Comments on: What They Don’t Want You To Know – Part 1

By: kathleen9845

kathleen9845 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:00:40 +0000

That is absolutely true JamAce, it is not the place or where you came from is important but your music is. It is good to know that label companies are doing the right and fair job in hunting those artist. discrimination of some companies on where you came from is not a good trait. as long as you are good artist and your music is good you are qualified to be one.

By: JamAce

JamAce — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:59:40 +0000

I don’t think the place where you are is a major factor in whether you make it or not in the music business.
There are probably hundreds or thousands of music artists in those so called “hot” places that are struggling hard
just to make a living. And even if you have the talent, if people have never heard of you or your songs, the chances of success is a little dim. That’s where the big time music companies have the edge,with the financial capability to promote and singers and their songs. Unless of course you win a worldwide televised singing contest, like Elliot Yamin.

By: Maylin

Maylin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:46:07 +0000

Yes i agree with you Leeuh. Well, it is believed that if you have talent, you will get discovered but how will that happen if you won’t look for a place where your talent will be recognized? in our country, there is only one place where you can be discovered and many people go there and try their luck. if you will just stay where you are, you will not become successful and your talent will not be recognized.

By: Leeuh

Leeuh — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:16:04 +0000

It used to be that if you wanted to be ‘somebody’ you had to go to LA, or New York. I for one am glad we now have the modern technology that allows bands to be able to be where they are, and still have a fighting chance. I agree with Leighdu, so many bands who go to those cities change. They lose what it was they had, and exchange it for something else that it’s who they are at all. When I lived in Texas we had a group that got signed one night at a Karakoe bar.

By: Maylin

Maylin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:55:58 +0000

yes, i agree with this article. i really think that being in a specific place does not have anything to do for you to be popular. hard work and talent are still more important. and whether you are in the rural areas, you will still get discovered by your talent and if you know how to use and let it discovered.

By: attagirl

attagirl — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:29:08 +0000

I too find it very interesting but it is just not the music scene that this happens in. It is pretty much the entertainment industry in general that has this mentality. Why I am not sure, but would like to know what they are thinking. I think that when it comes to certain styles of music as mentioned country it fell into a different part of the country, which shows that you do not need to be in a LA or NY for it to happen.

By: Shadow

Shadow — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:51:28 +0000

I always find it interesting that there is a prevailing theory that you have to be in a certain place to be in a certain industry. I have always thought that this was the Biggies trying to keep the indie people down. Just ask any one in the Country Western music biz, and they will tell you that if you are not in Nashville you cannot possibly make it in Country. I suspect that is the same bull as we hear in the Indie Music genre.

By: saubryn

saubryn — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:00:36 +0000

I think the location perception is something that comes from a time when the world was a ‘bigger’ place – travel is cheap now, and communication is instant.

You still need to be able to get to places – I don’t think you’d find much action out in the sticks But you don’t have to be in LA or wherever just to get signed.

I live in the UK, up north, and I’m not a musician, but I do have to deal with a lot of big companies in my work. I visit London frequently, but the midlands sees a lot of action too these days. Location seems to be less important than it was a few years ago.

By: Attagirl

Attagirl — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:01:46 +0000

So true in todays world, unless you have been around the block a few times then you will see how those people who really believe this have not come out into the light of the technology world. With the increase of labels jumping up you are bound to find someone that will release your stuff.

By: Fardreamer

Fardreamer — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:11:57 +0000

With the changes in technology over the past decade, it’s not difficult to see why indie artists no longer have to follow the “trail of broken dreams” to either New York City or Los Angeles to start a successful career. Sure, those twin pillars of Big Show Business still matter somewhat, but a talented singer/songwriter/act can simply look for PC hardware/software, social websites, and other hi-tech tools to make/exhibit/advertise/sell music.