Australian songwriters speak out against piracy.

http://pacificsongwritingcompetition.com

Australian songwriters and musicians speak out on the realities of life as an artist.

Many thanks to the following artists for their time and support:

Toby Allen
Peter Hume
Jimmy Barnes
Chris Joannou
Mahalia Barnes
Damien Leith
Andrew Bennett
Lindsay McDougall
Anthony Callea
Jess Origliasso
John Collins
Lisa Origliasso
Tim Commandeur
Phrase
Pat Davern
Daniel Sanders
Ben Gillies
Andrew Tierney
Ian Haug
Zoran Trivic
Ken Hell
Weapon X
Jon Hume
Amandah Wilkinson




Directed by
Luke Dove
Produced by
Lizzie Fuller
Editing & graphic design by
Joel Ellis
Music by
The Dawn Collective

In Tune was produced with the support of the Australian music industry.

In Tune can be used for personal use and as a free non-commercial educational resource
For more info, email: intunedoco@gmail.com




Copyright © MIPI 2008

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Music

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• Barnes
• Veronicas
• Evermore
• Silverchair
• Powderfinger
• Operator
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• Gyroscope
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• Phase
• Human
• Nature
• Weapon
• OZ

[rterminator69]

don't stress veronicas, who the fuck would want to pirate your shit? AHAH

[ikthiuz]

downloads are the single greatest thing to happen to the music industry in the last 15 years. Artists make bugger all out of record sales, it's the the labels that lose out. the same labels that are responsible for pushing commercial crap on the public day in day out. who cares if they go extinct! bands promote themselves these days, and it puts the pressure back on for giving good live shows. anyone can make a song sound good in a studio but bands need to be good live these days. Lindsay ROCKS!

[thechaircover]

Well maybe if JB Hi Fi wasnt selling albums for $25+ that are 4+ years old, id consider it...

[sikehz]

To see most of these people/bands live is not much money either. Ive seen Frenzal Rhomb, possibly Australia's biggest ever punk export for 28 bucks. And that was only last year. The Aust music scene is pretty awesome, I think paying a bit of money for an album wouldn't kill some people to keep it alive.

[PonguigPeopinn]

Rich people appealing to poor people to give them money.

Makes sense.

[jacklaceration]

exactly.. If fan's by the shirt then they get the mp3

[jacklaceration]

Music was a product..Now it is a service

[bearguyisdanny]

i wish these sooks would stfu

[lamentate07]

labels are now taking a piece of the live sales and merchandise. this trend has been in motion in the U.S for at least 2 or so years now, and it's getting harder for bands to stay afloat and receive the appropriate amount of exposure without label input and record sales. bands need labels, and labels need bands. an artist can start up a label independently, but they generally only tend to be successful if they already have a reputation.

as the Ver

[lamentate07]

you guys are living in serious denial. without record sales there are no consistent live shows, unless you build up a local following and play at pubs and bars, and it's difficult to make a living off that alone. if you want to sign to a label and become more than a garage band, you need to sell records otherwise you cannot tour. tour support generally comes directly from the labels, and nowadays, with the spread of illegal downloading and a subsequent drop in sales,...