Retracing history to predict where techno is going.

[Ritzi Lee]

I'd like to predict for the next couple of years:

- Soon, no label will release vinyl, because it doesn't sell.

- Record stores, specialized in underground dance music will all stop, or sell different stuff like little dolls or fashion and trends.

- Soon, techno music will only be heared at events. Or through free downloads of livesets from different artists.

- Artists who are already known, and know they have enough payed gigs a year, go on. Others who don't, look for something else to live on, or just are crazy enough to put all their money in their studios, because they don't care.

- DJ's / producers will join networks where they can share quality sounds and tracks they want, to play out at gigs. Or they can choose to stay individual and purely play their own exclusive stuff.

- Artists / labels / bookers / promotors must have 100% insight on all reliable sources on the digital highway.

- Publishers for techno music will have to revision their system, because as I pointed out in the first line, there are no records.

- Because of the change in the whole system, underground music events wont have to pay recettes anymore to the authorities. But they will still pay lot of other stuff. Eventually, legal events will have to professionalize like a fully functional company. But because we know they won't, that will also be over soon.

- Soon, all music professionals will have to organise general workshops discussing all the changes and the new rules this game. (promotions, marketing. compatibility of the system, how do we survive)

- Old markets disappear. New markets will be born.