Greg Earle writes:
quoted 4 lines I think a few> I think a few
> years ago, you could have said that Exist Dance were qualifiers in this
> realm, but of course then Mike Kandel promptly submerged to let his freak flag
> grow erm fly :-)
running a label is a drag and i think a lot of people in the states
just do it to get visibility that (hopefully) leads to a buy out or at
least a licensing deal. i know that i am planning on starting one
very very soon now as i have 3 full length releases worth of stuff
ready to go and no outlet. with luck i will get bought out within a
year or two.
a while ago i heard that tom chasteen was going to take back exist
dance and re-release some of the old stuff but so far that hasn't
happened. too bad.
quoted 5 lines Note that I'm not saying this situation reflects even the slightest on our> Note that I'm not saying this situation reflects even the slightest on our
> US home-grown labels, it's just an observation that it seems somewhat ironic
> because in the mainstream music world, obviously the American conglomerate
> labels tend to dominate, and in our little universe that's completely tipped
> on its head.
it's REAL hard to get into the distribution chain in the US. that is
what cripples a lot of smaller labels. getting bought by someone
who's already in is about the only way to insure wide visibility. i
don't imagine i'm going to make a lot of money with my label but
i think breaking even is a realistic goal.
quoted 4 lines (This somehow vaguely relates to a post I made in a galaxy long, long ago> (This somehow vaguely relates to a post I made in a galaxy long, long ago
> about deciding what labels to send one's music to, since label identification
> in this realm is far stronger than artist identification. At least until
> the artist is well-known to some extent.)
hmmm, i don't necessarily agree... maybe in our own little
trainspotter realm that is true. i actually hope you're right, cos
all the stuff on my label will be under various aliases.... :)
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