On Fri, 6 Oct 2000, Dre de Man responded to Linda:
> --- Linda Fox <linda@f...> wrote:
> --- Linda Fox <linda@f...> wrote:
> Is it the composer, the performer, the producer or the
> record company itself that loses out through these
> less primitive methods?
>
> ANSWER: all of them!
This is true to a certain extent, but the ones always with the most at
stake is the record company. Most singers out there make their career from
performance proceeds, not recording contracts. Recording is often a
money-losing situtation unless distribution is tremendous. There are some
artists (like Courtney Love) who prefer that their recordings get
disseminated for free - it translates to more concert goers.
This is the same concept as radio play - it is a teaser. It's free the
first time, they want you to buy the album.
IMO, the recording industry dumbs us down and leeches off artists. All the
money they get should be distributed more equitably amongst starving,
talented artists everywhere. The concept of the platinum record is all
about cutting costs - they want the biggest bang for their production
buck. It is appalling how little money the average pop musician gets from
her/his label.
We need to be extremely suspicious of any measure lobbied for by a
corporation. They don't give a **** about the consumer or artist. They
just want our money.
Tako
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