lou! that is so crazy!! i loved that article!!!

I couldn’t agree more with your speculation…. you have a good head on your shoulders!!!

peace

tom lesko
guitar center
cherry hill, nj

totally agree, we’re a just little garage rock band from Oz, sold about 700 cds,

yet weve agreed deals for these huge american shows like californication, The Unit, Big Shots and games like EA sports, as well as a bunch of other stuff.

so yeah, i guess were a good example of what your talking about

Hey Steve, we’ve sold about 1,000 copies and are looking to move into publishing…how’s the best way to submit songs for shows of that caliber?

Great thoughts. However there is a point in listening demand that I haven’t seen discussed and that is the impact of Radio and Music TV format changes. Radio and MTV’s have reduced the amount of music they play by 20-90% so people don’t hear new music unless they get it from their friends or go to a show.

I still don’t think we should give away music for two reasons. People will start making music for corporations not their fans in order to make a living and if no one says it is wrong to pirate music, then what we do for a living becomes worthless.

Friends,

Can anyone suggest a really good place to get CDs mastered, in the NYC area. By good, I mean people who have a good feel for music and musicians and are not over the top expensive? Thanks–Devorah

Devorah – In regards to mastering – go to Sterling Sound in New York or you can always go to a great overseas company like Studios 301 – you can send the files to the via thier FTP server and they Master the tracks and send the masters back to you!
Their website is http://www.studios301.com
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That is a very good marketing strategy! I never thought about it that way. Thanks for this article.

Not sure I agree with the article.
With the 99 cent song, there is almost no output or overhead outside of studio time. No pressings. No distribution or warehousing. No person on the phone trying to find out how many units Tower Records sold. MP3s have brought back the single. In fact, a band does not even have to record a full length CD anymore. We do E-EPs.

Someone with their own site can actually retain all proceeds if they wanted to. Unless you are Prince or Fugazi, you probably won’t get that far, but it with the right business model and the right team, it could work. It is more about going out and making sales. networking just got more important. I think we bands need to be more B-to-B savy and market each other as well as ourselves. The island mentality blows chunks.

Jerry H
Dream Kitchen
changing name to FolkADelic to welcome new members
distributed by peacedrum.org

I have a sure fire pop country hit I’m getting copyright to protect myself. It could be deuet or single, I think if the right couple sing’s this song the sky’s the limit. It’sthe type that sticks in your head, like just uh swingin. danny

“until they figure out a way to illegally download t-shirts”.. just use an existing t-shirt and a marker, or iron on a downloadable band logo… DIY should apply to fans as well and frankly selling overpriced t-shirts isn’t environmentally sound (same with touring).

The days of pop stardom and making millions should be behind us. Let’s free the art (music) from merchandising and copyright. Good music (not good price) should bring in the fans if you want to make a living from music (whether that should be the goal is debatable).

Just try please not to sell out to companies. Otherwise you’re just writing commercial jingles and it will be difficult to be called an artist.

Music is art, and art should be free (sponsored by fans).

nice utopian sentiment d, but not every artist wants to starve or have to work 2 jobs. The real art in crafting music is to make your music popular with the masses (fitting into the “commercial” formula) without comprimising the artistic integrity of the song. It’s been done, is still done, and will continue to be done. Do it if you good enough!

I don’t think that art should be free. One has to eat. However, I don’t think the primary goal of any artist should be making millions. In fact, all I want to do is be able to take care of my family doing what I love to do. I don’t want to make music in my spare time as a hobby. I want it to be my profession.

Couldn’t agree more Tricey.

I must b Utopian too (from Oz though), i agree with D 100%. We have to responsible, wise and free whatever we do. Wisdom = knowledge of consequences, I think D’s got it.

Refreshing to hear integrity, heart and good ole school, grass roots DYI suggestions too. Spearhead are making music for the concious masses, there is a market for the real stuff. Maybe not everyones cup of tea, but it could be if people started to care more.

Music is freedom and if your on the right track you’ll b real free!

I think songs like these hit a deep chord somewhere with songs like these. You can have a flood of memories of where you were and what you were doing when you first heard these songs.