Fifteen years ago the record business was flourishing. Sales were at an all time high, and everyone from the major label executives all the way down to the roadies were enjoying the success. Today, the music business is largely a working class industry. Record labels have seen dramatic revenue loss, and many artists have seen once lucrative careers diminish, if not disappear altogether. Some blame technology, some blame consumers, still others blame the record companies. This documentary seeks to explore the intersection of these ideas and find answers to the big questions.
- How have cheap and ubiquitous technologies changed the way we create and experience music?
- What are the real world effects of illegal file sharing?
- How has the rise of network culture in the information age changed the landscape of the music industry?
- What is the future of the major record label and physical media?
- Is it still possible to make a good living as a part of the music industry?
Is this the end of an era, or a golden opportunity to for the music business to re-invent itself and thrive once again? Let's ask the artists, record labels, producers, and managers themselves.
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