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# The New Musical Middle Class
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-new-musical/
- Published: 2008-08-08T04:29:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-08-08T04:29:00.000Z
- Description: BEST OF HYPEBOT: New technology that has lowered the cost of recording, promoting and distributing music is creating a new Middle Class of musicians who never ride in limos but. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/08/the-new-musical.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

**BEST OF HYPEBOT:**

New technology that has lowered the cost of recording, promoting and distributing

[![Working_musician](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/11/06/working_musician.jpg "Working_musician")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/06/working%5Fmusician.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

music is creating a new Middle Class of musicians who never ride in limos but who make a decent living. There careers may be smaller, but they may also last longer.

**A New Musical Middle Class**

- [Part I](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/10/the-rise-of-the.html?ref=hypebot.com) – The Rise Of The Musical Middle Class
- [Part II](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/10/emerging-musica.htmlhttp://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/10/emerging-musica.html?ref=hypebot.com) – Definitions
- [Part III](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/11/the-rise-of-the.html?ref=hypebot.com) – A Global Perspective

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