Piracy and the Music Industry

Piracy and the music industry from Lisa Adams

"The Big Three"

The 'Media Gods' (David Gountlett), of the music industry, the big three, are;

1. Universal Music Studios
2. Sony Music Entertainment
3. Warner Music Group

Do these media companies dominate the music industry?


Katy Perry is the most followed artist on twitter (with 80.3 Million Followers) yet she isn't actually part of the big three companies, she's actually with Capital Records. Which disproves the domination of the big three as a artist outside their company is dominating this part of social media, also known as Web 2.0.


For 2015 Drake was the most streamed artist, with 1.8 billion streams. Drake was a former member of OVO, who's parent companies Warner Brother Records before leaving that record for a independent label.

What has been the impact of the internet on media production?

Snoop Dog found Iza Lach through SoundCloud and flew to Poland to record around a hundred songs with this artist before signing them to his record label. He found her through this Web 2.0 site instead of the more traditional methods of recognition, through the use of the "Media Gods" (David Gountlett).

Lord also posted "Royals" on sound cloud for free before becoming a part of a record label. 

My music consumption

I consume music through a majority of sites, whether that's interacting with the artists themselves on twitter or listening to them on YouTube.

Where l go when l just want to listen to music;
Online

YouTube
Spotify
BBC Radio 1, via the app or just the website itself

How l get my Music 
Online

YouTube to MP3 website
Sometimes iTunes but v rarely
Buying the album Online through Amazon

Traditional Forms 
Though shops like HMV, Tescos, Morrisons


Other Places l go for muisc
Online

Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) Sometimes l go on these Web 2.0 websites as l like to know what the artists are up to and whether they're planning on having a new album or a tour and generally what they're up to in their everyday life.

The (actual), Radio

Music Channels, MTV Music

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Music consumption pre-internet

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Sacktivism - Argument
This describes actions performed on the internet in support of a political of social cause which requires little effort. It can also be done for the benefit of ones self ego. The examples given in the definition are signing a petition online. Despite the minimal effort signing a online petition has, it can be effective despite the persons reasoning's for signing it. If someone signed the petition to get the meningitis B injection given to older children just to benefit their own personal status, personally, l don't think that matters too much as they're still signing the petition. They've stroll opted for something to change despite their initial interests.
Not everyone has the ability to show support through physical forms of charity or by doing fund raisers, so there needs to be things like online petitions for even the most prevented citizens from helping a cause.

Mike Wesch- An anthropological introduction to YouTube

Theory: Goffman and Gidens

Goffman

Goffman discusses how as people we can act differently according to the social situation, treating life like a performance. His key terms;

• Impression Management
• Front stage performance
• Back stage performance
• Identity as performer

My Twitter Page - Social Media in everyday Life

My twitter usage from Lisa Adams

Media in the Online Age

The Great Leveling

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The great leveling establishes the founder of the World Wide Web - Tim Burners-Lee
The whole idea of this virtual reveloution is to allow the ordinary people to have a voice, the world wide webs was created for equality. Hence why Tim Burners-Lee gave away his idea he created as a personal project, away for FREE.

David Gauntlett - Theory

David Gauntlett's Media In Everyday Life

He discusses the change in everyday media consumption. How traditionally we used had entertainment on a schedule, where you had to wait for your favourite tv show or radio show to come on. With the media having the dominant role controlling how what and when we consume it. Production used to be costly, it needed expensive equipment thus showing the power the "Media Gods" had.

But now we can be content creators ourselves, thanks to Web 2.0, which allows us to create our own media collectively. Gauntlett suggests its like gardens. how traditionally we had separate gardens but now we have a collective allotment where we can all make a contribution.

Example: Jake Boys, Profession - Vlogging

Jake Boys is a British YouTube Vlogger who has two channels, one where he makes vlogs based on comedy and pranks (light hearted entertainment) and a vlogging channel where he vlogs his life everyday and uploads it to YouTube. He Supports Gauntlett's idea of the changing media and everday consumption, as Jake doesn't have a degree in things such as Media Production, going against the traditional structure of needing a company to be able to produce his own media content. However with the use of evolving technology all he needs is a phone and a internet connection to be able to upload - which is also a technological convergence as a smart phone is used for multiple uses beyond the basic call/text functions. Also as YouTube is a part of Web 2.0 it allows Jakes viewers to communicate with him through the comment section of his videos as well as move onto other social platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. 

To Challenge Gauntlett's Theory 

One Direction Profession, Singers

One Direction, a popular boy band, are signed to a major record label Syco. By using a traditional company they produce their music videos using costly locations and equipment not open for the ordinary citizen. So they are a example that challenges Gauntlett's theory as they didn't start on social media they started out more traditionally. Proving that the media gods we used to see run our entertainment still have some form of power, just perhaps in a less controlling manner. It's more subjective within the music industry as not all artists start signed to a record label before producing Music videos.