I’ve been slowly re-imbedding myself into the Dante’s Inferno that is the current music industry with a focus on promoting good, new music [see some of my previous blogs for my recommendations] cause, let’s face it, talking about the mistakes the labels made over the last decade is like discussing that guy at Decca Records that passed on The Beatles [his name was Dick Rowe and he made up for the faux pas by later signing the Rolling Stones].
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JAIMIE VERNON – MUSICAL VALUE VILLAGE
Posted in Opinion with tags advances, artistic freedom, Beatles, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, CDs, DBAWIS, Decca, Dick Rowe, Don't Believe a Word I Say, entertainment, fart apps, independent music, Indie Artists, iTunes, Jaimie Vernon, Major Labels, Movies, napster, radio, Rape the Music Fan, Rolling Stones, Sports, TV, unrecouped, Vince Gill, vinyl on October 10, 2015 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON: UN-MERRILY DOWN THE STREAM
Posted in Opinion with tags advances, All About That Bass, Bob Segarini, boogieman, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, digital sales, digital streaming, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Glade Air Freshener, Jaimie Vernon, Katy Perry, Kevin Kadish, killing music, Lady GaGa, Major Labels, Meghan Trainor, napster, ninja assassin, Pandora, physical sales, producer, revenue, songwriters, Spotify, strawman, taping, Taylor Swift, Tidal, Title, video, vinyl, YouTube on October 3, 2015 by segarini
This week came the revelation that digital music streaming services are both ripping off artists AND generating no revenue. Rarely has there been a non-story generating so much sucking and blowing simultaneously.
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