01-06-2010, 11:33 PM
Sure piracy has struck the music industry with a massive blow, but the Internet has opened up a massive spectrum of opportunity that artists never had before.
With so many sites at their disposal, unsigned artists can promote themselves to the general public a lot easier than before.
For instance, if I had a great song, all I'd need to do was think up a little viral marketing and create a video on youtube. Obviously it'd take more than just posting the video, but even just doing that is way easier than having to physically take my material and promote it in person.
An example I'm regretting to have to resort to, is soulja boi. A seemingly unknown artist thinks up some dance and posts a video on youtube accompanied by a generic song that the less musically educated public will adapt to and he ranks up fame without even the slightest bit of effort.
With so many sites at their disposal, unsigned artists can promote themselves to the general public a lot easier than before.
For instance, if I had a great song, all I'd need to do was think up a little viral marketing and create a video on youtube. Obviously it'd take more than just posting the video, but even just doing that is way easier than having to physically take my material and promote it in person.
An example I'm regretting to have to resort to, is soulja boi. A seemingly unknown artist thinks up some dance and posts a video on youtube accompanied by a generic song that the less musically educated public will adapt to and he ranks up fame without even the slightest bit of effort.
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