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Re: What does it mean to you, to "release a record"?
Loren,
I concur.
I've been listening to whatever it is playing on your myspace page and
have been enjoying it.
Nice.
Ted
Best regards,
tEd ® KiLLiAn
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not sure about the former. – Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
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On Dec 29, 2008, at 10:13 AM, Jeff Duke wrote:
> Nice suff on myspace Loren, I love that "genre-indifferent
> instrumental guitar music", good description.
>
> Jeff
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Loren Claypool
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: What does it mean to you, to "release a record"?
>
>
> I approach the business of my music with the same focus as I would
> take with any other business venture - short of altering the artistic
> vision in any way. Certainly my own work is far from mainstream and
> I'll continue to follow my muse. But beyond that, to me, a business is
> a business with the discipline of a business plan, including all of
> the legal aspects, marketing plans, etc., not drudgery at all, but a
> fun and intellectually stimulating activity in its own right.
>
> Per hit on several good points. I'd also add it's important to have a
> strategy for a website and social network outposts. Follow chrisbrogan
> at twitter for an ongoing course and thought provoking tips on social
> media for business. It's fascinating and applicable to our music
> efforts. Certainly it takes time and energy, but also has allowed me
> to connect with people who otherwise would not know of my work.
>
> Re: CD vs. digital, I considered going all download for my upcoming
> release. To gather some market data I did a survey of the folks on my
> mailing list, many of whom had bought my album "One Feather Shy",
> which was released in August, 2008, some the CD and some the download.
> One of the questions was "In what format do you prefer to buy music?"
> with options of CD, digital download, vinyl, and other. The results
> floored me with 69% saying CD! From follow up conversations I
> determined that folks who are interested in buying non-mainstream
> music tend to want the physical artifact with the artwork, liner
> notes, etc. One comment was "download for normal stuff, CDs for
> special stuff." My decision on the next project is to press the CD and
> make the download available through services like iTunes, Amazon, and
> CD Baby, same as I did on "One Feather Shy". I announced the new
> project this weekend. It's called "Breathe", more about that at
> http://ping.fm/CCe0W.
>
> The concept of delivering songs one-at-a-time is fascinating and
> something I'll continue to ponder. At this point I'm more project
> focused, but I'm intrigued by the idea of deliverying a steady diet of
> material in smaller pieces. I am interested in how folks are doing
> this with non-mainstream material in a pay-for environment.
>
> Loren Claypool
> genre-indifferent instrumental guitar music
> www.lorenclaypool.com
> www.myspace.com/lorenclaypool
>
>
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