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| From | "Michael Carpenter" <stagefright@msn.com.au> |
| Subject | David Grahame and the future for independant artists? |
| Date | Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:30:14 +1000 |
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Art wrote..
>
> David Graham is making some new material available for download/purchase
> at
> his website.
>
> Four tracks so far, accessible after clicking the left-side banner once
> you
> go to:
>
> http://davidgrahame.com/
Then Gene wrote..
>
> Thanks for letting us know.I do love his music,but have no interest in
> paying $1.99 for one new song at a time.His news item about the pressure
> of
> having to come up with enough songs for an album is pretentious.But then
> again,I am old fashioned.I have yet to purchase a download anywhere yet.
> Have you heard any of the songs? Are they worth it?
Hmm.. this is interesting. I've been thinking for a while about the very
concept David is offering from his site. It's not just a song.. it's the
lyrics, maybe a graphic and some thoughts from the artist for $1.99. I
personally think it's a pretty good deal, and there are lots of ways you
could go about making this worthwhile.
I'm intrigued by this as a new way of selling music. I'll probably buy later
today. I'd like there to have been a sample like on iTunes though.
Is this where we're headed for selling music? For self contained artists
like DG, it does seem like a good way of going direct to the small fanbase
he has. I'm sure Bruce at Not Lame would have some thoughts on this too.
Anyone else?
MC
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