Back in 2013 Alex Keevill, lead singer from The Microdance wrote a guest post for Right Chord Music about the financial challenges facing independent artists. The article hit a nerve and was widely shared and reposted across a number of blogs including Music Think Tank. As a blog that champions independent musicians we are delighted to share Alex’s latest missive. (Originally shared on TheMicrodance.com). Over to Alex… In the wake of the passing of one of modern music’s great luminaries – as we mourn collectively, and rightly so – a depressing consideration crossed my mind: ‘It’s unlikely that we’ll see another artist who is given the opportunity to push the creative envelope in the same way David Bowie did enjoying significant mainstream success again.’ It doesn’t take the sharpest of minds to see why. The fact is, for numerous reasons, neither the music industry nor the general public support the career progression of true artists any more (I don’t want to come across as pretentious with phrases such as ‘true artist’; but I think you know what I mean). I’ve heard it said many times that music sales are down by 50%. That, however, is somewhat of a Bayesian average. I […]
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