text: Geoff Barrow has accused streaming services of giving music away, saying his band Portishead were paid just £1,700 despite getting 34million plays . The founder of rock band Portishead has waded into the debate over music streaming, saying that he received just £1,700 in royalties despite his songs being played 34million times. In a series of tweets Geoff Barrow, Portishead's founder and instrumentalist, attacked Spotify, YouTube, Apple and 'especially' Universal Music for selling his music cheaply. He added that he has nothing against streaming, but wants musicians to be paid more, and says it is hurting young talent, stopping people from establishing themselves on the scene. 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 it. 'Yet for younger artists who just want to play rock and roll, by the time they get to a major label, all their rights will have been sold away. 'There will be not much meat left on the bone. You see these huge deals but will smaller bands be able to buy a Ford Galaxy to go on tour in if this isn't sorted out?' Artists have long railed against the low royalties paid from streaming companies, leading to Jay-Z launching his own Tidal service this month, promising bigger returns for musicians. Pop megastar Taylor Swift and Thom York, frontman of indie rockers Radiohead, have also pulled their music from services such as Spotify in protest. However, record companies have been quick to upload their music on to these platforms to prop up the collapse in CD sales after music moved online. Barrow, who heads up record label Invada as well as playing in Portishead (pictured), said he was not opposed to streaming technology, but was concerned young artists were getting a poor deal . Streaming companies have also defended their practices, saying they offer artists a fair price in an age where music can be easily accessed for nothing. Rihanna, Madonna, Beyonce, Usher, Daft Punk, Arcade Fire, Jack White and Kanye West banded together to help launch Jay Z's $20-a-month Tidal streaming service last month, which aims to offer artists a better deal. The membership-based service  will operate in a similar format to Spotify, providing music and exclusive videos that users can stream on computers, tablets and smartphones or listen to offline. The ongoing row between artists, music labels and streaming companies lead to Jay Z launching his own service, Tidal, which aims to give musicians a better deal . Backed by a host of musicians such as Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, Madonna, and Alicia Keys, Jay Z plans to charge £20-per-month for the service, and will give the artists a bigger share . Unlike Spotify there isn't a free service and users will have to pay $9.95 for standard sound quality or $19.99 for 'lossless high fidelity sound quality.' Tidal streams at 1,411 kilobytes per second - well above the 320 for premium subscribers of Spotify, which offers lower levels for free users. Speaking at the launch event, Alicia Keys said: 'Our mission goes beyond commerce, it goes beyond technology. Our intent is to preserve music's importance in our lives.'
target: Geoff Barrow said streaming services and record labels give music away .
  Added that young talents were being given a raw deal by companies .
  Artists have long complained of low royalties paid by likes of Spotify .
  Taylor Swift recently pulled all of her music off of the site in protest .