Recording Music Without the Recording Industry

hephaist0s writes "The 2008 RPM Challenge — to write and record an original album in February, just because you can — is about to begin. Hundreds of musicians from around the world have already signed up. Last year, more than 850 albums were recorded as part of the challenge, a testament to what can be done by independent musicians without a label, without the RIAA, and often without a professional studio. The efforts ranged from an album made entirely on a Nintendo Game Boy to a Speed Racer rock opera, produced by both experienced bands and novice musicians, often in continent-spanning online collaborations. Last year's challenge generated one of the largest free jukeboxes of original music available online, built to stream on-demand all 8500-plus original, artist-owned songs. Imagine if grassroots, independent systems like this foretold the future of recorded music and its distribution."

Comments

Not good enough...

[bennomatic]

I still need to own a computer, have Internet access, and pay for the electricity to hear it. Until the music is truly free, I am still going to spend all my time complaining on Slashdot.

Thieves...

[Wonko the Sane]

All of them are thieves and pirates, stealing money from the poor recording companies.

For the love of god I'm not very old

[Anonymous Coward]

But when I read this all I thought was "that'd be a cool turntable to see spin, 2008 rpms is insanely beyond standard".

The DEB Challenge

[kilgortrout]

Meanwhile the Debian community has announce their competing project, the 2008 DEB Challenge.

7/10 - Nice troll, would feed again

[soupforare]

I'm NOWHERE NEAR capable of producing a rock/pop album.

...Digital Performer...Kontakt...two $100 microphones...

I'd wager the only thing getting in your way is you.