What value does the music industry add to artist's work...?

[griffi94]

13. the only thing i've noticed

that the "music industry" adds to anything is a lowest common denominator effect.

imho when so many radio stations were consolidated under just a few owners. record companies
no longer needed to develop artists or offer anything they didn't already have.
just mass sell the stuff that was easiest to produce and shape public taste to fit what you had to sell.

they were able to buy almost exclusive access to the airwaves which insured their artists "hits"
they no longer needed writers or even musicians...technology did away with needing those things.

the only thing i've noticed from the "music industry" is an evermore generic sound that crosses all genres.

there's still a lot of great artists and great music out there, but you hardly ever hear it on mainstream radio or from traditional "major" labels. even established artists are working on indie labels.