by stinson on March 31, 2010
Here’s another one I lifted from my other blog, Producer Notes, my scribblings on record making and how that relates to my general enthusiasm for creativity. I’ve published a few posts there which I think also fit this context of what we talk about on this blog, so I’m lifting them and re-posting them here. I’ll continue to point out when I do this.
They’re not going to steal your idea. Because it’s impossible to steal mastery of a trade.
You can’t out out “George Martin” George Martin. Or out “Prince” Prince
YOU are the magic puzzle piece that makes it all work. Don’t worry about giving away the secret to the sauce. No one can make it all work like you, because you are the magician. You are the integral piece that connects all the dots.
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by stinson on March 30, 2010
So you look at all these bands who have had hit songs through the decades. And how often do you come across a band from years ago that you really didn’t know about? Not only that, but come to find out that this band had a significant hit that you also didn’t really know about?
So how does that happen? How can a band have a hit, but you never knew about it? And if that’s the case, who exactly determines that this unfamiliar music is a hit?
Take the artist Aretha Franklin for example. Certainly she had some huge hits (Respect, anyone?). But Aretha Franklin’s music may not be your thing.
Or maybe it’s Nirvana that you don’t like, but they certainly had hits too.
Then there are bands which are a little more obscure, like Catherine Wheel or The Chameleons. They had huge hits (Black Metallic and Second Skin respectively), and a huge following.
So if either A) you knew about a particular artist all along, but didn’t care to pay attention, or B) it slipped through the cracks and you simply never knew about it before, then just how did it become a hit, and who determined that it was a hit?
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by stinson on March 29, 2010
What’s the destination, how will you get there, and how long till you reach that end?
That’s all up to you…
Is it once you have some kind of record deal?
Or once you have no record deal, but a great backing from Microsoft or Google instead?
Or once you get a manager? Or a Publicist? Or a Booking agent?
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Chatroulette: They figured it out
by stinson on March 24, 2010
A few months ago I was poking around on Twitter. As I was checking out who the people I follow were otherwise connected to, I came across someone who had shared a link to Chatroulette (I’m not going to link there, due to all the naked weirdos).
The next couple days was a weird experience for me. I got sucked into a slight misuse of time, as I experimented with the service, contemplating whether or not it had any usefulness in the realm of promoting music-or if it was simply some time-wasting addiction for perverts (again, it’s disturbing the amount of strange naked men on this site) and underage teens, who’s parents need to restrict their internet access (parents-do you know what your kids are doing right now?) After a few days, I concluded that Chatroulette really had no use for music promotion.
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