Re: Joyce Hatto and MusicWeb


Peter Lemken wrote:
> DmitryG <dgaranin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Peter Lemken wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > And I think that some CD sellers are living in a dream world that ignores
> > > modern distribution methods.
> >
> > - What does it mean, "modern distribution methods"?
> >
> > Nothing except downloads comes to mind.
>
> Basically you are saying that downloads are crap

- No, I am not saying this. To the contrary, I believe that downloads
is the future of music distribution.

> and that you will continue to do things as you have done before.

- ?? In fact, I am not affiliated with this label.

> I am not here to make your business
> case, but there are quite a number of ways to distribute music apart from
> buying a CD via mailorder order or in a regular store

- If you claim that others are "living in a dream", you have to name
something concrete.

> and some of them even
> serve the purpose of making an artist better known than he/she is without
> it.

- Promotion is good, of course, but labels want to sell products.

> As a result there may be concert engagements that would not have
> happened before and these probably pay more than selling 100 CDs.

- Basically correct but only from the artist's perspective. Again,
labels are there to sell products. Then, what concert engagements do
you mean for this elderly lady? Is she still interested in it?

-

>
>
> Peter Lemken
> Berlin
>

- Dmitry

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