One thing that just occurred to me, while working on a writing project and having a western playing in the background is that the internet is actually taking music back to an age before corporate backing ruined music. Isn't that strange. Hear me out on this before you realize that I am completely insane.
Long ago, before corporations really started throwing around their influence, in order for artists to get known, they had to play the clubs, travel the roads and perform their songs for anyone who would stop and listen. After travelling from city to city, they would build an audience. In building their audience, they would increase their income and would be able to continue doing what they do.
Thanks to the internet (and piracy) the corporate influence on what music people buy and listen to has dramatically increased. Signed artists aren't pulling in Michael Jackson 1980's numbers. They are increasingly being forced to stepped out of the music video and get their ass on the road to build a fan base.
This is the best time ever to be an independent artist. The internet allows those who can't afford to get on the road physically, blaze a trail throughout cyberspace without needing a record contract. Those who can afford to tour physically from city to city might even make more money than their signed counterparts, because they don't have the overhead that comes with paying the record company first and the artist last. Blaze your trail...
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