I put together this list for a couple reason’s with the main reason being that so much good music has come out already this year I wanted to recognize some of it before I put my big end of the year lists together in December. This will be a taste of what’s coming in December.
5) Mute Math “Armistice” -I had never listened to Mute Math before recieving this album in the mail, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was, it is a very laid back album that has urgency in all the right places, I suggest everyone pick it up. By no means is it an insult that its number 5 on my list.
For years the music business has been in the dumps. Since the beginning of the decade, consumers have stopped purchasing CD’s in favor of much more convenient methods like downloading single tracks from iTunes and stealing their album of choice from the Pirate Bay.
Most of the “old” hats in the music industry have tried to put a stop to these practices, and have failed miserably in doing so. The simple fact of the matter is that technology has affected many industries, and if you’re not going to change with the times, then you simply will be put out of business.
This is the problem with most of the music industry vets. Their business model consisted of selling the CD – a cheaply manufactured plastic disc loaded with content with a fairly nice mark-up. The profits were killer when selling a boatload of ‘em – i.e. a CD had to sell a certain volume in order to cover a number of costs:
- the production of the actual music
- the manufacturing costs of the CD and packaging
- the distribution of the product
- the most costly of them all, the marketing and advertising costs
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Many critics don’t know what to make of 3OH!3. The mishmash of genres and labels surrounding the hip hop duo are endless – there’s the guys’ crunked-out beats and aggro rapping mixed with electronica, catchy dance rhythms and some emo pop. And don’t forget the frat boy, tongue-in-cheek, sometimes risqué lyrics.
Some have wondered if these funky white boys, University of Colorado at Boulder summa cum laude graduates beatmaster Nathaniel Mott and MC Sean Foreman, are for real. Or is it all just a parody?
I had the opportunity to exchange emails with a indie music insider who has a lot of pull within the industry and he gave me some useful information for small bands wanting to have a successful career in music as long as I don’t post his name, which we will not do. You can check that info out below:
1) Do not hire a manager: Hiring a manager is for bands who don’t have the time to handle things themselves, and if your a smaller band just starting out you don’t need one anyway. Manager’s are for bands that are on the road full time and is already having success, if your a small band scraping by on tour you don’t need an extra 15% to 20% being taken out of your band funds.
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Making Music For Fame Not Fans
By: Josh Lansing
I decided to add some spice to the site by creating a weekly column called State Of Music where I can publish my thoughts on the current music scene. I decided this week we can tackle the bands that in my opinion put a tarnish on the scene such as Jeffree Star, Millionaires, Brokencyde etc..
