Jewell/Quepea’s Comments

• Jul 28th, 2012 @ 4:56am

  Well Well Well quit the comments...

  on Alex Day Sells Half A Million Songs By Breaking All The 'Rules'
  These types of articles tickle me. I am intrigued by the success of the artist.
  He did say "I’ve been doing it six years, and only in the last year have people really started paying attention to my music."
  And he is 23 years old so he started at 17. Ok well at that young age no one took him all that serious. Now that everyone sees he is sticking with it, they are giving support.
  Now 150,000 copies avg over 6 yrs is 25,000 avgs out to about 2083 per month sold, at say 99 cents is about 2000 per month before taxes. Well the avg person at Mc D's makes 7.50 hr at 30 hrs week (+/-) that is about 900 per month. Management may make more. Oh lets not forget He will have operational expenses too. So Yes those big numbers look great.
  Yet he is not buying Mansions with swimming pools. He is making an avg living. Coo-does to him. Any success is good success. Don't hate on him because he does not fit in your shoe box.
  Do you possibly fear others will follow? Don't 99.9% do just enough to get by. He is the MINORITY not the MAJORITY.
  I give praise to him for his drive and determination.
• Jul 17th, 2012 @ 4:28am

  When will it end?

  on Patent Troll Sues Facebook, Amazon, Oracle, Linkedin, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley & More For Using Certain File Systems
  I am just amazed how easy anyone can enter a courthouse and file a suite. I am frustrated that every piece of development is open for a challenge or debate. It is ridiculous that our nation is in disarray and this has opened a portal for the human to escape into the selfish ego for the claim of a penny. The only group that will get rich will be the attorney's who handles the case. "Everything is backwards" spoken by the ForemostPoets.
• Jun 14th, 2012 @ 4:53am

  Re: Rap Hip Hop Pop Girl Talk Mashup

  on RiP: A Remix Manifesto... Taken Offline Due To Copyright Claim?
  I wrote the above comment and did not know I was signed out. just wanted to stake my claim.
• May 26th, 2012 @ 4:20am

  Amanda and her Journey

  on Is It A Problem If People Only Discover A Musician Because They Have A Cool Kickstarter?
  Kudos to Amanda. I admire her drive. I like that she is making it happen regardless of how she is getting the attention. I do question one thing. Did her being signed to a label(once upon a time)have ANY effect on her success? I believe that when the public knows that MAJOR labels liked an artist, no matter if they stayed with the label or not, that sends the message that the artist had good content for them to pay attention. I am not down playing her efforts, yet I am questioning the true power behind her getting exposure and public recognition. A pure grassroots group or singer would just be getting a few pennies from Heaven. I look forward to seeing how this story ends when the album hits. Reviews, Reviews, Reviews.
• May 16th, 2012 @ 4:00am

  Re: Paywall Sarcascm

  on In Which I Debate A Media Mogul Who Insists It's Crazy To Give Content Away For Free
  Love the sarcasm in this comment. Though NYT is trying really hard to justify existence as a business. This is an attempt to force feed by bating with rotten carrots. Sounds like an oxymoron to me.
• May 15th, 2012 @ 4:40am

  Re: Reminds me of Orange Unsigned Act (as Jewell)

  on Musicians Realizing They Don't Need Major Labels Anymore
  Great information! Too bad many indie artist fear standing out on their own or don't know how to be a business person and musician at the same time.