quoted 2 lines - with the techno market being in the rut it is there should maybe be a
> - with the techno market being in the rut it is there should maybe be a
> forum for labels to bump heads rather than bump egos and then bump salesquoted 3 lines this point in time. n.a. is far from europe is far from asia etc. There
> this point in time. n.a. is far from europe is far from asia etc. There
> is virtually no internationally marketing for most of the independants.
> distributors simply cannot take the risk. in PERFECT COMPETITION wequoted 9 lines plan together as a group. since last year these Major label guys have
> plan together as a group. since last year these Major label guys have
> tried to monopolize the retail channels that indies find difficult to
> access. The adverse trickle down effect is that the independant
> distributors and labels are losing not "riding the wave" as the major
> labels and their Media attack would like everyone to beleive.
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> If these major corporation didnt saturate OUR independant market (the one
> belonging to the consumers and the ind. producers) then we would not be
> struggling right know for a) retail shelf space b) the consumersquoted 7 lines and c) distributor wholsale price floors. In our newsletter this month:
> and c) distributor wholsale price floors. In our newsletter this month:
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> "1) The year started off with problems collecting last years accounts
> receivable from distributers. After talking with the independant
> distributers i realized that this last "Electronic-ha"
> craze had hurt the independant distributors of underground electronic
> music. It seems that many small labels are suffering. I think that mostquoted 5 lines us forcasted this but We cannot let "the ship" sink.
> us forcasted this but We cannot let "the ship" sink.
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> Discussing 1998 for Techno/electronic music with the Larger distributors
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> brought to my dismay their demand to bring onto the label "biggerquoted 4 lines I hold strong in any forum that the music and artists on the label from
> I hold strong in any forum that the music and artists on the label from
> the Regions we represent is strong if not stronger than these other
> "bigger
> artists" which were prefabed to saturate the mass consumer market. Iquoted 2 lines my ground to say that "We as a collective of innovative
> my ground to say that "We as a collective of innovative
> artists deserve as much attention and recognition as "big" artists. Wequoted 13 lines inovators and not immitators. Those "famous" acts are "acts" and have
> inovators and not immitators. Those "famous" acts are "acts" and have and
> still do misrepresent us to the masses. they are also giving us a bad
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