| reply to nasadude
Re: Provide what the market wants I'm still confused as to what it is the record labels actually offer. Why do they matter? Why do artists use them? In this year 2006, with pocket recording studios, what the F do the labels actually offer? All I can tell is its some financial backing for promotion, marketing, etc ... the kind of activities that are neccessary when there is a lack of real talent.
Artists should be making money from live performances or live shows, etc. I just dont understand what value is added in a recorded bitstream. Its just a stupid (and fairly meaningless) reproduction or an original work of art.
Full disclosure: I havent traded money for recorded music since I disvered MP3 in what must have been about 1996 (a decade ago). |
