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Topic History of: HMV kaput
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DJones |
Mitch Miller (1958 or 59):
„You [DJs] carefully built yourself into the monarchs of radio and abdicated your programming to the corner record shop, to the eight to 14-year-olds. (...) I’m not asking you to snuff the musical life of these kids (...) I’m asking you to take radio away from the lists and give it back to the people. I’m asking you to give up lazy programming - to play music for every age group and taste“. |
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Jaded and Bored |
The biggest problem for the music industry has been its obsession with kids. This is the single most disastrous policy that means the industry is dead and quite rightly. Now I know sales are growing but profits are not. Stop focusing on kids. Everyone is into music but not everyone has the means or the desire to pay for it. Kids have limited money and what money they have they will spend on GAMES, CLOTHES and physical products with value such as mobile phones, skateboards etc.
Labels are investing too much money on acts with limited appeal even though the big sellers like Adele and Gotye appeal to older fans as well as young ones. MOR sells the most music but millions get spent on Cheryl Cole and her pseudo R&B/pop pap. I love all music and even my kids appreciate OLD music which they associate with quality. As long as the industry obsesses with Kesha and her ilk the decline will gain momentum.
Furthermore everyone should read Lefsetz recent posts. I know he is a loudmouth self promoting Yank with the attitude to match but even a broken clock is right twice. He is spot on for the future of labels and artists.
I would add that as artists, we assemble our team of two or three which can include an old school mentor and there are plenty around. The way to break your music is clear and simple. GET RID OF OLD SCHOOL BUSINESS PRACTICES such as release dates, PR campaigns and the like. Instead BLOG and release your music as part of that narrative. Tweet about everything and stalk your media peeps via such media. Oil the wheels with affordable online ads at 1000 a time using Facebook and Twitter and write heaps. When you have a hit it will blow up big time. |
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Chris Retro |
Aside from most kids now buying music as downloads straight onto devices - and given the state of the singles chart, often buying the same track tow or three times over a long period of time - another nail in the coffin has been the rise of Spotify & its competitors.
People are subscribing to those and not bothering to purchase music. Forget 'sound quality' and other such folly, when a small monthly subscription to millions of tracks people just aren't interested in buying music unless they're old fashioned or dedicated collectors |
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dixie |
Michael,I saw CD burners around the same time, run by a company called VMS. Very different to what Tesco has today - and I don't think Tesco has it right, BUT the quality is as good as a factory copy today. (Not the case 15 years ago). Tesco has shiny self-selection kiosks. Very esxpensive and not required. The idea would, in my opinion, would be all "back room based". (Which means you could use off the shelf kit for most of it. The store could produce inlay cards for display, and should an artist become popular suddenly, be able to create all of the back catalogue. Singles could be produced on demand too. BUT, and here's the current sticking point that needs sorting. The stores need access to EVERYTHING! (Or at least everything that I-Tunes or Amazon could supply. There are lots of people who still want physical, but can't get what they want instantly. If you knew you could pick up vertually any CD with its original packaging from you local HMV, (at a competitive price) more people would go there.
On another issue. Deloittes are shooting the brand (HMV) in the foot by not accepting HMV Gift Cards. (Even if they made it conditional on the card value not exceeding 50% of the total transaction, at least they'd be showing willing/compassion!). |
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Michael |
Dixie, I remember seeing in-store jukebox burners at Midem about 15 years ago. I'm not sure what has changed to make them suddenly of more interest. With Spotify, Deezer (and the p2p networks), availability is no longer the issue.
Maybe a better jukebox with 3D printing or something. But the bare concept doesn't stand a chance, IMHO.
As concerts remain the one stable source of income, I'd be more tempted by a store-in-venue hook-up for major tours. Going to see Paul McCartney live? Once there, would you be interested in buying deluxe re-releases of other legacy artists (with a credit card to boost the spontaneous purchases)? There is potential in that. |
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