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Oldone · 17th February 2005

The real answer is, you have to have a music scene to have a regular source of paying clientele. The current scene, or lack thereof, does not support many studios.

Today there is a lack of clubs for musicians to make money to pay for their dreams.

Few clubs and no musical movement is a recipe for consolidation in related industries. So, if you really want to improve the studio business, you will invest in a chain of clubs aimed at young people, create a movement and then route the musicians over to your studio business. That’s the food chain.

History of the music biz.

Country and Bluegrass rural local musicians in live clubs and bars
Small Studios capturing their performances
Record business organizes
Bing
Frank
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
Elvis
James Brown
Beatles
Allman Brothers, Led Zepplin or the Eagles
10 years of Allman Bros, Led Zepplin or Eagles wannabes
Disco kills live music over 10 years
Blondie, Cars, Punk, Electronic Music (Music for discos)
The King of Pop takes over.
Remaining musicians lock themselves in the studio - Prince
DJs become the center of live clubs and create sratching. Street rap merges with DJs to become the new creative source.
10 years of Rap, Hip Hop and scratching in the clubs.
Clubs start to disappear. Dancers become severely desperate.
Business needs a core resource as all the musicians have left the building.
Boy Bands emerge.
Remixing becomes a source of creativity
Dancers lash back with Britney, J Lo,
Musicians have no current role models for their art
Live clubs are dead
Home studios become the new social center of music
Studios go out of business

Future possibiliites

Garth Brooks comes out of retirement to fire up the country business again.

Ok, I'm off the charts here but no music scene, no cash flow. Simple as that.

17th February 2005	#30
Oldone Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 1,177	The real answer is, you have to have a music scene to have a regular source of paying clientele. The current scene, or lack thereof, does not support many studios. Today there is a lack of clubs for musicians to make money to pay for their dreams. Few clubs and no musical movement is a recipe for consolidation in related industries. So, if you really want to improve the studio business, you will invest in a chain of clubs aimed at young people, create a movement and then route the musicians over to your studio business. That’s the food chain. History of the music biz. Country and Bluegrass rural local musicians in live clubs and bars Small Studios capturing their performances Record business organizes Bing Frank Little Richard Chuck Berry Elvis James Brown Beatles Allman Brothers, Led Zepplin or the Eagles 10 years of Allman Bros, Led Zepplin or Eagles wannabes Disco kills live music over 10 years Blondie, Cars, Punk, Electronic Music (Music for discos) The King of Pop takes over. Remaining musicians lock themselves in the studio - Prince DJs become the center of live clubs and create sratching. Street rap merges with DJs to become the new creative source. 10 years of Rap, Hip Hop and scratching in the clubs. Clubs start to disappear. Dancers become severely desperate. Business needs a core resource as all the musicians have left the building. Boy Bands emerge. Remixing becomes a source of creativity Dancers lash back with Britney, J Lo, Musicians have no current role models for their art Live clubs are dead Home studios become the new social center of music Studios go out of business Future possibiliites Garth Brooks comes out of retirement to fire up the country business again. Ok, I'm off the charts here but no music scene, no cash flow. Simple as that.