Man don't be so judgmental, I see it's the problem with many desi folks where they judge on what people wear, what company's phones they use and list goes on. Beatles are cool and sounds wonderful in Hi-Res and yeah I don't like Dolby stuff too but will reserve my judgement until I hear it.
He clearly mentioned that DA and SA is not for every song, only for songs mastered with that tech in mind.
Spotify ignored India for too long, maybe they thought who would pay for a streaming service but I don't think contracting labels is the reason for delay. I was a fan since 2009 when I started using it, was way ahead of others until 2016 when I switched to other options. They just went downhill ever since and even Amazon launched it's HD tier ahead of them.
Isn't it true that most musicians/singers make most of their money doing tours instead of music sales. Doesn't making sales by selling music online open more doors than earlier when there were only a few music publishers, whereas now anyone can become viral via Youtube and then start selling their music.
It's not as easy as people think, at least not today. YouTube pushes a very specific type of content nowadays thanks to their algorithm, and if your content does not appeal to their neural network then it won't get pushed. Plus yt itself is not a livelihood anymore, hence why most youtubers have at least some alternative channel of income such as Patreon, merch etc.
2020/21 is different for everyone. The point I am trying to make is that even before this pandemic, even the most popular artists made most of their money via live tours. So of course they are going to face hardships during the pandemic when everything is shutdown. The same is true for every industry affected by the pandemic and nothing is more affected than tourism industry. In fact so many people pivoted. I have watched so many comedy shows on zoom during the lockdown. Just like musicians, even comedy artists were affected but they found a way to start making money doing shows online. Similarly, I even saw some music performances online.
You are missing the point. When there was no Youtube or other online avenues to share their content, even those who made big on Youtube today would probably never make it. So just having the opportunity increases everyone's chances. Whether one makes it or not, or whether they are able to sustain still depends on one's hard work and luck.
That dude radiates chill vibes. He seems a very down to earth guy. And music production / audio tech is a huuge part of what makes songs... songs! They are not just recorded willynillly, all audio is crafted and mixed with specialized equipment with a sonic profile in mind.
I think you are either missing the point or trying not to understand. Every industry out there which has been hit by the pandemic have people suffering. My whole state survives mostly on Tourism so most of the people are affected. In another thread on TE, someone told of how his pilot friends have been out of job for months and probably won't have a job anytime soon.
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You need to see the issues between Indian artists and Indian publishing houses like T-series. The Indian artists have been pretty vocal about them in the recent past as well. Since most music in India is centred around movies, most artists have to pay royalties just to use songs sung by themselves when performing live.I'm totally getting your point. Indie musicians are somewhat different, most of them know some production work.
The main problem is the revenue sharing policies of the streaming companies.
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Which album. I havent been able to see it on any yet