[Fmpro] the future?

[Les Hurdle]

I asked them... no reply.

L


--- kirbyko3 at aol.com wrote:

> Les, will they make any kind of performance income
> on the live internet broadcast? 
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark at gmdgroup.com
> To: fmpro at nxport.com
> Sent: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 5:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] the future?
> 
> 
> It's interesting - in the old business paradigm,
> bands would make their
> money from live concerts because their record
> company contracts were often
> so restrictive that they never made back their
> advances, or it was a long
> time before they recouped.
> 
> In the new business paradigm, with bands selling
> music directly to listeners
> on the Internet, they can afford to do concerts for
> less since it drives
> online music sales which they're profiting from,
> finally.
> 
> It's interesting karma for the record companies who
> took advantage of
> artists for decades, now finding their recording
> "deals" not so attractive
> when going direct is a reasonably attainable
> alternative, financially and
> logistically.
> 
> A pity the PROs don't quite understand the relevance
> of this to their
> situation of this sea change in the music
> distribution business. But those
> who are, as we speak, developing and deploying the
> technology to track and
> pay music performances and who AREN'T trying to sell
> us on the
> discrimination of past decades as evidenced by the
> "weighting formulas"
> which so heavily penalize non-song music for no
> other reason than it isn't
> song and doesn't have lyrics, will soon be in a
> position to provide a more
> fair, accurate, and transparent system of
> performance royalties collection
> and payment. 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Mark Northam
> 
> 
> On 1/24/07 1:57 PM, "Dana from Serious Vanity Music"
> <dana at seriousvanity.com> wrote:
> 
> > So basically...they were able generate enough buzz
> and move enough downloads
> > to chart, and now have the ability to make the
> most of this opportunity
> > (while they still have everyone's attention), an
> they give a concert...for
> > FREE.
> 
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