Kyle Archer Babson

Hi, welcome, and thanks for visiting my site. If you don't already know me, here's a brief introduction.

I'm a digital marketing specialist in my twenties, and a graduate of the University of Kansas with a BA in English Literature.

I currently reside in Kansas City, MO where I work as Marketing Manager for Musictoday, a Live Nation Company. In this position and in my free time I explore music, marketing, and the web. This blog aims to highlight my most interesting explorations.

Take a look around and contact me if you have any questions or just want to say hi.

kyle(at)kylebabson(dot)com

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Note: The opinions expressed in this blog/site are my own and in no way reflect the opinions or positions of my employer.
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The Changing Music Business: The Chart | GOOD Eventually this chart will even out. In the long run “Live revenue” will be a greater percentage of the overall industry revenue, and “Recorded revenue” will be less. That said, the current trends can’t continue forever. There will always be money to be made from recorded music, even if it’s all freely available. See Nine Inch Nails. On the flip side, Jay-Z, U2, The Rolling Stones, and Madonna will eventually be too old to charge $300+ for a ticket. At that point, it will be the challenge of the live music industry to get music fans to more shows at a lower ticket price.

The Changing Music Business: The Chart | GOOD

Eventually this chart will even out.

In the long run “Live revenue” will be a greater percentage of the overall industry revenue, and “Recorded revenue” will be less.

That said, the current trends can’t continue forever.

There will always be money to be made from recorded music, even if it’s all freely available. See Nine Inch Nails.

On the flip side, Jay-Z, U2, The Rolling Stones, and Madonna will eventually be too old to charge $300+ for a ticket. At that point, it will be the challenge of the live music industry to get music fans to more shows at a lower ticket price.

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