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Beat This!The next Beat This! Competition is from November 27-28th!
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Under the Blasphemous W(RAP): Locating the “Spirit” in Hip-Hop
Reminds me of people being lauded for doctoral theses on Jim Morrison, the Beatles, Tupac or anything with Bob Dylan. Man, I wish I could live in academia and BS on stuff I enjoy all day long and be taken as an "expert" AND get paid on it. But substancewise, the paper is really cool - I dig...- God
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The official "Getting Hated On" thread. Your stories of getting hated on.
We've all experienced haters. The envy and jealousy teeming within these haters as they passive-aggressively try to subvert your success, or place seeds of doubt in your success. I'm sure we've also hated on other people, though we won't admit it :-) In any case. I am curious to hear your...- God
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Idea Pool : Promo and Publicity
Vinyls are dope, but a lot of the popular DJs at the big clubs out here are using the digital turntable where the setup is basically the look and feel of vinyl but they're scratching a digital file. I forgot who makes it - i think its Technics, but a couple friends of mine have it. I don't... -
Sick of the music industry. Jaded? I sure as hell am.
I googled the jersey thing. fuck that! The island should be flooded, that's some gross shit. Monaco is always a good tax-haven - maybe I can become a citizen of Gibraltar? -
Idea Pool : Promo and Publicity
Screw lunch - this is too easy - I'll post now and get it out of the way for the day: Ash, You have a problem that a lot of companies bringing forth a new product have. How do you create buzz for that product or event? I am going to take this from what I believe is your point of you rather... -
Idea Pool : Promo and Publicity
Ash, Why are you going to the old route? With digital dominating these days - why are you going to even consider creating unnecessary overhead selling CD's? Unless you're basing your income for CD's sold at "shows." But the internet is the ultimate marketing opportunity. Man, you gotta... -
Sick of the music industry. Jaded? I sure as hell am.
Focus group testing indicated that it would be marketable to a large enough faction of college/hippie/high school demos to make the hybrid extremely profitable. Touring and a marketing focus on the pseudo-jam band subculture would make it work. The cross pollination of rap into the mainstream... -
Sick of the music industry. Jaded? I sure as hell am.
Lil' Drama Boi: 99% (if not all) of the worlds business models are Pyramid schemes. Don't think that shit being on the back of the "almighty dollar" is just art or paying homage to Egypt! The whole Pyramid business model is based on "everybody fucking everybody" financially. That's the reason... -
Sick of the music industry. Jaded? I sure as hell am.
Damn, this has become a pretty cool disussion on the industry. I think I have to respond to a couple people and give you some input into why this happens. I basically copied the quotes and replied. Then I throw some knowledge at the end. Relic(The fake one not the real one who posts on the... -
Sick of the music industry. Jaded? I sure as hell am.
It depends. Do you think what Puffy did with Danity Kane, Day 26, or Shyne is a scam? Do you think that N'Sync or the Backstreet Boys were a scam? Do you think Avril Lavigne is a scam? Do you think that Lil' Mama is scam? If yes-- how many records did these scams sell? Remember, the goal... -
Sick of the music industry. Jaded? I sure as hell am.
Look, I know the music biz is cutthroat and with everyone else is losing their job around me because they can't con as good as me to prove their worth to the boss, I don't give a fuck. They know the game, I knew the game. It's just that it's the same thing we're marketing - fake "rebellion"... -
Sick of the music industry. Jaded? I sure as hell am.
I'm ranting now. I'm sick of working in music. I lost the initial enjoyment. I feel more like a hustler and con-man rather than (ha, thought I'd tell you in what division/where I worked.) It's all about getting paper. And when you get the paper, you just get jaded. True, I consider... -
Great Jimmy Iovine Interview
Jimmy Iovine is one of the smoothest operators I know. He can stab you in the back while smiling at you talking about how great your wife was at the charity function. You don't even feel the knife twisting in your back, because the dude Novocained it up when you weren't looking. If that... -
Full sail
DO NOT GO TO FULL SAIL. I REPEAT DO NOT GO TO FULL SAIL. I talked to an engineer about it-- says he gets so many applicants and the audio engineering industry is consolidating (i.e. contracting/losing jobs.) Get a 4 year college education. You're better off being a studio rat for some dude... -
The Wire
I got caught up in TiVoing The Wire when I came home and turned on HBO. I got drawn in by this great, well-written, brilliantly acted, realistic drama-- it wasn't something I would just flip the channel on. I mean, it was good-- really good. It was like an Oscar nominated movie that was...- God
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Indie music-- profitable? Riddle?
He loses his investment, but the amount of money he puts in his losses offsets any taxes to be paid on other investments (i.e. record contracts) that are actually making money. I lose 150K on "Vampire Weekend." "Celine Dion" nets me 1 million of which I have to pay 200K in taxes on. The... -
How to write a #1 hit -- good book recommendation.
Good looks on getting the link. Thx.- God
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How to write a #1 hit -- good book recommendation.
I was at an overpriced restaurant ordering sushi or some undercooked crap and the person I was talking to recommended a book to me. It's called "The Manual." It's pretty ruthless, and it is written by the members of the late eighties-early nineties duo called "KLF." I guess they're British...- God
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