2050: “Annual Reset of Sound”: Congress passes a law making all music of the previous years’ illegal, in efforts to promote creativity for everyone in the country. Vinyl, cassettes, and CDs are melted down for more material to use for next year’s albums. Crime rates increase with online black markets circulating illegal 128 kbps mp3s unbeknownst to the government. Popular musicians become more successful, releasing tenfold the amount of music per year. Quantity over quality. If no one will hear it next year, who will care what they put out? Independent musicians often have this same philosophy but more than often are greatly discouraged with the thought of never being able to fully “make it,” annually trashing their work. How ever will they make an impact on the music world? The first few days of January each year forward are a musical drought, with no music being released. The world is silent for these few days, except for the sound of iPhones, smartcars, and the sound of caffeinated drinks rushing through plastic straws. 2080: “Prelude to Omnimania”: The “Annual Reset of Sound” has completely backfired. Funding had been eventually cut for music production. All the famous musicians have died. Now that all the independent musicians have taken advantage of this, consumers are never able to keep up with the high supply of new music, allowing the profits of these same musicians to decrease each year. Radio stations are never able to recover from the onslaught of the musical dro