Tomorrow's recording stars won't be bending strings, they'll bend samples By Todd S. Inoue B EING IN A BAND was once thought of as a privileged avenue to independent thought and creativity. After being pushed around all day in a crappy job, one could retire to the practice space with two or more like-minded individuals and bang away all one's frustrations. Sometimes, the song would become a hit, and the band would reap millions.
Truth is, being in a band is hard work.
And don't even get started on the guitarist. Today, all one needs to cut a track is a fertile imagination and a cheap recording machine. The star of tomorrow could be that nerdy, pockmarked kid with three rooms of records, an SP1200 and at least 400 megs of available disk space. She owns a used record store in her native Netherlands and gets first dibs on incoming product. You're always compromising.