tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post4054904986334384126..comments2024-03-28T06:31:28.770-07:00Comments on Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Music Production Blog: Frank Zappa and Downloadable Sheet MusicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-60611386861678528562009-03-31T10:18:00.000-07:002009-03-31T10:18:00.000-07:00Sheet music is not what it used to be in terms of ...Sheet music is not what it used to be in terms of sales, but it's still a steady seller. It took a hit from the copy machine and still seems to survive.Bobby Owsinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885584132164492190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-63251359440226341582009-03-30T12:48:00.000-07:002009-03-30T12:48:00.000-07:00One more thing:The first company to roll-up the in...One more thing:<BR/>The first company to roll-up the independent sheet-music purveyors became history's first entertainment "giant" back at the turn of the 20th century. The name of that company: Music Corporation of America. Eventually known as MCA. Ring a bell?Don Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-73976924574730522162009-03-30T12:46:00.000-07:002009-03-30T12:46:00.000-07:00It's interesting to note that sheet music was the ...It's interesting to note that sheet music was the first real minifestation of a RETAIL ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT. In other words, it was something that allowed an artist to sell his works to an audience without actually having to be in the same room, selling tickets to enjoy the show. Sheet music was the birth of the retail entertainment business. Antone interested in this should check out the book "Northern Songs" where Rupert Perry explains -- in a deliciously short chapter -- the early histroy of intellectual property as it relates to music and, eventually, most creative businesses.Don Dnoreply@blogger.com