Take a fresh look at the music biz

May 3rd, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Editorial

Welcome to spinme.com, where we help working musicians make more money making music. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or our weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting!

While major record companies continue to struggle–racked by downloading teens, a creative drought and a bloated cost structure–independents such as Or Music are setting an example for the big boys.

“Companies like Or Music are really showing the way the independent sector should work,” says Dave Novik, a music industry consultant and former RCA Records executive.

Or Music espouses a simple remedy for the tattered record business: Put the emphasis back on nurturing artists whom consumers will fall in love with and follow for years. He also advocates embracing the Internet.

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Add to:
Bloglines | | Digg it | Y! MyWeb

Leave a Reply

You May Also Be Interested In...

My Favorite New Christmas Song

I've been lamenting to my clients that we're always in need of fresh, new holiday songs. So Rhonda and Pale...
A person’s personality is their art.
Since my little vacation, I've been meaning to write something up based on a recent comment. I linked to a...
What if your fans don’t want you to get too successful?
I remember the first time Jennie made me listen to Green Day. We were both working at our college radio...
The future of spinme.com
I just pressed SEND on this message to our newsletter subscribers... It’s been a little quiet over at spinme.com lately. Today,...
Reader Mail: Do Teachers Really Get Three Months Off?
Musicians who check out spinme.com for music business news may want to skip past this post -- it's about one...