The fact that I work hard and care about "dying" methods of income does not change the fact that these businesses are building companies on flawed fundamentals.

DRS, I'm guessing you aren't well versed in business. Album and CD sales were major money makers. Live was icing on the cake. The ideology that the music is now the icing on the cake is outright moronic.

Good luck on drawing fans based off of Spotify. You're a fan of free. If you're Spotify fans are fans of free, you'll be free too. Free doesn't pay bills. In any way shape or form. In case you missed it, Spotify does absolutely nothing to make it easier to help you get a fan. No links to anything outside of Spotify and unless they really love you - they won't search for you either. The sales funnel of getting them hooked to you is missing in that equation.

It takes promotion and lots of it for music to get heard by enough masses to get somewhere. Promotion isn't free any way you slice. Recording isn't free. Distribution isn't free. Your instruments aren't free. Your travel to get to shows isn't free. Not all shows pay enough to cover your costs either. Got a band? Chances are, they aren't free either. Free as a business model is fundamentally flawed.

Jody Whitesides
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