14th
I begin with me quoting Reuters quoting Wagner Jmes Au and the Metaverse Journal- but if you haven’t already heard:
“Boutique label Reality Entertainment has signed popular Second Life musician Von Johin to a record deal. Wagner Jmes Au runs a lengthy interview with Johin, who performs weekly shows in the virtual world.
For the most part, however, he no longer has any interest playing live in person. “This is more fun,” he says, referring to his virtual stage. “No gas costs, no travel, worldwide audience, exciting new people, no smoke, no drunks on the road, no hassles.”
“But what does “sign a record deal” really mean in 2008? The Metaverse Journal takes a contrarian approach to the news: “Any individual can now publish their music worldwide on iTunes using services like TuneCore for the princely sum of US $9.99 per year.”
OK, it still means that music IS doing well in Second Life - and maybe there are even more good things ahead.
If Gartner is right and in 2-5 years virtual worlds will be used routinely doesn’t this give the SL music crowd, and their established technology, a leg up? I can’t help but hope so for their sake.
