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There's your startup idea then. A high quality independent retailer for underground rock music. Boomkat for guitars. Two problems: 1) Rock music is much more
by JonnieCache 14y ago
There's your startup idea then. A high quality independent retailer for underground rock music. Boomkat for guitars.
Two problems:
1) Rock music is much more controlled by the big four labels. I checked the latest album from Lamb of God, the most fucked up metal band I could remember off the top of my head: they're on sony. On the other hand, Sunn O))) are on an independent label and they're pretty well known. Maybe lamb of god are more mainstream than I remember.
2) Rock music lacks electronic music's mainly nerd-based audience. While there are undoubtedly a lot of nerds in the metal scene, they lack the raver's inherent kinship with machines. Also, there isn't the same DJ culture, which is perhaps the most common reason why buyers of electronic music demand quality.
- shocks 14y agoI think #2 is the biggest issue. I'm not sure how the metal community would react to a "beatport for metal". Regarding #1, that's definitely an issue but there are still some pretty large subsections of metal on "non-mainstream" labels, esp. folk metal, black metal, etc. The sort of bands you'll see at Wacken Open Air. Metal used to be a much bigger thing, it's died down in recent years, but still has devout fanbase. I'm sure there is a market, but I'm not quite sure how big it is... And Lamb of God are awesome too! \m/ Saw them live in London. :D