{"id":21183,"date":"2008-06-25T12:24:27","date_gmt":"2008-06-25T19:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=21183"},"modified":"2008-06-25T12:25:14","modified_gmt":"2008-06-25T19:25:14","slug":"internet-helps-liberate-create-music-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/06\/internet-helps-liberate-create-music-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Helps Liberate, Create Music in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=91839214#\">From NPR&#8217;s Morning Edition<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nB6 is that rare creature in China, an independent musician who is making a living from his work. Until recently, the Chinese government limited the number of CDs that could be sold \u2014 and music piracy is rampant. But the Internet and the burgeoning capitalist economy have opened up other options for independent musicians like B6.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes I get to sell some of my own CDs, and sometimes I would help do soundtracks for commercials, and sometimes I do movie soundtracks and music for installation art,&#8221; he explains.<\/p>\n<p>B6 wants to help other independent musicians support themselves, so in 2006 he became one of the founders of a Web site called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neocha.com\/\">Neocha<\/a>. It&#8217;s an online gathering place for independent musicians to promote their music. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From NPR&#8217;s Morning Edition: B6 is that rare creature in China, an independent musician who is making a living from his work. Until recently, the Chinese government limited the number of CDs that could be sold \u2014 and music piracy is rampant. 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