Nite it is the very expression "business model" that sums up the whole business nowadays.....whatever happend to passionate musical people who were really into putting out great music by truly talented people and could not care less if they made zillions just as long as they could make great records. They have been replaced by people who are not in the slightest interested in music but are interested in having a succesful business model which makes tons of money...making great records is not essential...heck in most cases not even required. Any cute kid will do...."now son stand in front of that camera..... does not make any difference if you cannot sing...our techies will cover it in the studio.....cant write a song?..... does not matter we will cover it with sound effects etc...our techies have that off to a fine art. lets make you a star......you will be forgotton in six weeks but hey we all make tons of money meanwhile" Sadly all the other kids say well I am cute and I can sing just as badly as Justin Bieber so I deserve a shot. That is not a business model it is a scam....I do not want any part of that.
I remember the days when record producers agents etc had a reputation for only signing the best and went to great lengths to discover only the best. You had to be top drawer and have served an apprenticeship before being discovered. Sadly that no longer happens. The cute kid next door COULD EASILY be the next star FOR ALL THE TALENT AND EXPERIENCE THAT IS NEEDED NOWADAYS.
The bar has been set so low that just about anybody can easily jump over it....with the right help and backing.

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