According to his and Bud’s research
According to his and Bud’s research, 80% of all revenue came from about 52,000 tracks – the “hits” that powered the music industry. Broken down by album, only 173,000 of the 1.23m available albums were ever purchased – leaving 85% without a single copy sold.
aqian100308 It’s not too late. You can still purchase a Gift Certificate in our ListeningLounge… And, while you are there – we have made a few live-recordings available for free. A small thank you to all of you who came to see us this year, and others who could not make it. All of these recordings will disappear from the LL in eight days – so come and get ‘em. Here are direct links: Live 2008 Live 2005 Live 2003It is so characteristic, that just when the mechanics of reproduction are so vastly improved, there are fewer and fewer people who know how the music should be played. -Ludwig Wittgenstein And since he died in 1951,
Digital Noise: Music and Tech – CNET News As with Friedman’s proposal to save America, my proposal to save music would start at the bottom–it’s not enough to give the big labels and radio stations a few hundred million dollars to stem their losses and encourage re-investment.
Instead, we need to create a culture of music appreciation and nurture the talent that will lead to the next generation of musicians. Here’s my dream list: Music education and training. In the U.S. education system, music and art are the last classes to be funded and the first to face cut Yet, we always seem to be able to spend another few million on sports fields and equipment. The U.S.
Digital Noise: Music and Tech – CNET News As with Friedman’s proposal to save America, my proposal to save music would start at the bottom–it’s not enough to give the big labels and radio stations a few hundred million dollars to stem their losses and encourage re-investment.Instead, we need to create a culture of music appreciation and nurture the talent that will lead to the next generation of musicians. Here’s my dream list: Music education and training. In the U.S. education system, music and art are the last classes to be funded and the first to face cuts.
Yet, we always seem to be able to spend another few million on sports fields and equipment. The U.S.