Spotify Conclusions
In conclusion:
Are we undervaluing music? I don’t know.
Some may ask, “Who says we can trust the streaming company to be honest?” I’ll leave that to others to decide.
Can you potentially make a lot of music from streaming? Sure.
Is it likely? Probably not!
I think the bigger myth, one more dangerous than Spotify, is this: It’s easier today to make it in music than it was in the old days (90s, 80s, 70s, 60s,).
That generalization is false. It’s not easier to make a living in music.
What is true about today is:
- It’s cheaper to record songs with digital tools
- It’s easier and quicker to publish songs with the “potential” of getting heard
- It’s easier to discover potential gigs because of online tools
- It’s easier to communicate
- It’s easier to find your way to a gig because of GPS maps.
But none of these things makes it actually easier to break out. It’s still just as difficult if not, but not more unlikely. Probably about the same.
But it is easier to share your music. And hopefully that good feeling will keep people making good music!
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