Every few years, the music industry needs to answer the question, “What happens when technology makes creation easier?” Affordable recording gear raised the issue, and production software raised it again. Then streaming changed the equation by giving independent artists and labels a way to reach listeners around the world without the same gatekeepers that once controlled access.
Each shift brought real anxiety. People worried the system would be flooded, that quality would drop, and that listeners would be overwhelmed. More music entered the market, but the industry did not collapse. In many ways, more creators found a way in.

– Jorge Brea, Music Business Worldwide