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vivid |
posted 05-10-1999 12:51 PM
 
What Tori did previously was have her label (don't remember which one) post a new song on their website. Fans could download this song (which couldn't be found anywhere else) if they pre-ordered her album. This a main reason why her album opened at #1, because of all the downloads of the song. This was a great way to build up a new album by providing a little something extra for the real fans. Though considering her label is at odds with mp3.com, I don't know how the mp3.com deal will affect her current situation with her label. Hey, as long as I can still get her music. |
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JHirsch |
posted 05-10-1999 11:26 AM
Art, Do you know if the Thomas Dolby you quoted was Thomas "she blinded me with science" Dolby? On a more serious note, I think it is concievable that the internet could replace the radio since there are already internet radio stations on the web which are much easier and cheaper to run than regular boradcast stations. Also, many stations themselves broadcast on the net as well. Also, to get back to the previous discussion, Tori has long been promoting herself on the net and I am pretty sure that she has offered at least one net concert on her most recent tour. She also has lots of websites dedicated to her (just try searching) and lots of her fans seem to be online for whatever reason. She is a great artist to lead online music changes (she's also one of my favorite artists). Jake |
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vivid |
posted 05-06-1999 05:42 PM
The Universal Group announced that it was going to independently build software to sell their music online, so that people could not download music until they paid for it. They are the first company to publicly announce this action as a unilateral move; other companies in the industry to date have been working together. The first of many? |
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smario |
posted 05-03-1999 04:24 PM
Something else that just came to mind... people who dismiss Michael Robertson and mp3.com as just an annoyance which doesn't make any money misses the point. It doesn't matter if he makes $0 this year. What he is proving is that the technology works, it builds a band's fan base exponentially, and it gets people used getting music online (plus it's making the establishment scared). All this is enough, in this day of crazy net ipos, to have an ipo, which would give him the necessary cap to expand, acquire, and make a lot of noise in the music industry, resulting in new and real ways to make his business profitable. This early step of 'no revenues' is really the key; someone had to do it, and he seems to be doing it well. This is one ipo I would love to get in on in the absolute beginning (just don't know how  ) |
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smario |
posted 05-03-1999 04:14 PM
I don't know if mp3 is going to destroy the record industry now (until broadband is standard), but it can only serve to help new and hardworking (relatively) unknown talent. I recently was able to downloaded a mix of songs from a little-known band that I think is absolutely amazing for the cost of a recordable CD and about an hour of download time. This was instead of buying a $18 CD at Tower, since Tower hardly ever puts little-known bands on sale. Through the mp3, these bands won't make money now, but they're laying the far-more-important groundwork for the future through a rapidly expanding fan base with easy access to their website. These fans will become used to downloading, and will pay for this music online in the future. |
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Art Vandelay |
posted 05-03-1999 11:09 AM
A couple more quotes: "MP3 will be replaced by superior compression schemes that provide better sound quality and faster downloads. This could occur with the proliferation of shareware encoders that provide the same opportunities for illegitimate use as MP3 has had. But this movement to a new compression scheme will be accompanied by a shift to systems that are just as easy for consumers to use and that respect the copyrights of the artists. And significant amounts of repertoire from brand-name artists will be available to consumers via digital delivery." "One day, getting music will be like signing up for cellular service. You'll get it in your house, in your car, on your Pilot, wherever you are, and you'll get billed at the end of the month. The format is unimportant. You'll be able to get a certain amount free, but there will be a 'buy' button if you want to keep listening. You'll have a 'stereo-top box' in your living room with a large LCD screen and a remote control, to manage your inventory. You'll get special offers of incremental goods like concert tickets and T-shirts. In theory the best companies to offer this kind of service will be TCI, AT&T or PG&E." |
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Art Vandelay |
posted 05-03-1999 10:43 AM
"Music is already the second-most-searched commodity on the Web. With the record industry in turmoil over MP3, and with RealNetworks and Microsoft sharpening their hatchets for the battle to offer a 'safe' alternative, there's likely to be a bloodbath." – Thomas Dolby Robertson, founder and chief beatnik, Beatnik |
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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 05-03-1999 09:11 AM
The ability to ship music directly may shift the balance of economic power in the music industry. http://cgi.pathfinder.com/fortune/technology/1999/05/10/net.html |
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Zombie Shakespeare |
posted 04-28-1999 02:40 PM
Personally, I feel that until there is a way to record a video/audio stream online, tha mp3 will be the way to go for many years. Most people who love music, including myself, like to own something tangible from my favorite groups, whether I buy it from a store or online. And if I can get this 'tangible' thing immediately by downloading, that's what I want the industry to focus on. Or invent new technology (ie a vcr for the Internet). |
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vivid |
posted 04-27-1999 12:22 PM
This site has a lot of good articles regarding online music: http://www.news.com/SpecialFeatures/0,5,0-34958,00.html?st.ne.ni.lh |
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dude |
posted 04-27-1999 12:00 AM
Isn't it ironic? |
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vivid |
posted 04-26-1999 05:19 PM
One addendum to what I just poster - Alanis is also reportedly getting stock options from mp3.com as part of her deal. Isn't that breaking new ground...now an artist has a real stake in the company she works with, and this certainly brings new meaning to the term 'selling out'. |
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vivid |
posted 04-26-1999 05:17 PM
Tori Amos and Alanis Morissette have signed a deal with MP3.com. Much of the deal is unclear, but it seems that somehow, summer tours of both artists will be tied in to the website, either in downloadable form, or through a streaming situation. Regardless, these are two powerhouses of the music industry that are validating the supply of music over the Internet, rather than through the usual channels. In a related story, Tom Petty's label ordered mp3.com to drop a new song that Petty authorized to be on the site (an extremely popular download that contributed to a Top 10 entry for his new album, also signalling possible new rifts between artists and record labels regarding online distribution. |
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vivid |
posted 04-20-1999 08:51 AM
People (if they haven't already) are starting to really understand the benefits of available music online. At the very least, there does seem to be a consensus that the industry as a whole is moving online, but the question is through what evolution and in what forms. The hot topic of the moment seems to be the downloadable 'mp3' format, but future streaming capabilities seems attractive as well. With all of the recent new mp3 and streaming companies, as well as current record labels wheeling and dealing to try to find the most suitable (and legal) policy for distributing music over the net, I thought this might be a good place to discuss company/investment opportunities to keep an eye out for, as well as general thoughts and expectations. |
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