Black - 07-08-2015
https://medium.com/@Innerviews/the-finger-s-on-the-self-destruct-button-8502f3cc4b5c
Re: Medium.com- the ugly truth about the music streaming industry - pinkoos - 07-08-2015
Interesting article, thanks for posting.
I agree - I think things will eventually circle back to a pay and own model at which time Steve Jobs will be proven right once again.
Re: Medium.com- the ugly truth about the music streaming industry - Dennis S - 07-08-2015
"You were puking up your guts
When you read the standard contract you just signed." - Van Morrison
Re: Medium.com- the ugly truth about the music streaming industry - mrbigstuff - 07-08-2015
I know plenty of musicians who make a (modest) living at playing and recording. very modest, I might add. but, they know this going in. one way to make a living at music is to keep playing shows, as musicians have had to do in all but the last half century or so. fewer private planes, I guess.
Re: Medium.com- the ugly truth about the music streaming industry - pdq - 07-08-2015
mrbigstuff wrote:
I know plenty of musicians who make a (modest) living at playing and recording. very modest, I might add. but, they know this going in. one way to make a living at music is to keep playing shows, as musicians have had to do in all but the last half century or so. fewer private planes, I guess.
Yeah- it's one of those funny economic shifts that come along. It used to be artists toured to sell albums. Now they make albums (well, songs, that are either downloaded or played over radio, satellite, streaming services) to draw folks to their tours.
Re: Medium.com- the ugly truth about the music streaming industry - deckeda - 07-08-2015
I think the story is skipping a few things. Small artists already don't earn a living from streaming, so if streaming disappeared tomorrow it wouldn't hurt them. Likewise, if big labels get an investor payout, that too doesn't hurt small labels.
Streaming remains as FM radio does, exposure. Meaningful income comes elsewhere, as it always has.
Re: Medium.com- the ugly truth about the music streaming industry - Black - 07-08-2015
deckeda wrote:I thought the main point of the article had more to do with the impending collapse of the streaming model due to economic unsustainability, but it's been a few hours since I read it.
I think the story is skipping a few things. Small artists already don't earn a living from streaming, so if streaming disappeared tomorrow it wouldn't hurt them.
Re: Medium.com- the ugly truth about the music streaming industry - hal - 07-08-2015
what... we have the READ the links now? Can't we just read the title and assume we know what the article is about like always?
Re: Medium.com- the ugly truth about the music streaming industry - sekker - 07-09-2015
deckeda wrote:
I think the story is skipping a few things. Small artists already don't earn a living from streaming, so if streaming disappeared tomorrow it wouldn't hurt them. Likewise, if big labels get an investor payout, that too doesn't hurt small labels.
Streaming remains as FM radio does, exposure. Meaningful income comes elsewhere, as it always has.
Exactly.
I don't care if the streaming business goes bust - it shouldn't be making anyone any $$.
Re: Medium.com- the ugly truth about the music streaming industry - gabester - 07-09-2015
I've never understood the point of streaming. We have devices that can hold