3. The digitization allows for artists to create their own music Image source: Greenshot of jamstudio.com
4. … and distribute it Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wynnie/2391750460/ Image source: Greenshot of moonfruit.com
5. “ there are more opportunities now than there ever have been before for small record labels” Snavely, B. (2004). Lower costs give smaller labels a chance. Crain’s Detroit Business , 20(23), 60. Retrieved from EBSCO host .
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7. Because they provide financial assistance…. Creator: Sadie Olen using lovelycharts.com
8. With these programs, however, large investments aren’t even necessary.. Which is significantly more beneficial for the artist Creator: Sadie Olen with the use of lovelycharts.com
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10. The music industry is in big trouble Image source : http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l121/momacie/gravestone.jpg
11. Image and quote sources http://www.flickr.com/photos/angela_kopp/3975482812/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/novemberborn/242484855/ Greenshot of jamstudio.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/wynnie/2391750460/ Greenshot of moonfruit.com (Burr, R. (2006). Independent Spirit. Billboard , 118(25), 34. Retrieved from EBSCO host .) http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915514014 Olen, Sadie. lovelycharts.com Olen, Sadie. lovelycharts.com Snavely, B. (2004). Lower costs give smaller labels a chance. Crain’s Detroit Business , 20(23), 60. Retrieved from EBSCO host . Bockstedt, J., Kauffman, R. J., Riggins, F. (2006). The move to artist-led on-line music distribution: A theory-based assessment and prospects for structural changes in the digital music market. International Journal of Electronic Commerce,10(3), 7-38. Retrieved from EBSCO host . http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l121/momacie/gravestone.jpg
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