| Ron A.'s Arts Journal ( @ 2007-12-20 18:37:00 |
| Current mood: | long work day |
| Current music: | Radiohead - 15 Step |
| Entry tags: | david byrne, link, marketing, music, radiohead |
Music: Value and Market.
I can't write much now about the two great Wired articles I read today, so I'll just point you to them. I think you should read these if you care about music and the future of its distribution, or if you're interested in what either of these artists have to say about their experiences with delivering their art. Especially if you make music, yourself, and want to live by it.
1: David Byrne and Thom Yorke on the Real Value of Music
Byrne: Are you making money on the download of In Rainbows?
Yorke: In terms of digital income, we've made more money out of this record than out of all the other Radiohead albums put together, forever — in terms of anything on the Net. And that's nuts.
2: David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars
What is called the music business today, however, is not the business of producing music. At some point it became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But that's not bad news for music, and it's certainly not bad news for musicians.
Yup.