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| From | AdamGhost@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: colter's rant - not an attack |
| Date | Sat, 12 Jul 2003 13:17:13 EDT |
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Actually I think Gabe raised an interesting point if you substitute "midlevel
artist" for the more pejorative/subjective "mediocre talent."
It's very hard for anybody to make a living these days, famous or no, because
the mechanisms by which bands toured and sold in the 5,000-to-100,000 range
have largely been removed. This both makes it hard for skilled musicians and
writers to keep going (leaving the field largely to short-timers and amateurs)
and lowers diversity and excitement in the general music scene. This in turn
lowers people's interest in going out to see bands, buying new CDs...bla bla
bla...you get the idea.
One more thought: it's fine to tell musicians to "stick with it" but to make
that happen you have to back that up by buying product and/or going to shows
(not talking about me or Wendie per se -- say, whoever your five favorite
bands are). One of the other difficulties is the audience for what you call
"Audities" music is older and increasingly does not go out, and playing live is one
of the few ways musicians can still make money and get their thing out there.
With this whole indie vibe, more than ever it's a two-way street. Which
brings me to a lot of interesting thoughts about the fundamental relationship
between performer and audience which I won't get into here...except to say that
the McDonald's analogy is pretty astute.
okay...over and out
adam marsland
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