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Topic History of: Where are we going? A blueprint for music next decade.
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Big End |
Developing the acts in a low cost but highly effective studio is my angle. That way, the recordings can be cut and mastered one after another without huge recording budgets. Get the artists up to a really happening standard with the hits and then promo the living daylights out of it via every means possible.
How many albums get cut by the majors only to be dropped? And at what cost? Ouch!
The aforementioned ideas by the other posters are great and build upon many of the very interesting debates and arguments on this board over recent years.
Some very cool stuff indeed guys.
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zooloo |
Integration of live performance and the Internet is essential. Audio streaming is very well established. Live video streaming is workable but still problematic however it is maturing and is certainly far superiour to what was available a year ago. In the near future video streaming will be a working reality.
Collaboration and the Internet works - for example; Wikipedia, Open Source Software and, more specific to the topic, the FAB Chart where several opinions are collated by one person and put online.
Using the Internet facilitates regional bases that connect to a greater whole to allow the best of the local output to be aggregated on a national basis.
To licence content there are models already available from the Creative Commons which have varying degrees of restriction.
Income may be derived from live events, merchandise available at the event and online, online advertising (A mix of regional and national rates) and of course the good old download.
Costs can be offset but using other providers like YouTube to deliver free content.
One thing the new model has to accept is free content. Fortunately production costs are so low it is feasible to do this. Again collaboration works, if somebody wants to do a video to go with a song and they're giving it away (Flogging Molly and The Wailing wall video) the new model should spend little time concerning themselves with this.
Smaller, faster, cheaper! If the old model is a dinosaur the new one is a mammal.
There is great potential for a New Model... I can do that, gis a job  |
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Mart |
I love the use of the word "gang" BR.
A "gang" means a following for life, and not a product slipping down the wall like a greasy fried egg after it has been thrown at it.
I just heard Coldplay, Chris will never lose his following for his entire life.
The ONLY way forward is to pick up the acts that can consistantly change with dignity.
I like my novelty/parody, hits like any next person and enjoy them, but we need the talent in the A+R to find the survivors, which can make them at will under pseudos.
Get rid of the accountants and bring in the talent.
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BR |
I think we cant ignore the "Live" aspect for modern bands - acts.
Most of those bands succeeding seem to have a very solid live show.
The days when bands/groups could just "release" a hit and not back it up with a superb show are over. Fans want more of a connection with what they buy and that is why Pop Idol works for a few weeks and then dries up.
The real successes will be on the road at least once or twice a year to encourage fans to be part of their "gang" ! |
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Mart |
I`m with you on that KZ.
There will not be another Sgt Pepper, there will be general repetoire.
People will mix and match their favourite artists` music like the sweet counter in Woolworths.
However, there is still the same keyword that comes time and time again in debates like this.
Developement.
We need long term hits and we simply are not finding them.
Every single hit track should be a song that could be a hit in any generation.I believe this is the longevity and product which should be looked at, lets face it,this old product model is still funding what`s left of a failing industry.
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