Re: Musicians and Money.... Take 2

From: paul s. westney (pwestney@jhu.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 27 2000 - 17:53:19 MET DST

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    just a quick reply....about 4hero...i COMPLETELY think they wouldn't be able
    to do what they do without talkin' loud, which isn't even a major effort.
    do you SERIOUSLY think that those two men would be able to put out tens upon
    tens of thousands of dollars for the TOP notch equipment and studio time?
    please. they'd be working at mr. bongo, mingling with the rest of the music
    hooligans in london. what differentiates them is their ability to apply
    their talent to the FULLEST, which, in these expensive days, inevitably
    takes record label support.

    i'm ALL in favor of artistic license. i'm getting a grant to write about it
    in jazz. but at the same time, we have to be real about certain points.
    are you suggesting that 4hero (to extend the example) simply compose their
    own works and leave them to the mercy of performers? that's a pretty
    far-fetched view, my friend. it comes down to which you think is more of a
    bastardization of the product -- *potential* record label interference
    (which only really becomes an issue with the major conglomerates) or
    post-composition interference. ah welll.....another endless argument...
    p.



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