3 months ago 30th Sep 13:15
Moby has blasted his record company, claiming they are "seriously compromising" his career.
The 'Play' hitmaker claims EMI are losing money by forbidding their dance and electronic artists' music from being sold on downloading websites.
In an open letter on his blog, Moby wrote: "As some of you might know, the record business is falling apart. Revenues are down, CD sales are plummeting, people are losing their jobs, etc. Things at the record companies, especially the major labels, aren't looking so good.
"One bright spot in this dismal retail firmament is the sale of music online through portals like iTunes. The dance music equivalent of iTunes is a site called Beatport which enables you to preview dance tracks and then buy them, with the average cost being twice or three times the cost of a track on iTunes.
"EMI happily allow their music to be sold on iTunes but they don't allow their (and, by extension, my) music to be sold on portals like Beatport. For over a year I have been asking why and I still haven't received a good answer.
"By not allowing their electronic dance music to be sold on Beatport, EMI have denied themselves very considerable revenue and have limited the audience for their electronic dance artists so this is my letter to anyone at EMI who might be reading.
"By not allowing your music to be sold on sites like Beatport you are losing money daily and seriously compromising the careers of your electronic artists (like, for example, the Chemical Brothers, me, Massive Attack etc).
More about Moby's label blast on page 2
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