[FA Worldmusic] Downloads

[Steve Hochman]

And the message here is that for an artist such as this (Jane/ISSA, who 
has always had something terrific to offer) it is better for people to 
hear the new music than not. Period.


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neal copperman - AMP Concerts wrote:
> If you want to see how this works on a smaller scale, check out:
>
> http://www.sheeba.ca/store/
>
> Issa (formerly Jane Simberry) started "selling" her music in that way 
> about a year ago.  She takes it one step further by having an 
> unstaffed merch booth at her shows too.  So even the CD's are paid 
> for as people see fit.
>
> She has various pricing suggestions on her site and statistics so 
> people can see what people are doing.
>
> Currently, people are paying an average of $1.18 (Canadian?) per 
> song, with 80% of the people paying the suggested rate, 6% paying 
> below and 14% paying above.
>
> One caveat, I can't figure out what those statistics cover.  19% 
> download for free (is that included).  57% download with a pay later 
> option (do they really pay later?).
>
> Still, it is interesting to see what she is up to.
>
> neal
>
> .
>
> At 11:55 AM -0400 10/1/07, Todd Walker wrote:
>   
>> Radiohead is about to make some history??
>>
>> Radiohead new album: music industry react to unique release
>>
>> Experts predict 'In Rainbows' will 'change how people think about music'
>> 4 hours ago Music industry experts are saying the unique way Radiohead's new
>> album 'In Rainbows' is being released will revolutionise the way people
>> think about music.
>>
>> The band have not set a price for the download version of the album, leaving
>> the "price" field blank, to let customers decided how much to pay for it.
>>
>> Adam Benzine of music industry bible 'Music Week' said it will really shake
>> things up in terms of album pricing.
>>
>> "Radiohead have really put the cat amongst the pigeons with this one," he
>> told NME.COM. "The album will revolutionise the way people think about
>> music. It had already forced people to question how much music is actually
>> worth. I saw a posting on a forum with a fan saying he would pay ?2.50 for
>> it!
>>
>> "Radiohead have always been about asking questions of their audience. When
>> they did their 'tent tour', they wanted to do a tour without any branding."
>>
>> Benzine added that it will have a lasting impact on the future of the music
>> industry.
>>
>> "The timing of this comes when The Charlatans are giving their album away as
>> a free download, Prince is giving a DVD away as a covermount free with 'The
>> Observer' and Travis gave away a veritable Best Of free with the 'Mail On
>> Sunday'," he explained. "This move continues the changing musical landscape
>> for established artists."
>>
>>
>> Todd Walker
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fa-worldmusic-bounces+todd=imnworld.com at folk.org
>> [mailto:fa-worldmusic-bounces+todd=imnworld.com at folk.org]On Behalf Of
>> Ian Menzies
>> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 11:48 AM
>> To: FA-Worldmusic; World Lead; Worldmusica; Maplepost
>> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] Downloads
>>
>>
>> Intersting piece in the NY Times this morning.
>>
>> "Starting tomorrow at certain Starbucks stores, a person with an iPhone or
>> iTunes software loaded onto a laptop can download the songs they hear over
>> the speakers directly onto those devices. The price will be 99 cents a song,
>> a small price, Starbucks says, to satisfy an immediate urge."
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2je2k8
>>
>> Ian M
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