Music Banter - View Single Post - Where do you guys see electronic music heading?

Selective · 11-19-2016, 10:30 AM

Well, if you really look at all the variations of electronic music, we are running out of options. So I don't think it will evolve much further than it already has.

I remember about 10 years ago, Noise was becoming popular, and there were entire websites full of digital albums that were just noise. Like an entire album of just construction noise sounds, and an album of nothing but tree falling sounds, etc. There were even bands forming, where they didn't play music, but just hit their instruments and sometimes destroyed them, as a form of music.

I also remember back further, 20 years ago, many people were very opposed to anything electronic, and if they saw something was digitally remastered, they would act like it was trash. I would just laugh at them though, and then ask them what they thought a sound recording was. I would then ask them if they expected everything to always be played live?

Since the dawn of electronic music in the 60's and 70's to now, especially with the dawn of the internet making it easier than ever to be heard without making and shipping CD's, also combined with the fact that music software is now better than ever, so anyone can make their own professional music and songs, it should be obvious that there is no longer a need for record labels and it is now impossible to make a living by making and selling music.

Will.I.Am even mentioned in interviews that there is no future now in music, and he has been trying to move away from it. He just got lucky by starting early and having an interest in computers, and working with artists like Michael Jackson.

The new artist Grimes even mentioned in an interview that she never pays for music and she gets all of her music free by mp3.

And just about every artist in the last few years has mentioned that the only real money to be made in music is by doing tours, because the music alone doesn't sell anymore.

So I will make these predictions.

1. That real music instruments will eventually become obsolete and stop being produced. In time, all instruments will be replaced by computers that will make their sounds.

2. Tours and shows will eventually become obsolete, because most performers now just lip-sync or play with recordings, or put in a CD and press play while they jump around.

3. If shows still exist, they will just be anyone with their CD's playing their CD's, and probably with their holograms so it seems like they are really there.

11-19-2016, 10:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
Selective Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 64	Well, if you really look at all the variations of electronic music, we are running out of options. So I don't think it will evolve much further than it already has. I remember about 10 years ago, Noise was becoming popular, and there were entire websites full of digital albums that were just noise. Like an entire album of just construction noise sounds, and an album of nothing but tree falling sounds, etc. There were even bands forming, where they didn't play music, but just hit their instruments and sometimes destroyed them, as a form of music. I also remember back further, 20 years ago, many people were very opposed to anything electronic, and if they saw something was digitally remastered, they would act like it was trash. I would just laugh at them though, and then ask them what they thought a sound recording was. I would then ask them if they expected everything to always be played live? Since the dawn of electronic music in the 60's and 70's to now, especially with the dawn of the internet making it easier than ever to be heard without making and shipping CD's, also combined with the fact that music software is now better than ever, so anyone can make their own professional music and songs, it should be obvious that there is no longer a need for record labels and it is now impossible to make a living by making and selling music. Will.I.Am even mentioned in interviews that there is no future now in music, and he has been trying to move away from it. He just got lucky by starting early and having an interest in computers, and working with artists like Michael Jackson. The new artist Grimes even mentioned in an interview that she never pays for music and she gets all of her music free by mp3. And just about every artist in the last few years has mentioned that the only real money to be made in music is by doing tours, because the music alone doesn't sell anymore. So I will make these predictions. 1. That real music instruments will eventually become obsolete and stop being produced. In time, all instruments will be replaced by computers that will make their sounds. 2. Tours and shows will eventually become obsolete, because most performers now just lip-sync or play with recordings, or put in a CD and press play while they jump around. 3. If shows still exist, they will just be anyone with their CD's playing their CD's, and probably with their holograms so it seems like they are really there.