The Murder Of Music, Think Before You Act |
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The Murder Of Music, Think Before You Act |
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Dec 9 2009, 04:18 AM |
My friend and an awesome neoclassical shredder Borislav Mitic has recently signed for Lion Music which is the metal label from Finland that also released my album.
Just before he released his new record he posted a very seirous story about "The Murder of Music" on the Lion Music's website. Some of other Lion Music artists (including me) also gave their input on this subject. CHECK IT OUT HERE! I would be interested to see comments on Borislav's text from GMC community. -------------------- Check out my <a href="https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/instructor/Emir-Hot" target="_blank">Instructor profile</a>
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Dec 13 2009, 04:36 PM |
if someone walked up to you and said i will sell your cd and make you onr million dollars but for every one you make i will make 9 mill. and without him you will probably make 50.000 .would you do it. is that wrong for that person to profit like that .well that is what the record campanies do. i understand about the knew media and it is effective but not like posters mass media t.v. exposure . to me all are good the problem lies in the STEALING in either one I would accept this offer. With that money I would be able to continue myself when the contract finishes. Record labels have to live of something. The service they provide is often something that we can't do ourselves. Their way of promotion and distribution is far more developed than what we can do alone. Also they help you with money to finish your product. I got some money for the studio plus they paid for all manufacturing, distribution, promotion etc... I only paid my musicians and the rest of the studio costs. It might be true that their share is much bigger but that's how you get into the market with the big names and make your own name. You don't have to stay with the label for life. Now, this would only work if people legaly buy your stuff. Imagine that with all their promotional work you don't cover what you invested then how can you possibly cover the cost without them? No Google or Youtube can help you get your money back, that's wrong thinking in my oppinion. Either way (with the label or without) it's not working and the problem is in illegal distribution, filesharing and copying someone else's work. Very big names and awesome musicians, sometimes true legends, are slowly giving up. Ibriza Jusic I personaly know this guy. He is from ex-Yugoslavia, awesome musician and was very famous 15 and more years ago. -------------------- Check out my <a href="https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/instructor/Emir-Hot" target="_blank">Instructor profile</a>
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Dec 13 2009, 05:04 PM |
I would accept this offer. With that money I would be able to continue myself when the contract finishes. Record labels have to live of something. The service they provide is often something that we can't do ourselves. Their way of promotion and distribution is far more developed than what we can do alone. Also they help you with money to finish your product. I got some money for the studio plus they paid for all manufacturing, distribution, promotion etc... I only paid my musicians and the rest of the studio costs. It might be true that their share is much bigger but that's how you get into the market with the big names and make your own name. You don't have to stay with the label for life. Now, this would only work if people legaly buy your stuff. Imagine that with all their promotional work you don't cover what you invested then how can you possibly cover the cost without them? No Google or Youtube can help you get your money back, that's wrong thinking in my oppinion. Either way (with the label or without) it's not working and the problem is in illegal distribution, filesharing and copying someone else's work. Very big names and awesome musicians, sometimes true legends, are slowly giving up. I personaly know this guy. He is from ex-Yugoslavia, awesome musician and was very famous 15 and more years ago. I'll give You right in that a promoting company can do a lot more than Yourself since they got the financial resources. But still they are thinking in the wrong way. How many people visit a record store today in search of a new band/record ??? Personally I dont know a single person, my kids are adopting all new music through the internet or through watching TV-series/movies. So why are the companies still doing the same old-fashioned marketing??? There are surprisingly few ads on the internet for new bands and new music. At the same time we are experiencing higher ticket prizes to concerts, I paid 40€ for seeing Gary Moore in Berlin, and that was CHEAP..... This tells me once again: The musicians today must try to live on their concerts/live performances rather than selling records. An other interesting alternative would be if the record business worked more close with the gaming/entertainment business licensing the songs for games etc. The only way to stop the filesharing is to make it difficult and hard to do - eg. it would be easier to buy it than put some hours to try to copying it. Another way would be to introduce a new digital format that will be hard to copy and as well have a much higher quality than the MP3's. But this will only work for some years - until its hacked and then we are back from the beginning again..... Compare it to Microsofts genuine validation and You'll get a grasp of what I mean... People are copying Windows, but in the long run its too messy to deal with, so its easier to pay for it. But still, the most important question is: Do we really want to have record stores and consume music like in the old days? Personally I say no, I would rather pay 16€ to watch my favourite artist online with my credit card, than driving my car to a record store and buy the last album. The crowd has changed their consuming behaviour and so must the record labels/recording industry. Thats why we have a problem with pirating - eg. dont blame the consumers, blame the industry who still want to play by their own old rules! //Staffay I personaly know this guy. He is from ex-Yugoslavia, awesome musician and was very famous 15 and more years ago. Yeah, thats true! I was on a record with him playing guitar in the 80's, ask him if he remembers Matchtown Studios in Sweden. He was also doin a Yugoslavian version of a Swedish song, cant remember which it was though.... -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Dec 13 2009, 05:17 PM |
Personally I dont know a single person, my kids are adopting all new music through the internet or through watching TV-series/movies. So why are the companies still doing the same old-fashioned marketing??? They don't distribute in shops only. Every serious label distributes stuff on internet as well. You can find my album on every popular music web store in both mp3 and CD format but very few people pay for it. This post has been edited by Emir Hot: Dec 13 2009, 05:17 PM -------------------- Check out my <a href="https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/instructor/Emir-Hot" target="_blank">Instructor profile</a>
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Dec 13 2009, 05:22 PM |
They don't distribute in shops only. Every serious label distributes stuff on internet as well. You can find my album on every popular music web store in both mp3 and CD format but very few people pay for it. Yeah, I know, but since people are used to (by now) to get MP3's for free - why should they visit an online store to pay for them??? More interesting would be if they sold the album in a high-end resolution together with some vids of the band and maybe some photos? And then MARKETED it through other channels. People do not visit online record stores either... In my belief thew marketing must be made at Youtube and other well known forums. //Staffay -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Dec 13 2009, 05:38 PM |
Yeah, I know, but since people are used to (by now) to get MP3's for free - why should they visit an online store to pay for them??? More interesting would be if they sold the album in a high-end resolution together with some vids of the band and maybe some photos? And then MARKETED it through other channels. People do not visit online record stores either... In my belief thew marketing must be made at Youtube and other well known forums. //Staffay Staffy, all of them (labels) have Youtube, Myspace, Facebook, Twitter etc.. channels Plus they are in magazines, webzines and a lot more. You said "why should they visit an online store to pay for them". Ok then where should people look to buy stuff? -------------------- Check out my <a href="https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/instructor/Emir-Hot" target="_blank">Instructor profile</a>
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