article_snippet.sent: Geoff Barrow has accused streaming services of giving music away, saying Geoff Barrow band Portishead were paid just £1,700 despite getting 34million plays .
article_snippet.sent: The founder of rock band Portishead has waded into the debate over music streaming, saying that Geoff Barrow received just £1,700 in royalties despite Geoff Barrow songs being played 34million times.
article_snippet.sent: In a series of tweets Geoff Barrow, Portishead's founder and instrumentalist, attacked Spotify, YouTube, Apple and 'especially' Universal Music for selling Geoff Barrow music cheaply.
article_snippet.sent: Barrow, who also runs the Invada record label, told The Times: 'You used to write a piece of music and people paid you to listen to a piece of music. '
article_snippet.sent: Barrow, who heads up record label Invada as well as playing in Portishead (pictured), said Barrow, who heads up record label Invada as well as playing in Portishead (pictured) was not opposed to streaming technology, but was concerned young artists were getting a poor deal .