The Techies That Rocked The Music Industry

In a span of just two decades, the music industry is riding on an exciting journey to suit the needs of listeners. With music going into the digital medium, the computer technology has had influenced the direction of the music industry.

During the 1990s, Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker launched the short-lived download site, Napster. Those who cannot afford or who were not willing to pay for music made use of Napster to illegally download music for free and without limit. Consequently, the music industry broke because of online piracy.

The late Steve Jobs then entered the scene when he built iTunes to supposedly save the music industry through retail selling of singles instead of whole albums. However, the revenue of the recording industry still took a dive as online piracy persisted.

Here comes Daniel Ek with his online music service Spotify, to revive the music industry. In Sweden, Spotify is showing positive contribution to the music industry. Ek is determined to replicate his success in Sweden and conquer the United States.

With the achievements of these techies, we can look forward to the evolution of music sharing in the years to come.