Comments on: The end of the humble music CD http://madphilosopher.ca/2005/04/the-end-of-the-humble-music-cd/ Because being mad is all the rage. A personal weblog of Darren Paul Griffith. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darren http://madphilosopher.ca/2005/04/the-end-of-the-humble-music-cd/#comment-286 Darren Sat, 07 Jan 2006 17:14:08 +0000 http://madphilosopher.ca/archives/125#comment-286 Oh, I agree whole-heartedly with you Brandi. The new freedoms that artists have are coming from the fact that music is so much cheaper to produce now that it's digital. One of my favourite artists, <a href="http://jonathancoulton.com/" rel="nofollow">Jonathan Coulton</a>, produces almost all of his music at home in his "bedroom". Only occasionally does he meet in a studio with his drummer. And with the peer-to-peer nature of the web and the Internet, the cost of getting their music to the customer is essentially zero. The Mark Cuban article is about the physical form-factor of the CD becoming obsolete. But in counter-argument, I'm finding that some people are still distrustful of only having a virtual copy of their music in the form of an mp3 file. They still like the security of having that plastic disc. I mean, it won't crash like a computer's hard drive or a dropped iPod, which can wipe out your music collection in the blink of an eye. Oh, I agree whole-heartedly with you Brandi. The new freedoms that artists have are coming from the fact that music is so much cheaper to produce now that it’s digital. One of my favourite artists, Jonathan Coulton, produces almost all of his music at home in his “bedroom”. Only occasionally does he meet in a studio with his drummer.

And with the peer-to-peer nature of the web and the Internet, the cost of getting their music to the customer is essentially zero.

The Mark Cuban article is about the physical form-factor of the CD becoming obsolete. But in counter-argument, I’m finding that some people are still distrustful of only having a virtual copy of their music in the form of an mp3 file. They still like the security of having that plastic disc. I mean, it won’t crash like a computer’s hard drive or a dropped iPod, which can wipe out your music collection in the blink of an eye.

]]> By: brandi http://madphilosopher.ca/2005/04/the-end-of-the-humble-music-cd/#comment-284 brandi Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:42:58 +0000 http://madphilosopher.ca/archives/125#comment-284 in don't actually think that cds were ever that humble. with new technology, the truly humble musicians can afford to record themselves and then promote and sell their own music online without the greedy, non-talented people who happen to have connections. i believe people working for the music industry long ago, had talent. but now days, the people are just trying to make money and they know nothing about music really. they just happen to be the son or grand-daughter of someone who used to be a big shot in the music business. it's all in who you know, not what you know. i think this is fading. i am grateful. big corporations, like clear channel, for example, that don't know the first thing about art or music, are controlling the airwaves. with satelite radio and internet radio stations, however, things are getting better. don't fear change. i believe it's all getting better. music isn't an object to be owned and sold by big industries who claim to have rights to it. i'm glad that musicians are losing their need for these greedy middlemen. in don’t actually think that cds were ever that humble. with new technology, the truly humble musicians can afford to record themselves and then promote and sell their own music online without the greedy, non-talented people who happen to have connections.

i believe people working for the music industry long ago, had talent. but now days, the people are just trying to make money and they know nothing about music really. they just happen to be the son or grand-daughter of someone who used to be a big shot in the music business. it’s all in who you know, not what you know. i think this is fading. i am grateful.

big corporations, like clear channel, for example, that don’t know the first thing about art or music, are controlling the airwaves. with satelite radio and internet radio stations, however, things are getting better. don’t fear change. i believe it’s all getting better. music isn’t an object to be owned and sold by big industries who claim to have rights to it. i’m glad that musicians are losing their need for these greedy middlemen.

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