Tuesday, March 9, 2010

THE END....OF PHYSICAL AUDIO...LISTENING WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

Downstairs we have a record room. It held about 26,000 pieces of vinyl and around 2,000 cd's. I often go to the record room to rearrange, regroup and get inspiration. Today the record room was sold in it's entirety. The records will be used in a play in Washington D.C. that is what I am told. We all knew the day would come when recordings would only be digital and if you grew up on tapes, cd's or vinyl, the day is completely and officially here. You will probably never buy a piece of audio you can hold in your hand ever again. Digitally....we know how this is going. All things digital cannot be completely governed, enforced or protected. Audio is now Free. Music is now free. I'll say it again, music...is now...free.