Music has global appeal as It communicates where language barriers exist .Music is at the heart of religious worship.Music has become ingrained in the social fabric of life and has permeated every culture past and present .Music traditions can be traced back to the early bible period. The classical Indian tradition is one of the oldest music cultures in the world .Excavations have uncovered early drums and stringed instruments.The Rig veda highlights chanting rhythms, the musical metre.Music and its technology has evolved. Music can enhance ones mood, relaxation, listening to music being a popular leisure activity .
Live music performances are entertaining with many dedicated music venues around the world .Music download sites are frequently updated with new releases/Nokia .The Nokia website includes a free down load of the Nokia Ovi player allowing you to transfer music to and from your pc and Nokia device.Yahoo Unlimited Music is an award winning download site with a vast music library and an integrated music player .
One can search music in a particular genre or sub category .A website Into Music.co.uk supports music artists/musicians by allowing them to set the price of a download.This website ensures that the musician/artist is getting a “fair deal”.This site states it has been “recommended by the Guardian for legal downloads and have worked with successful bands”.Legal issues are complex regarding music downloading .
The BBC music website allows one to upload music that a band/artist has recorded offering national or regional radio air play if selected. This can lead to an invitation to play a live session for BBC music or to feature on an introduction stage at a major music festival.The British Heart Foundation have teamed up with fairshare music to raise vital funds for the organisation promoting “ethical downloads”.Every time a track is down loaded 50 per cent of the profit will go to the British Heart Foundation.This reinforces the power of charity and music downloading . This can be seen advertised on The British Heart Foundations website under high street and online shopping with a comment from the creative director of fairsharemusic.
Review websites can be useful when thinking about signing up to a music download website.Sometimes you can read a review only if you are a member of the website.Recent download figures released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry indicate revenues have slipped from 12 % in 2009 to 6 % in 2010.Sales between 2004and 2010 are worth an estimated £2.9 billion .The Federation has also highlighted piracy “with 95% of downloads being illegal, 95 percent of intellectual property stolen”.This affects the recording companies and influences a loss of jobs in the industry.
Independent studies predict by 2015 ,10 per cent of the “creative workforce” will be in decline, an estimated 1-2 million jobs lost .The download market has impacted on major music retailers competing with online retailers Amazon and ITunes .ITunes being the biggest on line music retailer in the US . Effective methods of dealing with piracy have to be considered.A debut track by Kesha sold 12.8 million copies last year in a digital format ,exceeding the sales for Lady Gaga’s Poker face as documented by the Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
