Without a label deal or contacts with influential playlist makers, an indie band is left to the mercy of AI algorithms for their tracks to be discovered by listeners in the vast, obscure universe of digital music. “Shelf space” within Spotify’s browsing catalog is sold to the highest bidder, namely the large labels and their artists. It gets worse if we think of independent artists. Most of them claim that large streaming platforms keep most of the revenue, leaving thin royalty commissions to songwriters.
(3) Are artists happy with Spotify at least? Hell no. Its long waited direct-listing IPO did not achieve full share subscription and its share price has continued to drop since. Hello Spotify.ĭespite making music more accessible to listeners, Spotify’s business model and has been heavily questioned by the market. Roughly two decades ago, Napster opened a pandora box that lead to the digitalization of the music industry and ultimately to the dominance streaming as the main music reproduction format. Long gone are the days of vinyl records, cassette players and CDs. Video killed the radio star, then digital killed MTV That artist is Genetic Bros.Pathways to a Just Digital Future Watch this tech inequality series featuring scholars, practitioners, & activists With his first track for Viper featuring on 2010âs âSummer Slammersâ compilation whetting the appetite, Genetic Bros now releases his debut single for the label, and the sheer quality of his production means Russia donât have to wait any longer for their first worldwide star of drum and bass. With a record of nurturing talent such as ShockOne, DC Breaks, Metrik, Camo & Krooked and Nero, it was an easy decision to join the roster at Futureboundâs visionary label Viper Recordings who signed Genetic Bros to an exclusive worldwide deal. In 2010, as the first Genetic Bros tunes started to surface, there was an inevitable scramble for his signature. The producerâs name in Genetic Bros, and incredibly, when you take into account how strong these tracks are, this is his debut single.
In 2011, the emergence of one of the most exciting new talents in drum and bass shows that wait could well be over. While there have been a number of underground successes, for such a huge scene it is surprising that a Russian drum and bass producer is yet to break into the DnB big league. Huge outdoor events such as Pirate Station regularly attract 30,000 people with incredible light shows, dancers and production. Ask any of the worlds biggest Drum and Bass DJâs where the biggest party they have played at in the last 12 months and invariably it is the name of one of the huge outdoor raves in Russia that crops up time and time again.
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