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I worry that indie is becoming too ‘commercialized’!
Copyright sponsorship deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars, while attractive, are unintentionally pushing indie into a heavily commercial financial cycle. Indie used to be a place of creative freedom, experimentation – now it may have to please investors and funding funds. For small artists, this can lead to a loss of identity.