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| From | <nonstoppop@cox.net> |
| Subject | Re: Rick Springfield anyone? |
| Date | Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:30:33 -0400 |
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---- Michael Coxe <audities@gmail.com> wrote:
> jdeem@carolina.rr.com wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael McCartney"
> >
> >>> We've had Rick on the radio show in the past and at work we've got
> >>> the feeling that the record label is not really 100 percent behind
> >>> his new album. It's been over a month of trying to contact the label
> >>> and there has been absolutely no interest in Rick getting radio
> >>> airplay or doing any sort of publicity to promote the album (Kudos
> >>> again to Will Harris for getting an interview). This is just a guess
> >>> on my part but it may be that Rick made the album on his own and that
> >>> Universal is strictly a distribution pipeline for the project (no
> >>> promotion whatsoever - that is left up to the artist). A number of
> >>> recent acts distributed by the label have the same deal.<<
> >
> > This is sad, but an unfortunate part of this business.
>
> Why is it sad or unfortunate? He's running his own business, making a
> record he wanted to make w/o A&R overlords (presumably), and is lucky
> to have enough name recognition to land a major as distributor.
> As for this business - it is what you make of it. The majors are
> just like movie studios now and are hooked on mega hits to cover
> their bottom line, and again like the studios everything but the
> blockbusters (& lots of those too) are just distribution deals.
> EMI = Coldplay.
Well, I think this whole issue arose from the fact that the label itself doesn't really seem to be interested in promoting the record...or, at the very least, they can't be bothered to follow up with Michael's request. My good fortune with scoring an interview didn't have anything to do with the label; we were contacted via Rick's own publicist rather than anyone from Universal. (By the way, I have duly steered Michael her way and, though I have no reason to believe that my recommendation holds any weight whatsoever, I spoke highly of him to her.)
Best,
WILL
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