tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901297.post110727515772461984..comments2023-10-17T07:39:31.867-07:00Comments on Mo' Boy Blog, Mormon Church Doctrine and LDS Church Pop Culture Blog: mrkhmusichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724027246990759522noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901297.post-1107447362630739132005-02-03T08:16:00.000-08:002005-02-03T08:16:00.000-08:00That was one of the points in that "Long Tail" art...That was one of the points in that "Long Tail" article discussed in a previous comment. That the hard-to-find and the out-of-print can now be a big market share, instead of ignored. And that having those works available digitally can be for more than just archiving.<br /><br />MRKHmrkhmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724027246990759522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901297.post-1107444324193037942005-02-03T07:25:00.000-08:002005-02-03T07:25:00.000-08:00I won't be surprised to see digital music files wi...I won't be surprised to see digital music files with embedded artwork before too long. You're right, the cover and graphics convey much about the art of the music contained within the album. There are, undoubtedly, many others that like the artwork and I bet it will become the norm in digital music files in another few years.<br /><br />My grandfather was a professional musician. He played in the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's. He played guitar and sang backup for Bing Crosby. He was in Bunny Berigan's band. <br /><br />He had his own radio show in Philly, and even had some of his own albums released. Some day I would love to release pieces his work digitally--I don't want anything in return, other than for others to have the ability to enjoy it as well (obviously, subject to copyright, etc). And that's another great thing about the digital music age.Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766291943671129969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901297.post-1107297539697469672005-02-01T14:38:00.000-08:002005-02-01T14:38:00.000-08:00> The labels, measuring success by singles, rather...> The labels, measuring success by singles, rather than<br />> by albums, will probably not want to release anything<br />> that won't generate millions in returns.<br /><br />One thing to remember, though, is that the marginal cost of distributing a song recording is headed toward zero. Disk space costs are already minimal -- I can by a 200GB hard drive capable of storing 66,000 three-minute songs for $90, which is a storage cost of 0.135 cents per song. Bandwidth costs continue to drop.<br /><br />For major artists, there is no reason for the labels not to release anything the artists record. Even if only a few thousand people pay 99 cents each for a download of Britney Spears burping the alphabet to a killer dance beat, the labels will make money.<br /><br />I do think that albums will remain as a marketing mechanism, though -- a bundle of songs that you can buy more cheaply than buying the songs as singles.Eric James Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10831031133789098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901297.post-1107291018832627732005-02-01T12:50:00.000-08:002005-02-01T12:50:00.000-08:00This was a fascinating article. Very speculative,...This was a fascinating article. Very speculative, but based on good statistics and research.<br /><br />MRKHmrkhmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724027246990759522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901297.post-1107286144259874332005-02-01T11:29:00.000-08:002005-02-01T11:29:00.000-08:00Mark:
Have you read the Wired article on The Long...Mark:<br /><br />Have you read the Wired article on <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fwired%2Farchive%2F12.10%2Ftail.html">The Long Tail</A>?<br /><br />It's a must for those in the music industry (or any content industry).Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713325019392755637noreply@blogger.com