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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