TF: Tell us a little about your dealings with labels and ‘the industry’ and why you became disillusioned.īenn: Luckily, my record contracts were always negotiated well. Our goal is to simply compensate our artists as much as possible, and that includes utilizing the “digital revolution” to our advantage, instead of punishing our artists by punishing their fans. My label, on the other hand, doesn’t have a complex or radical plan. It seems impossible to me that I’m on this planet for any other reason than writing music. Music has allowed me to travel the world, meet thousands of wonderful people, and express myself through my work. I’ve been releasing albums for about 14 years on various indy labels, and in the last 5 years I’ve also been composing for television, film, and ads. Now 20-some odd years later, I feel lucky to tell you that I make music for a living. I started playing classical guitar when I was about 5, and since then, all I’ve wanted to do with my life was make music. TF: Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your musical journey.īenn: I’m Benn and I’m 29 years old. TorrentFreak caught up with Benn Jordan who told us he’s not just disillusioned, he’s ‘outraged’ that iTunes is selling his work without permission and seemingly keeping all the money. It’s available on BitTorrent on sites like The Pirate Bay, with so-called ‘OiNK replacement’ site, What.cd, providing the album on ‘free leech’ to encourage more downloads. An established, but outraged musician has decided to shun conventional distribution methods by following other recent initiatives (such as Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ promotion) by making his latest album available for free download.
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