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Re: [idm] who needs labels?
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From: "Jesse Merlin" <jesse@ecamp.net> To: "'Kent williams'" <kent@avalon.net>; "'Brett Dietsch'" <elph@lawngnome.org> Subject: RE: [idm] who needs labels?
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quoted 81 lines -----Original Message-----> > -----Original Message----- > From: Kent williams [mailto:kent@avalon.net] > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 4:38 PM > To: Brett Dietsch > Cc: idm@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: [idm] who needs labels? > > I don't know if it's even wise to start in replying to this, but I have > been around the block a few times on this ... > > A record label is an entity that represents specialization of function. > The label finds artists, arranges production and distribution, and > handles > promotion. > > It's easy to recognize that someone who makes music doesn't necessarily > know > anything about how to mass produce their CDs or records. Music making > is > a different sort of activity than the industrial production of > standardized > products. It's also true that if a musician has a bunch of money, say > $1500 > they can find someone on the internet to do that work for them. A > record > label that produces many products can take advantage of economies of > scale > to lower the cost of production. Anyone who's ever actually had a CD or > Record of their music pressed can tell you that even if you sell all the > copies, you're not making anything near a living wage. > > And promotion is another activity of which musicians may not have a > serious > grasp. They may be downright horrible at it. They may have trouble > convincing > their friends and neighbors to listen to their music, much less a > sufficient > quorum of strangers. People who are good at promotion, and enjoy it, > may have > no musical talent! > > The ideal situation is for people to specialize in the things for which > they > have a talent, and work together towards a goal. The most successful > and > long lived labels are those run by businessmen, not musicians. > Businessmen > who may have an ear for music, but more important, a talent for > organization, > promotion, and persuasion. > > If you can do that all on your own, more power to you. But I have a hard > time coming up with one person who really has done it all themselves. > > On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Brett Dietsch wrote: > > > > On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 02:18 PM, svin wrote: > > > > > i dont really know why i need labels if all you > > > need to produce and sell - > > > is > > > a)computer > > > b)web > > > > and all you need to fix a car is a screwdriver and a hammer. > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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