{"id":149,"date":"2022-09-20T07:08:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T07:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monumentsproject.org\/?p=149"},"modified":"2022-09-20T07:08:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T07:08:38","slug":"music-industry-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.monumentsproject.org\/best-sound\/music-industry-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back: How The Music Industry Has Transformation Over The Last 20 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you were to ask a musician what has changed the most in their craft over the past 20 years, they would probably say “the technology.” Unfortunately, many older musicians feel the ever-changing digital world has left them behind. However, there are many ways that technology has enhanced the creative process for musicians. In this blog post, we’ll look at how music production has changed over the past two decades and how those changes have affected both professional and amateur musicians.<\/p>\n
The most apparent change in the music industry over the past 20 years has been the rise of digital platforms and the fall of physical sales. In 1999, CDs were still the dominant format for music consumption. But by 2009, digital downloads had surpassed CD sales for the first time. This shift to digital has been hastened by the rise of streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, which have further changed how people listen to music.<\/p>\n
This shift from physical sales has significantly impacted professional and amateur musicians. For starters, it’s become much more challenging for new artists to get their music in front of listeners. In the past, record labels would invest heavily in promoting and marketing a new artist’s album. But with digital downloads and streaming, labels do not need to invest in physical copies of an album that might not sell.<\/p>\n
This has made it harder for new artists to break into the industry, as they now rely on word-of-mouth and social media to build a following. But on the flip side, it’s also given more power to independent artists who can self-promote and release their music directly to listeners.<\/p>\n