Another Musician Who Recognizes The Concept Of True Fans
from the flo-rida dept
News.com is running an interview with an up and coming hip hop artist named Flo Rida who appears to clearly grasp the concept of True Fans. When asked if he gets upset about people sharing his music online he says:"If you're really in touch with your fans on a personal level then you don't have to worry about things like that. A lot of times I make sure I go onto MySpace and holler at my fans, looking at them on YouTube, showing love, making sure that I'm in tune more so on a personal level than just having a hot song...cause these are people who just might want to go to the store to get the album as well as download. These are people who might want to put your poster on the wall or see your (album) art.The reporter also notes that he used to shout his cell phone number out during concerts. It appears that treating his fans right has its rewards. One of his songs set a record with 13 straight weeks at the top of the charts as the most popular ringtone and he has two Top 10 digital singles on the charts despite the fact his album hasn't even been released yet.
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I dont get your closing statement.
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Quick.....
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Completely lame plug
http://www.beckerist.com/lyrics/Flo-Rida_ft_T-Pain_-_Low.html
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Birdmonster
To quote, "Do we want to be musicians or do we want to run a business? To do both equally well just seemed unrealistic."
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How does that disagree with what we said? I've always said there's a room for the labels to act as the business partners for musicians... it's just that it should be in helping them sell the scarce goods, not the infinite goods.
I never said the bands should do it all themselves. There's definitely room for business partners to manage the business. In fact, that's exactly what I was saying the RIAA members should be focused on:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070201/004218.shtml
So, actually that story is an example of exactly what I believe will happen.
And I didn't "skip over" the story because it didn't support my theory (which it actually does). I hadn't seen that story, and now that I have, perhaps I will write it up. There are thousands of stories a day. I have time to write maybe 10 to 12. If I don't write one of the others, it doesn't mean I'm ignoring it...
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Well this is not the first band/artist
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What does having a record label have to do with anything? Whether or not you have a record label has nothing to do with accepting new business models.
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Re: I dont get your closing statement.
It's relevant to the discussion of whether or not albums are important for artists to be popular or to get exposure. If an artist can have this much exposure when the album hsn't even been made available yet, then the relevant question is "how important (relevant) can the album really be to an artist's success?"
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+1 for the Artist, -1 to the RIAA
But what about "retro" music? Sadly, I see no "free download" future for this stuff, which is a shame.
My vehicle is in the shop so I'm driving the second car, which has no MP3 playing capability. I've been flipping stations constantly, trying to find something decent on the radio.
My goodness, I can't believe today's music sucks so bad. I can't believe anyone charges for this crap. Well, even if "Flo Rida" (oh come on!!!) does offer freebees, it will go to the crowd that apparently finds the music entertaining.
I may not like the music, but I certainly enjoy the change.
I'll accept that happily.
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Fans are important!
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Make fans Notice or whats the point?
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Make fans Notice or whats the point?
http://www.beatslocker.com
and they are totally hit major sound and great quality hip hop and rap beats. That was never available before....So that side is covered where as before only the major labels had access to these producers.. I already have airplay and Uni has contacted me! But in the end it would be nice to stay indie and keep the cash...all that remains to conquer is promo and marketing.. distribution is even covered .... when that happens majors are truly over!
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Rap Beats
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