A decade ago there was no iPod, YouTube, Myspace, Facebook or Apple iTunes store. The traditional music industry has been utterly ripped apart by the impact of technology and social media. The Internet has created a seismic shift in many facets of the music industry and consumers experience of music was changed by the digital age. Most of what we take for granted in the music business today is brand new and a decade from now, the industry will be very different than it is today. Music is now available in more places than ever before. Demand for all its forms is multiplying with every iPod and cell phone sold, every new TV show or game that debuts and every new technology platform that’s developed. Technological developments of recent decades revolutionized and democratized the process of music creation and production. Nowadays a vast array of tools and services covering every imaginable application are available to help musicians promote, distribute and sell their music. The public wants access to music of their choice through a growing number of ways, means and formats. If technology has leveled the playing field to the point that musicians can “do it all themselves” one might wonder? Why sign with a record label when it’s cheap and easy to get your music on iTunes? Why hire a publicist when you’ve got Twitter? Who needs a booking agent when you can create a following on YouTube? While it’s fair to say that musicians’ access to the marketplace has greatly improved when compared with the music industry of yore, with its bottlenecks and gatekeepers one has to carefully balance and evaluate various parameters before reaching a decision. Can really a creator function as his own publisher, manager, booking agent, attorney, publicist, social marketing manager and technologist and still find the time and energy to create music? We live in a networked society where everything is interconnected. In this new ecosystem we can’t exist by ourselves and the idea that we could by controlling production, marketing and distribution as we used to, proves to be a dangerous illusion. The idea of not licensing and being part of all sorts of collaborations with brands, telecoms, device makers and advertisers is one that we can't afford. We have to give permission to try things and keep in mind that if we ask too early for too much we risk killing innovation. In our digitally connected world options abound and "getting distribution" is no longer a challenge. Now it's a matter of "getting heard." How do you cut through the clutter and reach an audience? How can you make your ding in the musical universe where millions of aspiring creators and artists compete around the clock for the holy grail of the audience's attention? CONTINUE READING at: http://plessasmusic.posterous.com/promotion-of-local-repertories-through-digita

1. PROMOTION OF LOCAL REPERTOIRES
THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA
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2. One thing remains consistent over the years and that is....
The genesis and power of creativity!
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3. Music is the aural landscape of our lives.
Ιts power transcends national, religious, ideological, cultural or heritage
boundaries and captivates the emotions of an universal audience.
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4. The catalytic force of technological evolution.
Technology
Technology is
constantly and Human Behavior
irreversibly
affecting, formatting
and changing our
culture and habits. Culture
Business
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5. Music is everywhere...
in the form of applications and in the Cloud
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6. Today we are connecting fans and artists enabling
a broad spectrum of tools and services
musical search
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7. concert and ticketing innovations
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8. direct to fan engagement
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9. Independent artists around the world have an
unprecedented opportunity to...
compose - produce - record explore new ways to monetize
perform - promote - build an audience
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10. With every new opportunity new challenges present themselves
Can you?
function as your own publisher, manager, booking agent, attorney, publicist, social
marketing manager, technologist and still find the time and energy to create?
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11. The idea of not licensing and being part of all sorts of collaborations with brands,
telecoms, device makers and advertisers is one that we can't afford.
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12. Attract interest
Sustain attention
Win trust
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13. Attracting and sustaining public´s attention and winning its trust
are prerequisites for reassuring a seat in the competition.
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14. There’s an urgent need to expand existing compensation systems.
Songwriter and composer revenue
Performer & recording artist
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15. There’s an urgent need to expand existing compensation systems.
Teaching and producing
Session musician revenue
Brand related revenue
Fun, Corporate and Foundation Funding
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16. When copies are free, you need to sell things
which can not be copied." (Kevin Kelly)
immediacy
personalization
interpretation
authenticity
accessibility
embodiment
patronage
findability
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17. People pay when the see real value, when the price is right
and when the process is easy
Sell the
Sell the
brand,
brand,
not (just)
not (just)
the
the
music
music
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18. More and more companies outside the orbit of the traditional music business
have spearheaded successful initiatives in the music space.
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19. Many more revenue streams and promotional avenues below the surface
Online video monetization
Music videos, artist display likeness, fan clubs
Session work, arrangement and orchestration, instrumental recordings
Fan clubs, lottery tickets, artwork, sponsorships
Background music services & appiums
App licensing
karaoke, jukebox, lyric display, sheet music.
Specialty playlist curating, and teaching (online or in person)
Patch/sample creation, workout mixes
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20. “Too much information running through my brain;
Too much information driving me insane.”
The Police, 1982.
There’s an urgent need for “filters” and “editors” that will create order
and give meaning to the chaos created by almost unlimited choice.
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21. Amanda Palmer’s impressive success proved what a force a devoted audience can be.
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22. Fan funding:
A handful of options to participate helping your favorite artist.
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23. Give your audience the chance to co-create.
Radiohead offered to their fans songs from their album “In Rainbows” for remix.
Their song "Nude" by itself, gathered in the band’s web page more than 2.239 remixes
confirming beyond imagination the audience’s appetite to participate and co-create.
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24. Distribution options (For FREE)
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25. Distribution options (PAID)
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26. Distribution options (PAID)
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27. New tools provide...
content
management
solutions
for rights holders
of all sizes
across the world.
resources and
opportunities to
improve skills,
build larger
audiences
and earn
more money.
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28. Smartphones and mobile devices are extending media beyond instruments
and moving into other interactive and non-interactive spaces.
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29. Music creates an environment that enhances customer experience and sales.
Background music services provide the soundtrack to restaurants,
shopping malls, or other retail outlets as customers shop and interact.
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30. Responsibility for promoting local repertories
should be left in the hands of companies and individuals producing it?
should governments under certain conditions take initiatives to facilitate it as well?
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31. “Tomorrow never knows” The Beatles
Despite the hard bumps music and its business are more present,
more ubiquitous, and more available than ever before.
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32. Epilogue
The good thing about radical change is that, during those times,
the little person has a chance to make a big difference.
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33. PROMOTION OF LOCAL REPERTOIRES
THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA
Thank you for your presence
Presentation: Antonis Plessas
Linkdedin: Antonis Plessas email: aplessas@otenet.gr Twitter: aplessas
References: books, articles and presentations by:
Gerd Leonhard, Peter Spellman, Seth Godin, Mike King, Kevin Kelly, Klay Shirky
Online Publications: Billboard Magazine - Hyperbot - Digital Music News - Music Business Journal
Performing musicians photos by: Chris GoldNY
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