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Music Industry Quotes

"We live in an age of music for people who don't like music. The record industry discovered some time ago that there aren't that many people who actually like music. For a lot of people, music's annoying, or at the very least they don't need it. They discovered if they could sell music to a lot of those people, they could sell a lot more records." T Bone Burnett

"The whole music business in the United States is based on numbers, based on unit sales and not on quality. It's not based on beauty, it's based on hype and it's based on cocaine. It's based on giving presents of large packages of dollars to play records on the air." Frank Zappa

How the Record Label Business Model Died

For years the music business has been in the dumps. Since the beginning of the decade, consumers have stopped purchasing CD’s in favor of much more convenient methods like downloading single tracks from iTunes and stealing their album of choice from the Pirate Bay.
Most of the “old” hats in the music industry have tried to put a stop to these practices, and have failed miserably in doing so. The simple fact of the matter is that technology has affected many industries, and if you’re not going to change with the times, then you will simply be put out of business.

Start A Profitable Internet Record Label

Who said it costs money to start a record label?
Who says you have to spend money to make money?

The truth is, actually starting your record label can be done immediately, you can also start making money immediately- for free. Visit Eartstar.tv one of the Internets largest music communities where thousands of unheard of, unsigned artists record and upload their own music. Register a free account which includes many advanced features for uploading and selling your tunes.

New record label goes Internet-only

Warner Music Group (WMG) has decided to take advantage of the growing popularity of music downloads on the Internet.

At the Progress & Freedom Foundation's Aspen Summit, WMG's CEO and Chairman, Edgar Bronfman, said his company is planning a new label that would release songs only in digital formats, freeing up artists to release songs without the pressure of providing enough content for a whole album. Bronfman refers to the new venture as his company's “e-label.”

Choosing a label

With so many internet record labels to choose from, how do you tell them apart? Sean McManus makes some suggestions.

Oh, how the tables have turned. They come crawling now. Where major labels binned your demos unheard, internet labels are advertising for your music in magazines and on websites everywhere. But what's in it for you? With a whole host of internet record labels online, you can afford to be choosy. Here are some of the things to consider when vetting sites: