Verplichte kost: Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » The Tribe
november 27th, 2008 | by Lykle | Published in Blog | 1 Comment
Bob Lefsetz schrijft, veel en lang, en uitgebreid en geladen, over muziek en de wederwaardigheden van de muziekindustrie. Niet altijd ben ik het met hem eens, en zo nu en dan is ‘ie ronduit lomp en onbehouwen. Dit artikel is wat mij betreft echter de spijker op zijn kop. VERPLICHTE KOST voor iedere band die zijn energie slim, nuttig en goed wil inzetten om de wereld te veroveren.
Radio stations don’t buy music. Fans do. Don’t worry about appealing to gatekeepers, worry about appealing to fans.
Deliver what the fan wants. Which is always more music. An album may be good, but not if there’s only one every four years. Let people record you live, sell live files. You’re giving people the tools to build your career. Don’t limit them, enable them!
Do not play with anybody else unless you share an audience.
Unless your gig is about production, don’t focus on it. No one ever said I liked the concert because the production was great, even though the music sucked. But I’ve heard the reverse zillions of times. We are not in the TV business. Our product enters the ears. Focus on what is heard. Have a great sound system. Practice really hard. Have great tunes. You don’t need a backdrop, you don’t need a light show, all of that is superfluous.
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mei 18th, 2009 at 02:42 (#)
mm… love it 🙂