Re: [microsound] outsider artists

[jeff gburek <tsazmaniac@xxxxxxxxx>]

Music as a cultural entity functions very
> differently from visual art.  There is less
dependence on elite establishments to confer status to
musicians.  

i don't find this true at all really. and the
differences in coming and going from europe the last
few years i have noticed are extreme. if you want to
have distribution in the states, put down your money
to make a registered CD...no one will take CDRs...in
europe sometimes it is a bit easier. same goes for the
press. try getting the wire to review your cdr
release. if you are not an already established
"outside" cult legend, label-legitimated or sleeping
with somebody in the right position, forget it.



It is
> simply a matter of getting heard by various groups. 
> Also, you have varying degrees of "inside" with
> music.
>  You can be outside of mainstream pop, but inside of
> the microsound community.  The search for the
> outside
> will simply lead to more insides.  Shouldn't we
> rather
> concern ourselves wih seeking out talent, new ideas,
> and fresh uses of old tools?
> 
> Andrew Benson
> www.cloudmachines.net
> 
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