you know this has always been my philosophy too, but there are things which make it not so simple in the end.Dal-Tech wrote:
Always follow the principle if it's good they will come. If your music is really good then they will come but if it's not then you wont make any money. Labels or distribs won't care.
It's that simple. How you deal with this reality is up to you. Lol.
recently i have been talking to a lot of 'pro' musicians in my capacity as a festival organiser, i have become quite close to a lot of these guys, and the story is often the same, 'why am i not making much money even though i'm successful in the scene ?'
i think the answer is there isnt enough money to go round in the 'scene', a tiny few very successful artists grab a disproportionate slice of the pie, and everyone else fights for the scraps. whether these very successful artists deserve their advantaged position or not is open to debate, i for one am perennially disappointed by many of the big names who dominate the techno-house scene when i go to their gigs, many of these guys are living on past glories, and imo are easily outstripped by the up coming fresh young talent around. (of course this is a generalisation, there are stillplenty of the old guard who are actually still doing the business)
i think its starting to become more noticeable, the difference between the old guard and the energy of the new guys.
but we need more promoters to support the new talent and to stop relying on safe bookings at events.
there isnt really a 'music business' almost every form of music has its own scene, some of those scenes can support many more artists than others, usually the more leanings toward mainstream popular music, the more money available.
our music is still very underground and while it may be easier for an artist to be visable, it's harder to make good money.