martinpasha’s Comments

• Feb 27th, 2010 @ 12:24pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: change the perspective.

  on Is The Fan Who Buys A Product He Wants A Big Dope?

  'cos we use a good/expensive studio partly for the gear partly for the "ears" and experience of the guy who runs it.

  Exactly the same here. I and many of my colleagues tried the homerecording route, and you can get OK results, but when you bring your thing to a studio and compare to something produced there, it can be a very sobering experience. Agree about the technician too, one which tells you the "right stuff" is invaluable.

  travel costs

  We travel light ;) And the distances tend to be shorter in Europe. I toured only once in the US, it was a lot of driving. Good luck to you too!
• Feb 27th, 2010 @ 9:45am

  Re: Re: Re: change the perspective.

  on Is The Fan Who Buys A Product He Wants A Big Dope?
  >Surely all a musician has to sell is themself?
  That was half sarcastic... I am only glad that live playing is important again, and if that is "the original" JEDIDAH speaks about, then I agree. Only reason to do anything businness-wise is to get gigs as far as I'm concerned, old system new system never mind. The amount of bullshit seems less this way, I am in general happy with all these changes. And yes, if Kyle was a "performance artist", it would be more similar, but still not the same. More like theater, which has its own plethora of problems, but different ones and these don't necesserily stem from technology.
  Another point I disagree is:
  "Also the production of content is cheap compared to the cost of performance."
  It really depends on the music. A good studio still costs quite a lot, and there is good reasons for that. What does a small group need for a concert? Except of course flight tickets, if the members live thousands of kilometers apart :P
  Or do you mean duplication by "production", as of pressing CD's, releasing digital etc.?
• Feb 27th, 2010 @ 5:53am

  Re: change the perspective.

  on Is The Fan Who Buys A Product He Wants A Big Dope?
  Your analogy seems a bit far fetched. There is a huge difference between original paintings and reproductions. In music, there is no difference between the copy and the original. So you are "luckier" than musicians, you have something to sell other than yourself, as a commenter above remarked.
• Feb 23rd, 2010 @ 2:45pm

  Don't think so..

  on Facebook Restores Accounts Of 3 Critics It Mysteriously Deleted
  >You're one of the more incompetent trolls we've seen in a while.
  
  He provoked you to this relatively long answer, right?
• Feb 19th, 2010 @ 7:39am

  CVB

  on Camper Van Beethoven Funds Their SXSW Trip By Letting Fans Sponsor Songs At Their Performance
  Aaah, Camper Van Beethoven! I am glad they still exist, haven't heard anything about them in years. I was listening to them as a teenager.
• Feb 10th, 2010 @ 2:10pm

  hm.

  on Warner Music Shoots Self In Head; Says No More Free Streaming
  I wonder what the WB musicians are saying...