end of the record label

We all know the music industry is changing rapidly, the labels are panicking and trying to get involved in all the latest gimmicks and ideas as well as trying to come down hard on people sharing music through the internet. But one thing we can be sure of is that record labels as we know them will cease to exist very shortly.

What this means is that it is the end of the middleman for the music consumer.

Traditionally the consumer has only being granted access to the music that the labels have deemed good enough. The average music fan would only hear the music that was chosen by the record labels or radio station playlists.

Now in the new world the music consumer has access to millions of bands/artists through their computer and internet connection, as with all scenarios there are pros and cons to this. Obviously with the filters gone it is up to the individual to seek out the quality and with so much out there it could be like looking for a needle in a haystack but as technology improves I am sure it will not be long until music search engines and databases know your music tastes better than you do.

The big question is though if this was the case how many bands/artists would be able to make a full time career out of there music?