hey i joined about a week ago and sent a short introduction and a few
questions. i was a bad citizen and did not quickly reply/comment on
the responses I got. i don't mean to be a bad internet neighbor, so
here's my belated responses and comments. thanks for giving a shit.
quoted 3 lines First of all, we don't know which projects you do or don't know about
>First of all, we don't know which projects you do or don't know about
>already, and secondly, why should the gender of the music-maker in
>any way matter to the final outcome of the sound of the music?
it's pretty safe to assume I know nothing about anything. I love the
music of Hecate, and that's pretty much the extent of it. I didn't
want to answer this question, because I figure my ignorance will make
some people feel like I'm not worth talking to. Oh well, honesty is
the best policy.
I believe gender matters. I don't want to start an ideological
debate, so I'm going to decline to go any further than that with my
answers, except to say that professionally I've "put my money where
my mouth is" and been a big supporter of female musicians. i know a
lot of people espouse "gender blindness" and think it shouldn't be an
issue. i've heard all the arguments. but i believe it matters, and
there it is.
quoted 2 lines Curiosity? Hmmmm. Record label and artist management.
>Curiosity? Hmmmm. Record label and artist management.
>But no artists yet:
>
http://shotclockmanagement.com/artists.html
quoted 2 lines "Hi idm-list. I understand that you folks do free A&R, so I thought
>"Hi idm-list. I understand that you folks do free A&R, so I thought
>I'd stop by and get some."
look, for the record, I think the above response was rude. also, for
the record, my interest is mostly personal, but it is hard for me to
separate the personal and the professional, because my life is so
tied up in music and the business of music. music has been my main
passion for my whole life, and I have a constant craving to
investigate new music. It is true that I have made a career out of
helping musicians, which is handy since that's what I love to do. I
don't even know what "free A&R" is. If it means I might actually
check out some of the artists people recommend on this list, well,
guilty as charged.
quoted 4 lines I'm curious about Excepter myself -- saw the record at Aquarius (in SF) over
>I'm curious about Excepter myself -- saw the record at Aquarius (in SF) over
>the weekend. I was wondering if it was metal, because it seemed to be filed
>in the metal section, plus the name sounds like a riff on "Acceptor." But
>the sleeve looked more electronix-oriented.... Have you heard it/them?quoted 5 lines As for the gender question, you might begin with www.pinknoises.com -- not a
>As for the gender question, you might begin with www.pinknoises.com -- not a
>bad place to start researching. There's always a dearth of women making
>music and getting recognized for it in the electronic scene, just like,
>well, everywhere else. Some good female-led project, off the top of my head
>(mostly electronic, not all "IDM"):
a friend of mine who used to be in a group called the no neck blues
band put out the excepter record. i just asked cuz i wondered if it
fit into idm and if it had "gotten out there" much. it is a record
i'd like to recommend, except that i am so unfamiliar with the
language of idm criticism, that i wouldn't know what to say about it.
i like it when i listen to it. it is definitely not metal.
thanks a bunch to everyone who recommended female artists or websites
with info, it means a lot to me. i will try to answer any posts that
directly regard me in a more timely and thorough fashion, from now on.
thanks again
Slim
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