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Originally Posted by Phang
plenty of artists DO give large chunks of music away online, through websites, tracker uploads and to some extent myspace etc. - whenever I've spoken to someone from a non-major label band after a gig they've been delighted - genuinely - that filesharing is getting their name out
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Your sample is biased because you presumably only talk to indierock bands who make most of their money from touring. The 'tour' model isnt really representative of music in general though.
Also most indie bands are mainly amateurs who are in it for fun rather than people who have been devoting themselves to music for decades rather than just playing in a band with friends while working a full-time job, so again its not really comparable to professional musicians.