The music industry of today looks nothing like it did 20 years ago. There are tons of reasons, most of them having to do with digital technology. From phonographs to records to iPods; not only is music changing but so it how it is distributed. It’s hard to imagine what music will be like twenty years from now. Will we be listening to music through a chip that is placed behind the ear? Or will the new digital technology completely crash and society will have to use the methods of music distribution from the past.
This reminds me about a post in one of the blogs from this course. The chip behind the ear for the phone, the chip behind the ear for the music, what next? The chip behind your ear for a GPS? In my opinion technology should invent new things about curing people with different types of diseases rather than making new chips for every gadget. In a way music is a cure for some, but it doesn't have to go to the point where people have to have a chip behind their ear for it, aren't i pods small and portable enough? Don't they provide enough space to store any type of music? But again you've got to love technology and its innovations. It gets better and better, not every year, but every day!
ReplyDeleteI agree I am really curious to see what music is going to be like 15 years from now. I wonder if CD's will even exist anymore and if you will only be able to download music onto and I Pod or Mp3 player. I really hope that the digital technology does not crash and we don’t have to go back to tapes or Cd's.
ReplyDeleteWhat will music look like in the future? As some stated, it may be a chip that is placed behind the ear instead of a CD, radio, or earphones. The time when something tangible is no longer needed is when reality of the future will hit society! I feel society and marketers would benefit prosperously if the circle of music came full circle! Will it happen, who knows? Industries should really consider bringing back technology that allowed music to grow in the first place! I understand that as a society we like easy, compact devices, so the 8 tracks would not be a hit, but maybe an album could have a come back because of the quality it produces could entice society!
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