Friday, October 25, 2013

When “Rolling Down the River(Stream)” Doesn’t Float The Boat Anymore


Music streaming services like Spotify (etc.) have possibly been the best almost-solution to the problem of music piracy. Still, you will hardly ever hear an argument that it’s a ‘perfect’ solution. While it’s good for the fans, the company itself and the major record label, it’s not so great for musicians below the top couple rungs on the ladder. It does offer artist a better opportunities for exposure than the industry has ever had, literally. But in terms of financial compensation, many musicians are still stuck behind the 7-11 counter waiting for people to stumble on their songs.  The day when artists are ‘fairly’ compensated (whatever that comes to mean) for participating in services like this is probably still a long way off, but in the meantime there are a number of things that can be done to further benefit the artist, and some already are. Click on the link below to learn more:

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