Chapter 34

The melody and lyrics in his mind were never forgotten. After waking up again, they poured down wantonly, but then lanli was stunned. Because the recording software on the computer had not been recorded at all, he had to stop playing for a while and began to study the recording software seriously.

Maybe, he shouldn't be so troublesome. He just recorded a video and sent it to the pipeline. Why bother recording a digital audio source here?

However, it should be a gift, not a debut. Thinking of this, Lan Li honestly picked up the idea of being lazy, groping for recording software and recording skills, and began to grope again. When Tianfang showed his white belly, a little more than three minutes of "Cleopatra" finally finished recording.

Sure enough, recording music is a very troublesome thing, and Lan Li only feels backache. He needs a break.

I left the computer and made a pot of coffee in the kitchen. The strong aroma of coffee finally saved lanli's sleepy soul. However, since it's half done, it's not a wise choice to give up halfway, because lanli knows that once he gives up, it's estimated that he will really give up, and he won't bother to do it any more. Therefore, this gift should be given in one go.

Pour a second cup of coffee, think about it, after all, there is no sugar or milk, carrying the coffee back to the computer, recalling the website Neil introduced before, song CASS.

A few years ago, it was very difficult for a musician to release his own single or album, because the distribution channels were in the hands of large record companies and large distribution companies, not to mention the rare resources for publicity and promotion.

To take the simplest example, the United States is a country on wheels, and car radios have the highest efficiency in promoting music. However, agreements have been signed on the music played by major radio stations every day, and even detailed regulations have been made on the list of 25 songs to be played this week, as well as the frequency requirements, More than 90 percent of radio music lists are in the hands of large companies.

This is also an important reason why independent musicians are hardly able to stand out.

But now, thanks to the new mode of online music, tubing and Facebook are one way, while iTunes and spotify are another way. However, the two ways come to the same conclusion, mainly providing a platform for independent musicians to show themselves. Although the limitation of publicity and promotion resources still limits their development, it at least opens a window for them. Idol singers like Justin Bieber, who realize the counter attack, are the remarkable achievements after the change of music form in the new era.

Lan Li's understanding of music is very limited, but after reading the website agreement of song CASS, he suddenly felt enlightened.

Although it is said that independent musicians can now skip the link of distribution companies and directly publish their own music on online websites such as iTunes or spotify to provide purchase and download, the procedures are very cumbersome. They not only have full requirements on music format, music duration, recording quality and other details, but also have rigid requirements on the quantity of music - for example, the apple company has stipulated that, A singer needs at least 50 registered songs to upload to iTunes, which scares away millions of independent musicians.

Not to mention, iTunes is also a large company worthy of its name, and the cumbersome legal provisions are enough to make people headache. Even if Langley is not a member of the law department, he also knows that there is little room for independent individuals to survive when they fight with large companies, and their interests will be compressed to the bottom line. Moreover, there are many hidden clauses in the contracts of large companies, which further exploit the interests of independent individuals. Of course, the advantage is that they are big companies, so there is no trickery, everything is open!

In this case, song Cass provides another platform for independent musicians, or more accurately, it is a possibility.

For most independent musicians, they may just want to try water to see if their music can succeed; Or you may just want to find a platform to attract more attention from music companies by selling your own music.

In the Internet age, the traditional way of self promotion is no longer applicable. For example, send recordings to record companies, take part in the warm-up performances of famous singers, and take part in the "American Idol" talent show. Instead, it's the tubing video, the iTunes digital sound source, and the like.

Of course, online music sales can earn more revenue than the free video of tubing, which is undoubtedly more attractive.

Song Cass is such a website.

In fact, it is an online music seller, which is a bit similar to the traditional distribution company. Independent singers upload their music to the website for publishing, and then the website will make file format conversion, illustration formatting and other system sorting work, and then complete the distribution work to various online music sales websites, including Amazon, iTunes, Google, etc Spotify and other mainstream websites only need one-time upload, which can be easily completed.

Not only that, song Cass is also an important exhibition platform. Many big producers or record companies will use this platform to find potential singers and find new people. Although the decline of the music industry is very obvious after entering the 21st century, the demand for new people in the industry has never declined.

Songcass is not the only company providing music distribution business, but it is one of the most mature and successful companies.

This really saved a lot of red tape for Langley. No wonder Neil said before that, now everything has become simple.

Establishing an account, uploading music, writing down the name and description of the song... Then, lanli found that he even had to upload the cover of the single, which also meant that he had to make a cover of his own temporarily, which really made lanli feel very troublesome.

The whole person is lying on his back on the bed. The soft quilt is very comfortable, and the sleepiness sweeps in again. Lan Li almost wants to give up. Sure enough, he is still suitable for sleeping in the quilt, recording music, designing covers, uploading audio and so on. It's too wordy. He would rather spend five hours watching a rehearsal on Broadway than sit in front of a computer and toss about recording.

With a long breath, Lan Li told himself: it's just a one-time thing, it's just a special gift, so it's better for him to finish it in one go.

Even if lanli is not reborn, he clearly understands that the modern music industry is in a slump. It's the same all over the world, not to mention the golden age of the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s, when the commercialization is the most perfect, the music market is still in full bloom. But now, not only is the sales of albums plummeting, but the year-end sales champion may not even be able to rank in the top ten of the year-end charts ten years ago. The whole market has transformed from the era of albums to the era of singles - everyone is selling singles; And the quality of the music has also declined significantly.

Once upon a time, jazz, blues, soul, pop, rock and roll, rap, country, folk and so on all kinds of music dazzled people. In every specific era, there will be a strong rise of a specific type of music, such as folk songs in the 1960s, rock and roll in the 1970s, disco in the 1980s, but outside of them, The wonderful variety of other types of music also fills the audience's ears. Almost everyone can find their own music.

But now, the music industry is getting narrower and narrower. It has completely become a world of pop and rap. The quality of music has obviously declined. There is almost no living space for other types of music. That's what folk songs are.

In the 1960s, folk songs were popular all over the world, even enough to change politics and culture. Folk singers like Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Joan Baez, who set off the civil rights movement and changed the course of history, really changed the world with their music.

In 2016, Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for literature, arousing people's curiosity and attention to folk songs. But in fact, in the past 20 or 30 years, the living space of folk songs has been compressed to the extreme. Although it has not been eliminated by the times like disco, it is not far away. In Billboard's single list and album list, it's hard to see folk songs even in the top 50, let alone the top 10.

Lan Li is a reborn person. He also knows that the future is the world of electronic music and dance music. The situation of folk songs has not improved, but has further slipped into the abyss.

Therefore, the recording of Cleopatra is just a gift to Stanley. Even Woody Allen and the new Yorker magazine admire the Pioneer Village for its survival in Manhattan. It depends on Stanley's sincerity and persistence, including jazz, rock and roll, folk songs, music and so on For those music types that can hardly survive in orchid grass, Stanley has exhausted his whole life and kept the next trace of blood.

Lanli doesn't think there will be another one. This is also the status quo of independent music, cruel and indifferent, but it is a fact.

Thinking of this, Lan Li sat up straight again, thought about it seriously, searched through the computer photo album, and finally found a special photo - the gate of Pioneer Village, which was simple to some dilapidated, low-key and quiet. The afternoon sun was clean and sparse, with a kind of pure and clear after washing, but with historical footprints.

There is a banner of "Cleopatra" on the right side of the window, and a signature of "Langley hall" on the left side, which is not deliberately highlighted, as if it was originally a part of the window.

In this way, the cover of the single is finished.

Go back to the song CASS, complete all the information, click upload, and watch the progress bar reach 100%. Lan Li turns off the computer, rolls directly to the bed, and finally has a rest.