What Does Support Look Like?

Hi there I'm back with a new post and today we are going to be looking at what support looks like for an artist and some of the effects of piracy. 

There's been alot of theories and ideas into what supporting an artist looks like when they release new musical content and so forth. The theories range from encouraging purchase of music from credible digital stores or streaming platforms Some find it appropriate to obtain content from less reputable sources even sharing links to such sites, if you’ve downloaded music from sites like mp3juices you fall into the latter category.

The bottom line is everyone needs to understand that recorded music is an asset, it is very valuable intellectual property. Alot of money, time and human resources go into producing music. 

When we download or distribute music on sites that ensure the artists don’t receive royalties we aren’t only stealing intellectual property but we are emptying money straight out of their pockets. Not to mention its illegal.

Understand this, music piracy costs the global recording industry billions of dollars in lost revenue every single year, and as with most things in business, those losses disproportionately affect the lower-level workers in the music industry. According  to smallbusiness.chrom.com, that means professional songwriters who earn money writing those hits people love are often left without work because of tight budgets. That also means there’s less money for music producers, sound engineers and sound technicians, as well as people who work in what’s known as “artists and repertoire,” or A&R, the talent scouts responsible for adding new blood to the music industry. 

As a record label owner I've personally seen my own friends pirate music released by one of our artists and it's not the greatest thing to see. 

So what does true support look like? Simple! It is buying the music on platforms such as iTunes, Amazon or digital stores set up by the artists or the record company and streaming on credible digital streaming platforms such as Spotify, Audiomack, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon Music, YouTube, Pandora and more. It also involves rallying others to do the same. 

If we truly want to eradicate piracy it has to start with us being intentional about using credible digital platforms to acquire musical content. It helps support artists as well as fund future projects. Be a part of the change. 

Think about it!