More evidence the music industry is f*****...

terminal3 · 29th June 2007, 02:00 PM

Fopp shuts down all their shops... (100+ in the UK)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6252300.stm

Prince gives away new album for free...

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2114076,00.html

PoorGlory · 29th June 2007, 04:51 PM

I like what Prince did here. You have a bona fide superstar attempting to shift peoples perception of recorded music. Who wouldn't throw that CD in the player and give it a listen? I would never buy that CD as I'm not a Prince fan, but if it came to me for free, I would give it a chance. Maybe its really f'in good, and I'll become a Prince convert. Who knows... What I do know is: this CD will undoubtedly sound amazing in comparison to all the MP3s people have been rotting their ears with lately, and maybe it will kickstart a desire for quality over quantity.

Or maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about. Who's to say...

For a while I've been thinking that eventually we're going to see recorded music given away for free as the standard way of marketing a musical performer. It's then just a matter of how to use that giveaway to sell whatever it that people will buy in order to sustain the artist/label/publisher (merch? ringtones?). I think its unavoidable.

JulianBrightnes · 29th June 2007, 07:34 PM

the music industry isn't ****ed. it's changing.

ChaNce144 · 30th June 2007, 03:17 AM

Best quote in the article:

Quote:

"The Mail on Sunday is the biggest distributor of albums in this country," said Mr Miron. "We are saying to retailers we would be happy to engage in dialogue."

Spend 5 minutes thinking about this.

drakewire · 30th June 2007, 08:25 AM

Apparently Communism has infiltrated Music...
This is just retarded... Advertisement is the only way to support giving the music away for free, and I doubt that some joe blow band just getting started will get any advertisement possibilities....
Giving a single away is fine, but the whole damn album puts everyone out of a job....

Mr. Man · 30th June 2007, 08:46 AM

I think FOPP's problem is that they're competing with Virgin and HMV and they can't take on the big guys. I don't see it much as a music industry issue as a business strategy issue for music stores.

goldphinga · 1st July 2007, 08:24 PM

I saw that hmv has taken a massive drop in sales recently so they are no longer the big boys.

MrHope · 3rd July 2007, 11:12 AM

I like what Prince is doing too. He's playing the game. And trying to win.

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29th June 2007, 02:00 PM	#1
terminal3 Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,226	More evidence the music industry is f*... Fopp shuts down all their shops... (100+ in the UK) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6252300.stm Prince gives away new album for free... http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2114076,00.html

29th June 2007, 07:34 PM	#3
JulianBrightnes Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 353	the music industry isn't ****ed. it's changing. __________________ www.goodsounds.nl

30th June 2007, 08:25 AM	#5
drakewire Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 826	yeah great concept Apparently Communism has infiltrated Music... This is just retarded... Advertisement is the only way to support giving the music away for free, and I doubt that some joe blow band just getting started will get any advertisement possibilities.... Giving a single away is fine, but the whole damn album puts everyone out of a job.... __________________

30th June 2007, 08:46 AM	#6
Mr. Man Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 234	I think FOPP's problem is that they're competing with Virgin and HMV and they can't take on the big guys. I don't see it much as a music industry issue as a business strategy issue for music stores. __________________ Mr. Man

29th June 2007, 04:51 PM	#2
PoorGlory Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,078	I like what Prince did here. You have a bona fide superstar attempting to shift peoples perception of recorded music. Who wouldn't throw that CD in the player and give it a listen? I would never buy that CD as I'm not a Prince fan, but if it came to me for free, I would give it a chance. Maybe its really f'in good, and I'll become a Prince convert. Who knows... What I do know is: this CD will undoubtedly sound amazing in comparison to all the MP3s people have been rotting their ears with lately, and maybe it will kickstart a desire for quality over quantity. Or maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about. Who's to say... For a while I've been thinking that eventually we're going to see recorded music given away for free as the standard way of marketing a musical performer. It's then just a matter of how to use that giveaway to sell whatever it that people will buy in order to sustain the artist/label/publisher (merch? ringtones?). I think its unavoidable.

1st July 2007, 08:24 PM	#7
goldphinga Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 771	I saw that hmv has taken a massive drop in sales recently so they are no longer the big boys.

3rd July 2007, 11:12 AM	#8
MrHope Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 262	I like what Prince is doing too. He's playing the game. And trying to win.

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