Quote Originally Posted by SlavikSvensk
Quote Originally Posted by j_s
then allow me to play devil's advocate for a second here and suggest that perhaps less money involved in music = less temptation to 'sell out' = more innovation & creativity?
i'd say that's utopian naivety.

a) some people will always sell out

b) investment (i.e. money) drives technology and innovation. even in communist countries, advancement came only with heavy public-sector investment.

that's not to say that people should make art for the sole purpose of making money, but i am absolutely certain that if no one could make a living off making techno, very few records would ever come out, few djs would both playing outside of their local base, and the overall quality of the music being put out would plummet.
well if there's no money to be made - how can people sell out?

but yeah, making music costs money. though that is changing, the range & quality of free software is improving all the time. but i'm just argueing for the sake of it now. i pay for music and am happy to do so, still, it's always nice to see things going on that don't rely so heavily on money (free mp3 releases, free parties etc.)...