i just wanted to let everyone know that the days of selling music as we knew it are officially over... as of today. there's OFFICIALLY no hope. first records went, now there's not even a probable chance for a singles market...especially if i-tunes goes globally DRM-free. yeah, i was in denial but now i'm even saying it.

who would've thought a teenager in his basement could completely alter the world with the thought of napster? maybe it's corporate economy's fault for releasing digital product without completely understanding it so they could keep it on lockdown to begin with? i guess they were money hungry....and i guess one person really can make a difference.

luckily there is hope for other forms of revenue. i don't think it will ever be the same though. i personally think we'll see a time where musicians are getting company salary for creating the actual music; based on clout and budget scale, just like their label employees; not based on royalties and sales and paying for broken cds, and labels paying for cds to make an artist look bigger than they actually are. i mean, everyone's business in the record industry is to sell product anyway, not just the artist, right? so we're all really just co-workers. we all get a company e-mail address, some of us just get to wear cooler clothes to work. hm, there's an idea.

to be honest, most real musicians don't even care about making money from record sales. most never do. they just want to live comfortably and makes tunes for a living. touring, merch, endorsements, and publishing will get them their bonuses. pay salary and look at how much profit you make, even if on a smaller scale. and no the artist won't slack if they're automatically getting their money. that is, if you sign a real artist. i think the greed lasted long enough.

thanks to those who gave me a warm response here, i'm going to start blogging more. my whole purpose in blogging (usually) is to make you think about something. unfortunately and kind of surprisingly for me, i haven't thought of anything in the past few days worth mentioning. i've been consumed with music, accounting, and sports.

i did want to post this video though. it needs no introduction.

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check out the new one love merch store as well. buy a shirt.

thanks for checking me out again, as we know it goes towards a good cause.

peace/love.

-d

For those who don't know my face or name, I'm Dave Cenaffra. I'm a singer and songwriter from New Jersey. You also may or may not have seen me in a few small, small movie roles, and a couple of appearances as a VJ on TV.

If you're new to The One Love, welcome. I've seen this website grow right before my eyes and I'm glad to finally be a part of it. If you're unfamiliar with how it works, each blogger on the site supports a respective charity; upon each visit to their page, money will be donated to the charity through adspace. Mine? I'm supporting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

I feel like this blogging community is a bit more special than other blogging sites. Here, you're manually entered into the system. Here, you're taking part in something bigger than you are. By blogging this site over any other, you're giving back and helping make the world go 'round. Where as most blogging sites the blogger is most important, here the readers are. Isn't that what blogging's all about anyway?

There are definitely some interesting people on here whose blogs you will enjoy reading, whether because of who they are or what they say. For one, there's Mr. Ben Romans of The Click Five who never ceases to amaze either in musical ability or character. You also have Cassie Petrey who is so much fun to talk to and always has something worthwhile to say. They both took part in creating this amazing idea. Going down the line you have Nate Campany and Luke White who are some of the best kept musical secrets in NYC, as well as the eversweet Ruth Collins who's breaking hearts with her voice down in Nashville. Check out their pages for their respective myspace links so you can hear what I'm talking about.

As for me, I'm excited to see where this relationship takes me. Hopefully I have some interesting things to say and can even learn something or meet some of you guys, the readers.

Before I sign off, I'd like to take the time to plug 2 charities that I support. One would be VH1's Save The Music Foundation. With budgets decreasing everyday in public schools, the art departments are the first thing to go. What they don't realize is that by taking away art, they're taking away every young mind's ability to be creative. The ability to feel, the ability to learn, and the ability to grow. I know for me, art saved my life. Without art, the world becomes stagnant and predictable. This is a problem that needs to be corrected. This charity helps raise money so that these programs are kept in schools who may be contemplating their removal. Who knows, you wouldn't want the next Alicia Keys to not exist because she didn't have the opportunity to indulge in her dream.

Another organization I support and have done work with is Liz Claiborne's (RIP) LOVE IS NOT ABUSE initiative. This is a foundation to raise awareness of dating and domestic violence towards women to teens so that the cycle breaks. It's a cause very close to my heart watching my mother be abused at an extremely young age. I really hope you check it out because it affects everyone; everyone can learn something from their site.

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VH1's Save The Music Foundation

Liz Claiborne's LOVE IS NOT ABUSE

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Finally, for the first and last time I'm going to shamelessly plug my myspace so that you can add me and come say hi. The link will always be on the left-hand column of my page, but you can add me here.

Thanks for checking out my blog.

Until then,

Peace/Love.

 -D