The Gift of Piracy, the Gift of the Suit
In the beautiful land of the music industry, not all is as wonderful as can be. Every artist has worked their hardest to achieve their dream. For some it's to be famous, for others it is to make music for the sake of making music, and if their creations become well known, that's just a wonderful bonus for them. For the artists that try to make a living off of the magic that is music, piracy can dwindle their income to a crawl and their motivation and supply of new equipment will be halted. Or those who are being exploited and are given little to no say in any matter and become property.
Piracy can be beneficial for a period of time. If an artist needs to get publicity, they might encourage piracy to get their music out there. After a solid fan base is established, the artist might need some currency to support himself or possibly obtain new equipment to improve the music that is made. With the piracy, he or she might not be able to accomplish this new goal for quite some time with this form of obtaining music. Maybe the artist does not mind at all that the music is being illegally acquired. Maybe this artist is just creating beautiful pieces just to for musics sake and does not care where they land. Making music for the purpose of creating art is something I can respect.
When a composer is taken in by the man in the suit, he or she could possibly lose their ability to produce the masterpieces that they have dreamed about. When the man in the suit and the briefcase comes a' knockin, he will offer you something you just could not resist. "Money, Fame, and Glory could all be yours if you just sign the dotted line here", all while hiding the selling of your soul in the fine print. Signing yourself off is not necessarily a bad thing. you do get fame, fortune and glory in achieving what you have done, but this is only if you do not mind being a puppet for the show of personal gain. Your creative genius will not be yours anymore. Instead it belongs to the one who gave you the devils contract. Forcing you to bend backwards and juggle fire while producing the song that is supposed to make the top charts of 2014. If doing this is what the artist truly wanted, then good for them, they achieved their dream, people should be a little more respective and not go around saying that they're sell outs giving in to the corporate scheme of things.
I plan on going into the music industry field after, or even during, college. I would like to be able to make music for the sake of it, and if i were to get some sort of following, then that is just quite the bonus. When music is created it should be up to the creator on what happens to not only their masterpieces, but themselves.
Piracy can be beneficial for a period of time. If an artist needs to get publicity, they might encourage piracy to get their music out there. After a solid fan base is established, the artist might need some currency to support himself or possibly obtain new equipment to improve the music that is made. With the piracy, he or she might not be able to accomplish this new goal for quite some time with this form of obtaining music. Maybe the artist does not mind at all that the music is being illegally acquired. Maybe this artist is just creating beautiful pieces just to for musics sake and does not care where they land. Making music for the purpose of creating art is something I can respect.
When a composer is taken in by the man in the suit, he or she could possibly lose their ability to produce the masterpieces that they have dreamed about. When the man in the suit and the briefcase comes a' knockin, he will offer you something you just could not resist. "Money, Fame, and Glory could all be yours if you just sign the dotted line here", all while hiding the selling of your soul in the fine print. Signing yourself off is not necessarily a bad thing. you do get fame, fortune and glory in achieving what you have done, but this is only if you do not mind being a puppet for the show of personal gain. Your creative genius will not be yours anymore. Instead it belongs to the one who gave you the devils contract. Forcing you to bend backwards and juggle fire while producing the song that is supposed to make the top charts of 2014. If doing this is what the artist truly wanted, then good for them, they achieved their dream, people should be a little more respective and not go around saying that they're sell outs giving in to the corporate scheme of things.
I plan on going into the music industry field after, or even during, college. I would like to be able to make music for the sake of it, and if i were to get some sort of following, then that is just quite the bonus. When music is created it should be up to the creator on what happens to not only their masterpieces, but themselves.
4 comments:
What would you like to do with music when you enter the field?
I really like your analogies on the relationship between artists and labels
What would you think if once you were making music that people were pirating it? Would you be angry for not receiving money or would you accept the publicity?
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