Selling the DIY Dream
December 9, 2010The larger music business has always contained a smaller industry focused on selling the dream of success to independent musicians. In the Go-Go record label days, this involved access to decision makers and copious amounts of advice on making your music more “commercial”. Musicians hoped that Mr. Big would hear their amazing song, fall in…
Thoughts on the DIY Utopia…
May 1, 2009Reading Paul Resnikoff’s article, The DIY Utopia, struck a chord with me. Jazz musicians and composers have been living under the radar of the pop music biz forever. Typically their ‘art’ is one of multiple music-related income streams. The quality of the music and the musicianship is key. Good music moves people, brings them together,…