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Re: [microsound] labels
Hello Taylor. I understand what he was trying to say but I don't agree
with the attitude. From humble beginnings to pretentious disregard. This
is one of the many things about the music biz that sucks royale. It's
EGO.
oh, i agree that his attitude was very very harsh. quite
surprising... some of his points were well made.. but maybe in the
wrong tone of voice...
I have run a couple labels myself and I knew going in, of the potential
problems that may arise (such as an over abundance of demos). If a label
doesn't want to deal with demos then state that publically from the
beginning. If a label wants to hand-pick it's artists then perhaps they
should do that from the beginning as well.
i, personally, go through periods of both.. where i tell people "no,
sorry we're no accepting demos right now".. and other times "please
send them in"... simply because there are some real gems out there
waiting to be discovered... i mean, dan abrams/shuttle358 comes to
mind immediately.. as he crafted a very unique and original sound
early on and his music has been very much enjoyed by people.
i also get a lot of demos that are really great.. but that i simply
don't have time or resources to release!. this is always
disapointing.. and when possible i try to pass the demo to another,
possibly interested, label...
There are ways to circumvent every problem. This prevailing attitude of
"why should I have to listen to something that is not very good" may be
brutally honest but is only an opinion and in a "public relation" e-mail
is sheer arrogance.
yes.. because, frankly, you aren't going to know whether it's good or
not until it's listened to.. except for the obvious ones.. like i
said in my email.. when i get a demo that's rock and roll or heavy
metal or something where the person simply hasn't done an ounce of
reasearch before sending to us...
taylor,
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