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听力文本
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.
Technology is creating major changes in the music industry. Music lovers listen to and buy music on the Internet. They can watch live concerts of favorite artists online. And music makers as well as music industry officials use social media to reach and increase public interest.
Nick Sherwin is the founder of the band — Suburban Skies. He says 21st Century technology permits a band to control its own future.
"Social media is a wonderful thing, and being able to control your own art and not be signed by a record label — to be your own record label — is liberating."
Sherwin says the Internet and social media have created possibilities for musicians. He says the new way to success is to give visitor more than one type of experience.
"Some most important thing is content. You have to have songs, videos to be able to get up and do this. But I think it is extremely important to do shows to build your brand, to build your reputation," Sherwin said.
Music industry officials discussed the future of the business during an international conference in Los Angeles, California. They said musicians are choosing to perform live across the country, following the drop in CD sales in the United States.
Rob Light is head of music with a creative artists agency. "The majority of the income for artists now is coming from the live marketplace."
Along with the popularity of live music there has been an explosion in the number of music festivals, these events are advertised on social media.
Pasquale Rotella leads Insomniac, a company that produces electronic dance music festivals in several countries.
"Someone could make it in their bedroom and put it out there. People can gain fans that way, online without anyone's help, and that has absolutely helped the growth of dance music," said Rotella.
Bob Pittman leads the radio organization — Clear Channel Communications. He says music lovers are still listening to the radio, although there are new ways of finding music. He says 70 percent of Americans say they discover new music from what they hear on the radio.
But Rob Light says radio will soon be a thing of the past.
"I do not believe that terrestrial radio is going to be as relevant to a 12-year-old today in five or six years, and if you are going to look forward, I think they are going to get information from other places and other sources," he said.
Nick Sherwin is not worried. He just wants to reach everyone who likes his style of music with the help of the Internet.
And that's the VOA Learning English Technology Report. For more technology stories, go to our website learningenglish.voanews.com. Give us a like on the VOA Learning English Facebook page. Follow us on twitter at VOA Learning English. I'm Jonathan Evans.
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词汇解释
1.record label 唱片公司；记录标记
A model, actor and singer, her business interests include fashion design, a record label and a perfume range.
作为一个模特、演员和歌手，她的商业兴趣包括时装设计，唱片公司和香水。
2.terrestrial adj. 地球的；陆地的，[生物] 陆生的；人间的 n. 陆地生物；地球上的人
The gills of fishes are analogous to the lungs in terrestrial animals.
鱼类的鳃与陆上动物的肺类似。
3.festival n. 节日；庆祝，纪念活动；欢乐 adj. 节日的，喜庆的；快乐的
Many towns hold their own summer festivals of music, theatre, and dance.
很多城市都举办自己的夏季音乐、戏剧和舞蹈节。
内容解析
1.But Rob Light says radio will soon be a thing of the past.
a thing of the past 陈迹
The carefree childhood became a thing of the past.
无忧无虑的童年已经是过去时了。
The government is determined to make racial intolerance a thing of the past.
政府决定废除种族歧视。
参考译文
这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。
科技给音乐界带来了巨大的变化，音乐爱好者们在互联网上收听和购买音乐。他们能在线观看最爱艺术家的直播演唱会，音乐创作者和音乐界官方都使用社交媒体来实现和提升公众兴趣。
尼克·宣威是乐队“郊区天空”的创建者，他说21世纪的科技使得乐队能控制自己的未来。
“社交媒体是个神奇的事物，能够控制自己的艺术，而不签约唱片公司，做自己的唱片很自由。”
宣威说互联网和社交媒体为音乐家提供了可能，他说成功的新途径是给用户更多类型的体验。
“最重要的是内容，要有歌曲、视频，但我认为极为重要的是建立自己的品牌和声誉。”
音乐产业的官员在加州洛杉矶的国际会议上讨论了音乐行业的未来，他们说随着美国唱片销量的下降，音乐家们会选择在全国各地现场演出。
罗布·赖特是一家创意艺术家机构的音乐总监，“现在艺术家的主要收入来自现场演出。”
随着现场音乐的流行，音乐节数量也大增，这些活动都在社交媒体上做广告。
帕斯夸莱·罗特拉是Insomniac公司负责人，这家公司在几个国家组织电子舞曲音乐节。
“有人在卧室制作音乐，然后传播出去。人们可以在网上获得粉丝，而无需他人帮助，这当然就促进了舞曲音乐的发展。”
鲍勃·皮特曼是清晰频道通信公司负责人，他说音乐爱好者仍收听广播，尽管已经存在获得音乐的新途径。他说70%的美国人称他们通过广播发现新音乐。
但罗布·赖特说广播很快就成为历史。
“我不认为地面广播五六年后依然受欢迎，如果你朝前看，我想人们将通过其他途径和渠道来获取信息。
尼克·宣威并不担心，他只希望通过互联网让喜欢音乐风格的人都能听到它。
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