Phonometrologist 2018-06-25 14:32:03

I always enjoy your reads but I do wish they were a bit longer. Your points are very interesting.
One thing I would like to add in regards to point C, and the music example provided, that even though one can be unoriginal, if it is done right you can at least make some money for a time. I dont know Mattia Turzo but I looked up his profile and it looks like he got some placements so good for him. But it doesn't help to distinguish oneself obviously when you sound like the market. What you'll often find is an artist who thinks they are getting paid for their work because they think people like it exclusively but it is actually just dictated by the market. Without a niche, nor a fanbase, that person will have to play the role as chameleon and adapt if they seek to continue getting paid as the music becomes dated. But if that person saves up from his successes, he can buy his own professional studio, and can start a career as the community studio professional offering lessons.
Anyway, not that I will ever pretend to know what I'm talking about. It is just something I've observed over time in meeting various people in the business. They often had a good career in writing jingles in the 80s or 90s. Now they are the ones that say that the music business is dead and you can't make money anymore.
Well there's the reveal of why they wrote and produced music in the first place.
One that seeks new things that last the test of time realize they can't be bought.