How Technology Has Changed the Music Industry

Technology keeps on making an impact on almost every aspect of our lives. In this article, we are going to focus on the positive impacts of tech on the music industry.
What has Changed?
In the early periods, musicians made money from selling physical records, touring, and live performances. Before this age of Spotify and iTunes online stores, music enthusiasts had to visit music stores and buy vinyl records or physical album copies to listen to their favorite artists’ projects. The music industry is not an easy sector to make money. Nonetheless, due to several innovations, artists can make large sums of money from the comfort of their studio or home. Below are ways technology has changed the music industry.
Distribution Channels
Among the easy to identify changes in the industry, how audiences receive music has drastically changed. Currently, several music streaming platforms make it easy for fans to access songs from their favorite artists. People no longer have to queue in music stores to get bulky pieces of vinyl that make it hard to travel with a playlist of your favorite songs. The digital world makes it easy for music artists to create and share projects fast and easily with their respective audiences.
Music Production
Due to the several tech innovations in the music industry, anyone can learn how to record and produce tracks. Several YouTube tutorials teach those interested how to operate digital audio workstations (DAW). DAWs are the reason producers stopped spending large sums of money on getting pieces of recording and production equipment.
Artist Accessibility
In the past, getting access to your favorite musician was not easy or even possible for some fans. Thanks to the internet and other technological innovation, fans can reach out to their favorite artist directly. Social media platforms give fans and artists the chance to socialize and connect on a closer level. As a result, artist accessibility strengthens the fan-base of any musician.
Online Marketing
The digital world makes things easier and affordable. In the music industry, people had to spend a lot of money to get the right advertisements to help promote their projects. Thanks to the internet and social platforms, promoting and marketing new projects straightforward and fast.
As innovations keep on coming, all aspects of our lives are going to change. Apart from the changes highlighted above, technology has made more impacts on the industry, proving very helpful.