Before the music dies
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Before the music dies
I just hosted/promoted a screening of this documentry... it's great way to PR towards other musicians and music lovers in your community.
http://www.beforethemusicdies.com
http://www.beforethemusicdies.com
"Digital?
Is that the thing where they take a good old sine wave and they chop it up into little bits?" --- Rupert Neve
Is that the thing where they take a good old sine wave and they chop it up into little bits?" --- Rupert Neve
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I Just hosted a showing of this film at our local theatre. If you want to see if there are any local showings, you can go to the Before the Music Dies Website and search your zip code. Every public showing is posted on there, and most are free. Or you can host your own! all the info is laid out on the website: http://www.beforethemusicdies.com/ (watch the trailer)
This is a very intriguing film that I think everyone needs to see. While most of the info presented in the film is not breaking news to seasoned professionals in the music industry, it still provides a refreshing and introspective view into how we treat our art. However, in order for this film to spread its message, it has to get out to all the music fans that are not aware of the many social ills in our business.
Go host a showing at a local theatre or even at your home! Get the free DVD?s and give them to your local library. If you have a kid, give it to his or her music director. And so on...
peace
Michael Kudrak
This is a very intriguing film that I think everyone needs to see. While most of the info presented in the film is not breaking news to seasoned professionals in the music industry, it still provides a refreshing and introspective view into how we treat our art. However, in order for this film to spread its message, it has to get out to all the music fans that are not aware of the many social ills in our business.
Go host a showing at a local theatre or even at your home! Get the free DVD?s and give them to your local library. If you have a kid, give it to his or her music director. And so on...
peace
Michael Kudrak
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Great film. See it. That's all I can say.
Jeff- Music Recording Technology Student at LVC
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Good to see that other TOMB members have hosted this documentary... I hope that many others will join in on this movement,
As a producer/engineer/music maker... it's our duty to educate music fans about what's real and what is not.
As a producer/engineer/music maker... it's our duty to educate music fans about what's real and what is not.
"Digital?
Is that the thing where they take a good old sine wave and they chop it up into little bits?" --- Rupert Neve
Is that the thing where they take a good old sine wave and they chop it up into little bits?" --- Rupert Neve
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The local Grammy chapter just had a screening of it this week in Philly at the International House. I got to see it a couple months ago and yeah - it's really great. If your sig. other/parents/friends/ etc. don't understand what the hell yr complaining about when you bitch about the music industry, this will help them understand where yr coming from.
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The local Grammy chapter just had a screening of it this week in Philly at the International House. I got to see it a couple months ago and yeah - it's really great. If your sig. other/parents/friends/ etc. don't understand what the hell yr complaining about when you bitch about the music industry, this will help them understand where yr coming from.
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Looks good. I'm gonna order it now...
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Mine came in the mail yesterday and we watched it last night. Thanks, jetboatguy for posting this. It's an excellent film. I'll spread the word.
Sorry to go off topic but one of the things that this film made me realize is how important it is to turn around the royalty increase for internet radio stations. There's a couple of bills in Congress to undo the increase and we need to write our legislators to support these bills. The more I learn about this issue the more it looks like an industry effort to snuff out the small independent competition. The majors will do anything to protect their failing business model.
Sorry to go off topic but one of the things that this film made me realize is how important it is to turn around the royalty increase for internet radio stations. There's a couple of bills in Congress to undo the increase and we need to write our legislators to support these bills. The more I learn about this issue the more it looks like an industry effort to snuff out the small independent competition. The majors will do anything to protect their failing business model.
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You can download it at [/url]www.indie911.com it's 3.99 for the ipod sized version.
I wasn't into it, but there were a few cool things said in the interviews.
I wasn't into it, but there were a few cool things said in the interviews.
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I am halfway through this film and (my honest, brutal opinion) I think it's terrible. I can't agree more about Clear Channel's general insipidness, etc. But this film: It comes across as just a bunch of people whining about some lost ideal that may or may not have even existed, ever, in the past. Erykah Badu is especially insulting, blaming her own recent lack of success (as she tells it) on the sluttiness of the other females in the business.
Yes, the point about things becoming homogenized has been made many many times in other documentaries, and is regularly reinforced all the time on public radio programs. But what about all the really cool music that's being made out there? The film insults all the hardworking and unbelievably creative artists who are out there doing fantastic stuff. START EDIT (and actually reaching wide audiences and making a living, at times [but don't tell the documentarians that! It doesn't fit with their agenda!]) END EDIT
Okay, mixed feelings at best. I'm going to finish watching it tonight and see if it shapes up. So far, though, it just reminds me of old farts carping about Elvis and moral decay back in the late 1950s. Flame away!
Yes, the point about things becoming homogenized has been made many many times in other documentaries, and is regularly reinforced all the time on public radio programs. But what about all the really cool music that's being made out there? The film insults all the hardworking and unbelievably creative artists who are out there doing fantastic stuff. START EDIT (and actually reaching wide audiences and making a living, at times [but don't tell the documentarians that! It doesn't fit with their agenda!]) END EDIT
Okay, mixed feelings at best. I'm going to finish watching it tonight and see if it shapes up. So far, though, it just reminds me of old farts carping about Elvis and moral decay back in the late 1950s. Flame away!
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I am most of the way through it now - it shapes up towards the end, with the visit to KEXP and so forth. See, the music business isn't really so bad now is it? It has certainly changed but it ain't over, is my opinion.
The beginning of the film really put me off though, as anybody can see by reading my previous post. It was just too much "the sky is falling" to sustain my attention. In general I must concede that it was worth watching. I agree about Branford: his segments made it worth sitting through Erykah's astonishingly negative/caustic rants.
The beginning of the film really put me off though, as anybody can see by reading my previous post. It was just too much "the sky is falling" to sustain my attention. In general I must concede that it was worth watching. I agree about Branford: his segments made it worth sitting through Erykah's astonishingly negative/caustic rants.
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I thought Erykah Badu's stuff was just funny...I didn't think it was all that caustic, but then again maybe I'm just anesthetized to the black humor that is the music business. And yes, Branford was great!
Hell, I thought even Dave Matthews was pretty good. Overall, the film really spells it out to people who might not know much about the realities of the business these days.
Hell, I thought even Dave Matthews was pretty good. Overall, the film really spells it out to people who might not know much about the realities of the business these days.
I can't believe you guys like Branford. He is such a tool it's unreal. He is the ONE
interview in that movie that made me want to turn it off. (ok, Erykah Badu was a
bit insufferable as well!) He's like Michael Moore
for me. Yeah, I agree with what he says but he's just SO full of it, I can't even
listen to him...
I'm glad this film exists, but I wasn't that into it. I agree with tatertot, it came off
as a bit whiny. Good for someone who doesn't already know all this about the biz.
interview in that movie that made me want to turn it off. (ok, Erykah Badu was a
bit insufferable as well!) He's like Michael Moore
for me. Yeah, I agree with what he says but he's just SO full of it, I can't even
listen to him...
I'm glad this film exists, but I wasn't that into it. I agree with tatertot, it came off
as a bit whiny. Good for someone who doesn't already know all this about the biz.
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