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Information found on The New York Times : Is Streaming Good For Musicians? : Today the Road Is a Musician’s Best Friend
Vega, S. (2014, November 6). Is streaming good for musician's? : today the road is a musician's best
friend. Retrieved January 9, 2015, from The New York Times website: http://www.nytimes.com/
roomfordebate/2014/11/06/is-streaming-good-for-musicians/today-the-road-is-a-musicians-best-friend
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Important Quotes:
“As listeners begin to move from CDs and downloads to streaming, is the trend good for music and musicians?”
**This raises the main debate of the article: Is streaming good for exposure, or does it eliminate too much profit?
Suzanne Vega argues, “To earn a living and connect with fans, bands, young and old, are going on tour.”
**Instead of worrying about profits from an their music sales, artists are making a profit by going on tour to perform for their fans.
Vega also argues, “The market is over-flooded.”
**Relying on making a profit from touring sales might be a good idea.
Within the distribution of music, there are many different methods as talked about in a previous blog. Most artists will not only place their music on outlets like Amazon Music and iTunes, but will also allow their music to stream for free on outlets like Spotify. Spotify allows listeners to search and stream their favorite music without purchasing it.
Some artists entertain this idea, arguing that Spotify is good exposure and will allow people to get a taste of their music without putting a number on it. However, others argue that by streaming their music for the listeners, they will be losing too great of a profit.
A major idea that has been brought up, that I tend to agree with, is exposure. By allowing your music to stream for free, more people will listen and therefore, more people will learn who you are. The main and mega profit to an artist should come from touring. During a tour an artists connects on a more emotional level. This is their job, but they love doing it. Being compensated for a show rather than a song makes much more sense.
I really agree with the last part of the blog, where it talks about how artists will become more popular by letting their audience get their music for free because it is easier for them to access and therefore they will make more money from touring, which is how most artists do now-a-days.
ReplyDeleteI used to pirate music before I knew how much money artists were loosing though, and now I believe that if the artists wants his audience to pay, they should pay.
It is great to see a different view on this debatable situation where your argument looks past the negatives when music is being streamed. This topic of how artists should seek for the benefits from allowing their music to be played on the streaming softwares is reasonable, but still leaves them winning low profit. Yes, it gives them the chance to publicize themselves more, but it doesn't mean more of an audience. Since now a days most prefer to consume, such as, music through technology and even better if its free, many may prefer to just continue hearing the music on the free streaming softwares instead of paying to buy the music or even concert tickets. I believe the problem can go both ways within the topic. In overall, its something that is good to mention but i do suggest more analysis within your argument.
ReplyDeleteI 100 percent agree with the article. I think that artists are going on tour ALOT more. Its like on tour after another!
ReplyDeleteI agree that streaming is a good way for musicians to gain exposure. Nowadays, our generation is downloading more and more music illegally for free. We are moving towards a music industry where the actual downloading of the music is free. Therefore, I feel like streaming is almost becoming a necessity for musicians. :)
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