>If the money is not behind an artist they will not succeed. And the people who determine who will succeed have >their own bias about what is valuable.
I think that everything "cinqueorange" is saying is true but one thing must be made clear and that is this definition of "success" - it exists on many levels. What one person thinks as success, another may consider loss. Was is Alan Oldham that said that for him selling 5,000 records qualified as a hit but for a group like Warner Brothers - that would be a utter flop. Personally, I think that having a long history of releases that constantly sell, a back catalogue that's always in demand, seriously devoted followers of your every move, a festival to celebrate your music, an entire group of people who daily log in to their computers to discuss the music you've created, people who spend the better parts of their free time listening and looking for your music and spending their money on it, and new artists who have been inspired by you and model their sounds after yours, even a book dedicated to it - that's pretty f*cking successful if you ask me. I can only hope to have that kind of success and I most likely never will. I still acknowledge the FACT that racism has a major affect on FURTHER success. Yes, the music industry has a glass ceiling. Lets break the m*therf*cker. MEK -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am sick of all this ignorant banter about racism not existing in dance music. Racism is in the world and the music is a part of the world. I'm not talking about some Kodwo Eshun discourse about sonic fictions I'm talking about the business side of things. We can talk all day about the various worlds/discourses inside a Dreciya record but that's not what I'm talking about. For those interested I would start a reading list for those interested. My point is this; Dance music marketing is no different than any other music at least rock, hip-hop, R & B and soul. If the money is not behind an artist they will not succeed. And the people who determine who will succeed have their own bias about what is valuable. I would like people to send me their stories, readings, etc. to me. I am going to compile my own list for a web site I am creating. Because I am tired of Laura Gavoor being at risk for carpel tunnel syndrome and others having to repeat themselves on this topic. It is very obvious to me that the record industry is racist etc. and that dance music suffers for it but now I want to do some hardcore research in this matter. FYI I am a person interested in a racialized, historical analysis of this situation. And for those interested we can definitely talk about a McLuhanesque style talk too but that's not what I'm getting at today. Peace, Five --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
