Beatles To Bassnectar: The (De)evolution of Music

As the cogs of the music world continue to grind and propel the industry forward, digital is the name of the game. Revenue streams are increasing for digital music, $4.6 billion in 2011 to be exact. Digital music compromises 29% of record companies global revenue streams. There are over 400 licensed digital music services worldwide.

Beyond the digital revolution in the music industry, there is a secondary digital revolution that directly affects the way music is being created. Artists such as Bassnectar create music that is entirely digital and DJ’s such as David Guetta are now performing at the Grammys. This paramount shift in creating music has some people asking what’s happened to music since the early 60’s? This was the focus of the panel at University of Colorado’s panel entitled Beatles to Bassnectar: The (De)evolution of Music

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