I think it’s more a reflection of the real estate prices in NYC than a sign of the flailing record industry.

tsk tsk

its a shame though…Nirvana unplugged was effen awesome

é inedito mesmo.
sera que a industria da musica esta a falhar?
will see.

It really has to do with how overpriced most recording studios are, and how easy it is to make great sounding recordings on home studios. The music “industry” may be failing but music is slowly moving back to the hands of the people.

I think this is great. Corporations are so scared because they’re realizing the days of charging $20 for an album that has 2 good songs are over. They can’t make the money they used to by doing huge marketing campaigns for bands. The best thing about this is that it’s only gonna help the music scence become more diverse with lots of smaller, private labels getting a better chance to succeed.

I think this is great. Corporations are so scared because they’re realizing the days of charging $20 for an album that has 2 good songs are over. They can’t make the money they used to by doing huge marketing campaigns for bands. The best thing about this is that it’s only gonna help the music scence become more diverse with lots of smaller, private labels getting a better chance to succeed.

My mom is a filthy pig.

I agree with Grand that the music is going back to the people. We are deciding who we like and want to hear. Technology (ipod, myspace, etc..) is taking the power away from record executives who dont know a damn thing about good music. I love it. Its their own damn faults that they didn’t anticipate and adapt to these changes. The best thing to come from this is that now we will be able to hear artists that we would never have heard before because maybe their “sound” isn’t the in thing at the time, or their “look” isn’t what they want. Now John Doe in Nowhereville,Idaho or wherever can record music himself at home, put it on Myspace or whatever and the whole world can hear. He doesn’t have to hope and pray some executive will come to his show, or will hear his demo. Down with the corporations! Power to the people!

Power to the people. Right on. But while we’re busy taking hold of the means of production — and again, right on — let’s not get all excited that a studio which actually contributed to the sound of some pretty great music is shutting down. (Spector Bob makes a good point that it has as much to do with the price of real estate in NYC as the failing record biz, and that makes it even more f’d up.) Did you celebrate when Ampex stopped making that tape that Wlico thinks makes their albums so special because digital put them out of business? (Wilco — over rated, right — doesn’t change the point.) (Or, Wilco — should have been on the cover of Rolling Stone, right — doesn’t change the point.)

First it’s the overpriced record stores closing due to lack of sells. Now it only seems natural that recording studios and next major record labels will fall as well .

It’s a sad thing IMO, yes people can record at home, but the quality is not nearly the same as recordings done in a professional room, by professional engineers. Likewise, the employees of Sony studios are out of their jobs.
Spaceboy is clueless…

I think its kindof sad. but also exciting because change is exciting

This is really good news. Home recording devices replace the landmark studios. I personally have a home setup in my spare bedroom. Great big rooms with perfect acoustics and an incredible selection of microphones and processors are overrated.

Now I just can’t wait until cornfields replace restaurants, caves replace split level housing and cave drawings replace blog sites.

It’s the big label’s own fault!
Instead of promoting music, they, in their greed for money, have been promoting “stars” and “idols”! No one really wants to hear these less than talented “stars” that, supposedly, sell lots of CDs, but, can’t sell seats to big shows. It has become all glitz and glam, not ,music!

The only way a record company is going to survive is by lowering their outrages cd prices….now one is willing to pay 18$ a cd and not even loyalty will bring them to do it….plus dumping money into artists that have one hit and are gone espically the boring rap music where they rap about the crap they have…has anyone stoped to notice that the rap world is looking a lot like the 80’s hair metal did…many acts, same sounding music, generally talentless stars….

record company officials are always complaining about the coming of another beatles that will catch fire and will sell milions of possible records. it’s just some fuckin pipe dream they imagine. Another thing , when i look on mtv and i watch cribs and see some hip hop artist (i never heard of) with two cars, a big house and a nice fashinable basketball court. Like a guy named master p, i have never heard of the fucking guy and he makes money that would make doctors jealous and their complaining that the record buisness is in the dumps. Do i care? is that my dream? To live a life like that? To live like jennifer lopez and have to get somebody to wipe her ass for her, it’s fucking unreal. Thats not real, i think the only good loss is the loss of live music , which is a good example of what an experiance in live music can be enjoyable. i give you the big middle finger music buisness. and to all you naysayers music will never die just the corporations.

and another thing , it’s a shift in corporate takeover in music, and thats what the “record” companies are scared of

Yeah, Spaceboy, and your pal in Idaho can also plan on not ever making a living making music either in your scenario.

well it can be seen either good or bad, dependin on how u feel about record labels. but unless indie artsts can manage 2 still record excellent quality music, the likelihood of the “home studio” takin over the “professional studio” is very slim, if not near zero. i dont know, maybe its steve job’s fault for inventin the ipod which caused all this, or maybe its the lack of good artists in the industry.

I just lost my job there as a mastering engineer. It’s the end of an era! For better or worse.

The Commercial Record Industry can shove itself up its big fat ass! While they’re at it, Commercial Radio can join them! People should wake up…and realize that they are being force fed a bunch of crap! I work where the rubber meets the road when it comes to creative music and take it from me…the world’s best music is never heard thanks to the mega-corporate money greed machine. Bring Radio back to the community. Radio should promote their own region’s local talent and let the music takes its own course. Let music grow in popularity by its own merits. I hope that these changes will help the music world rebuild so that everyone involved…the artists, studios, media, distributors, retailers and listeners can all benefit from a the rebirth of a new flourishing world of music!