Right from the day Edison invented the phonograph, music and technology have been intimately converged and huge industries have blown up around recording, distribution and sales of music. As technology has changed so has the nature of the music industry but the rise of the internet, file sharing, online distribution platforms and social media have probably led to the biggest changes in the industry.
Dave Haynes, Head of Business Development at Soundcloud got asked if he thinks the digital creation & distribution of music denies the people the opportunity to listen to hi-fi? and Responded with:
“At SoundCloud we built a platform for creators and they care about the quality of their music. So we allow them to upload any file format they want, and then if they share the track with a contact then they download the original file. But when people are listening to the track on the site or via our mobile app we want to make that as easy for everyone as possible, so we don’t stream the original”. (https://theorganicagency.com)
With all of these up and coming streaming platforms coming about and with more and more artist wanting to post their music videos and lyrics I do think that the influence they have on the music industry is crucial to keep it alive and the more Artist making money the more money the streaming platforms make so it’s a win, win for everyone including the audience listening to them .
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