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I think this could be huge after concerts, especially if combined with a recording of the performance the fans have just listened to.

• jgroome 15y ago
  My thoughts exactly. I can't see this being a big hit with retail music. The main use in my mind would be as PR tools, either sending promotional badges to journalists etc or as novelty items containing already released music to be sold at events. It's hard to think how else people would be willing to put down $15-$25 for something so unnecessary. Recording live concerts for release after the show, however, is something I've been interested in a long time. Given that track skipping isn't possible on a Play Button, you wouldn't have to slice the recording into tracks before release. I'd even be so bold as to say you could get these out on sale within half an hour of the concert finishing. For bigger concerts these would make a great souvenir and a decent source of income for artists.
• vdm 15y ago
  That's a good idea. But perhaps the same thing could be done with qrcode or NFC, which could be printed on a ticket, or linked from an eticket, and the content could be downloaded straight to your phone over wifi before you leave. Ticketmaster and iTunes (e.g.) will already have your payment details too. Wouldn't a quality live recording need some post production though? I would have thought it would at least need to be mixed by a pro.