Major indie arises
This could be a great option for established and wealthy artists that know what to do and how to manage themselves more or less. However, as the music middle class grows (sorry to be cliche but the term has saturated the industry) and we’re becoming more concerned with the Long Tail principle in a digital marketplace, it seems more important to focus on the average musician and less on the NIN/Radiohead side of things. Elite Artist Services will definitely serve as a prod for the majors to make more contributions to the shifting paradigm seeing as they might keep losing major artists if they don’t.
