Comments on: There is no gap http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/ Music culture, strategy and thinking in the digital age Sun, 20 May 2012 02:12:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Snowflake Scenti http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Snowflake Scenti Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:23:51 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/#comment-238 Maybe the reason why we have all this music, that record labels are not interested in, because it does not sell (could it be a reason?), is that almost every song has been written with the chords we know today? I turn on the radio, I've never heard the song before, yet I hear something I've heard in so many different ways many, many, times before. Or have we fallen into one way of making music and that is it? The answer I do not know, I have, however, a few thoughts. Read my "press release" at http://www.newmusicchords.com/. Maybe the reason why we have all this music, that record labels are not interested in, because it does not sell (could it be a reason?), is that almost every song has been written with the chords we know today?
I turn on the radio, I’ve never heard the song before, yet I hear something I’ve heard in so many different ways many, many, times before. Or have we fallen into one way of making music and that is it?

The answer I do not know, I have, however, a few thoughts. Read my “press release” at http://www.newmusicchords.com/.

]]> By: Gary Storm http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Gary Storm Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:39:37 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/#comment-237 well, what about a site that promotes independent artists and lets YOU make the choice of who you want to support.... and finance their professional cd. www.sellaband.com . My wife is the #1 artist on there at the moment. It has taken her 6 months to get there. People have listened and voted with their wallets... put their money where their mouth is. She has made alot of friends in her time on there. Music can bring people together, and this is a perfect example. Anyway, things are going really well, research on recording places are being done, and she should be starting work on pre-production in July/August. When the album is mastered and manufactured, the people who invested in it get a limited edition (numbered) cd for every part they put in, and share 50% of the profits on the normal cd sales. The cd's will be sold online and in physical stores. btw I hate MySpace... so ugly/slow/difficult. well, what about a site that promotes independent artists and lets YOU make the choice of who you want to support…. and finance their professional cd.
http://www.sellaband.com .

My wife is the #1 artist on there at the moment. It has taken her 6 months to get there. People have listened and voted with their wallets… put their money where their mouth is. She has made alot of friends in her time on there. Music can bring people together, and this is a perfect example.

Anyway, things are going really well, research on recording places are being done, and she should be starting work on pre-production in July/August. When the album is mastered and manufactured, the people who invested in it get a limited edition (numbered) cd for every part they put in, and share 50% of the profits on the normal cd sales. The cd’s will be sold online and in physical stores.

btw I hate MySpace… so ugly/slow/difficult.

]]> By: Matt @ Kurb NZ http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Matt @ Kurb NZ Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:33:01 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/#comment-236 Every week I have a friend or a client telling me about some new site that "lets you sell your mp3's from your own storefront" etc. wowee. oh another one, which celebrity is sitting on the board this time? Again, the credibility issue - I'm gonna stick with derek because he's got a reputation - and people say myspace looks ugly??? Every week I have a friend or a client telling me about some new site that “lets you sell your mp3′s from your own storefront” etc. wowee.

oh another one, which celebrity is sitting on the board this time?

Again, the credibility issue – I’m gonna stick with derek because he’s got a reputation – and people say myspace looks ugly???

]]> By: Anthony http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Anthony Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:58:28 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/#comment-235 Andrew has a good point here. I've had a similar feelings for some of these guys [companies] as very few of them: a) actually make a healthy effort to promote the artists that register with them b) bring anything new to the table in this field And that, is just a waste. Andrew has a good point here. I’ve had a similar feelings for some of these guys [companies] as very few of them:

a) actually make a healthy effort to promote the artists that register with them
b) bring anything new to the table in this field

And that, is just a waste.

]]> By: A Minnow on a Mission » Blog Archive » It’s easier to be first (and good) than to be better http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-234 A Minnow on a Mission » Blog Archive » It’s easier to be first (and good) than to be better Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:53:18 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/#comment-234 [...] That’s not to suggest that nothing’s been happening in Flukebox land. A little while back, Last.fm’s added two of our key features, downloads and concert listings, to their service. Then one of most enthusiastic and knowledgeable supporters, Andrew Dubber, wrote a blog post that wished our service a “swift and inexpensive failure” - with the smallest of get-out clauses in case I started crying. These, and a few developments from other competitors, made me increasingly worried that perhaps we risked being a small fish in an overcrowded pond. A quick look at some of the biggest Internet success stories in recent years (Amazon, eBay, Skype, etc.) shows that not only did they do something well, they also got established before anyone else had come up with something worth using. So, after a week of feeling decidedly moody and angrily throwing lots of ideas in the bin, we’ve emerged with a new plan. Flukebox was always a reaction to two technologically-driven trends: [...] [...] That’s not to suggest that nothing’s been happening in Flukebox land. A little while back, Last.fm’s added two of our key features, downloads and concert listings, to their service. Then one of most enthusiastic and knowledgeable supporters, Andrew Dubber, wrote a blog post that wished our service a “swift and inexpensive failure” – with the smallest of get-out clauses in case I started crying. These, and a few developments from other competitors, made me increasingly worried that perhaps we risked being a small fish in an overcrowded pond. A quick look at some of the biggest Internet success stories in recent years (Amazon, eBay, Skype, etc.) shows that not only did they do something well, they also got established before anyone else had come up with something worth using. So, after a week of feeling decidedly moody and angrily throwing lots of ideas in the bin, we’ve emerged with a new plan. Flukebox was always a reaction to two technologically-driven trends: [...]

]]> By: OrangeJon http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-233 OrangeJon Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:45:38 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/#comment-233 I forgot to thank you for this post. Along with a few other developments, your wishing us a "swift and inexpensive failure" has caused some radical rethinking over at Flukebox HQ. I've just blogged about the new plan here: http://orangejon.com/blog/?p=44 I forgot to thank you for this post. Along with a few other developments, your wishing us a “swift and inexpensive failure” has caused some radical rethinking over at Flukebox HQ.

I’ve just blogged about the new plan here: http://orangejon.com/blog/?p=44

]]> By: Mikhail Alexandrovich http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Mikhail Alexandrovich Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:22:29 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/01/24/there-is-no-gap/#comment-232 stop dave.... stop dave….

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