tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post1022550315321752804..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Having helped to destory their own industry, the RIAA moves onSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-28228379056021162902007-03-05T14:24:00.000+00:002007-03-05T14:24:00.000+00:00Hello all. As a former signed musician, i.e. a cu...Hello all. As a former signed musician, i.e. a current computer geek, I have been watching this horrid situation unfold for years. The only solution that I see is to get to the artists before the labels do. There are several sites in the world that allow artists to make money off their songs without signing away all of their rights. Take a stroll over to AmieStreet and look at the wonderment they bring to the world. I see AmieStreet as the begining of the new music distribution system. Next we will see online radio stations being able to air whatever the hell they want and all the music fans will know where to go and get it. Young bands of the world out there no this...never sign a record deal. Learn how to record your own stuff and more importantly know how to play it live, know how to play it live, know how to play it live. I can not stress this point enough. Most bands out there suck. Why do you think we are still hearing sweet home alabama on the radio. Its cause most new music is canon fodder. Make good t shirts as well your main income streams will be from playing live and selling t shirts. You know what U2 does for a living? They tour. They spend so much money on making albums that the need to sell millions just to break even, but when there tour nets 35 million who the hell cares how many albums sell. Bono is a t shirt salesman. Dont sign record deals sell your self.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-83279594243006757182007-03-05T13:59:00.000+00:002007-03-05T13:59:00.000+00:00This latest news is bad news of course, for everyo...This latest news is bad news of course, for everyone. I recently read that MTV doesn't even pay royalties on the videos they play. If the royalty rates were reasonable that would be one thing...if they can find a formula that doesn't overwhelm webcasters that's fine, but something tells me they want a ridiculous amount. One guy just posted on Digg that he worked at a terrestrial radio station that had to pay $400/song played, simply outrageous! No wonder there's so damn many commercials...and no wonder I no longer listen to radio anymore!!! Anyways, the RIAA should focus on eliminating middlemen and lowering CD prices...and they better enjoy their lawsuits while they can, because lots of file-sharers are making the switch to encrypted file-sharing solutions like GigaTribe, which keep people out of the radar ( http://www.gigatribe.com ).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com