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88: The results of strict social norms and bad economic conditions can sometimes be found in speak-easy jazz clubs, dark back-alley discotheques, and late-night warehouse raves. What effect do you think the recent resurgence of social conservatism combined with economic struggle is having on music culture and is it a good or bad thing for techno?
JM: I think that this new economic and social awareness is interesting, but it has played havoc with the Music industry. The general notion that Music was too expensive was the recent death blow that practically crippled this industry. Not even mentioning file sharing sites, etc. The “Apple” idea that a music composition should be priced at .99 cents presented the general idea that music (even new music) is worth next to nothing. Now, it doesn’t matter how much effort and time the producers put into the production, in the end, its compared to this low amount. The fall out of this pricing scale is probably something that most music journalists and media would not want to research and calculate, but I think people would be amazed of how many music related businesses were affected. Overall, I think its a bad thing.