Digitalism

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I will come clean right from the off and say that yes, this is background research for work. But I will just be absorbing the info myself and not giving any of it directly to THE MAN.

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I'm also rly interested in thoughts on digital music and its marketing and pricing in general, especially FORMAT - which appeal more to buyers? Single? Album? Either with lyrics/videos/art bundled up? Single plus a free B-Side? 4-song EP package? "Subscription" to new/work-in-progress artist tracks? (Much mooted this, rarely-actually done?) I get the feeling that the major labels' thinking is still VERY tied to what they're used to in terms of physical sales.

Anyway this is the future of pop distribution and access, so let's talk about it!

Comments

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I have a love/hate relationship with legal downloading; on the one hand, iTunes annoys the crap out of me by being vert restrictive about what you can do with your music once you've purchased it and often the download screws up whilst I'm purchasing something and the track will come down mashed. On the other hand, there's no 24-hour record shop near me and I do prefer to get hold of music legally when I can afford it.