tim hall wrote:
>On Thursday 08 September 2005 23:54, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
>
>
>>My statement "muddying the waters" was
>>actually more a chilidish jab at Tim for the same statement he made
>>toward me for some twisted diatribe I used in a previous thread
>>
>>
>
>Heh :)
>
>I'm going to attempt to get back on-topic for a moment.
>
>The issues with making music for a living are not specific to Linux. Only a
>very small percentage of performers and writers become rich through their
>music. It's possible to have a number one hit and still be living on the
>equivalent of welfare. Many people who get signed to major record labels
>discover that all their money has been spent and mysteriously ended up in the
>hands of some lawyers. For many musicians 'success' lasts a couple of years
>and then they go back to the day job, being nobody special.
>
>There are other ways to make money from music, you can slog your way around
>the pubs and clubs playing covers. You will notice that the engineers always
>get paid. You could run a studio, write film music, teach guitar, lead stress
>management workshops for corporate businesses. Linux doesn't really change
>any of this.
>
>What we do have is a potential solution. It is possible, using Open Source
>software to record an album for minimal outlay. A couple of hundred quid on
>hardware. Using Creative Commons we also have a potential free distribution
>network. So you can easily give your music away.
>
>How does this help us earn a living? I'm not talking about being a breadhead
>here, I'm talking food, rent and bills. This must be the quandary faced by
>most free software writers too. The software is free, music is free, what's
>the problem? The problem I'm most acutely aware of is that in order to get
>_good_ at anything you have to make certain life choices, you have to do that
>thing every day, often to the exclusion of other activities that could be
>making you stinking rich, well, maybe.
>
>Singles, remember them? Who ever made any money releasing singles? We have the
>ability to release singles for free now, so release 2 or 3 singles on CC
>licenses and if they want more they can buy the album. You can dramatically
>save on the cost of producing demos this way too. We still charge for live
>performances, although it has to be said, I still do a lot of that for free -
>running a local folk club, benefit gigs, etc. And not forgetting, we can
>charge people for setting up and providing support for their computer music
>systems.
>
>At the end of the day, I write music and I want that music to be heard by
>anyone who wants to hear it. I would dearly love not to have to do all the
>other boring stuff that I have to do to survive and be able to concentrate
>one-pointedly on my creativity. Wouldn't we all?
>
>The reality starts right here, right now. :)
>
>
Some more reality here:
http://ilx.p3r.net/thread.php?msgid=5444983
c.
Received on Sat Sep 10 08:15:04 2005
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