Lee from the Plump DJs Chats to I Like Music

ILM: You have been involved in the music industry for a long time and have witnessed it grow and change. How has the internet and downloading music for free affected you as an artist?

Lee: There has been a massive change of events since the internet has come around. It has had a big effect on the music industry, as most people know, with a lot of companies going under and musicians finding it tough, near impossible, to sell music. We've still got a DJ fanbase and there are a number of people that like our music and records so there is still a need for us!

Generally our record sales have gone down and been replaced by downloads. However, many more people are downloading our music now compared to the numbers that ever bought our records. It has made it more accessible. We can go away and DJ in Taiwan and there will be 10,000 people there. The first 1,000 will be singing all the words to a track and they are most likely to have downloaded it from home. Nowdays we might only sell about 2,000 - 3,000 actual records but get a million downloads. Not all of those downloads are paid for though. But we are selling a bit from them, so we can make a bit of money back from that process.
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