A Music-Industry Growth Market!

ibobunot · July 23rd, 2008, 05:30 AM

As music retailers struggle to stay in business, a Los Angeles firm is doing nicely targeting a demographic that gets bigger every year -- prisoners.

More than 2.3 million people were locked up in federal, state or local systems at midyear 2007, according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, and they want their Michael Jackson and Pink Floyd just like everyone else.

Given the harsh business climate for music retailers, Paris is thrilled that his business has been flat for the last five years, with sales hitting more than $1 million annually.

"I have dodged every conventional bullet that has hit most music retailers," Paris says. "I don't have to worry about downloading, legal or illegally. The beauty of it is that prisoners don't have Internet access and never will."

Reuters/Billboard

Big John · July 23rd, 2008, 06:38 AM

Never say "never" MR. Paris ................

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4574739.stm

EddieN · July 23rd, 2008, 11:24 AM

There's a radio show every Friday night on one of the public radio stations here called The Soul Party. They do a brisk business in fulfilling requests mailed in from correctional facilities within broadcast range. It's kinda funny actually.

boris bubbanov · July 23rd, 2008, 03:59 PM

I thought you were gonna tell us that Guitar Center was hiring 'yobs' to go around and collect all those guitars, basses and amps that people bought on time and were not making payments on.

July 23rd, 2008, 05:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
ibobunot Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dullsville Posts: 3,456	A Music-Industry Growth Market! As music retailers struggle to stay in business, a Los Angeles firm is doing nicely targeting a demographic that gets bigger every year -- prisoners. More than 2.3 million people were locked up in federal, state or local systems at midyear 2007, according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, and they want their Michael Jackson and Pink Floyd just like everyone else. Given the harsh business climate for music retailers, Paris is thrilled that his business has been flat for the last five years, with sales hitting more than $1 million annually. "I have dodged every conventional bullet that has hit most music retailers," Paris says. "I don't have to worry about downloading, legal or illegally. The beauty of it is that prisoners don't have Internet access and never will." Reuters/Billboard

July 23rd, 2008, 06:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 4,690 36 Photos	Never say "never" MR. Paris ................ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4574739.stm __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

July 23rd, 2008, 03:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 8,506	I thought you were gonna tell us that Guitar Center was hiring 'yobs' to go around and collect all those guitars, basses and amps that people bought on time and were not making payments on. __________________ Bubban0v

July 23rd, 2008, 11:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
EddieN Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tampa Posts: 130	There's a radio show every Friday night on one of the public radio stations here called The Soul Party. They do a brisk business in fulfilling requests mailed in from correctional facilities within broadcast range. It's kinda funny actually.