I was under the impression that indie meant independent of major labels, but it seems to have taken on a genre? Please clarify! Thank you!
2007-01-20 17:09:39 · 8 answers · asked by Other 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Indie music is music that is fresh, unsigned, somewhat friendly
2007-01-20 17:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by Take Your Medicine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indie music is any genre of music that that is independent from commercial, pop, and mainstream music. For instance, people like Justin Timberlake and 50 cent are mainstream, pop musicians while musicians like Belle & Sebastian, who are less famous and most of the time better, are indie musicians.
2007-01-21 01:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by African Liberator 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same as a major label except artists have control of their material and get to keep most of the money from their sales.
2007-01-21 01:22:47 · answer #3 · answered by jason j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indie bands are well-known, but not so well-known that everyone has heard them. Some people say indie is like "emo" music too. So... yes and no. It really depends on who you're talking to.
2007-01-21 01:16:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it does mainly mean that the artist isn't affiated with a major label, but anything that is once little, eventually turns main stream, and now people have turned the term to mean a sort of newer alternative style music.
2007-01-21 01:13:38 · answer #5 · answered by seann212 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not mainstream,unusual,different,
independant labels
willing to take a risk, obscure,unlike others
2007-01-21 01:18:30 · answer #6 · answered by 4 strings 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
music that's not overplayed on the radio but still familiar to a significant number of people
2007-01-21 01:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
indie is what you said but also usually has like acoustic guit, piano, synth, banjo, or other wierd stuff in it. its AMAZING
2007-01-21 01:13:22 · answer #8 · answered by wow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋