Comments on: Music for Code Monkeys http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/ Music culture, strategy and thinking in the digital age Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete Ashton http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Pete Ashton Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:45:40 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/#comment-820 D: It might not bubble up to the surface so much but a hell of a lot of fan fiction (in various mediums) is done by females. I'd go so far as to say the majority. This particular one is for the nerdy guys but "hot girls" can be nerdy too. D: It might not bubble up to the surface so much but a hell of a lot of fan fiction (in various mediums) is done by females. I’d go so far as to say the majority. This particular one is for the nerdy guys but “hot girls” can be nerdy too.

]]> By: Matt @ Kurb NZ http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Matt @ Kurb NZ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:21:07 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/#comment-819 I have deep unconfirmed suspicions that Jonathon Coulter may be a Hippy. I mean super article in the NY Times and all - i think you expanded on one of the better points there because theres no way I would encourage my clients - from experience, as much as I owe to myspace for so many good things in my life right now - to build their career by spending half the day emailing replies to nutjobs on the internet. I have deep unconfirmed suspicions that Jonathon Coulter may be a Hippy. I mean super article in the NY Times and all – i think you expanded on one of the better points there because theres no way I would encourage my clients – from experience, as much as I owe to myspace for so many good things in my life right now – to build their career by spending half the day emailing replies to nutjobs on the internet.

]]> By: D. http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/comment-page-1/#comment-818 D. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:29:18 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/#comment-818 Interesting niche market. I guess the broader question is if you want dorky guys showing up at your shows or hot girls!? that video remix is bad ass though! Interesting niche market. I guess the broader question is if you want dorky guys showing up at your shows or hot girls!? that video remix is bad ass though!

]]> By: Manu Lopez http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Manu Lopez Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:59:00 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/#comment-817 I´ll tell you what Andrew. In Norway, the #1 overall radio hit is the Norwegian band Superfamily, with "The Radio Has Expressed Concerns About What You Did Last Night". Radio summer hits are historically foreign-predominant here, and when a Norwegian band finally made the top spot, all they had to do was put the word "Radio" in the title. Great blog Andrew, and kudos for the article on Argentina. I´ll continue to read your blog. Manu Lopez, Label Manager - EMI Music Norway I´ll tell you what Andrew. In Norway, the #1 overall radio hit is the Norwegian band Superfamily, with “The Radio Has Expressed Concerns About What You Did Last Night”. Radio summer hits are historically foreign-predominant here, and when a Norwegian band finally made the top spot, all they had to do was put the word “Radio” in the title.

Great blog Andrew, and kudos for the article on Argentina. I´ll continue to read your blog.

Manu Lopez, Label Manager – EMI Music Norway

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Pete Ashton Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:00:04 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/07/11/music-for-code-monkeys/#comment-816 Video Killed The Radio Star is another example, very popular on MTV despite being something of a criticism. Another more recent example might be Nizlopi's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JCB_(song)" rel="nofollow">JCB Song</a> which referenced geek stuff like Transformers and Mr T giving resulting in massive viral action (as I believe it's called). Then Radio 2 airplay, then Number 1 single. Though I think the video in this case wasn't a random web thing. Could be wrong though. The geek thing is interesting here but what I think is going to be revolutionary is when "ordinary" people start using these tools. You can sort of see it happening with football fans remixing TV coverage, most famously the <a href="http://www.dashes.com/anil/2006/07/zidane-world-cu.html" rel="nofollow">Zidane headbutt last year</a>. Video Killed The Radio Star is another example, very popular on MTV despite being something of a criticism.

Another more recent example might be Nizlopi’s JCB Song which referenced geek stuff like Transformers and Mr T giving resulting in massive viral action (as I believe it’s called). Then Radio 2 airplay, then Number 1 single. Though I think the video in this case wasn’t a random web thing. Could be wrong though.

The geek thing is interesting here but what I think is going to be revolutionary is when “ordinary” people start using these tools. You can sort of see it happening with football fans remixing TV coverage, most famously the Zidane headbutt last year.

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