Commercially successful popular musicians used to make most of their money out of vinyl sales, albums and singles throughout the 1950s to 1980s. Touring used to be commercially significant for promotion purposes – to increase record sales and consequently to increase overall earnings. Then in the 1990s P2P file sharing came along, then Napster and… Continue reading vinyl records and the Hollywood actors strike
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Hang the AI
I read about DJs worried that AI will take their jobs. One of them cited experimental AI DJs as sounding dull and lifeless. Another said that AI companies should be taxed and the taxes used to retrain people who lose their jobs. Another said that music has gone through many disruptions over the years and… Continue reading Hang the AI
live music concerts
I saw some concerts at an outdoor festival recently. With well-known performers, the audience seems to be waiting for one or two familiar hit songs and, in the meantime, they chat or look at their phones while the artists run through the rest of their repertoire. Then they play the familiar hit and suddenly I… Continue reading live music concerts