When it comes to singer songwriters Jamie Marshall takes alot of beating an act worthy of Wembley Arena - Bluesmatters Magazine
We asked Jamie how he was using digital music formats.
1) The internet is supposed to open up many opportunities for independent artists and music lovers, have you been able to get your music online for you fans to download.
Yes I have. There are 10 (I think mp3s on my website)
2) If so how does it compare to traditional ways of selling your music ie at gigs and through shops.
I don't sell the mp3s .. They are a promo tool only. People can hear
the songs on low res mp and will hopefully buy the cd as a result.
3) Very few roots artists have recording contracts or distribution deals which means their recordings are not available in the shops. Do you think digital dowloads offers a good alternative to both fans and artists
I do yes, and better value for money
4) Do you have an MP3 player if so whats albums/music is on it?
I do and there's a whole bunch of stuff on it. Counting Crows, Maroon
5, The Killers, Glenn Tilbrook (with who I recently gigged) Nick Drake, Paul Weller, John Meyer, Richard Thompson. Been listening to Delbert McClinton too.
www.jamiemarshal.com
Andy White 
Andy is a highly respected singer songwriter from Belfast, he has recently released a new album 'boy 40'
1) The internet is supposed to open up many opportunities for independent artists and music lovers, have you been able to get your music online for you fans to download.
At first it was a mystery. The files sounded like the telephones made out of baked bean cans we had at primary school. Mono and from a far-off land. Could the information super highway really be made connected with a piece of string?
Then I discovered how to put Real Audio files on the website. After many tussles with RAM files, I finally got it working. Now you could at least hear an approximation of the music on the website. Still, I don't think anyone would have downloaded them, except maybe to use in supermarket background music applications of course, since the quality had only evolved to that of a large sea shell, or a faraway speaker at Safeways.
The advent of mp3 of course was the breakthrough. When mp3, broadband, and the ability to be able to afford more space on the website all came together then things changed radically. I am still guilty of not having got around to sorting out the number of mp3 samples on the website. But that is my own fault.
The Apple store I haven't approached yet, since first the UK and now Australia where I live have been slow in becoming part of that set-up. The other companies I am wary of approaching since I think people find your website first and trust that you will deliver everything in a cool way. I haven't got mp3 downloads on my site because it takes up so much room and right now I still like the CD covers.
2) If so how does it compare to traditional ways of selling your music ie at gigs and through shops.
I would rather sell CDs than mp3 right now, though I say this in the knowledge that this will change (and my artwork argument doesn't stand up for any longer than the time it takes to download my shortest song by cable modem).
3) Very few roots artists have recording contracts or distribution deals which means their recordings are not available in the shops. Do you think digital dowloads offers a good alternative to both fans and artists
Yes, especially if you find it difficult to get CD distribution somewhere. I also think that even though CDs are relatively cheap to make now, that some artists only want to make - say - 500 copies, not the 1000+ which most manufacturers require before the manufacture starts getting really affordable.
4) Do you have an MP3 player if so whats albums/music is on it?
I just have i-tunes on my -book. i-know it is a bit i-sad.
i-don't like the ones which look like bad jewellry or key-ring holders.
I found myself putting on the last albums which I heard/bought/was given - Nick Cave, Martha Wainwright, the Mazzy Starr singer - and also really old ones which I will always love - Beatles, Dylan, Television, George Harrison.
www.andywhite.com
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