So do you know about the Flamin’ Groovies? It’s likely that you haven’t heard of them since they are still relatively obscure. The fact that there is a chance that you’ve heard of them is a major improvement compared to thirty or forty years ago, that is to say, when the Flamin’ Groovies were still a [...]
Retired Rock Manager/Producer
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Further thoughts on why Major labels suck….
This morning I had a conversation with a musician friend about the demise of the music business. It’s interesting to note that some people are still arguing that the music business still exists. This is complete lie. The days of the huge labels controlling a massive industry are over. The labels that remain are pale shadows of their former selves. How did this come to be? It’s simple. They did it to themselves.
In the late 1980′s and early 90′s the music business underwent a format change. Vinyl records became obsolete and the CD became the new format. For the major labels (names like Columbia, Warners, RCA, BMG, Arista etc) this brought in a deluge of unearned money. It’s important to understand why this money wasn’t earned.
The ultimate prize a recording contract..II….
A recording contract says that the band can only record for the label and no one else. This is absolute and final. There is no scenario where the label will allow the band to record tracks without the label being in absolute control of those masters.
It’s all about being famous again…..
For those of you that are following along rather than just reading random postings tonight’s blog strays from the promised path. I will get to beating up Reader Oliver in the next blog. For the moment I will take a moment out to revisit the original post, “it’s all about being famous”. This is the [...]
