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Big End
"we wish you a Merry Christm..". Cut!
Quality control is an excellent point. I guess one of the hardest things to do is to decide whether or not it's a good record or a great one. I think JK pointed out that one must be sure that it's one with a bullet before running with the whole promo thing. He's right, of course, but I think being objective about it is the hardest thing in the world.
Michael
Mart wrote: ...
There is a case for Myspace/YouTube etc , getting A+R, at some point, someone is going to have to say, not just, "you can be heard on this site" but instead "you can allways hear quality music on this site".
Now there's a thought for people running websites. Big End mentions development and development. What about quality control and quality control?
Good comments both.
Mart
There is another problem though Big End.
Any artist simply wants to be heard and what the internet has done is create a lack of patience for this to happen.
A recording is finished and uploaded, instantly seeking approval.
On a personal level, I try to send files of new mixes to people I respect, for their views, but it is far easier to upload to Myspace and send a bulk link as not everybody needs another 5 meg file, this brings us to a lot of material on the web that is underdeveloped.
The temptation for an act to put new stuff to thousands of peoples ears instantly is a paramount feature of what has happened to the industry.
I`m sure we all remember whole days taken out, by copying cassettes in real time and posting them.
There is a case for Myspace/YouTube etc , getting A+R, at some point, someone is going to have to say, not just, "you can be heard on this site" but instead "you can allways hear quality music on this site".
If they don`t watch out, the site will be full of Grandad and his Grandson singing Christmas Carols around a Bontempi organ with 12,000 views per day.
A future hit?
I think not.
Big End
thanks for the invite to discuss. Here are my thoughts:
1. Lack of development.
2. Lack of development.
3. People too keen to give the music away too soon before the act has been fully developed.
4. Acts stuck in bedrooms not out there banging the boards in order to, ahem, "develop" their live act and build the following.
5. Too many acts on myspace saying "oh, look how many plays we've got," and being snotty with those who try to help them move to the next level. They need to put the mouse down and pick up their axe.
And so on ad nausium. Take the time to get the studio together, find the right acts, get the songs written and recorded and put the act out there live. Last October, I found two great singers. One is half way through recording the first album and I went to one of her shows three weeks ago. I needed a pass to get past the bouncers...sold out!! And the other act is well on the way. Am I going to release something yet? No. Why? Because they ain't ready yet, but they will be by next year. Slow burn promo, people working the message boards, using my press, radio and DJ contacts. They all add up. Leave the fast burns to the majors and those with the big budgets. If you try taking them on at their own game you WILL lose and you WILL get charged an arm and a leg in the process.
Come on down de-caf, I'm ready for you!!
Mart
Hi Michael and all in this thread.
The cassette theory arrived back to me after my partner just announced to me that she has got me a reel to reel player to go through the old master tapes.
The flaws on my original Walkman when I used to walk around listening to half finished works actively encouraged me to make it better, because the hiss and lo-fi was invading the listening space.
Now...
When I bought the two Springsteen digital cds in about 1994, they were too perfect.
Perhaps we have de-humanized ourselves, in making ourselves sound "perfect".
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