5 Factors That Make The Internet Both Heaven & Hell For Working Musicians

3. YouTube

Youtube_logo-600x300 Another no-brainer from a promotional point of view but here's an interesting observation made by Trevor about YouTube€™s potential effect on live music: "With the explosion of the 'net and digital videos, I see the 'live performance' artist slipping away within the next 5 years. There seems to be less of a need for touring as you can hit fans hundreds of miles away with as much effort as it takes to lift a finger. Touring is hard both financially, and mentally, it only makes sense to see less and less of it." I sure hope you're wrong Trevor but I will say this: at my age I am sick to death of supporting big tours with crap sound and indifferent performances from 'big' names. I'd rather be head banging at an indie metal show with fifty people and young bands putting it all out there so please don't quit.
 
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Ross Ingall is a 52 year old ordained Canadian baptist minister who has been listening to hard rock and metal quite literally since each was invented. A second career pastor who attended seminary in his 40's, the Rev hosts Too Metal For Church on Metal Nation Radio. Writing both under his own name as well as the psuedonym/nickname Reverend Rock, Ross has been writing music articles on the web since 1999.