Hi Folks,

I've been reading over recent posts and have sensed a major shift that has been coming like a runaway train but which I think is already locked in around us.

The Internet and new music delivery systems, which in the 1990's opened the door to freedom for artists has been slammed shut and are now controlled by the very same, or new replacement, gatekeepers that reined us all in in the first place. So within about a 15 year period, or essentially a generation, the door opened up wide and is now being slammed tightly shut on us all over again. I think we always feared it would happen, but in our ecstasy of being momentarily unleashed, we weren't watching closely enough to see it was all an illusion, a mere blip or speed bump, or to be put in sports terms "a rebuilding season" of the massive major gatekeepers. Look no further than the same 4 major record companies (or is it 3 now, it's always hard to tell) and Apple and Google, who we all thought were our friends, but through design (most likely) or natural attraction (if I am being naive) they have become the new gatekeeper sheriffs in town.

Technology freed us and then more powerfully placed the chains that binds ever stronger right back on. Sure, several layers of middlemen have been removed, but in a way, it's even harder to be heard than it ever was, either through unfair or fair means.

Does anyone else see this as clearly as I do? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Brian

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