Ageism in Music?

[@audiophileman7047]

As someone who is learning how to be a good musician, I find this topic to be quite interesting. Music used to be an art form; now it's an industry designed to maximize profit. As a result, the art has suffered very badly. It's about the look, the connections, and the money, just like politics. Really good musicians should form their own independent bands and play the music they love that corresponds to their philosophies and values. Some young artists are wise to how the music industry is a kind of meat grinder and how they can lose creative control of their art. Larkin Poe is one notable band making high quality, exciting music as an independent band with full creative control of their music. Oliver Anthony, who wrote sensational hit Rich Men North of Richmond is another example. He was offered a ton of money to sign with major record labels. He refused all of the offers and is now pursuing his music independently with the proceeds going to help people learn how to live a better life. I'd be happy to play some blues covers and other covers at a coffee house with a resonator guitar and talk about the importance of the songs I'm playing. I could tell a story of how I walked into San Quentin State Prison's gas chamber and walked out alive (true story) and then play Merle Haggard's Sing Me Back Home.

[@SES8856-z5u]

I needed to hear this. I never get to hear stuff like this in my day to day life. Thank you

[@budgetguitarist]

You are welcome! Somehow, modern society has gotten away from the point of making music... which is the pure joy of making music! Marketing and sales have nothing to do with that. We don't need an audience to have fun playing guitar.

[@gazncoll]

Yummy Yummy Scrumptious content! Love it... or as my Grandson would say .. "Dope"

[@CraigFlowersMusic]

You think that's what's wrong with my channel? I'm in my forties, but I don't look it. I've uploaded hundreds of songs over a 12 year stretch, and I've only accumulated 400 subscribers. I'm not even trying ot make money, I just want subscribers! What a painful, neverending disappointment it's been. Good luck with your yummy tummy whatever song lol

[@budgetguitarist]

It's tough to have a music channel and get subscribers. I could put out my best song ever and get 80 people to watch it. But I put out a video on how to make your own CD and over 60 thousand people saw it. Age is part of it, but even if you and I were in our 20s, we'd still be competing with the entire history of recorded music, from The Beatles through Taylor Swift. No one can compete with the best songs ever recorded. Being a successful original musician is a lot about image and marketing. So I measure the success of my songs based on how good I think they are, not how many people like them. I could get more people to like my music if I spent a hundred grand a year on marketing, but why?