Give the music away. Use the internet as a means to get yourself heard. Radios play your song, everyone's heard it, everyone's downloaded it; Bang, your popular. Money could still be made by the artist for live concerts. Be it in your favorite pub, stadium or concert hall. People love to see bands play live and will pay for it. Above and beyond rental of the facilities and hiring some staff there is not a log of cost. In the case of playing a small venue the artists wouldn't have to worry about costs, as they are paid by the venue's owner. Artists would still bring home the bread, the people would still get their music. The only problem is the artist no longer needs to sign a restrictive contract with a label, and salespersons need a new way to market cars.
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Give the music away.
Use the internet as a means to get yourself heard. Radios play your song, everyone's heard it, everyone's downloaded it; Bang, your popular.
Money could still be made by the artist for live concerts. Be it in your favorite pub, stadium or concert hall. People love to see bands play live and will pay for it. Above and beyond rental of the facilities and hiring some staff there is not a log of cost. In the case of playing a small venue the artists wouldn't have to worry about costs, as they are paid by the venue's owner. Artists would still bring home the bread, the people would still get their music.
The only problem is the artist no longer needs to sign a restrictive contract with a label, and salespersons need a new way to market cars.