The end of the year, and especially the end of the decade has brought all sorts of analysis, hangwringing, and speculation about the ills of the music business and what (if anything) might be done to address them. Personally, I’m rather fond of Joshua M. Brown’s “Why are People Buying Less Music? Because the Music Business Sucks”:
“That’s why the top album sellers of the decade were a fake pop product/trainwreck, a 60’s group with only two of four members still alive and a couple of cowboys. Congratulations American Idol (and everyone who watches it), you succeeded in making everything suck.”
While there are undoubtedly other factors as well, I think his basic take is sound.
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January 22nd, 2010 by Fitz
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Ah, the album went to mastering today. ‘Bout time! As I’m home sick with a nasty cold I’m finishing up on the CD art. And Jay: good call recommending CD Poster Shop. I think I’m gonna do the first run with them.
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January 21st, 2010 by Fitz
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I’ve been working hard on the cover for the new album and haven’t quite hit what I’m looking for but I’m getting closer. Here are the first attempts:
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January 7th, 2010 by Fitz
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Another year, another decade, another set of aspirations for the following 12 months. Jay our guitarist is always reminding us that satisfaction equals results that exceed expectations. So I guess the key to being happy with the resolutions of your, uh, resolutions is to either work your ass off or aim low. :)
Anyway, taking the middle ground here’s what I reasonably expect we can get done in the next 365 days:
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January 2nd, 2010 by Fitz
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While not shoveling or marching around in the snow I’ve been experimenting with drum machines in the studio. To be more precise, drum machine plugins and samples. Here’s what I found…
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December 30th, 2009 by Fitz
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