They are just figuring this out....what a joke!
http://ping.fm/EIUYy
Friday, September 17, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
I love this...an small exerp from Digital Music News' 'Daily Snapshot' - Publisher Paul Resnikoff
"And what a riddle corporate music created. Hard to get respect in your early 20s, you lose your A&R ears by your 30s, and you're an old fart at 50. Toss a midlife crisis into the mix, and the fun really begins."
"And what a riddle corporate music created. Hard to get respect in your early 20s, you lose your A&R ears by your 30s, and you're an old fart at 50. Toss a midlife crisis into the mix, and the fun really begins."
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Well Lookey Here: MTV Suddenly the Largest Music Site...
When it comes to amassing music audiences online, powerful allies come in
handy. That's the lesson being taught by MTV Networks, which recently
parlayed an ad-serving relationship with Warner Music Group to claim the top
traffic slot among music sites in August. MTV's 53 million-strong unique
visitors edged out Vevo, which claimed 49 million, according to the latest
Comscore Media Metrix rankings.
That was followed by MySpace Music, which lured 26.4 million uniques. AOL
Music claimed fourth place with 22 million, while ToneFuse Media scored 5th
with 19.2 million.
This is more than just a numbers game, especially when it comes to
advertisers. Part of the Vevo strategy is to amass an utterly huge audience
and reach, a position that theoretically makes the decision easy for
advertisers. Seems like MTV Networks has similar designs, and a 165-percent
year-over-year gain now places the company in a totally different
negotiation with major brands.
Source: Digital Music News
When it comes to amassing music audiences online, powerful allies come in
handy. That's the lesson being taught by MTV Networks, which recently
parlayed an ad-serving relationship with Warner Music Group to claim the top
traffic slot among music sites in August. MTV's 53 million-strong unique
visitors edged out Vevo, which claimed 49 million, according to the latest
Comscore Media Metrix rankings.
That was followed by MySpace Music, which lured 26.4 million uniques. AOL
Music claimed fourth place with 22 million, while ToneFuse Media scored 5th
with 19.2 million.
This is more than just a numbers game, especially when it comes to
advertisers. Part of the Vevo strategy is to amass an utterly huge audience
and reach, a position that theoretically makes the decision easy for
advertisers. Seems like MTV Networks has similar designs, and a 165-percent
year-over-year gain now places the company in a totally different
negotiation with major brands.
Source: Digital Music News
Looks Like They're Sleeping Together, After All: Hurley Sponsoring Weezer
Listening Parties for the Album, 'Hurley'...
Call it a sellout, call it whatever you want. But Hurley is definitely
sponsoring Weezer's upcoming album, which is actually titled...'Hurley'.
Earlier, Weezer denied that Hurley had directly paid for the album title,
though the lines are now blurry at best.
The partners are also collaborating on limited-edition gear and contests,
part of an incredibly brash marketing handshake. Gotta love crass
commercialism, but at least someone's getting paid.
Source: Digital Music News
Listening Parties for the Album, 'Hurley'...
Call it a sellout, call it whatever you want. But Hurley is definitely
sponsoring Weezer's upcoming album, which is actually titled...'Hurley'.
Earlier, Weezer denied that Hurley had directly paid for the album title,
though the lines are now blurry at best.
The partners are also collaborating on limited-edition gear and contests,
part of an incredibly brash marketing handshake. Gotta love crass
commercialism, but at least someone's getting paid.
Source: Digital Music News
Friday, September 3, 2010
after many delays in the recording of "Believe' it appears the studio is finally free for Darren and I to get in there and record. He was finishing up work on the 'Before The Damned' CD before I could get in to start on bed tracks. I'm looking forward to getting the songs out there as I think they will be a step forward from a song writing standpoint and recording/producing standpoint. It has been a long time coming and I must apologize for the delays in the release of the CD...but hopefully it will be well worth the wait!
which brings me to what to do after this CD is completed and out...the delays in this CD have made me re-think my direction as both a songwriter and indie recording artist. Going forward I am inclined to shed the burden of trying to monetize my song writing and focus on becoming more prolific as a song writer. Let's face it...indie recording artist don't make money [or very little at best] selling music...hell the majors are having a tough enough time themselves. My thoughts are why not juts put as much music out there as I can for FREE! Now FREE also mean I may have to sacrifice a little sonic quality as future release will be home recorded but in the end it's the 'song' that matters not the 'sounds'. I want people to love my songs not my drum sound whether they are recorded in a project studio or on my laptop...it's the music that matters.
My plan will be to record as much as I can and put it up on my web site for download and sharing....yes for FREE. Also, they will not be released in the form of CD's but as individual songs as they are completed. This is not to say I will never record in a studio again and release a physical CD...I'm sure I will but my priority will be to regularly release songs for free download recorded at home. I have far too many ideas to be able to afford taking them all into the studio to record...so why not get'em down in the best form I can and get'em out there for you to enjoy.
Along with this will be a simplification of my web site...again shedding the burden of trying to look 'major' without a major budget. Just a simple web page with the focus on the music and not the flash. These decisions are actually a huge relief...music will be fun again and that's what it's all about!
Cheers - Chip Gall
which brings me to what to do after this CD is completed and out...the delays in this CD have made me re-think my direction as both a songwriter and indie recording artist. Going forward I am inclined to shed the burden of trying to monetize my song writing and focus on becoming more prolific as a song writer. Let's face it...indie recording artist don't make money [or very little at best] selling music...hell the majors are having a tough enough time themselves. My thoughts are why not juts put as much music out there as I can for FREE! Now FREE also mean I may have to sacrifice a little sonic quality as future release will be home recorded but in the end it's the 'song' that matters not the 'sounds'. I want people to love my songs not my drum sound whether they are recorded in a project studio or on my laptop...it's the music that matters.
My plan will be to record as much as I can and put it up on my web site for download and sharing....yes for FREE. Also, they will not be released in the form of CD's but as individual songs as they are completed. This is not to say I will never record in a studio again and release a physical CD...I'm sure I will but my priority will be to regularly release songs for free download recorded at home. I have far too many ideas to be able to afford taking them all into the studio to record...so why not get'em down in the best form I can and get'em out there for you to enjoy.
Along with this will be a simplification of my web site...again shedding the burden of trying to look 'major' without a major budget. Just a simple web page with the focus on the music and not the flash. These decisions are actually a huge relief...music will be fun again and that's what it's all about!
Cheers - Chip Gall
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