Post by Jillian on Jan 17, 2012 12:29:20 GMT
Hi Richard!
Oh that's nice! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
The whole situation must frustrate Jonathan's fans endlessly. So is it a case of budgets becoming so tight in record companies now that you have to quickly make profits or else you're out of there?
Is this now the case due to falling sales numbers of music? I think it is a slightly sad product of the internet age that so many people expect something for nothing. I know a lot of people justify it by saying that it's not like Jay Z needs another super yacht and all these record companies have so much money. But is it the case that the loss of sales then trickle down and impact the careers of smaller artists who will never have such large profit margins?
Because I wouldn't imagine that illegal downloading would have much of an impact on the field of Classical Crossover - it seems to me that the target audience is the kind that prefers to buy physical cds and failing that, legal downloads. But perhaps the financial situation impacts on everyone overall.
I do wonder where all of this is heading. One thing though is that in recent years the industry has caught up with what everyone wants by providing a variety of legal means of easily downloading tracks. I think a big problem before it was removed from Itunes was the use of digital rights management on digital tracks which meant that you could only play tracks on certain devices etc which meant you really didn't fully own the song.
ANYWAY... I'd better stop rabbtting on about this and sending this thread off topic! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
One of the reasons I wanted to share Jonathan's new album scheme (and also one of the reasons I pledged) was that I was really impressed by the initiative he's showing here. In a lot of ways, ideas like this really go a long way to promoting a return to the purchasing of music and giving people great incentives to do so.
I think that people who support the Classical Crossover genre should give some thought to supporting him. It seems lately that so many talented artists are being axed off labels because they're not profitable enough - despite their significant talent and ability to be a seriously long term prospect if given the opportunity.
lol Rant over now! ha ha ha
Good news is that Jonathan is now at 50% of his target! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
Cheers,
Jillian
Oh that's nice! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
The whole situation must frustrate Jonathan's fans endlessly. So is it a case of budgets becoming so tight in record companies now that you have to quickly make profits or else you're out of there?
Is this now the case due to falling sales numbers of music? I think it is a slightly sad product of the internet age that so many people expect something for nothing. I know a lot of people justify it by saying that it's not like Jay Z needs another super yacht and all these record companies have so much money. But is it the case that the loss of sales then trickle down and impact the careers of smaller artists who will never have such large profit margins?
Because I wouldn't imagine that illegal downloading would have much of an impact on the field of Classical Crossover - it seems to me that the target audience is the kind that prefers to buy physical cds and failing that, legal downloads. But perhaps the financial situation impacts on everyone overall.
I do wonder where all of this is heading. One thing though is that in recent years the industry has caught up with what everyone wants by providing a variety of legal means of easily downloading tracks. I think a big problem before it was removed from Itunes was the use of digital rights management on digital tracks which meant that you could only play tracks on certain devices etc which meant you really didn't fully own the song.
ANYWAY... I'd better stop rabbtting on about this and sending this thread off topic! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
One of the reasons I wanted to share Jonathan's new album scheme (and also one of the reasons I pledged) was that I was really impressed by the initiative he's showing here. In a lot of ways, ideas like this really go a long way to promoting a return to the purchasing of music and giving people great incentives to do so.
I think that people who support the Classical Crossover genre should give some thought to supporting him. It seems lately that so many talented artists are being axed off labels because they're not profitable enough - despite their significant talent and ability to be a seriously long term prospect if given the opportunity.
lol Rant over now! ha ha ha
Good news is that Jonathan is now at 50% of his target! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
Cheers,
Jillian
I wonder how much it would cost to come back!!! 
as don't seem to have enough time for all my Internet interests 
