We Are Part of the Internet Generation

Family Junction is a band comprised of five childhood friends who decided that after college we were going to take on the American entrepreneurial spirit, work together and create music as a living, a job that is rewarding, but by no means is easy.The decision by the Copyright Royalty Board to increase royalty rates would drastically restrict the outlets of expression for musiccreators and the outlets of diversity for music listeners. Artists, like us, should be compensated for their creative works - as it is extremely important to the way independent artists make a living - but not so much as to cause the death of internet radio. If the balance is disturbed, and the current status quo drastically changes, the diverse internet radio services will be forced to pay increased royalty rates that are so high (in many estimates, more than what some of these stations will generate in revenue), they will simply shut down. The internet radio stations Family Junction depend on for our businessmodel will not be able to afford to pay these extremely high royalties. Instead of artists worrying about generating income from royalty rates, they can forget about royalties altogether because there will be very few stations left who will play their songs.As listeners of internet radio, we were able to find new and incredible influences from around the globe, and once we recorded our first Family Junction songs, we were able to have our music played to thousands of people across the United States; people who were eager to hear our music. By finding a niche crowd across the United States we were given the encouragement to continue following our dreams of writing and recording music.Currently we have songs playing on college radio stations (many of which are web-only), and niche genre stations throughout the United States. As more and more people are able to record and distribute their own creative works, the outlets for promoting it are decreasing. The Family Junction sound may not ever make it onto mainstream terrestrial radio, however, we should not be restricted from the markets that will embrace and appreciate our creative works. We aim to create music for a specific crowd,,and these people listen to internet radio for the diversity of content they will find on it.As musicians and music lovers, we want to keep the channels that connect our music to others. We are part of the internet generation. This is where we seek out and find new ideas for entertainment. We want to see artists live and thrive, and we want to support them through all their releases. Without internet radio, where do we, and other artists, connect with those we are seeking?Love,The Family