Can Computer Technology Break Music Industrys Control of Musicians?
With the music industry fixated on the almighty dollar and dominated by acts that appeal to the teen market, what chance does a forty-something who wants to carry on an American musical tradition have in getting heard? That’s why Warren Wolf and an increasing number of musicians are looking to computer technology to “keep the suits away” to regain artistic freedom in recording music. Warren Wolf, aficionado of rockabilly and student of Chuck Berry and Chet Atkins from Mobile, Alabama, said he decided on the idea to release some rockabilly music updated with a 2000 attitude about two months ago. Not being able to fork over some large bills to pay for a recording session — as if he had the backing of a record contract — Warren turns to Timmy Dennis. Timmy, a recording engineer who owns his studio, uses the PC-base Cubase for recording and editing music. Even though it is taking him just as long now to record and edit music than before because he has only recently acquired the computer
