I think file sharing and especially downloading has changed the way in which music in consumed. There are various programmes now by which you can download music illegally, very easily. This accessibility of this has resulted in many people resorting to online to download their music for free, quickly and directly to their computer/ itunes. Although this is illegal i know enough friends etc who participate in doing this instead of going to the shop to buy CD.
Another thing which has changed are the networking sites in which bands have links to listen to their music and find out all about them. An example of this would be Myspace. Kate Nash the now 'famous, successful' female artist started her career by posting her songs on Myspace to see how they would go down, and because of the huge amount of interest she got herself a manager. This would be thought of by some a lot easier way of becoming famous then other methods.
Therefore with music now being bought online and bands being able to make it 'famous' through networking sights are media companies still needed? It could just be a phase, or it could go from strength to strength and decrease the need for media companies help when producing and downloading music can be down individually online.
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This is right Kerry, it's amazing how much someone can get recognition from just creating a web page and allowing people to access their talent. That is how many acts are now signed up.
ReplyDeleteDoes this make it unfair? Or easy to get into the business? Maybe it does, but these people are still talented and have done all they can to get themselves out there.
Personally I think it is sad that Top Of The Pops and such shows are no more, and that the Top 40 Chart is now down by Internet sales. However, this way of downloading music is so much easier, and cheaper then purchasing a CD. This does open up the issue of the survival of shops, HMV struggled greatly when CDs stopped being popular, this is slightly off the point of music, but does this show how much we are developing, shopping online for the things we want, and not shopping in 'real life'?
in addition, hmv now have like 5 singles in their shop - nobody wants to purchase singles no more. but tbh why woud they when they can purchase them for pence on sites such as itunes.
ReplyDeletein relation to the question as to does it make it unfair that artists are getting signed due to the inet. no i don't think it does at all. i think so many of these artists are in it for the music not like the tailor made groups of the 90's really were (not applying to all of them)
yeah, its all to do with the progression of technology and society is just evolving to it. If buying online means that its cheaaper, easier etc the companies are going to do it. I think I-pods have alot to do with buying online music, because you no longer need the actual CD to listen to the music.You can just add a music file to your library and it'll end up on your Ipod, this cuts out alot of the costs to do with packaging etc
ReplyDeletePleased to see all this blogging Kerry - I know you have been suffering from the lurgy so good for you for keeping it up! Don't forget when you blog to bring in ideas and concepts from the unit materials so that I can be impressed with our knoweldge of them!
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