The music industry has complained that the internet and piracy are killing music. But are they really? Or is the industry just having trouble adjusting to a changing digital landscape? The music industry is bigger than it ever has been - and that is excluding the 1.2 billion illegal downloads which occurred last year in the UK alone. 'David Reid' visited the Midem exhibition in Cannes to discover how bands are using new technology to break into the industry...
Small Indie Band's made it big through the use of digital technology are not really complaining... "If someone wants to rip off our album, do you know what, we are giving them away for free!" I feel that small band's in today's music industry obviously want to a make a profit, but they do not seem to be too bothered about piracy or scamming, they just want to make music and want people/fans to enjoy listening as much as they enjoy producing the music.
"Music is becoming like a digital photo, something you can't really own"
Current older artists believe that the internet is supposed to be like a radio, something to advertise where the bands are going to be, when they are going to play? However the internet has become the only source where fans can really interact with the band's and they WANT and NEED to know more nowadays to even consider listening to the bands, which is also FREE!
After watching this video clip, I felt that this quote "Internet can allow many more band's/artists through" really applied well to band's similar to GoldBloom. All through my research and planning the internet has been the reliable source for promoting, advertising and creating a fan base. Although the small bands will not be earning as much, they are doing what they love to do, which is to make music!
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