Meet the much raved about Sydney band Cassette Kids and their marvellous video for the single ‘Acrobat’. People comparing Cassette Kids to Bjork and Yeah Yeah Yeahs aren’t far off but this band has a unique sound and by all accounts a rocking live show.
In one of this blog’s very first posts, we talked about engaging your true fans to help pay the recording costs of an album.
Well, Brisbane band The Red Paintings have done exactly that and remarkably, raised $40,000 from their fans.
The Red Paintings have proved it is possible for a band without a record label or management can engage their true fans and raise the funds necessary for professional recording.
More than that, fans were able to join the band in the studio, leaving their own “fingerprints” on the record.
It’s an amazing achievement and an inspiration to other independent bands seeking to get their tue fans involved.
Check the band’s website at www.theredpaintings.com or view their latest clip ‘We Belong In The Sea’ below.
There’s a pervading gloom in music industry circles about the future of music. Has mp3 killed music? Is the internet the end of the major label? Is file sharing the death of the compact disc?
If we go back to the advent of the record - to the first time that sound was capable of being recorded and stored, you’ll start to see a funny pattern.
The invention of the record was meant to kill music because it meant less people would go and see live performances.
When radio first emerged, it too was going to spell the end of music because people would no longer buy music when it was transmitted free across the air.
The cassette tape? Yep, that was a killer too. Personal taping was meant to be the straw that broke the industry’s back.
Now, the mp3, file-sharing and the internet are all ‘conspiring’ to bring down music once again.
But as history tells us, music never dies. No matter the format, people will always seek out great music. This is the case now, more than ever before because the internet has given people almost unlimited choice in the music they can access.
Sure, that’s causing some ripples. But music isn’t going away. The industry is just being called on to innovate. And when it comes to real innovation, it’s the small labels and unsigned bands with no preconceived notions of how thing should be done and no short-sighted shareholders to appease who will lead the way.
The question is, what are you doing to make the most of the opportunity?
Arguably the biggest music news story of the last 12 months was Radiohead’s giveaway album. No single act has more clearly defined the shifting face of the music business in the new millennium. But for anyone declaring the worthiness of the new ‘Radiohead model’, think again.
The ‘Radiohead model’ is just that, Radiohead’s model and it ain’t going to work as well for any other band, especially a developing indie one. In Thom Yorke’s own words:
“The only reason we could even get away with this, the only reason anyone even gives a shit, is the fact that we’ve gone through the whole mill of the business in the first place. It’s not supposed to be a model for anything else. It was simply a response to a situation. We’re out of contract. We have our own studio. We have this new server. What the hell else would we do? This was the obvious thing. But it only works for us because of where we are.”
From Wired:
Kanye West’s ‘Graduation’ was an undoubted highlight of 2007. ‘Flashing Lights’ is the fourth single from ‘Graduation’ and is a clear standout. Everyone is grabbing a slice of it. The production takes on a new edge with each reworking, perhaps none more surprising than the Colin Munroe reinterpretation. Munroe, previously unknown, has made a giant leap with this track and will no doubt be fielding numerous offers (though probably not as a fighter as you’ll see in the clip).
Also of note, Connie Mitchell from Sneaky Soundsystem features in the track’s backing vocals.
Hear the original here:
And now check out the same beat featuring Colin Munroe:
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Fantastic news through this morning! Musicadium artist Casey Barnes’ track ‘Tiny Dancer’ produced by Marco Demark has just hit No. 1 in the UK’s Upfront Pop and Club Charts.
This is an incredible achievement for the talented Casey and as one of Musicadium’s first signings we feel very proud to be associated with him.
Check out Casey’s Myspace here:
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