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Record Labels are a thing of the past. I've worked for a couple and owned one indie label. With the new distribution channels and influx of new technologies the ways of doing business make record labels as we know them obsolete. They'll resurface in some form but it will be visual. Minus the visuals music has become very disposable which also has to do with the changing approach to music from the populace.
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What was the question?
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"Forum Moderator" Super Bad-Ass Jedi |
"Tell us, oh visitor from the year 2525, what is a thing of the past where you come from?" |
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I remember in 2110 when Radiohead released LP 17 directly into the central computer system of every major city in the world, before it was even announce that the album was completed. So the music was played for the first time directly into the heads of over 3/4 of the world's population. And then everyone's bank accounts instantly paid for the album at a cost based directly on the emotional response of the listener. This was just weeks before Radiohead transformed into magical rainbow colored butterflies and flew away into outerspace.
That was awesome. It still wasn't as good as OK Computer though. |
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Labels may not matter as much as they used to, and the majority of ones that are beginning to thrive get bought out by a major, but I still see labels as being a big part of the independent scene.
In experimental music, the label is one of the easiest ways to tell if a band will be up your alley. |
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There will always be organizational hubs in all communities, including the music community. Even if labels become a thing of the past, there will always be a management aspect to the music industry/culture. Artists may take the reins for a time, but they're too irresponsible on the whole, to keep it up.
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Yeah--that was pretty much totally awesome. Good times, eh? |
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Nobody expected Yorke, at 142 years of age, to be able to surprise us. Fantastic. Eclipsed only by the Rolling Stones Intergalactic Tour of 2112 (or was that Rush?). _____________________________ Weep to Water the Trees. "This is my main concern with Obama; what if he has been groomed since childhood to blend in with the zionists and infidels? What if he has been led along by a radical islamic terrorist organization and positioned to become an influential politician? What if Obama gets into White House and turns out to be some crazy muslim terrorist? What do we do then? We'll be pretty screwed. It could happen." -- by some fucking nutjob |
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It was actually Led Zeppelin; future science was able to clone, from his corpse's DNA, John Bonham at his prime. At the time, the other members were involved in a government youth serum testing and were restored to all their 70's glory. It was a great friggin' tour, I tell you what.
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Jedi |
As long as some people still buy physical albums, there will be labels. Vinyl ain't dead either.
________________________________________________________ "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson tinymixtapes.com / The Skinny / PopMatters |
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Labels will always be around but technology probably has changed how it works. With the internet stars can be made. A label small or big can have a huge reach to anywhere in the world. It's the big ones that probably are going to have to adjust.
I wouldn't be surprised if labels start infiltrating blogs by offering financial compensation for writing about certain articles. Especially since I have first hand worked with making money from paid content. |
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