Comments on: The Audio Exodus Has Begun http://www.andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/ everything in flux: the homepage of andrew cafourek Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:17:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: andrew c. » Traffic Through Trackbacks http://www.andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-3651 andrew c. » Traffic Through Trackbacks Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:20:28 +0000 http://andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/#comment-3651 [...] the best example I have experienced in the time I have posted on this site: my post called “The Audio Exodus” from Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 about the changes in the music [...] [...] the best example I have experienced in the time I have posted on this site: my post called “The Audio Exodus” from Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 about the changes in the music [...]

]]> By: otiswrath http://www.andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 otiswrath Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:42:41 +0000 http://andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/#comment-1003 Part of the idea is that with them selling the music directly to the public, esspecially digitally, you can charge almost nothing for it, Part of the idea is that with them selling the music directly to the public, esspecially digitally, you can charge almost nothing for it,

]]> By: Giovanni http://www.andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-796 Giovanni Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:01:52 +0000 http://andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/#comment-796 Well, The Live Nation Deal for Madonna is well worth it. With digital downloading and radio being boring and "rap" now, I have turned to Satelite Radio and they play a wide variety. Terrestrial Radio is dead and so are the labels that rape thier artists... Good for all these acts! Well, The Live Nation Deal for Madonna is well worth it. With digital downloading and radio being boring and “rap” now, I have turned to Satelite Radio and they play a wide variety. Terrestrial Radio is dead and so are the labels that rape thier artists… Good for all these acts!

]]> By: Steesalt http://www.andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Steesalt Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:41:50 +0000 http://andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/#comment-783 I don't know about you or your large comment, but most people I know find all of their new music through word of mouth or the internet, and even those work reciprocally. You can otherwise catch them on talk shows (which are on public channels like NBC and CBS, etc.) I don't think your statement is true, even to a large extent. It's all speculation though. I don’t know about you or your large comment, but most people I know find all of their new music through word of mouth or the internet, and even those work reciprocally. You can otherwise catch them on talk shows (which are on public channels like NBC and CBS, etc.) I don’t think your statement is true, even to a large extent. It’s all speculation though.

]]> By: Jean-Paul http://www.andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Jean-Paul Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:01:02 +0000 http://andrewcafourek.com/2007/10/10/the-audio-exodus-has-begun/#comment-742 This is all well and good for artists with a very public profile that are cash cows for record companies - we already know who NIN, Radiohead and Madonna are, and if we want to buy their music we'll dig around. On the other hand, the big record labels will still be important to get the word out to the kids that there are new bands out there that want to be noticed. The Internet contains way too much noise for independent acts to get noticed at this point. Also, I don't know if pop machines like MTV and the like will hunt down small indie acts that have gained web notoriety and give them the promotion they deserve without being padded by the labels. Then again, if the established acts spread their wings and leave the nest, the labels are going to have to dig a bit deeper to make their money, which means more contracts for and more attention paid to bands that might not have otherwise received any notoriety. This could be the shot in the arm the industry needs to reinvent itself in the face of the online music distribution model - not the Same Old Shit, but instead fresh, new material that might actually be worth spending our money on. This is all well and good for artists with a very public profile that are cash cows for record companies – we already know who NIN, Radiohead and Madonna are, and if we want to buy their music we’ll dig around.

On the other hand, the big record labels will still be important to get the word out to the kids that there are new bands out there that want to be noticed. The Internet contains way too much noise for independent acts to get noticed at this point. Also, I don’t know if pop machines like MTV and the like will hunt down small indie acts that have gained web notoriety and give them the promotion they deserve without being padded by the labels.

Then again, if the established acts spread their wings and leave the nest, the labels are going to have to dig a bit deeper to make their money, which means more contracts for and more attention paid to bands that might not have otherwise received any notoriety. This could be the shot in the arm the industry needs to reinvent itself in the face of the online music distribution model – not the Same Old Shit, but instead fresh, new material that might actually be worth spending our money on.

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