The music world is the spirit living in every human’s soul. A world without music is one without passion, loving and reminiscing. The typical person listens to music 4 hours a day on average, which constitutes a quarter of one’s waking hours, and three quarters of one’s entire life spent feeling happy – whether at an event or during a long drive, making love to a loved one, or listening to music simply for the pleasure of it.

Some hundred years ago (a total of four generations) people did not have the privilege of listening to music as much as one’s heart desired. Along came technology, and with it audio aids, which allowed human beings to time the music in their lives. Nowadays, thanks to modernization, we can download songs in MP3 format, convert them to more convenient formats, and download or spread music to all corners of the universe at the push of a button!

Even telephones have become a center of music, whether it is ringtones, truetones, audio or MP3 files constantly playing on mobile phones.

Moreover, the quality of MP3 files remains intact no matter how many times the file has been copied, downloaded or uploaded. The “Free MP3 Era” enables people to get their hands on any creation without giving it a second thought or hesitating for an instance, which in turn increases the demand for music and brings “musical joy” to people’s everyday lives.

This begs the question of what will be the consequences of music on the next era, and what will be the consequences of the next era on music.