"The whole performance side of the thing is what people need to learn."

Mikey Bennett is very smart. He also says that ""CD sales are down and we will soon be giving away CDs." The confounding thing about the recording business seems to be that the artist is now more important than the executives. Isn't this what musicians have been wanting for along time? In Jamaica, a leader of the music industry seems to be coming to the conclusion that the recording industry needs to find a way to survive by putting artists first.

Richard Deane is the author of this article in the Jamaica Gleaner.

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