Where do you think we're headed?

[DLG]

looking forward to a thinning of the herd actually.

 

[decreebass]

Sadly, we live in a world primarily populated with simpletons who prefer the simple and mediocre over the complex and unique. Our news headlines are flooded with what Kim K is doing, the Twilight saga has pulled in billions of dollars (ever watch those mind numbing pieces of shit?), and Miley Cyrus is worth an estimated 150 million dollars when the national average salary for nuclear physicists is 85K.

Only thing we can do is pickup and move to another planet, and that option isn't currently available.


Rev.

Easily the best thing I've read all day. Mad props to the Rev! ...BTW you can apply for the Mars One mission

 

[fps]

I don't think it's fair to rip on people for liking what they like, nor for liking what other people like. Music isn't about what's *unique* and what isn't, it's about what you enjoy listening to.

People will continue making music. Local scenes will be fine. As many bands as ever will continue to make it, you'll just hear a lot more from the ones who don't.

The internet has made thousands of bands FEEL as if they're closer to making it, to breaking out, than more bands ever did before, and the internet is oblivious to this trick it's pulling. It isn't any easier to be a professional, probably harder, but the expectation and entitlement is there for a lot of people.

In time most people will stop worrying about whether their music will help them *make it*, because the idea is absurd, and enjoy making music because it's a cool thing to do, a great way of expressing yourself, and a great way of communicating with and interacting with other people.

 

[acrcmb]

Keep in mind that although records don't have the huge budgets they used to the technology means it costs a lot less to make that's why recording studios are going out of business because back then bands were forced to use them because of the thousands of dollars of hardware needed to get decent music, nowadays most household pc's are powerful enough to do the same things so you get lot's of people with home studio's dratiscally reducing the money needed to record an album and with digital forms of distrubution no money really needs to spent on physical copies giving musicians the brilliant oppurtunity to record and release music at no cost, I know a lot of bigger bands will still go the bigger studio route but many still make great quality stuff at home, for instance I know Chino's from deftones side projects like team sleep,palms and crosses are mostly done in small in home studios.

 

[Demiurge]

The internet has made thousands of bands FEEL as if they're closer to making it, to breaking out, than more bands ever did before, and the internet is oblivious to this trick it's pulling. It isn't any easier to be a professional, probably harder, but the expectation and entitlement is there for a lot of people.

Very much this... while shouldn't the "internet era" really have encouraged the opposite feeling? We're seeing simultaneously (1) how many freaking bands and artists are out there competing for an audience, (2) how fractured, niche-y, and fickle that audience is, and (3) there are more channels of releasing music out there than any artist (or even label) has the man-power to pursue. And this is all in-addition to mainstream radio and MTV.

That is daunting even for a mainstream artist.

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

Keep in mind that although records don't have the huge budgets they used to the technology means it costs a lot less to make that's why recording studios are going out of business because back then bands were forced to use them because of the thousands of dollars of hardware needed to get decent music, nowadays most household pc's are powerful enough to do the same things so you get lot's of people with home studio's dratiscally reducing the money needed to record an album and with digital forms of distrubution

This is a good point. The technology and equipment is part of it along with the experience and know how. The part of it i think is affected by the finances is having the time to spend 2 days on a 10 second section of a song. OR maybe hire a choir for certain section....or an orchestra.

 

[fps]

Very much this... while shouldn't the "internet era" really have encouraged the opposite feeling? We're seeing simultaneously (1) how many freaking bands and artists are out there competing for an audience, (2) how fractured, niche-y, and fickle that audience is, and (3) there are more channels of releasing music out there than any artist (or even label) has the man-power to pursue. And this is all in-addition to mainstream radio and MTV.

That is daunting even for a mainstream artist.

I hadn't thought of it that far through, great points. Even Metallica must worry they're going to be left behind and forgotten, the guys who have managed to load the system in their favour suddenly find it's gone!

For small bands, internet artists, it must be the same instinct that compels a gambler to think THEY are going to be the one to beat the system and hit the million pound jackpot. I don't see how any sane person would pursue writing heavy music (beyond the initial conquer the world we're in a band! phase) as a way of acquiring riches. Ain't happening!