Asia: 60 percent of global music market
Read that headline and ponder, if your serious about music, how can you ignore Asia?
That’s what most labels and artists have done. “Bootlegging”, or “They don’t speak english” might be one of the excuses, but not anymore, and even if they don’t, that doesn’t mean they can’t memorize words to your song and sing along, it happens all the time.
When I went to Asia, I got bitten by some kind of bug. I didn’t get sick, I just got the fever – for Asia.
You could argue this is attributable to many things, and you would be right, but I think my instincts were sensing what this article is eluding to: That you can’t ignore Asia if your serious about music.
Asia Pacific Market Grows – radioandmusic.com
Oh, and if that article isn’t enough to boggle your mind, this WILL.
From my sources in China working in the industry: the Chinese internet base is the largest in the world with 221 million users. At 16% penetration, this still leaves huge room for growth. That’s right, that stat represents 16% of China. You do the math.
Keep your eye here for more about my plans for music in Asia through Pro Soul.
June 7th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Thanks for sharing this – it’s fascinating to learn about where the global music market is heading. I’m so glad I live in the heart of Asia! Looking forward to hearing more about your research and plans for pro soul in Asia.
June 11th, 2008 at 1:26 am
Asia seems to be the center of everything right now! I’d be interested to know eventually where one starts to break into that kind of market.