Mar 9: Tim Quirk quote on Slashdot
Tim Quirk, unknown hero to all, was quoted on Slashdot in the following story today:
iTunes Sales Ban Does Increase CD Sales
The article is about the record companies' recent practice of holding songs back from iTunes and other online music stores. The idea is that if people hear the songs on the radio but can't download it from iTunes, they'll hop in the car, brave the mall, and buy the CD. Here's Tim's bit from the article linked from the /. story:
The labels are shooting themselves in the foot," said Tim Quirk, executive editor of the Rhapsody music service. To the labels, Mr. Quirk advises, "every single track that you are worried about is available for free whether you want it to be or not.
You need to take advantage of every possible opportunity for people to pay in legitimate ways," he said.
This probably isn't very interesting to many people other than those, who like me, are huge fans of Tim Quirk. I know him mainly because he's in the bands Too Much Joy and Wonderlick (I'm the webmaster for their website, I was even mentioned in the CD liner of TMJ's live album). Also, he's written a lot of great articles about the music industry. He has a unique viewpoint as someone who has released music independently as well as through a major label, and has worked in the internet music industry as an employee of Listen.com which was bought out by Real a while ago.
I've decided not to write an entire article to convince you how cool he is. Suffice it to say, he's really cool. And, he's got a lot of smart stuff to say. So, in conclusion, here's a picture of him and me (obviously, so you can see how cool I am by association):
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Tim Quirk, unknown hero to all, was quoted on Slashdot in the following story today:
iTunes Sales Ban Does Increase CD Sales
The article is about the record companies' recent practice of holding songs back from iTunes and other online music stores. The idea is that if people hear the songs on the radio but can't download it from iTunes, they'll hop in the car, brave the mall, and buy the CD. Here's Tim's bit from the article linked from the /. story:
This probably isn't very interesting to many people other than those, who like me, are huge fans of Tim Quirk. I know him mainly because he's in the bands Too Much Joy and Wonderlick (I'm the webmaster for their website, I was even mentioned in the CD liner of TMJ's live album). Also, he's written a lot of great articles about the music industry. He has a unique viewpoint as someone who has released music independently as well as through a major label, and has worked in the internet music industry as an employee of Listen.com which was bought out by Real a while ago.
I've decided not to write an entire article to convince you how cool he is. Suffice it to say, he's really cool. And, he's got a lot of smart stuff to say. So, in conclusion, here's a picture of him and me (obviously, so you can see how cool I am by association):
iTunes Sales Ban Does Increase CD Sales
The article is about the record companies' recent practice of holding songs back from iTunes and other online music stores. The idea is that if people hear the songs on the radio but can't download it from iTunes, they'll hop in the car, brave the mall, and buy the CD. Here's Tim's bit from the article linked from the /. story:
The labels are shooting themselves in the foot," said Tim Quirk, executive editor of the Rhapsody music service. To the labels, Mr. Quirk advises, "every single track that you are worried about is available for free whether you want it to be or not.
You need to take advantage of every possible opportunity for people to pay in legitimate ways," he said.
This probably isn't very interesting to many people other than those, who like me, are huge fans of Tim Quirk. I know him mainly because he's in the bands Too Much Joy and Wonderlick (I'm the webmaster for their website, I was even mentioned in the CD liner of TMJ's live album). Also, he's written a lot of great articles about the music industry. He has a unique viewpoint as someone who has released music independently as well as through a major label, and has worked in the internet music industry as an employee of Listen.com which was bought out by Real a while ago.
I've decided not to write an entire article to convince you how cool he is. Suffice it to say, he's really cool. And, he's got a lot of smart stuff to say. So, in conclusion, here's a picture of him and me (obviously, so you can see how cool I am by association):
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