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Indie Artists Support Peer To Peer

Posted by Zonk on from the carry-a-tune dept.

dpilgrim writes "Alex Veiga at the Associated Press has a good story on indie artists voicing support for file sharing networks. While not a new topic on Slashdot, it's great to see musicians speaking out about the value of p2p as an alternative channel for reaching audiences. Choice quote from Veiga's article, on what it's like to pass muster before a mainstream media company: "For Sananda Maitreya... online music distribution gives him the freedom he says he lacked when he was signed with a major label in the 1980s under his former name, Terence Trent D'Arby. Back then, Maitreya recalled, committees had to sign off on any music released. 'The Beatles could not have faced that criteria and come up with anything other than the most mediocre, conservative music,' said Maitreya.""

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  1. Great... by Havenwar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Now if only someone ever listened to what the artists said...

    Or to indie artists in general.

  2. When you have clout like the Beatles... by Golgafrinchan · · Score: 5, Insightful
    'The Beatles could not have faced that criteria and come up with anything other than the most mediocre, conservative music,' said Maitreya.

    I'm not sure that the Beatles are a good example here. By the time they started doing really revolutionary stuff on Revolver, they'd already had 10 #1 singles. I'd suspect that any artist who reached that point would have a lot more freedom in what they did.

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  3. It's not just P2P that's hurting the RIAA by riptide_dot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This from the perspective of an "indie" musician:

    P2P distribution + web advertising = no more requirement for RIAA to promote and sell your album for you.

    ProTools = no more requirement for RIAA to supply you with a "professional" recording studio

    ProTools + P2P distribution + web advertising = no more RIAA requirement PERIOD.

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  4. Re:P2P actually does help artists by Monkelectric · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Record companies know that p2p helps their sales, but it messes up their CONTROL OF THE DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL. Why would we need sony music at ALL if bands can sell their albums directly to you?

    Also it takes the control of popular culture out of their hands. I recently downloaded an album from a cool south american folk/electronica band. Is that *EVER* going to be on MTV, VH1 or Clear Channel? I think Not

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