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The coalition has collected stories and quotes from other musicians telling how internet radio has impacted their lives. We're passing the mic to you -- feel free to share your voice so you can be heard.
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- Shadowdancer
- Ross Moore Entertainment
- 302
- TORPEDOES
- Muy Cansado
- Dan Murphy
- Lucretia's Daggers
- In Human Weather
- Djunfitforwork
- Wayne Murphy
- Scott Christopher Murray
- The Smaller Half
- www.japanaradio.com
- Texas High Life
- Ogden Yaza
- Carlo Navarro
- Chief Death Rage
- the-486-kid
- Nera.K
- Obie Supreme
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I have had wonderful exposure on the internet radio stations. Please do not put this into jeapordy.
I am an independent artist and thanks to internet radio staions my music gets heard across the southern and eastern United States. These proposed fees will force these stations to go bankrupt - rather than put extra money into my pocket.
Although I play "pop rock" of a style that's very popular today, I could never possibly obtain exposure through the traditional channels of large record companies and radio conglomerates. At 41 years old, I'm way beyond what they consider to be their marketable age range (30 is over the hill!). Internet radio has offered me an opportunity to reach my audience in a way that would be impossible if internet radio were wiped out. And I'm sure there are thousands of other artists out there with the same story as me. Please, on behalf of all of us, I beg you to create a legal climate that will allow internet radio to flourish, rather than wither and die.
We're just trying to get heard like everyone else; this will smother new music development.
Manager of Muy Cansado... The web has revolutionized music... Im all about supporting the indi artists without comprising the ARTISTS' copyrights... Labels/Big corporates have abused us with huge profit margins for too long. Less restrictions, the better...
Internet radio (especially Pandora)has provided my fellow musicians and I a way to better direct our listening, helping us to find less-famous performers amidst the backdrop of heavily funded and/or already popular and recognized musicians. I also offers a glimpse of other musicians with similar interests whom we otherwise wouldn't have been aware of. This is proving to be one of the most important methods of musical and cultural discovery available today. It is far superior to programmed radio or individual CD's for these purposes. There should not be any increase in licensing fees, especially in such a directly hurtful manner and at such an alarming percentage. -DM
Independent artists have enough troubles trying to make it in the business. We don't make any money, spend a lot to produce our art, and need all the free support we can get from radio, internet and otherwise. Allow all our available options, please!
We host a show every Sunday linked to a US net radio site www.odu.fm
If we get our show cut then a lot of our unsigned acts wont get airplay anywhere. We've forged good links between America and the UK getting the best unsigned bands in the UK some airplay. If it goes then corporate radio takes over and there will be no new scene and the Britneys and American Idols of this world will be given free reign :(
I am a U.K listenter -and recording artist. I suffer from agoraphobia, so rely on non-mainstream, genuinely cutting edge independent broadcasters to keep in touch with the best in music.
Ted Bagel -D.J of my favorite station - has always communicated directly to me through msn mesenger and been an inspiration as a person and a broadcaster.He has supported the attempts of U.K musicians with mental health problems to keep up our efforts. Such personal contact would NEVER happen on mainstream or corporate "alternative" radio.
As a musician and independent record label owner I was very excited about the oportunity of Internet Radio.
Internet radio gives unknown artists an oportunity and a venue to share our music all over the world. Dont take it away.
Internet radio allows for an endless stream of new, old, up and coming, past and present artists to be played to anyone listening. As an artist, that's really all i've ever wanted. To be heard. I'm asking you to be fair.
I've been writing my own music for years now but ever since I've been going to school at Eastern Oregon University, I've turned broadcaster. I'm celebrating that my radio show at KEOL FM, the student station on campus, is turning one year old in May. The shows at KEOL are linked to the web but it's also paid for by student dollars. Weather or not people listen, they pay for it. I believe that people should listen to radio in any electronic medium, iPod, internet, car stereo etc. Radio is still a source of mass communications within our society and helps us in every day living. What the government is doing...is completely stupid.
Internet radio introduces new cultures and new ideas in a free and easy way that is not replaceable.
It has made a very large impact in my life.
www.japanaradio.com
Bottom Line: If it wasn't for internet radio, my music would never be heard. Raising royalties is a threat to my livelihood!
Internet Radio is how I wake up in the morning. It's also a great place to legally find new artists and of course a great place for others to possibly find and like mine.
As an artist, my DREAM is to play and perform music full time, and internet radio has allowed me to expand my audience around the WORLD. This accesibility has also broadaned my sense of business and how to market and become a business person. The internet has make this possible for all of us!
Attaining my dream as a musician and going after the dream is what this country about. Please hear this cry from your citizens, musicians and internet radio listeners. The land of opportunity...is this royalty rate goes through...opportunity will be completely lost and the dream will surely die.
I want my bands to be on good internet radio sites like Pandora.
Due to my remote location in the forests of the pacific northwest, finding an audience for my version of retro video game dance rock remixes was only possible via the internet and FREE broadcasting.
I have found intrest and been able to pledge my financial support to HUNDREDS of independant musicians, like myslef, that have found a venue in free internet broadcasting. Roalties laws on internet radio will KILL the most diverse form of media distribution on the face of planet earth! Totalitarianism is stupid!
Since I am living in South Africa, I hardly get to listen to international radio or music for that matter as it brakes. This does give us the opportunity to listen to international radio and news as it happens, where we other wise would not get the opportunity. As a musician myself, international internet radio does also present us with the opportunity to get our music out there, where we other wise would not have had the opportunity for international listeners to get to hear our music. I fully support the action of keeping the internet radio alive and want to request that the ridiculous rates be brought down to a more manageable rate for all radio stations a brought.
As an up and coming artist, the internet and internet radio is a very effective means to get my music out there to potential fans.
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