Comments on: Wired News: Digital Music Biz Ain’t Booming https://scratchmybrain.com/2006/02/07/wired-news-digital-music-biz-aint-booming/ Jeff Albert's blog Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 By: Jeff Albert https://scratchmybrain.com/2006/02/07/wired-news-digital-music-biz-aint-booming/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:42:24 +0000 http://scratchmybrain.com/?p=127#comment-55 It seems like live might be the only place for musical artists to make any money. Live is definitely better than memorex, or 1’s and 0’s as it is these days, but unless you live in NY, Chicago, or SF the chances of catching 2 shows of that level in one week are pretty slim. I would guess they are pretty slim many weeks in SF too. So recordings are going to be part of our musical lives, we just have to figure out how to finance them now.

]]> By: Rob Ewing https://scratchmybrain.com/2006/02/07/wired-news-digital-music-biz-aint-booming/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:39:05 +0000 http://scratchmybrain.com/?p=127#comment-54 I went to 2 great concerts this week. The Maria Schneider Orchestra and the Mingus Big Band. The Schneider concert set me back $39 + $4 in service charges. The Mingus show cost $12 + a $6 drink. I certainly felt like I got my money’s worth.

The above article may be representative of the general public, especially my generation and younger (teens and 20’s) who have grown up post-Napster.

Maria Schneider has gone the artist share route. Value added. The music itself is just a commodity at this point. You have to add all kinds of extras. You can order wine to come with your music for the total experience.

It’s so great to go to a show and feel really moved by the experience, isn’t it?

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