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  • From: tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>
  • To: swmcd AT world.std.com
  • Cc: Community Studios <community_studios AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Community_studios] How The Internet Will Make The Record Labels Evaporate comment
  • Date: 16 Feb 2004 18:22:12 -0800

http://world.std.com/~swmcd/steven/stories/labels.html

Hi, Steven McDougall:

Just read your timeless piece from 2000. Especially liked your concise
and insightful wrap-up:
How it could be

If distribution of music over the internet becomes prevalent, the world
could be a very different place

* The record labels evaporate--like puddles in the sun.
* Thousands and thousands of composers distribute music over the
internet. Musical styles and variety explode.
* Consumers search the internet for music. The problem isn't finding
music--it's everywhere. The problem is finding music that you like.
People trade acts, titles and URLs with their friends.
* Fans put up fan sites and review music. These sites are important to
the success of acts.
* Retailers burn CDs on demand. CD stores look like 1-hour photo
developers: storefront, equipment, no inventory.
* A successful act is one with a small, loyal following.
* The market depolarizes. Instead of a few acts making huge sums of
money, there are many acts making modest sums.
* Mass culture demands super-stars. There will always be a few acts with
millions of fans.

May I quote you in our Open Studios book?
http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/bookkitchen.html
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Open Studios
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/






  • [Community_studios] How The Internet Will Make The Record Labels Evaporate comment, tom poe, 02/16/2004

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