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July 1, 2010
How A Real Musician Responds
Posted by Alan Wexelblat
Back in May, I noted that Marc Weidenbaum was making the assertion that even if the current record industry structure went away there would still be music, still be musicians and there would be things like this.
Go ahead and watch; I can wait.
What you have there is a real musician, Lenny Kravitz, coming unexpectedly on a group of people performing his music ("Fly Away"). So what does a real musician do? He doesn't ask about if they have the right to play this music - he listens, he claps, he jams with them, sings with them, and generally delights the audience as well as the performers.
If you wanted evidence that Weidenbaum was right, here it is. This is what musicians do; this is how music is made and loved and passed on. Uptight Cartel executives take notice, please.
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1. T. D. on July 1, 2010 1:28 PM writes...
As awesome as this is, I doubt it goes anywhere towards proving the point. The song was recorded using major label money, marketed using major label promotion, and garnered major market awareness through major market record sales.
Kravitz also wouldn't be concerned about confirming whether the choir had permission because this is a public performance; while *this* particular performance (at a public park) might or might not be compensated through ASCAP/BMI, all of the choirs other performances likely are (by the choir or by the venues).
However, public performances of music have never really been the the threat to recorded music; Kravitz was obviously impressed because of a mutual respect for other artists.
On the other hand, if Kravitz came across a guy with a laptop loudly proclaiming that the 5,000th person just downloaded his copy of "Fly Away," I doubt the encounter would have been so pleasant.
Permalink to Comment2. DrWex on July 2, 2010 11:18 AM writes...
Remember that Weidenbaum's point is that the current structure of the record industry could fall into rubble and there would still be music and musicians. It's true that the record industry blames illegal downloading for its downfall. Personally, I blame crappy production and ridiculous pricing, combined with antiquated business models.
But that's neither here nor there - the point is that when musicians do what musicians do, which is to say make and love and perform music, the result is magical and wholly independent of current record industry corporate giants.
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