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| From | PlattChris@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: Too soon to be covering songs |
| Date | Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:35:02 EDT |
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Brioohs writes:
> Me, I despise The White Stripes, and would likely buy Benson's original
> anyway - but that's not the point. The car commercial exposure doesn't
> hurt, but honestly, how many people do you think take the time to search
out
> the information on who the artist or what the song is after seeing the
> commercial? Probably not that many...if they would superimpose a brief
> credit onscreen during the ad, that might increase the sales. I'm not
> putting down the use of underground artists in commercials, as they are
> likely generating a substantial chunk of royalty or licensing fee for the
> artist & songwriter involved. And that, sadly, is what keeps a lot of
those
> people afloat financially - probably moreso than CD sales.
Funny thing, and tying this to the recent "political" thread, Entertainment
Weekly has a frequent sidebar in the Music section that identifies some of
the more (or sometimes less) buzz-worthy music featured in advertizing. So
at least that info is somewhat more available to the general public than it
would be otherwise.
> And for those folks that do read every credit on their CD liners who then
go
> in search of new avenues of listening because of their exposure to
something
> other than the recording artist's own material - I raise my cup of grog to
> you!
Amen to that, brothah. A chance exposure to The Grays on public radio some
10 years ago opened a door to a wealth of genius for me. Long Live Power Pop.
Relative Newbie in AuditiesLand,
Christopher
N.P. Owsley "Oh No The Radio"
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