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Lift-off For Innovative New Online Music Store
By Hawksbill Music, Sat Dec 10th
Downloading music from the internet is fast becoming one of theworld's biggest growth industries. A student is now trying totap into the market by setting up a website for independentmusicians to sell their songs on an international stage. Hawksbillmusic.com, the creation of Joseph Lavington, an18-year-old student from England, is open to all independentmusicians - local, national and international. Internet surfersare able to download and listen to songs up to three times forno charge. If they like the track, they have to buy it to hearit again and the artist receives half of every sale. Joseph, from the city of Bath, England, said, "There has been alot of talk of musicians being ripped off by downloads. So manyalbums and songs have been leaked on to the web and downloadedby fans. The musician's rights are ignored, and he or she losesa lot of money. It discourages record labels from investing innew talent."
Several high-profile bands have taken file-sharing networks tocourt and won, and now record labels are suing downloadersthemselves. But Joseph said: "The artists get a fair deal withHawksbill Music, and much more cash than other similarservices". Each song will cost between 50p and £2, and once apurchase has been made, the buyer will be free to transfer it toCD or portable player. Users who have purchased a track areencouraged to share it with others, and will earn a small cut ofany sales that result from this. A wide range of artists, of differing genres, have alreadysigned up including Reed Rothchild, a Los Angelesambient-electronic composer, and Tetrix, a highly experimentalCanadian four-piece. Joseph said, "I am confident Hawksbill willbe a success, as a whole new avenue in the music world has beenopened." About the author:www.hawksbillmusic.com
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