Here i am going to share you the view of one of the Legend of Nepali Music, Nabin K Bhattarai about the piracy of Nepali Music and its consequences. I think everyone who love Nepali Music and Nepali Artists should read this once.Here we go...
My internet friends,
I would like to send a message for all those who intend to download my album for free:
Here are a few words on a very important subject to me - illegal Internet file sharing download!!! This is also known as - MURDER OF MUSIC! Since I have a new album released just few months back, now would be the right time to get into this matter of life and death.
You see,... it is very hard to master an instrument and vocals. It takes a lot of years of practice, discipline, study and dedication (like going to a university and more) to reach the level of playing that I and similar musicians are at.
It is really very hard work to compose quality music and create something special for you listeners out there. It is very hard to make albums too because the studio time is very expensive (making your own project studio is a big cost too and not many can afford it or even know how to operate it). It is also very hard to find a music company to publish your music these days,... and even harder to arrange real retail music store distribution to circulate the music on the market and make it available everywhere.
But musicians go through all these pains because they love and believe in music and they believe in fair and just financial reward return for hard work of producing beauty of music they offer to the world. Don't you agree that musicians should be paid for their work?
When people illegally post or download free MP3 files on Internet of the music that musician made so many sacrifices to create - it is the sign of ULTIMATE DISRESPECT! This means literally taking the bread off the musician's table and spitting in their face!
The music business works like this... (if you don't know).
Musicians who make the music give the album to the company under certain conditions. Then company sells it through its distribution channels and shares the percentage of return income with the musician. Stores and distributors also get their cut for the retail sale service to you - the customer. So the bottom line percentage per a CD/Cassette that goes back to the musician is quite small in the end. Also don't forget that musician invested money in studio time so this has to be covered before musician makes any real profit money!!!
To make a living from music this way a lot of CDs/Cassettes have to be sold. That CD/Cassette money also gets re-invested in touring, new albums, promotion, etc.Everybody in the chain of music industry is living from this system of sale... magazines, concert promoters, labels, music stores. Every single CD/Cassette sold counts and especially today for artists like myself who do not have a big budget at their disposal to promote themselves in mainstream media, TV, Magazines, etc (yes, all that actually has to be paid for and costs quite a lot).
I know,... CDs in stores cost money (Rs. 250 a piece?), the world is in economic crises and it's easier to get a free download so that you can put that money into buying your pants and momos, right? Hey, you can make a cool free collection of thousands of albums with no money invested at all! Woohhhoooo, viva la internet!! How cool is this!!!??? Well,... NOT COOL AT ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
