Saturday, July 12, 2003

iTunes in Canada Canada will be added to the Apple system when the CRIA completes its ne­gotiations in the fall. 9:01:28 PM    comment []; The Santa Fe Sessions I will make 4 songs from The Santa Fe Sessions available in our Listening Lounge - in their entirety. After hearing those four songs, I bet you will want to hear the rest as well..... 8:56:56 PM    comment []; That's cool. On a different note, I should have caught on to this much earlier do to the field of work that I am in. I dig the use of SSRI. As a therapist, I know that SSRI's are a type of anti-depresent med (such as Zoloft). I also like the pill shaped logo. Your last album is a testament of how music can chase the blues away. Santa Fe Sessions is truly a happy, fiesta like atmosphere. - matt • 7/12/03; 8:21:09 AM Yes, you are right, of course. A couple of years ago when I decided to start my own record company, I told Canton that I would call it SSR (Spiral Subwave Records) and he saw the connection and suggested adding the i. Spiral - circular motion slowly moving upwards... Subwave - low frequencies...physical sound...feeling the music... SSRI - music has always balanced out my emotional roller coaster... And yes, I do think that The Santa Fe Sessions is one of my finest albums. I think it has a wonderful sound and great performances. Unfortunately nobody seems to have heard about it and I have never seen any advertising for it.... 12:58:02 PM    comment []; Noise Reduction I bought a pair of Bose Noise reduction headphones for this tour and must admit I am impressed. It kills a lot of the rumble and noise of the bus engine. I am looking forward to trying them out on a plane. And now Bose has a new pair which I'll buy at the Apple Store because I don't like the way the salespeople assault shoppers in Bose stores.... 12:46:43 PM    comment []; AirCell: safe inflight cellphone calls A company called AirCell has patented a new technology which they claim makes it possible to safely use their own cellphones while in flight. It works by directing the signals of all the phones being used to a special box on the plane, which then relays calls to one of AirCell's 134 cellular towers on the ground, so that calls don't tie up multiple towers as the plane travels across the country. The proximity of the box also enables the phones to use less power, preventing interference with the plane's navigation and communications systems. AirCell won't be free, the company expects airlines would charge about a $1 a minute extra for the service, and though it doesn't get mentioned anywhere in the article, we're guessing it only works with GSM phones. Read [Via TechDirt]... [Gizmodo] I have to admit I would dislike flying even more if everyone around me was yelling into cell phones during the flight. Planes are already loud enough!! I also worry about the combined phone emissions bouncing around inside the plane's hull. What if 50 people are calling at the same time? At least this second worry would be somewhat alleviated by the AirCell system. 12:39:17 PM    comment []; Record Labels + Tour Revenues Another thought: ABC is part of the Disney Empire and doesn't Disney own several record labels? Are they trying to prepare musicians starting out that they will have to give up part of their touring income if they want to sign a deal? That would truly be asking for something without giving anything in return. The artist would tour and work and the label would collect? 12:33:28 PM    comment []; Record Labels looking 4 cut of Tour Revenues "The top 10 percent of artists make money selling records. The rest go on tour," says Scott Welch, who manages singers Alanis Morissette and LeAnn Rimes. Now the music labels, hungry for revenue from any source, are mulling over whether to make a grab for a piece of the tour biz. One company already has: In October EMI Recorded Music signed a deal with Brit singer Robbie Williams that gives the label a cut of the pop star's merchandise, publishing, touring revenue and sponsorship. Williams, unknown here but huge everywhere else, is a former boy-band star who has sold 26 million records since 1995 and regularly sells out concert crowds. His current European tour includes three nights at England's cavernous Knebworth Stadium, where he will cavort in front of 150,000 people each night. Hence EMI's willingness to pay him an estimated $20 million for a 25 percent stake for his nonmusic revenue, in addition to hefty per-album advances. EMI officials say they are pursuing similar deals with other musicians, both superstars and new acts. Other label executives are eyeing the idea, albeit less openly. Vivendi's Island Def Jam may create a tour division. At Sony Music, before he left the top job earlier this year, the embattled Tommy Mottola is said to have asked several top acts to share the wealth; they demurred. via [Slashdot] Well, which is it? Do musicians make money touring or not? I remember record labels telling everybody that the real money is in selling records and that touring will not always break even - so go ahead, do a big show, take tour support $$$ from the label and hope that you sell enough CDs... Now the record companies are making deals grabbing a percentage from tour income and merch? Are they desperate or what? 8:38:25 AM    comment [];

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