Comments on: Live concert recordings on USB sticks

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:39:13 +0000

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By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:38:28 +0000

Based on the above coments some of you might be interested in what we at Aderra are doing.

By: chicob

chicob — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:00:20 +0000

It is only natural that this is the way music will be sold most music is transferd that way..

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:32:45 +0000

The point about making them pay for the concert USB before the show is a good one as it allows you to know how many need to be produced.

As for developing bands who might look into doing this, consider the time after the show fans are waiting for the drives to be finished as an opportunity to mingle - even make that part a selling point for purchasing the usb drive.

And while a usb drive may still end up costing more than a CD, the re-usability of the drive alone would make it worth purchasing for many folks. An artist branded drive could also entitle fans that come to future shows to a reduced cost for that show’s recording as well cultivating a “taping” fanbase

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:27:46 +0000

I was at a Barenaked Ladies concert last winter, and they sold the concert on USB stick for about $15. mp3s of the songs on a stick. Simple, but the best ideas usually are. You pay for the concert-on-a-stick before the concert, and take the receipt to the table afterwards and get the stick.

BNL also offers each individual concert online a couple of days afterwards, but I guess this is best for those who have immediate gratification issues :)

By: David

David — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:47:43 +0000

Einsturzende Neubauten did this I think in 2002-2003 on their tour, they burned every concert to cd. There’s no reason to have to mix the show or anything, it adds unneeded cost and wouldn’t be worth doing to every show. The soundboard records the entire show, all they would have to do is export this and out it on usb. My only concern is, will it be lossless, and will it be drm?

By: crash courses

crash courses — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:43:25 +0000

I think music on USB is a great idea. Doesn’t necessarily have to be live just a great design that matches the look of the band. USBs are used in schools these days so they’re ripe to become a fashion item.

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By: John

John — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:29:03 +0000

Thumb drive memory is probably sickeningly cheap for a company doing any kind of volume sales. You can get 1gig sticks for $10 as a consumer if you know where to look. NO reason why they can’t get these drives for chump change.

Like Chris mentioned, the price will be in the production of the content.

Jeremy: I doubt anyone would screen print on the thumb drives unless it was the company making the sale and they were all the same. Even if they did it wouldn’t affect price that much. This would be an extrememly cheap way to do things. Besides being able to hold more data than CDs they would be much quicker to produce. The data could be loaded on immediately… in time for you to snag one on the way out the door if you waited 5-10 minutes before leaving.

A competent two or three member team of live, on-site editors could make this happen at each show. I would readily choc up $15 for a professional audio copy of the show i was just at. For video who knows how much more… T-shirts sell for ridiculous amounts after all.

By: No Way

No Way — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:44:21 +0000

“Not only does this let artists and promoters monetise their events more effectively, it’s also one in the eye for the commercial bootleggers. If the concert recording is availabe to buy legally then this weakens the appeal and strength of the bootleggers product, an illegal copy, which is probably going to be of poorer quality than the official product.”

Nope, bootleggers are not all steady-cammers and knock off men, usually they are direct digital copies sold through themselves at a much lower price. Now that the live songs are in pure digital, direct downloading and uploading will also remain digital and in theory flawless and I wouldn’t be suprised to see someone, somewhere selling the identical original product at one-tenth the price.

Sure it won’t be from the concert you just watched, but it will be near identical otherwise.

By: christ

christ — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:28:04 +0000

i think this is financially doable. i did a quick google search, and someone is selling bulk usb drives for 7.99 a piece for a 32 meg stick. i was looking in my itunes, and many of my albums will fit into a drive that size. if some one was doing a serious bulk buy of these things, i bet they could get them for 5 or 6 bucks a piece. sell the thing for 15 dollars and youre making some money.

i think this is a brilliant idea. alot of people would buy a recording of the show they just saw, where as they may see the standard CD and think that they could get a better deal for it at walmart.

and the best part is that unlike CD’s, if you don’t sell all of them, you can erase them and record a new show next time.

By: LC

LC — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:23:25 +0000

wifi on thumbdrive: In singapore such a service exists. about $20 for 5gb of data. Good for working but certainly not for heavy duty surfing.

The USB recording idea is great, but how long does it take to make one? It would be nice if there were vending machines that fans could go to place a pre-order for these sticks before the concert starts, and just collect & go at the end, instead of copying huge chunks of data for fans after the concert ends. imagine if thousands of fans want this….
these vending machines could be hooked up to the sound system to record the music…