Comments on: Six digital music pioneers http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/ Tracking the digital lifestyle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Eva Tienes http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-71105 Eva Tienes Mon, 18 May 2009 19:34:48 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-71105 Alright, How about:<br><br>Barenaked Ladies - Selling a recording of everynight on their tour on USB Sticks and available for download the next day? The ladies rule.<br>Willie Nelson - Pioneered the download store at <a href="http://www.livewillie.com" rel="nofollow">www.livewillie.com</a> and sells a recording everynight on a USB wristband? (Drink that in, a 75 five year old artist at the forefront because he only wants to get the music to the fans!) Willie Rules.<br>Big Head Todd and the Monsters - Their Annual concert at Red Rocks this year, 2007, available onsite on little thumb drives as everyone left the theater.<br>Matchbox Twenty - New album in stores on flash drive with no DRM! (Wait a sec, major record label no DRM , WHAT?!)And every night on the tour in 2008 available to fans before they leave the venue on USB wristband. Rob and the boys rule.<br>Kudos to all you have listed but there is a lot of cool stuff going on (ok, ok In rainbows kinda steals everyone's thunder...) but there is a lot of cool digital distro stuff going on that you have over looked for sure. Alright, How about:

Barenaked Ladies – Selling a recording of everynight on their tour on USB Sticks and available for download the next day? The ladies rule.
Willie Nelson – Pioneered the download store at http://www.livewillie.com and sells a recording everynight on a USB wristband? (Drink that in, a 75 five year old artist at the forefront because he only wants to get the music to the fans!) Willie Rules.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Their Annual concert at Red Rocks this year, 2007, available onsite on little thumb drives as everyone left the theater.
Matchbox Twenty – New album in stores on flash drive with no DRM! (Wait a sec, major record label no DRM , WHAT?!)And every night on the tour in 2008 available to fans before they leave the venue on USB wristband. Rob and the boys rule.
Kudos to all you have listed but there is a lot of cool stuff going on (ok, ok In rainbows kinda steals everyone's thunder…) but there is a lot of cool digital distro stuff going on that you have over looked for sure.

]]> By: Brian Sexton http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-11892 Brian Sexton Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:46:41 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-11892 Where is Trent Reznor???? He made an online ARG to promote him album... He put USB's in the bathrooms at concerts... He came up with the Radiohead idea, but didn't have the album ready before Radiohead... He released the Saul Williams record online. He was one of the first major artists to split from his record label deliberately He deserves some credit, in my opinion he single-handedly started this new revolution. Where is Trent Reznor????
He made an online ARG to promote him album…
He put USB’s in the bathrooms at concerts…
He came up with the Radiohead idea, but didn’t have the album ready before Radiohead…
He released the Saul Williams record online.
He was one of the first major artists to split from his record label deliberately
He deserves some credit, in my opinion he single-handedly started this new revolution.

]]> By: Gerard McGarry http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-10034 Gerard McGarry Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:59:46 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-10034 Kylie Konnect? Are you serious? Dated naming conventions aside, I signed up for that service and it's nothing like a social networking site. All the standard features you'd expect to find are missing. The design is actually worse than MySpace and it's completely unintuitive. I could launch a better social networking service with my eyes closed! Kylie Konnect? Are you serious? Dated naming conventions aside, I signed up for that service and it’s nothing like a social networking site. All the standard features you’d expect to find are missing. The design is actually worse than MySpace and it’s completely unintuitive.

I could launch a better social networking service with my eyes closed!

]]> By: monica http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9974 monica Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:03:49 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9974 Trent Reznor is definetly my fave! Trent Reznor is definetly my fave!

]]> By: Patrick http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9730 Patrick Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:18:51 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9730 New Orleans electro-rock group MUTEMATH has gained most of their popularity soley through internet buzz from MySpace and PureVolume and have now sold more than 70,000 copies of their debut album and 30,000 copies of their debut EP. The group spent their first three years together video blogging their shows and streaming their music on the web before their debut release was finally picked up by Warner Bros in a unique deal that allows the group to retain all publishing rights to their music. New Orleans electro-rock group MUTEMATH has gained most of their popularity soley through internet buzz from MySpace and PureVolume and have now sold more than 70,000 copies of their debut album and 30,000 copies of their debut EP. The group spent their first three years together video blogging their shows and streaming their music on the web before their debut release was finally picked up by Warner Bros in a unique deal that allows the group to retain all publishing rights to their music.

]]> By: my music blog http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9698 my music blog Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:32:37 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9698 a very good article though there are many people have been missed out. maybe you should need to create another list..a comprehensive and detailed one. but really, this is a great read! a very good article though there are many people have been missed out. maybe you should need to create another list..a comprehensive and detailed one. but really, this is a great read!

]]> By: Angry Dave http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9631 Angry Dave Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:25:41 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9631 Obviously a list compiled by someone who doesn't know their arse from their elbow. How an earth did you neglect to include Trent Reznor on your 'list'? Obviously a list compiled by someone who doesn’t know their arse from their elbow.
How an earth did you neglect to include Trent Reznor on your ‘list’?

]]> By: Alex http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9615 Alex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:08:06 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9615 I'm missing Chris Huelsbeck He composed and arranged many soundtracks for C64 and AMIGA games e.g. Turrican II (which is one of his greatest work in my opinion) - outstanding music on a device where anyone couldn't believe to be able to produce such sounds I’m missing Chris Huelsbeck

He composed and arranged many soundtracks for C64 and AMIGA games
e.g. Turrican II (which is one of his greatest work in my opinion) – outstanding music on a device where anyone couldn’t believe to be able to produce such sounds

]]> By: thewebgal http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9610 thewebgal Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:49:27 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9610 What about Robert Fripp (Ex King Crimson dude) ... the DGM website - his bootlegTV site had all kinds of videos from the live concerts of his band, etc ... see - http://www.dgmlive.com/about.htm A (Very) Brief History of DGM DGM began operating in 1992 as a response to the dishonest and exploitative practices of the EG Group of Companies. The EG Group collapsed in 1991, undermined by the EG partners' ambitious interests in property and the Lloyds' insurance market. During 1988-91 EG diverted artist income from the EG Music Group by "loans" to another of the partners' companies, Athol & Co. This led, in turn, to the sale of phonographic and publishing copyrights controlled by EG. The sale was contested, with resulting litigation ongoing during 1991-97 between EG, Virgin Records, BMG Music and myself. At the end of the litigation, the EG partners were no longer partners and EG, as a respected player in the music industry, mostly a bad memory to those whose interests EG had claimed to represent. This was only the beginning of DGM. The new DGM site is based on the insights of David Singleton and which led to the creation of BootlegTV (1999-2001), an online music distribution company based in Seattle. BTV closed during the Great Downturn but, even by then, the interests of VCs had already prejudiced the company's operation and direction. This parallels our experience within the music industry: the commercial interests of record companies, and other music suppliers, have an almost wholly negative effect on how music is served to open ears and hungry hearts. More recently, the accounting practices of Virgin and BMG have not, in the licensing arrangements that followed litigation, been ideal. A current item of interest (March 2005) is that Virgin US has lost the entire King Crimson catalogue of master tapes. To misplace the masters of a large and established catalogue requires either talent or much practice, and these are not the only two possible explanations. What about Robert Fripp (Ex King Crimson dude) … the DGM website – his bootlegTV site had all kinds of videos from the live concerts of his band, etc … see – http://www.dgmlive.com/about.htm

A (Very) Brief History of DGM

DGM began operating in 1992 as a response to the dishonest and exploitative practices of the EG Group of Companies. The EG Group collapsed in 1991, undermined by the EG partners’ ambitious interests in property and the Lloyds’ insurance market. During 1988-91 EG diverted artist income from the EG Music Group by “loans” to another of the partners’ companies, Athol & Co. This led, in turn, to the sale of phonographic and publishing copyrights controlled by EG. The sale was contested, with resulting litigation ongoing during 1991-97 between EG, Virgin Records, BMG Music and myself. At the end of the litigation, the EG partners were no longer partners and EG, as a respected player in the music industry, mostly a bad memory to those whose interests EG had claimed to represent.

This was only the beginning of DGM.

The new DGM site is based on the insights of David Singleton and which led to the creation of BootlegTV (1999-2001), an online music distribution company based in Seattle. BTV closed during the Great Downturn but, even by then, the interests of VCs had already prejudiced the company’s operation and direction. This parallels our experience within the music industry: the commercial interests of record companies, and other music suppliers, have an almost wholly negative effect on how music is served to open ears and hungry hearts.

More recently, the accounting practices of Virgin and BMG have not, in the licensing arrangements that followed litigation, been ideal. A current item of interest (March 2005) is that Virgin US has lost the entire King Crimson catalogue of master tapes. To misplace the masters of a large and established catalogue requires either talent or much practice, and these are not the only two possible explanations.

]]> By: trey http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9599 trey Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:31:43 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9599 Phish really should be up there, they invented the whole recording every show, putting it on a website, and selling them to fans for a nominal cost. Phish really should be up there, they invented the whole recording every show, putting it on a website, and selling them to fans for a nominal cost.

]]> By: DavidE http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9596 DavidE Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:42:04 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9596 How about They Might Be Giants? They used to have exclusives available on eMusic. I believe that the Dickies also had a deal with eMusic back in 1999 to distribute their new stuff on eMusic first, and eMusic had their entire catalog available. Also, people have mentioned Barenaked Ladies, but nobody has mentioned that they have made at least one of their albums available as a free download. How about They Might Be Giants? They used to have exclusives available on eMusic. I believe that the Dickies also had a deal with eMusic back in 1999 to distribute their new stuff on eMusic first, and eMusic had their entire catalog available.

Also, people have mentioned Barenaked Ladies, but nobody has mentioned that they have made at least one of their albums available as a free download.

]]> By: Dave Nofmeister http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9585 Dave Nofmeister Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:01:55 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/11/12/six-digitial-music-pioneers/#comment-9585 Seems that a firestorm has started. : ) When I heard about Barenaked Ladies on USB thumb drives, that was probably the most awsome of them all. Seems that a firestorm has started. : )

When I heard about Barenaked Ladies on USB thumb drives, that was probably the most awsome of them all.

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