it is now! that looks very promising. i think this trend will grow as people burn out on the Independent Creator model... the marketplace seems saturated with Personal Brands and too many channels to keep track of. hopefully more people will start to see the benefits of teaming up and pooling resources, even if it means sharing the spotlight and getting a slightly smaller cut of the action. fingers crossed.
Beautifully stated re writing and the entire concept of Author and Publisher being a past thing.
I am very optimistic and excited for there to be groups that make work , publish it , and profit as a group and keep people above the stress lines!!!! The trick will be to really use and build anew the platforms that will be fair and able to ethically deliver such work to buyers fans and maybe even interactive partners in all of it.
yes! exactly right. i've already seen it happening in a few places, almost by accident: some of the podcasts i follow have started showcasing original music and artwork made by people within their orbits. Anathema Publishing also does amazing work; not sure how sustainable their business model is. the biggest obstacle seems to be greed and vanity, now that we've surrendered art to commodification, but those cultural trends can always be reversed.
Thanks for thinking this stuff out loud so honestly and lucidly. Is Metalabel on your radar?
it is now! that looks very promising. i think this trend will grow as people burn out on the Independent Creator model... the marketplace seems saturated with Personal Brands and too many channels to keep track of. hopefully more people will start to see the benefits of teaming up and pooling resources, even if it means sharing the spotlight and getting a slightly smaller cut of the action. fingers crossed.
Beautifully stated re writing and the entire concept of Author and Publisher being a past thing.
I am very optimistic and excited for there to be groups that make work , publish it , and profit as a group and keep people above the stress lines!!!! The trick will be to really use and build anew the platforms that will be fair and able to ethically deliver such work to buyers fans and maybe even interactive partners in all of it.
yes! exactly right. i've already seen it happening in a few places, almost by accident: some of the podcasts i follow have started showcasing original music and artwork made by people within their orbits. Anathema Publishing also does amazing work; not sure how sustainable their business model is. the biggest obstacle seems to be greed and vanity, now that we've surrendered art to commodification, but those cultural trends can always be reversed.