When I was a little tot, music is my savior. Always have and always will. I was born with a really strict and orthodox mom. So. a lot of my time was spent in my room trying to deceive my mom that I was studying (Sorry, Mom. Haha). Instead of studying, I went to my dad's car and listened to the whole album of Iklim; my own version of Gun N Roses. I listened to it over and over again. Before I know it, my dad got pissed knowing his cassette tape was damaged. And he sure knew who he's going to blame. Hehe. What? Why are you guys looking at me?
Starting from that moment, I was very fond of music. I watched and I went through a lot of transitions in music. From walkman to discman. Discman to iPod. Cassette tape to CD. MP3 128kbps to flac. The transitions are so fast that makes you looks like a complete idiot if you asking someone what .flac is. And these rapid transitions give people so many options that they might feel too overwhelmed over the availability of so many choices. In future, things will remains the same because people likes wowing at new things.
People love MP3 and Internet for a lot of reasons. Basically, people love telling and showing off their music interest to other people. With a wide range of network in the Internet, we can share our MP3s to other people around the world. Well, of course it leads to inevitable illegal downloading and eventually we can listen to a bunch of artists; moaning and pleading to music fans to stop illegal downloading. Ironically; these illegal downloading activities have risen up their popularity across the globe in a blink of eye!
So, instead of moaning about the inevitable illegal downloading, CD's piracy and stuff, these musicians need to improve their showmanship in live performances and eventually they will have a large fan base that will committed to buying their original records! So, I expect illegal downloading and CD piracy activities won't disappear completely as long as the Internet is exists. Maybe by enforcing a strict law against CD piracy,these activities could be diminished.
CD Piracy is rampant but illegal downloading is on the rise.
For those who are into international musicians, they are likely unable to follow their favorite band/artist on tour. Time constraints, money depletion are to be blamed. But, maybe in future these artists should consider broadcasting their live shows up on the Internet (their official website) for unlucky fans viewing with a considerable streaming fee. That way, I would never have to break the bank to catch up with The Strokes concert in Tokyo. I could just lying in my bed with my boxer on and dancing with myself all night long.
It would be a major plus if the artists follows the trend of future themselves. For example like tweeting. A lot of artists have started tweeting about their daily life thus making them a much more cooler than artists who didn't. The fans will feel like they were much more closer with their idols. Don't be surprised if your favorite artist started to make it public at Facebook or Myspace just like Tila Tequila does.
No wonder she makes over 31.5 million views on her Myspace page.
Who doesn't love a girl with tattoo?
This entry is written for Blog-A-Trend contest by HP.
P/S: Have some say? Think mine is idiot? or maybe awesome? or maybe beyond awesome? Share with us what do you think about the future of music generally. Yeah, anything!
36 nyamuk:
January 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM
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I do agree a lot with u Avid, since the internet has become magnificent tool for a quick portion of everything. not only towards music and stuff but also in so many things.
yes..enforcement plays important role. the problem in Malaysia definitely regarding to lack of enforcement consistency;)
January 10, 2010 at 2:04 PM
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woww rajinnya!
January 10, 2010 at 2:07 PM
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this is superb!
two thumbs up! ;)
January 10, 2010 at 2:39 PM
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jari kaki aku pon nak kasi thumbs up! :p
January 10, 2010 at 3:35 PM
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gua jual kebun durian nak pegi tengok jules
January 10, 2010 at 4:31 PM
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Ohhhh.. Ku kaki donlod.. Huuhuu.. Tapi kalau yg betul2 minat mmg ku beli ORI laa.. Hehe.. ;)
~ best laa pnulisan ko.. mantop!!!
January 10, 2010 at 7:41 PM
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aku tak pandai sangat bahasa mat salleh..aku nak komen pon tak reti..tp penulisan ko memang tahap tinggi la..hehe,macam koyuki jugak.
avid..aku ada tweeter jugak..tp xde orang nak follow..haha,tak cool la tuhh.
January 10, 2010 at 7:42 PM
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terbaiklah!
=)
January 10, 2010 at 8:11 PM
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aku bace 1st paragraph je lepas tu aku malas nak bace sebab tibe2 cam rendah diri plak..
your english is superb bro..
lg 1 sebab aku mls nak smbung bace sebab aku lapar.hahaha.karang2 dah kenyang aku sambung bace 2nd paragraph dan seterusnye ok..
overall two thumbs up mcm fit juge :P
January 10, 2010 at 8:11 PM
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@ faizal
indeed. who cares you have a law when you don't really practice it?
January 10, 2010 at 8:11 PM
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@ noorlaila
hadiah lappy woo..mana x rajin..haha..
January 10, 2010 at 8:12 PM
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@ fitriah
hey, thanks!
January 10, 2010 at 8:12 PM
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@ daffodil
berani buat?
January 10, 2010 at 8:13 PM
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@ koyuki
aku nak tengok nikolai hentam bass dia je..haha..
January 10, 2010 at 8:14 PM
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@ farhana
yes, really. yg betul2 kita nak beli tu means album dia betul2 berkualiti.
January 10, 2010 at 8:15 PM
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@ dila
try la jadi artis dan teruskan bertweeting. mesti kebabom.
January 10, 2010 at 8:15 PM
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@ zack
thanks!
January 10, 2010 at 8:16 PM
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@ tfaa
haha..kejam gila..pentingkan perut dulu..
January 10, 2010 at 11:17 PM
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fuh..
fuhh..
fuhhh..
impressed!!
gempak siot..
January 10, 2010 at 11:33 PM
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artis...ade facebook pun bukan nak approve org add die.. sakit hati betul haha...
tp i add baru sorg je..xsuke nyemakkan fb ngn artis yg x kenal kite pon
January 11, 2010 at 12:14 AM
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walkman yes, discman no, ipod no, cassete tape yes, cd..err..no, mp3 yes, flac no.haha..
yeah, download is one new generic skill..just like cut and paste.
Heh?
January 11, 2010 at 12:32 AM
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hahhahaha..aku kejam ke?aku baru tahu ari ni.hahhaa
ps// ko ni sengal.haha
January 11, 2010 at 12:36 AM
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bahasa inggerish lu gempak jugak ya. ni gua ketar lutut nih.
aris ariwatan ada facebook dok?
January 11, 2010 at 12:55 AM
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skang ni,xyah beli cd dh..download je sng..cepat n free..heheh
January 11, 2010 at 3:34 AM
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aku sampai skang tak merase pakai ipod..
January 11, 2010 at 1:53 PM
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agree with u!
i do love music too..especially jazz and the arabic one.
well i just love this one..keep writing man!
January 11, 2010 at 5:09 PM
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sahhhhhhngattttt panjang itu entri dalam english....
ahaks..
January 11, 2010 at 6:38 PM
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@ iyllienaz
melampau betul..haha..
January 11, 2010 at 6:39 PM
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@ missa
add artis yg baru nak naik la..
January 11, 2010 at 6:40 PM
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@ green
life is beautiful with dowloading, isn't it?
January 11, 2010 at 6:41 PM
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@ tfaaa
haha..baguih la dah tau..
January 11, 2010 at 6:41 PM
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@ kuwe
xde. aku baru je cek fb tadi.
January 11, 2010 at 6:42 PM
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@ chirol
internet xde polis. mmg la best. haha..
January 11, 2010 at 6:42 PM
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@ chokio
sama
January 11, 2010 at 6:43 PM
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@ seroja jingga
ahh..me likey jazz!
January 11, 2010 at 6:43 PM
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@ aujinz
melampau gila..haha..