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Using the Internet to find music you like to listen to and build your music collection in any style of music is an simple and affordable way to add to your music library as you could effortlessly burn your own compact disc ’s or download mp3’s to your iPod or other music player. It’s also a excellent way to find out about current and new musician s, new album and single releases, get free lyrics and find free music downloads. The popular free iTunes software and music library allows you to produce your own music library, find TV shows, podcasts and get free music downloads and for only $0.99 a song download you can’t really go wrong. Plus there are a lot of web sites Internet where you could find free music videos and mp3 downloads like YouTube, MySpace, Rawkus, compact disc Baby, Soundclick and so a lot of others.
What does this mean for the future of music? With the everyday consumer buying on average 2 new music albums a month this could have an effect on the music industry but most shops like Virgin, HMV and other well known music retail shops also have Internet web sites which offer even more discounts and sometimes a music community so the music lovers using the Internet could only enhance music sales.
The Internet is also a good place for independent musicians without a major record label to upload and  promote  their music. There are a lot of independent music web sites where you could produce your own profile, update fans with your news and even sell your own music. The royalty organizations like ASCAP, PRS, Harry Fox and BMI also have Internet music licenses you could get so that you receive royalties and commissions for all music plays on Internet radio stations, and for any music downloads and mp3 or compact disc  sales.
You could even make your own music by buying and downloading music production and creation software you find Internet to your PC or laptop and if you have a good sound card and microphone you could make and record your own music and beats wonderfully easily. In fact, you could find 100’s of free loops and backing tracks you could download and even license for commercial use making it simple for the music producer and songwriter to make their personal music.
And if you want to learn about music, study an instrument or get advice on the music industry you could do a search on the Internet and find so much free and useful information in articles and on music web sites and blogs.
Does this take away the traditional way of making and playing music for the musician? Some think so but you could look at it like this; the Internet has opened up the whole globe to us and you could make good music contacts from all over the world and build your own globally fan base just by promoting your music Internet. Music you could never have even heard of has become effortlessly available and the whole music scene and industry has benefited and grown because of Internet and satellite communications.
You could see then that using the Internet connects music lovers around the world and Cyber Technology has made it easier for the songwriter and musician to produce and record their personal music. Plus it opens doors for the independent music musician and also stimulates exposure for major record label musicians so that they could build their fan base and sell more of their music.