Here is what we face, "never have so few companies controlled so much of the music played on the radio and for sale at the retail stores." There has been a bifurcation, a split on where to access the music that you want to hear. A couple of men traverse the country trying to find out why the music is so pre-packaged and repetitive, and to find out if corporations really had the power to silence the innovation of music.
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TRAILER - BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES
This film covers the entire gamut of the music industry - from the musicians, to those inside the industry, the critics and the fans. What they are attempting to do is get YOU involved, to play an active part in real music, so that you can renew your passion for great music.
Essentially, in case you didn't know it, everything has become canned. You can create anything you want, everything is up for grabs, no integrity necessary, and plenty of money for you to make - along with the corporations.
HOW TO CREATE A SEXY POPSTAR
There is an entire chain of radio stations waiting, where time slots can be sold for megabucks. You can bring in focus groups, target the songs most likely to please, and play them till the end of time. It is the corporation of profit at any cost, including the limitations on music to make the most time available for corporate products, SELLING UNITS OF TIME.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN AT CLEAR CHANNEL
SEE IT - HOST IT - OWN IT - JOIN US
THE HOME PAGE WITH ALL THE INFORMATION
MY CONTRIBUTION TO THE FRUSTRATION
SEE IT - HOST IT - OWN IT - JOIN US
THE HOME PAGE WITH ALL THE INFORMATION
MY CONTRIBUTION TO THE FRUSTRATION
Corporations want all of you, they want to suck you dry. They want to hem you in to their corporate image, turn you into cookie cutter versions of people. So I believe this goes much deeper than merely the profit factor, essentially, they want your soul.