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Re: [idm] how to go about doing compilations

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2004-03-10 18:28Davis n [idm] how to go about doing compilations
2004-03-10 18:53chthonic Re: [idm] how to go about doing compilations
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2004-03-10 18:28Davis nhello how do new labels go about getting artists involved in compilations especially ones
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hello how do new labels go about getting artists involved in compilations especially ones that already have a record deal (talking in a electronic artists sense) do they really want alot of money for one song? how much is a decent price? i understand helping people out or doing someone a favour is pretty rare these days, so i can see why many established artists wouldn't help out a unknown label but i like to be optismistic about humans. If someone could give me a plan or ideas that is fair to everyone artists/label that would be down right decent of you thanking you in advance _________________________________________________________________ Personalise your mobile chart ringtones and polyphonics. Go to http://ringtones.com.au/ninemsn/control?page=/ninemsn/main.jsp --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
2004-03-10 18:53chthonic>hello how do new labels go about getting artists involved in compilations >especially one
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quoted 1 line hello how do new labels go about getting artists involved in>hello how do new labels go about getting artists involved in
compilations
quoted 1 line especially ones that already have a record deal (talking in a>especially ones that already have a record deal (talking in a
electronic
quoted 1 line artists sense) do they really want alot of money for one song?>artists sense) do they really want alot of money for one song?
how much is a
quoted 1 line decent price? i understand helping people out or doing someone>decent price? i understand helping people out or doing someone
a favour is
quoted 1 line pretty rare these days, so i can see why many established artists>pretty rare these days, so i can see why many established artists
wouldn't
quoted 1 line help out a unknown label but i like to be optismistic about>help out a unknown label but i like to be optismistic about
humans. If
quoted 1 line someone could give me a plan or ideas that is fair to everyone>someone could give me a plan or ideas that is fair to everyone
artists/label
quoted 1 line that would be down right decent of you>that would be down right decent of you
my label released a successful underground music compilation (we sold out and broke even, which was the intention). what seems to be standard practice in our area of music is to solicit interest from more contributors than you need. payment is in copies of the finished compilation, which they can sell as they wish. this usually ranges from 10-20 copies per artist, depending on the number of copies being pressed, and how much you can afford to give away according to your financial plan. this may not go over well with artists of a certain caliber, but you never know, they might say yes if your concept is solid enough and your approach is professional. some artists may ask to know who else is going to be on the compilation. sometimes this is a deciding factor for them, because they may not want to be associated with certain others, or may see a benefit in being on the same collection with bigger or more diverse names. however, it's been my experience as both an orgnaizer and contributor that the solicited list often differs vastly from the final list. so it's best to get your plan, your label, your "raison d'etre" totally together so you're not planning on the participation of a few big names to make it all come together. think about the best comps you ever heard and what made them great, ask yourself why you want to do one, and if you have enough excitement about it, it can become infectious enough to get others excited too. but you also have to stay on top of it, stay organized, and make sure all the details (artwork, pressing, distribution, advertising) and worked out in advance. there are too many compilations out there anyway to stick out another half-assed one. if you're going to bother, make it a great one. d. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
2004-03-10 19:03Eggy Toastchthonic said: > so it's best to get your plan, your label, > your "raison d'etre" totally
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chthonic said:
quoted 8 lines so it's best to get your plan, your label,> so it's best to get your plan, your label, > your "raison d'etre" totally together so you're not planning on the > participation of a few big names to make it all come together. > > think about the best comps you ever heard and what made them > great, ask yourself why you want to do one, and if you have enough > excitement about it, it can become infectious enough to get others > excited too.
I've noticed that a lot of times, the standout tracks on small-time record compilations are the otherwise no-name artists. I'm not quite sure why that is. I personally think that it's because it's easy to hone one track to near perfection, but doing that with 6-12 songs is pretty daunting. But I'm sure a lot of it is also simply new artists. You've gotta get started somehow. Most compilations with big name artists don't have exclusive tracks anyway. focus on getting really good things from individual artists who are new or otherwise unknown but are still making fantastic music that will fit on the compilation. Make sure you state exactly what kind of music you're looking for. If you just say "idm" then you'll not only get a very diverse range of music, you'll probably also end up with a lot less music overall, simply because artists will think the style is too broad. As chthonic said, think about other comps. having a website that doesn't suck and that has the relevant information is nice, too. i organized and was a small part of a remix chain that was among people on the old idm-making list, and it's not exactly easy. I had to set up my own ftp server, make sure people could connect to it, host the files for people to download, etc. if you're simply harvesting tracks it's a bit easier to ask for multiple formats, but the fact that there were about 11 participators in the first chunk and only 6 or so in the second chunk of the remix chain that i organized should go to show that it's easy to get people interested, but pretty hard to keep them if things aren't turning into what they expected. -- eggytoast.com : eggtastic.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org