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Peter Gabriel: Digital Music Downloading's Future

Posted by michael on from the world-according-to-gabe dept.

securitas writes "CNN International's Becky Anderson interviews musician and OD2 online music service co-founder Peter Gabriel about the future of digital music downloads. The interview covers Gabriel's motivations in starting OD2, how technology has changed the music industry business model in the favor of artists and away from the big record labels, and where the small, independent artist fits in. Gabriel's words have weight because of his insights as both a musician/artist and a businessman who guided a digital music on demand distribution (OD2) and download service to success."

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  1. listen to the man by jacquesm · · Score: 4, Informative

    Peter Gabriel has always been one of the music scene's most technologically advanced members. For instance with Genesis he pioneered the use of lasers during concerts.

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  2. How disappointing.... by Asprin · · Score: 3, Informative


    Sorry guys, OD2 is Win/IE only. No Mac, no Linux, no Moz.

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  3. Re:OD2 still here, yea, but a success? by glenstar · · Score: 3, Informative
    Check out the story on Loudeye acquiring OD2. Towards the bottom is this:

    "For the quarter ended March 31, 2004 on a UK GAAP basis OD2 generated approximately $2.5 million in revenues, which represented over 80% sequential growth from the quarter ended December 31, 2003 and over 250% growth versus the prior year quarter."
    Not outstandingly successful, but not terrible either.