Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>]

Hi, George:  Do you have a for-profit label for independent artists as a
business?  I know you're considering a nonprofit community-based
recording studio.  It's an ideal way to gain a semi-captured market by
helping the early stage artists get to a point they can then take the
next step and hook up with a management team through such a business.

If so, let the list know you're here, and what you're doing.

We also have a nonprofit project called, SONG STORM, and that launches
on the 15th of January.  Check it out, and if you're able to spread the
word, we could use the publicity.

I forwarded one reply from Hinckley for your reading pleasure, then a
second one was received, but not worth replying to.  This guy just
doesn't get it, even with the big crayolas.  I guess I just don't speak
mainstream journalism right.
Tom

On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 12:40, george lallier wrote:
> Good For You, Tom-
>                See, we're not so far from the same trail after all ? 
> Anything I can do to be of support, wether research wise, or just common 
> knowledge experience as an indi-musician, I'd love to get involved.  
> Indipendent musicians stand for alot more than just
> sale statistics, and who actually think they own the right to our 
> creativity, and there's
> enough indi-albums flying around to prove that..............in most cases, 
> the music is an
> extended expression of the truth.  Great job.................Best 
> Regards-George Lallier
> 
> tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com> wrote:
> http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/152520p-134296c.html
> Flip side to file sharing
> Critic at Large (David Hinckley)
> 
> Hi, David: First, you are perpetuating the RIAA myth that they are the
> only legitimate music available. You do this by not mentioning that a
> whole ton of musicians are out there with the prefix independent
> attached to their names.
> 
> When P2P file sharing takes place, a significant percentage of song
> downloading is for songs by independent musicians that are not
> recognized, under contract with, or associated with the RIAA in any
> shape or form.
> 
> When you give credence to the Pew folks, who are putting out severely
> distorted reports in their quest to generate good feelings from
> potential big donors such as the RIAA, you also need to point out they
> do not factor out the independent artist consideration.
> 
> In the last six months, Nashville has had a rash of closures of small
> record labels, vacancies for offices, which traditionally housed folks
> that cater to the independent artists. Look behind this, and you'll
> connect a dot or two. How about tracking the emergence of independent
> artists making their own recordings, setting up shop on web sites, and
> working with the tools the Digital Age gives them? 
> 
> Our work with setting up SONG STORM included research into what is
> coming, what is happening with music, and it showed us that the
> infrastructure for getting at music is changing radically, and quickly.
> 
> The RIAA wants everyone to believe they have the music people want to
> listen to. The P2P downloaders want the world to know there's a whole
> lot of talent out there that is looking for an audience. And, it's
> getting a lot easier with projects such as Creative Commons Project,
> commoncontent.org, etree.org, archive.org, SONG STORM, RadioAid,
> Gnomoradio.org, and the list is endless, and continuing to explode.
> 
> You need the RIAA to pay you a lot more to write their PR for them, eh?
> Thanks,
> Tom Poe
> Open Studios
> Reno, NV
> http://www.studioforrecording.org/ 
> 
> 
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