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> Er.  Like the "standards" were not a bunch of producers copying each
> other at the behest of a bunch of artists who wanted to sound like
> (name here)?  Is it just a coincidence that you can hear a tune from
> any of the past five decades for the first time and place it to
> within five or *max* ten years of it's origin?  Are fashions the
> result of some cosmic resonance and not the result people copying
> each other?

agreed Dennis, sorry I was just spouting for Debbies sake, like food for
thought you know? Came across a bit harsh - I'm one of those 'me too' people
too! I think the best thing is to do what Pablo Picasso did, steal ideas
from your peers - but do it better!! Crossover is the way of the future -
whatever it may be you are cross breeding!

Sorry if I unintentionally insulted anyone

> Sure there are a billion "me too" artists out there and with the new
> technology they will sound marginally better than they did before and
> remain just as obscure.  The exceptional artists will always be
> exceptional.  Putting more power into the hands of individuals is in
> no possible way a bad thing.

Again, very true. Everyone starts out being marginal and obscure but if we
push ourselves we MAY achieve our personal goals which is often success
enough and then once you've done that... I think it comes down to an
argument about music as a hobby and professionally - where do you draw the
line? Is a hobby defined as such because you dont make money from it or it
is something you dont devote all your attention to? sorry, veering off into
semantic bullshit territory there...

> >Also the availability of good quality (and poor quality...) sample
> >libraries - that make everybody sound the same.
>
> Everyone that is but those who put in the effort and take the time to
> sound different.

yep, yep, sorry again :(

> We'll see what happens in the end but it is pretty easy to understand
> why the high quality copies people can make with computers is
> alarming to rec. companies.

> It will be interesting to see how the mp3 revolution will play out.
> I think the people trying to put that Genie back in the bottle are
> deluding themselves to the point of absurdity.

yep. For artists distribution is the bugbear really isnt it, even with great
sites like cdbaby.com, there are failings, the most immediate of which is
the cost of distribution to Europe which is borne by the buyer - all the
CD's are warehoused in the states! Bit of a disincentive for buyers...
anyone on this list have a credit card merchant account, lots of storage
space and live near to a post office? Then there is the problem of getting
exposure......!

cheers all. I would be interested in anyone who wants to talk about the
pitfalls in setting up a (global?) music distribution service that is
essentially on online shop and is open to less popular artists as well as
more popular.


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