These are very good points. Technology has empowered the artist like never
before. And same technology is allowing the artist to "take it to the
people" as never before. The thing is - you may make less money without the
"Push" of a label but how much did you pay for the recording? You're recoup
is much quicker and on a much smaller level.
peace,
R. Scott
framboise@mindspring.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Catanzaro" <stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com>
To: "paul s. westney" <pwestney@jhu.edu>; <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: Musicians and Money.... Take 2
> Well, in light of modern recording techniques, you can record music at a
> very high quality EXTREMELY cheaply. (Heck, in the '50's, Rudy Van Gelder
> recorded a lot of now classic Blue Note stuff in his mommy and daddy's
> living room!)
>
> In the year 2000, it's getting harder and harder to tell the difference
> between the stuff made in the basement and the stuff made at Ocean Way or
> Abbey Road.
>
> The real money, the stuff that bankrupts big acts like TLC or Toni
Braxton,
> is spent on promotion... videos, marketing, PAYOLA, and the like.
>
> Quite frankly, 4 Hero could go out and buy a rig and make records in their
> house that sound just about as good as what they got on 2 Pages, which is
an
> excellent record.
>
> String players? There's millions of 'em. Recording engineers? You can't
> throw a rock without hitting one of 'em.
>
> Ahh, but taking it to the people, that's the hard part, because the record
> companies have bottlenecked it. It has never been cheaper to make a
record,
> and it has never been more expensive to market it.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: paul s. westney <pwestney@jhu.edu>
> To: Steve Catanzaro <stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com>; <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 8:53 AM
> Subject: Re: Musicians and Money.... Take 2
>
>
> > 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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