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Sven, song writing, and the digital age

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Thrudd:

--- Quote from: Tova on 13 Feb 2016, 21:59 ---The article is about song writers, not performers...

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There is not that much difference really. Think of artists who create with image, no matter the medium. Their audience is the public, their fan base specifically if they can develop one. Composers of symphonies didn't get sponsored because they could perform what they wrote but because of what they wrote. The great ones did really well and had generous patrons. The popular at the time creators made a decent living if they were able or eventually changed their line of work or starved. A song writer creates for his audience who are the performers, a different form of art for sure. The patronage model is still the same though.


--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 14 Feb 2016, 21:26 ---This would be a natural for Jeph to explore.

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It would but I'm not sure he would want to delve into it since it might be too close to home. Then again he has surprised us before and it would be an interesting story.

Tova:
I'm aware of the similarity between composer and performer, thanks.

The critical difference with regards to this topic is that composers depend on royalties. If their work is being performed but the composer is not receiving due and fair compensation, they they are kind of stuffed.

Morituri:

--- Quote from: Thrudd on 16 Feb 2016, 09:09 ---There is not that much difference really. Think of artists who create with image, no matter the medium. Their audience is the public, their fan base specifically if they can develop one. Composers of symphonies didn't get sponsored because they could perform what they wrote but because of what they wrote. The great ones did really well and had generous patrons. The popular at the time creators made a decent living if they were able or eventually changed their line of work or starved. A song writer creates for his audience who are the performers, a different form of art for sure. The patronage model is still the same though.

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The difference is that performers get paid (in the new model) because that's the way to hear them live, but the composer doesn't perform live shows, so she risks getting paid only if the performers feel like paying (and are able to).  The same way the people who want to criminalize downloadable music are concerned about people listening to recorded music without paying the album manufacturers, some similar agency would have to be concerned about performers using composers work without paying the composers.

Ultimately I expect that most artists would just compose their own stuff, wrapping up the composer/performer thing in one package so the composer gets paid from the live shows or private album sales too.  People who want to compose but not perform may have a limited future.

pwhodges:

--- Quote from: Morituri on 16 Feb 2016, 13:54 ---People who want to compose but not perform may have a limited future.
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It's still a healthy model in classical music.

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