Originally Posted by
Asymmetrical Xeno
this article is right on the money!
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The thousands of musicians around the world might be still heard and appreciated if the industry were organized around a clear path to stardom, but that path is now scattered, unclear and impossible to follow. Worse, being a musician or working in the music industry has become a completely unsustainable career choice. Many musicians, such as CJ McMahon, AEON and Carnifex in 2013, have been forced to quit. Opportunities for commercial success have dried up, while musicians are expected to play for free.
Nowadays, new bands can’t seem to get off the ground and get noticed. How many bands do you know have a GoFundMe or some other account created to do the job of what record labels used to do? While bands you love may certainly deserve your support, you’re not going to help any band break through, because there’s nothing to break through to anymore. By all means, create new music, but understand that's no guarantee of stardom.
Don’t shrug this off and call it “progress,” especially when musicians are starving. Every asshat who pulls out a cellphone and records entire songs — or worse, entire shows — and uploads them to the Internet robs musicians of not only a paycheck but their art. These people are not fans, but rather charlatans and thieves.