The way I see it, the economics and technology being what it is, and the existence of mp3 and the internet, it will soon be more economically viable for artists to sell direct and distribute direct to the consumer.

Technically, that is possible now. That's exactly what Courtney Love was talking about in that Salon article. It's not something that will be possible in the future, it's whether or not artists will take advantage of it in the future.

I'll state it again, I don't see this new technology affecting the recording industry any more than what is here right now. No album would be released on a disc like this, because it wouldn't be utilizing it to its full potential.


You'd be surprised how many mainstream audio products will be running empeg software over the next 6 to 12 months, and many of these already break away from the car player storage philosophy.

You are such a tease!

DiGNAN