On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 16:42:16 +0100, Kurt Hamster
wrote:

If you've got a taste for over-hyped pop, tough. The facilities for
any group of musicians to make a competent recording at reasonable
cost, and to make it universally available, have been around for many
years now.

But in practice it is almost impossible to achieve without using the big
boys for distribution.

Oh, you want to get RICH? :-) Carry on that way, you'll find
yourself getting a stable of artistes, employing a Marketing
Director.. .....Hey! Isn't there a market for 5 or 6 pretty kids to
do dance moves while pretending to sing a bit of happy-pop? Hold on
- I'll put an advert in the "Stage"..... :-)