The Beginning of an End of the Traditional Music Distribution Channels

The traditional label dominated music market is over. If you have not noticed, the latest MP3 download services on Amazon.com, it is missing the beginning of the end of the traditional music distribution era.

The big players are teaming with social networking sites such as MySpace.com to sell new ways to find music. Why? You can not help. People do not want to pay for CDs anymore. There is no need to buy, CDs, where you can download itfree somewhere on the Internet. After several years of struggle, the major labels finally realized the trend is irreversible.

This is not new to the independent / unsigned musicians. Independent musicians have long been promoting their records on unconventional channels. The entry of the major record companies on the Internet music communities have an impact on the indie musician. But unsigned musicians still have an obvious advantage over the major labels indicate --Music for you for free.

Why should you free music over the Internet? One obvious reason is that people want to pay anymore. I am young and people with generation Y and beyond. They are groups that do not understand a life without the Internet. You probably can find a free copy of a particular song on the Internet, if you dig far enough.

The latest proof is that large record companies are teaming with the social-networking sites to promote andTo spread music. This is the marketing niche, where independent musicians had since the beginning of the use of the Internet. How much influence will feel indie musician? Tall. The social networking communities are marketing was independent musicians "channel, the entry of big players is sure to push the small groups on the back burner. For independent musicians who need to reach any form of success on the Internet, they radically steps, the major labels do not take, take, such asgiving away free music. At this time we do not know how the record label social networking music alliance / it works, but one thing is certain that not all the music for free download.

medica 2009