In a recent interview with the guys at Digg.com Trent Reznor of the Nine Inch Nails went through some interesting responses to questions about how he sees his future and the future of music.
To quote him from the AudioLife blog page:
“One of the biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract. I said, ‘Wait – you sell it for $18.98 and I make 80 cents? And I have to pay you back the money you lent me to make it and then you own it? …

Pump Audio evolves from innovator to corporate dinosaur. The great rock and roll swindle lives on!
See: Pump Audio Reduces Music Royalties By 30%
So, things going bad at Pump eh? no cash to invest in growth?
Hell! why not take it away from the musicians! take their money instead?
I can see this ‘logic’ being worked out in an office full of suits. Suit one says, “hell boys we’ve got these artists by the balls, they ain’t going anywhere”. Suit two says, “lets make them investors in the business but, …

Musak Holdings goes ?Chapter 11¹ which for those of us who aren¹t savy to US
business legal terminology means that it is trying to protect itself from
going bankrupt. However, this is usually, in my experience, the last you
hear from a company as it slips beneath the water.
The article at
chron.com about Musak Holdings, who are a supplier of background music &
infamous for the bland life music of many generations ago. Although this
reference is somewhat unfair now what strikes me as interesting is why a
Musak Holdings is having trouble.
It blames, “long-standing debt” but …

A great little app called iBonsai has recently been upgraded with the ability to create ambient background music on the fly. Check the latest out here at iphoneappreviews.
Ambient Music Garden: Music for healing and therapy products.
Electronic Music Library: Complex sync licensing made simple.
Background Music Library: Music to back your business.
 

Here¹s a useful article on what sort of music works for weddings from a guy in the wedding business. I thought his comment about getting music composed for a wedding was interesting.
When you consider the simplicity and availability of pre-cleared licensed music for background music use in DVD productions, and at a low price compared to the hourly rate of a professional composer, its certainly worth seriously considering all your options before you go ahead. If you take a look at Ambient Music Garden’s collection of ambient, relaxation and feel good …

A new face for Kesseny. Kesseny music publishing.