“people have no idea about artists anymore, not even relevant” — Kiasmos

Example is Chillhop as playlist genre, even though each song is created by different artist

I’d say any part-time musician’s biggest challenge is crossing the gap between being proficient as a part-time amateur musician and becoming part of the professional music / performing arts industry.

Even though I personally really enjoy any live electronic performance, the format is still quite a niche, audiences are more used to listening to mixed and mastered songs and big promoted music events are of course far more profitable.

I think we’d see a lot more creative work and interesting performances if artists wouldn’t always need to bend and mold their work to fit the most profitable format.