How Musicians harness the Web
Interesting little article on how musicians are increasingly bypassing big labels by utilizing platforms like MySpace.com, noting also the high up-front costs of going with a major label,
By making their recordings available for free and allowing people to share them with each other, bands are able to get themselves heard without having to spend huge pots of cash in advertising […] they needn’t worry about accruing the considerable debt inherent to normal record company practices, where bands are liable for recording and promotional costs against royalties.
the ease of making and distributing music and the new ways to attract a loyal following:
As a musician, it is already possible to write, record, and distribute music without signing a record deal at all. Now bands can connect with their potential fans, too. The proliferation of widely available high-speed internet access coupled with the current crop of creative young people in British music has heralded a new era of low-cost, mass-market, musical fandom.
