Funny how musicians complain. We all steal from what we love. Intential or not. Musicians earn there living by PLAYING their music. Real musicians that is.
Why is it any less of an art to record something than to perform it?
It's just like paintings, real art is seen live! oh, wait.
Honestly it's a scarcity thing, aside from the art point. It goes back to the tradition of the bards - walk around, play a tune in a new place, get some food and a place to stay, move on. Live entertainment has very strong traditions. Regarding "less of an art" - there's a lot of things that can be done in a studio to make a musician/act seem superior.
I'm both a producer and musician, so i get what you are saying. Never the less dj's make most mobey today so i dont see your point. Yes there are lots of talented producer who dont play live, but in regard to music and musicians in general, the mobey is and has always been in live performance. Most good producers i know and live also has the ability to create stunning live performances. For the rest i can see the problem offcourse; they deserve the gain from online play, but i suspect they actually earn more plays and buts and streams from piracy based advertisement than without. Regardless i agree the topic is a problem in general.
Fair point, I do see DJs making the big money but again it's for the experience of the show or festival. I agree the money has always been in live performance. Making recordings is really a way to get people interested - and how those people get those recordings is sometimes less important to musicians than it is to business people. If the recordings are free, but the musician makes money live, then the musician wins - the only people who don't win are the ones trying to get a piece of money from distributing the music recording. Good to chat with you, best of luck with your music!!