sounds like a brother needs to quit whining considering he's doing a fabric mix:
http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/metro-area-mix-fabric/#When:13:34:00Z On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:28 AM, JT Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's not really the fans' fault. The internet has forced a drastic > re-configuration of the music business, that so far has not found any > balance, it hasn't really re-configured in a sustainable way yet. MG > was right about iPods and the fact that nobody really _listens_ to > music anymore. The mp3 formulation flat-out sucks. I don't care what > site you uh cite. The "artifact" and "reality" of music is ceasing to > exist -- like MG says, seeing live music is becoming the only way to > have a real music experience now. Technophiles will rant and rave > about the freedom and access allowed by ethereal digital "objects", > but we are losing many of the old ways we marked and appreciated and > valued cultural fuel such as music...the digital revolution got ahead > of itself. It's not just because we're getting old. I'd go deeper and > talk about Western cultural trends and politics and blabla but I'm > tired. > > On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:26 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Reason it's not a business is because his "fans" won't let him make a >> living at it. You read what he said about people complimenting him on a >> record that isn't even released yet. >> That sucks. I've talked to struggling musicians who's so-called "fans" say >> straight to their face that they really enjoy their music but that they >> didn't pay for it - just got it off someone else or from a P2P site. >> >> That sucks and that's not any way to be a fan. >> >> I'm not surprised that Geist is feeling the way he is. How long could you >> possibly put up with that bullshyte before losing it? >> >> MEK >> >> Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/26/2008 05:03:50 AM: >> >>> >>> > >>> > Oh yeah. I agree. Don't get me wrong, the honesty in there is >>> > refreshing. The problem, as I see it, for people making a living from >>> > music is that it's hard to take that break unless you're very >>> > (financially) successful. >>> I guess they are going to have to accept that it's no longer a business >>> and back to a hobby. >>> >>> m >>> >>> >> >> > -- peace, frank dj mix archive: http://www.deejaycountzero.com
