<<your chances of making a dime on MP3.com is about 0 as well.>>
that is, until somebody like richie uses final scratch to play those mp3's and they get popular and show up on playlists and compilations and radio shows where final scratch is present, or a dj uses them entirely to come up with their set, and it gets the artist some gigs or record label attention.. up until now, they were just there for people to download, but not use when dj'ing, which is how a track really gets heard.. the problem currently on mp3.com is real but there will always be an overwhelming load of mediocre music and a few gems, because most just aren't that good at it.. that's ok. if someone like, say jeff mills, releases a packet of wav files for fscratch instead of a vinyl release, cool for us.. or maybe a reputable label like tresor puts a site up for well known and new artists to place their music and you know the quality is there most of the time, you'll start finding better wav's to use when you dj with final scratch and not worry about sifting through the multitude of mediocrity on mp3.com.. maybe ;) the key part is that dj's can mix their own music with vinyl you already have, and come up with better sets.. also, it's a great way to try out a track on an audience instead of doing test presses. people should be open-minded about this and not worry about global meltdown occurring because a new device is out.. and if it's dollars that techno label people are worried about, there are other ways to make money in this world. if they're smart enough to tie their shoes or walk and chew gum at the same time, they'll carry on. i don't see it affecting them adversely though... but if it does, the music is more important than the inconvenience to them, and new music's why they're there to begin with. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 11:10 AM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [313] ANyone know about Finalscratch (maybe OT) In theory - you're right. In practice - totally off. MP3.com promised to offer something similar to what you speak of ("...think of what it will do to artist exposure as well as profit margins..." with "...the potential to sell hundreds of thousands or copies of a given track worldwide in digital format..." ) . Some have made a nice amount of change on MP3.com and even got signed to record companies, etc. However, the remainder of artists end up buried under the thousands of others. Cost to get started with MP3.com is $0, cost to maintain your site and administer on MP3.com is $0, and your chances of making a dime on MP3.com is about 0 as well. jonathan morse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 08/15/2001 10:40:55 AM To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kevin Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <313@hyperreal.org> cc: Subject: Re: QRe: [313] ANyone know about Finalscratch (maybe OT) indeed...imagine when you can downlaod a track for say $.50 or $1.00 directly from a labels web site rather than pay $6 - $10 or more for the 12" which both the distributor and the shop have added their cost to. granted it puts the middlemen out of business but thats the breaks i guess. just think of what it will do to artist exposure as well as profit margins. the up front cost of maintaining an FTP server is nothing compared to those of pressing and distributing vinyl let alone the fact that there's the potential to sell hundreds of thousands or copies of a given track worldwide in digital format rather than tens of thousands on vinyl. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
