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By: 2007: Year in Review at New Music Strategies

2007: Year in Review at New Music Strategies — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:17:37 +0000

[...] my favourite things to do) and met some great people around the country from Swindon to Newcastle, Bath to Edinburgh, Manchester to Belfast, Cardiff to Glasgow and a dozen other cities [...]

By: clive

clive — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:26:25 +0000

Hi Andrew

It was great pleasure to meet you after reading you for months. Your blogs are a tremendous service to those of us wanting to keep up with the ever-changing digital landscape…..and the value and the clarity you deliver was clear from the audience feedback yesterday.

Thanks for your “cautious enthusiasm” about we7. I look forward to hearing and discussing your views as we continue to evolve to build a compelling sustainable business model which adds value to artists at all levels.

Cheers
Clive

By: John

John — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:17:07 +0000

Bath sure is a beautiful town..we visited there in June, after the Pezband dates in Liverpool and London. but..I digress..I see the event was sponsored by the Musicians Union, I assume they paid your way. Tell me Andy, how IS the Union these days? Does it protect musicians from unscrupulous promoters/club owners who “forget” to pay? Is there a pension? health benefits? (maybe not needed anywhere in the world except for here in the Land of Bush)Is there a hiring hall, a central place to hang out and look for gigs? Do they establish and enforce a wage schedule, so that a musician can earn a living wage?

Why do I ask? Because that’s what the Union used to do ..but hasn’t for a long time. We have thought (for a long time) that a Musicians Union that did all that (as they used to) would be a pretty good idea..so..how is the Union in the UK?

By: Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:20:16 +0000

Iv met clive from we7 before, he’s a great guy.
I love the service too, its totally revolutionary and much better than any free music competitors.

By: karen hunter

karen hunter — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:28:06 +0000

Hi Andrew
I got my pack in the mail today from Tim Wall – a flash wee copy of “20 Things” and Tim’s book “Making Money Out of Music”…..and the cute nonsensical triangular whoseewhatsit that could act as a 20 Things flash card in an exam. Very cool, thank you guys.

I am teaching the Music Industry paper at Auckland Uni at the moment. We have been reading your blogs and keeping somewhat up to date with your ideas – thanks for your inspiration! Spectacular!

Are you coming to Aux again in the next 12 months? It would be great to have you as a guest speaker for one of my classes.

I also let my students know about your intern-ship – they are pretty busy at the moment but after exams maybe one of them will come through…..how’s that going anyway? any luck?

Thanks for sharing your ideas/brain/learnings – I am loving it.

Karen Hunter – Auckland