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2003-03-12 09:07philippe-petit [idm] indie ethics
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2003-03-12 09:07philippe-petit> from an artist's persective, doesn't it make more sense to not sell an album and have a
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> from an artist's persective, doesn't it make more sense to not sell an album and have a listener than to not sell an album and not have a listener? I agree with this, my priority being that the music of the people I chose to work with be heard, though it would be nice to sell enough copies to be able to pay them royalties, and furthermore allow them to live off their music. for sure jeff is right when he says that people should keep in mind the work of musicians and smaller labels, and that none of us is getting paid for that. it is a labour of love so hopefully we can go on though it be financially tough. philippe | 0000 \\\\.. \\\\ __ http://www.bip-hop.com _---| 0000 \\\\..\\\\ ==> contemporary electronica challenging the ears and the mind
2003-03-12 21:08Josh Steinerphilippe-petit wrote: > > > from an artist's persective, doesn't it make more sense > to n
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Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:08:04 -0800
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philippe-petit wrote:
quoted 18 lines from an artist's persective, doesn't it make more sense> > > from an artist's persective, doesn't it make more sense > to not sell an > album and have a listener than to not sell an album and > not have a > listener? > > > > >I agree with this, my priority being that the music of the people I chose to work >with be heard, though it would be nice to sell enough copies to be able to pay them >royalties, and furthermore allow them to live off their music. for sure jeff is right >when he says that people should keep in mind the work of musicians and smaller >labels, and that none of us is getting paid for that. it is a labour of love so >hopefully we can go on though it be financially tough. >philippe >
hey phillipe, have you guys ever thought about using a donations model to suppliement cd sales? i'm certain that many people would happily donate direct to artist/label if they had the option... this model is starting to gather some steam, check out mozilazine.org and kuro5hin.org to see it in action. -josh PS, it's kind of funny, i was telling my brother about bip-hop when i was in Paris briefly last winter and he said "oh, i think that guy slept on my couch in NYC once" ... its a small world. -- ____________________________________________________ independent u.s. drum'n'bass -- http://vitriolix.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org