The Changing Face of Music

Want to know where the struggling music industry is looking to for revenue?






It has now become shiek to be included into a video game, and profitable.

Firstly, obviously the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises are exposing people to music they may have never heard.....or forgotten about. The result? Every song on the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games have seen a spike in sales online. ITUNES even has a Guitar Hero section to make it easier for axe shredders to get their favorite songs. Metallica is debuting their new song on Rock Band, and Aerosmith will be featured this summer with their own Guitar Hero game. Time will tell if sales will be dramatically effected by this......but it can't hurt. More and more bands are allowing their music to be included......the Holy Grails for the games, continue to be the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC.

Secondly.....Grand Theft Auto 4. Radio Stations are a big part of the game itself, and many tracks are featured in the game are from big name artists. The game makers were able to get them for a song (sorry), by making them identifiable in the game, and making them easily purchased online in the real world.

It does make sense, the music business is in trouble, and the video game market is booming...........maybe one can save the other.

J