Comments for Ivan's Blog of Random Thoughts http://ivanfalvarez.com Everything you never wanted to know about the music business Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:12:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on The Filter…The Foundation by soultraffic http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/02/03/the-filterthe-foundation/#comment-10 soultraffic Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:37:54 +0000 http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/02/03/the-filterthe-foundation/#comment-10 Ivan, I read a great interview with Ahmet Ertgun in some glossy magazine where he addresses the fact that the internet providesnol filter, nothing like the old live show and word of mouth, to let in only the cream. Do you know what article and magazine that was. It was about a year ago. Legal need. Important for me. Any recollection of what I describe? Most sincerely, soultraffic@comcast.net Please use this E-mail to respond as I might miss your response if posted here. Ivan, I read a great interview with Ahmet Ertgun in some glossy magazine where he addresses the fact that the internet providesnol filter, nothing like the old live show and word of mouth, to let in only the cream. Do you know what article and magazine that was. It was about a year ago. Legal need. Important for me. Any recollection of what I describe?
Most sincerely,
soultraffic@comcast.net

Please use this E-mail to respond as I might miss your response if posted here.

]]> Comment on Throwing the Baby out with the Bath Water by lgpist11 http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/03/26/throwing-the-baby-out-with-the-bath-water/#comment-6 lgpist11 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:10:25 +0000 http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/03/26/throwing-the-baby-out-with-the-bath-water/#comment-6 The Music business flew on the Oceanic Air flight 815 a couple of years ago. The multinational companies when the digital era started were at Dahrmaville, besides being lazy. They gave up the control of the download business to third parties. Instead of using their own portals to sell downloads directly to the consumer on any format available (mp4, mp3, etc). The next mistake was to declare dead the CD format without having an alternative on hand. At the same time they thought that the digital market was going to replace the whole market. This perception was totally wrong. Because of bad decisions it seems that sound carriers are becoming another promotional tool (like a poster, a T shirt) and that artist get the support, and will make a living performing and selling their merchandising (CD's, T shirts, etc) at clubs, venues, etc. The music industry, as we know it, is already included in the list of species under threat of extinction and they are desperate trying to delay the final outcome. Every time they tried to fight piracy, counterfeiting, etc they failed and they never learned. The movie industry is next in line The Music business flew on the Oceanic Air flight 815 a couple of years ago.
The multinational companies when the digital era started were at Dahrmaville, besides being lazy. They gave up the control of the download business to third parties. Instead of using their own portals to sell downloads directly to the consumer on any format available (mp4, mp3, etc).
The next mistake was to declare dead the CD format without having an alternative on hand. At the same time they thought that the digital market was going to replace the whole market. This perception was totally wrong.
Because of bad decisions it seems that sound carriers are becoming another promotional tool (like a poster, a T shirt) and that artist get the support, and will make a living performing and selling their merchandising (CD’s, T shirts, etc) at clubs, venues, etc.
The music industry, as we know it, is already included in the list of species under threat of extinction and they are desperate trying to delay the final outcome. Every time they tried to fight piracy, counterfeiting, etc they failed and they never learned.
The movie industry is next in line

]]> Comment on The Filter…The Foundation by ed http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/02/03/the-filterthe-foundation/#comment-3 ed Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:52:08 +0000 http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/02/03/the-filterthe-foundation/#comment-3 good job Ivan! good job Ivan!

]]> Comment on It’s Still All About the Song, but… by ed http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/01/09/its-still-all-about-the-song-but/#comment-2 ed Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:24:33 +0000 http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/01/09/its-still-all-about-the-song-but/#comment-2 congrats on the blog. congrats on the blog.

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