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| From | Ralph Alfonso <ralph@nettwerk.com> |
| Subject | demos |
| Date | Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:33:06 -0800 |
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i remember when i worked at big labels - always being disappointed
when i got the finished album after hearing the demos
for some reason
everything that's cool about a band & the reason they got signed -
suddenly all goes away when they come out the other end...
there is an incredible amount of people who are making a lot of money
working the very niche market of remixing & re-recording and enhancing
people's albums prior to release... often just to please the A&R guy
(so he can feel like
he's part of the band or something).... crazy.....
nowadays, running my little label, i find myself in a funny situation at times
where i have to beg artists to leave their own music alone (i call it
the "oh no! my record's
actually coming out... wait! stop! I have to tweak a few things"
pre-release freakout - usually
followed by the "i want to take out the song that's obviously the
best song and could actually get
me airplay but I'm kind of tired of it cause i got this other song i
like that's not as good but
the guy sweeping the studio liked" blues - there's always something
hahahaaa....)
ralph alfonso
Bongo Beat Records
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