Writing music, releasing music, playing music for people.
For decades these three things have been at the foundation of anyone wanting to be a musician. If you’re an artist this is what you do.
These three things also turned the wheels of the money machine. So it was a good match. These are the things musicians do…which are the same things that grow the music industry.
But it’s changing. The definition of ‘if you’re an artist this is what you do’ doesn’t always include those three things anymore. And those three things are the only primary drivers of revenue.
Is the artist and artist if they’ve never played a show longer than sixty seconds?
If they’ve never written a song?
If they don’t have a discography?
