How Does a Photographer fit Into the Music industry Company?

By admin on March 8, 2011

Music Books

There are many jobs in the music industry that do not directly involve the music its self. Look at the CD cover and the liner photos. That was most likely not done by the engineer or the producer. Nine out of ten times it was a professional photographer that took those images and then retouched them to make them the best that they could be.

He is not truly a musician and yet the photographer is employer in the music business, as a music industry professional.

Lots of things in and around the music business revolve around a photo or a photographer. Think of all the events that go on in the music world. The live shows, the awards shows, public appearances, recording dates. What is one thing that you can almost positively plan on seeing at every place a music event is happening? A camera with a photographer attached to the other end of it.

So photographers actually play a huge part in the music industry company. Without them there to record the things going on no one would have any way of seeing the changes that are actually happening to the artists. Let’s face it; it’s amazing how people change when they get money. A certain Disney Diva went from a rather flat chest and some pre-pubescent funky teeth to a cosmetically nice looking late teen / early twenty’s look almost overnight. Without the cameras we might never have known.  Read more...

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The digital domain now has changed the face of music industry

By admin on March 7, 2011

Music Books

The digital domain has forever changed the face of music and how people do business in the music industry. Not very long ago in the scheme of things there were clearly written and defined lines about the rules in the music industry.

Songwriters wrote the songs, the Artist and Repertoire men in a recording studio then picked up these songs. The A & R men then doled out the songs to an assigned singer or band, which recorded them. An album was cut and the singer or band went on tour and played music, the record company rolled in the money and divided it up amongst the various entities like the performing rights organizations and the likes and the system worked well.

The only one really making a lot of money here was the recording studios but it was a status quo and everyone was somewhat happy because the songwriters got to have their songs recorded, the singers and bands had good songs to record and then got to play them and the business end was left up to the powers that be in the large record companies.

That’s why the songwriters and the musicians were all driving around in beat up rusty cars even though they had a hit record and they were living in run down apartments while the record executives were driving their BMWs home to the suburbs and the multi-million dollar homes with the pool.  Read more...

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Is Downloadable Music a Boon or Curse to the Music Industry?

By admin on March 4, 2011

Music Online

Internet-Music Bond

The collaboration of Internet and music has shared a bond pleasing musicians and their audience since its inception a few years ago. On one hand, downloading music online allows its audience the option of obtaining music for free, a benefit to both the musicians and the audience. However, the Internet has also acted as the villain for opening a lot of avenues where talent goes unrecognised and do not get their due credit, which in a way is generally referred to as ‘online piracy.’

It doesn’t appear to be a new fad as streaming music sites with free accessible content are being used by a growing number of listeners as a substitute for buying music. For instance, a few years back, a survey revealed that music enthusiasts often spent a whopping amount of 0 per month buying CDs and digital downloads to fill their iPod.

Whereas, the internet and music bonding came a long way and proved less taxing, where in it has enabled music lovers to get their favourite music by spending only or less each month. Services like Imeem and Last.fm (CBS) have given the music listeners a golden opportunity to listen to any kind of music over the Web for free or at minimal cost.

Online and Streaming Music Services

A San-Francisco based graphic designer offers his excitement and love for the industry. “I listen to more music than I used to. I pretty much have music playing all the time. It’s because I can access so much of it, however I want.”  Read more...

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Policies To Encourage The Revitalization Of Chinese Musical Instruments Industry

By admin on February 23, 2011

Music Instrument

In recent years, this trend of Chinese musical instruments industry is getting better and better, is to benefit from China’s machinery, textile, metallurgy, petrochemical industry services, such as instrumentation greatly improved operaltr. In recent years, this trend of Chinese instruments induting conditions, At the same time the national policy guidance and overall national economic development and instrumentation industry trends have a strong pull.

In 2005, the economic census, the instrumentation industry, more than 3391 industry-wide scale enterprises, more than in 2004 897 employees 65 million people. Industrial value of 177.7 billion yuan, an increase of 26 percent, 172.6 billion yuan sales revenue growth of 25.8%, Run 1.23 billion total, an increase of 33.2%. Total imports 14.01 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 15.7%. Exports of 525 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 30.8%, a deficit of 8.77 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2006, instrumentation industry earnestly implement the scientific outlook on development, pay close attention to structural adjustment, have achieved remarkable results, steady growth in sales and profit growth. Total industrial output value in 2006, 219.4 billion yuan. In 2006, instrumentation trades and industries to implement the scientific long 27.5%. In 2006, profit of 1.57 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 31 percent, an increase over the previous year decreased slightly, though, but the main business income of 7.5 percent of the profits, an increase of 0.6 percentage point increase.  Read more...

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Attention Music Lovers: Discover A Little Known Business You Can Start In The Music Industry That Will Put Hundreds Of Dollars In Your Pocket Weekly

By admin on February 19, 2011

Music Studio

Let’s face it. The music industry has been deteriorating lately. With pirated songs online, and the economy in ruins, people just aren’t forking over their money to buy CD’s. But there is one section of the music industry that has been silently humming along, despite the economy (and their CD sales are still going strong). That section is the local music industry.

Local bands are still enjoying a steady stream of new work and many sell their own CD’s at the clubs they play around town. Not surprisingly, in order to get gigs and to increase their revenue, these bands need to make demo tapes and CD’s for their fans. To do this, they need a recording studio.

Now, most people don’t have a recording studio in their home. And that’s where you come in. If you have a spare section of your garage, or perhaps a spare bedroom, you can literally create a home studio of your own, one that could be generating cash for you in as little as 30 days.

With the many bands and aspiring musicians in every local town in the country, it makes sense that this would be an area that is thriving – and it is. Smart entrepreneurs have tapped into this lucrative market and are quietly raking in the dough every week.  Read more...

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