http://downhillbattle.org/?p=601 Music Activism Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:11:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://downhillbattle.org/?p=601&cpage=1#comment-292956 The Corporate Music Industry Is Dead « mensonblog Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:32:43 +0000 http://www.downhillbattle.org/?p=601#comment-292956 [...] Corporate Music Industry Is Dead The Corporate Music Industry Is Dead — Downhill Battle Monday December 12The Corporate Music Industry Is [...] [...] Corporate Music Industry Is Dead The Corporate Music Industry Is Dead — Downhill Battle Monday December 12The Corporate Music Industry Is [...]

]]> http://downhillbattle.org/?p=601&cpage=1#comment-292953 The End of the Music Industry in 2008 teasered @ TechTalkBlog Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:30:05 +0000 http://www.downhillbattle.org/?p=601#comment-292953 [...] Perhaps I’m searching for validation for my sweeping hyperbole about the “death” of the music industry associations, or perhaps the writing on the wall I’m reading is in a language that others can understand as well. Either way, the pro-artist and pro-p2p non-profit Downhill Battle published their very short and simple predictions yesterday regarding the mainstream music business. Nick of DHB predicts the near-death of all four major music labels in 2008: “Variety reported last week that “overall music sales during the Christmas shopping season were down an astounding 21% from last year.” No industry can survive a drop like that, especially on the heels of a similarly terrible year and decade. […] Expect to see the four major labels slashing their operations over the next few months. These labels will probably make a some last gasp moves: dramatic online music giveaways and desperate attempts to get artists to sign over their tour and merchandise revenue. But the trend towards decentralization, self-publishing, and direct artist-fan relationships is simply too strong. There will continue to be a role for online music stores and companies that offer promotional services for artists…” [...] [...] Perhaps I’m searching for validation for my sweeping hyperbole about the “death” of the music industry associations, or perhaps the writing on the wall I’m reading is in a language that others can understand as well. Either way, the pro-artist and pro-p2p non-profit Downhill Battle published their very short and simple predictions yesterday regarding the mainstream music business. Nick of DHB predicts the near-death of all four major music labels in 2008: “Variety reported last week that “overall music sales during the Christmas shopping season were down an astounding 21% from last year.” No industry can survive a drop like that, especially on the heels of a similarly terrible year and decade. […] Expect to see the four major labels slashing their operations over the next few months. These labels will probably make a some last gasp moves: dramatic online music giveaways and desperate attempts to get artists to sign over their tour and merchandise revenue. But the trend towards decentralization, self-publishing, and direct artist-fan relationships is simply too strong. There will continue to be a role for online music stores and companies that offer promotional services for artists…” [...]

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