I was at a party recently and found myself fascinated by the way the music was rigged up, no stereo (so outdated, of course), not even an iPod dock, no, two speakers and a playlist on Spotify, which attendees of said party were encouraged to add to. Genius. Spotify, and similar services, are providing people a way of finding music without being asked to pay £10 not even knowing if they'll like it that much. It's the same vision we have here at L.A.F, just executed in a different way, with streaming music rather than downloads. Not only is this great for fans, it's great for the musicians too. It's all great promotion for them, and royalties are starting to be paid now too, and just this week, Martin Talbot of the Official Charts Company said it was only a matter of time before online streaming music could count towards chart positions. It really is a sign of the times, new ways of finding and listening to music, and it's acceptance as the norm. Exquisite!
Spotify also announced this week that their music was to be streamed at CD quality too, even better.
So, it's festival season (inevitable blogging to come), the sun is out, some great tunes are being played on the radio (I know, hard to believe), and things are getting exciting I hope you'll agree. So, why not watch Wimbledon in the sun and listen to some tunes? (Maybe you could even stream them!)
Peaaaace
Ben
Load Aim Fire
x
No comments:
Post a Comment