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The whole INDUSTRY that you are talking about is what happened in LA in 70s. I don't understand why would you take it as picture of how things should be done. I
by comboy 6y ago
The whole INDUSTRY that you are talking about is what happened in LA in 70s. I don't understand why would you take it as picture of how things should be done. It has not been like that before and it's getting back to "normal" now.
Most musicians play because they need to. Because it's the only thing that makes sense. Nobody sponsors their years of very hard work which they do voluntarily and with joy before they become great at what they're doing.
Original bands are doing just fine. They have big following because they offer something new. They have patreon, sell tshirts vinyls and whatnot.
Many average musicians can afford equipment which top bands couldn't dream of 20 years ago.
If somebody wants to just create another pop song then yes they will have a hard time.
And existing artists who sold their soul to big labels may suffer because those companies never thought they would need to move a finger. Not ideal but there's some worse suffering happening in the world than that.
Big record labels and expensive CDs were basically a dotcom bubble. Music is entertainment and people have a lot to choose from now.
Those who need to play music will be fine and enjoy life with their instrument(s) as they always do. Those who went in with "I've heard there's some good money there" are getting disappointed.
- 72deluxe 6y ago' Those who went in with "I've heard there's some good money there" are getting disappointed' This is true, but I think it's also more of the "I hear you can make SOME money there" or "I hear you can live on the money you make there" which is the point. You can't. I am a musician and all of the guys I played with over 30+ years had main jobs alongside their gigging. There would be no way to afford it otherwise, and that was when CDs were being sold. The streaming issue has only made this worse, which is the point in question (is it a valid payout?), not whether every single artist can be a millionnaire. It is also interesting about "selling their soul" because a lot of fans believe "their" band hasn't sold out and is doing it solely for the love of music - they never are. They might enjoy what they're doing ("do something you love and you'll never work a day in your life") but they would cease touring and recording if they were making £0.00. Even all the "alternative" bands were signed to labels and relied on distribution; they just promoted an image of not "playing the game" like everyone else, and being "alternative" even though they never were. It's an odd mindset people get when looking at bands and somehow believing that the musicians somehow lived without money and did their art solely for the love of the art.