Why hasen't tha NW blown up yet?
- Thread starter Masked Man 2O6
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people spend too much time cutting other NW artists down.....and the people that made it big from seattle (mix) are not tight....and people still remember that and probably think seattle is still like that.....and there aren't too many tight NW artists with good distribution deals or good promotion....
this could take all day
Speaking 4 the 206......
I can dig all that too. but majority of the time its the ARTISTS out here not puttin in their work....plus theres a all kinda animosity/Hate out here between the certain clicks of artists....and honestly tha quality of music from tha town has'nt been consistent enough to warrant any serious
attention....at least thats what im sayin...
Speaking 4 the 206......
I can dig all that too. but majority of the time its the ARTISTS out here not puttin in their work....plus theres a all kinda animosity/Hate out here between the certain clicks of artists....and honestly tha quality of music from tha town has'nt been consistent enough to warrant any serious
attention....at least thats what im sayin...
If you ask me, the reason is that everybody that wanna be a CEO usually walks straight from the curb selling crack, and into an office trying to sell CD's...and it dont work like that. Crack is kinda like the gift that keeps on selling...crack ALWAYS sells out, discount or not, super sale or not. CD's on the other hand, people can give a fuck about, and don't get addicted to.
So what you have here is a whole generation of people trying to HUSTLE their CD's to addictive personalities, instead of just SELLING CD's to people who like quality music.
Solution? CEO's need to go to college...point blank. Or at the least, they need to surround themselves with people who have been to college and gotten degrees in marketing, finance, accounting, public relations and so on. Good luck getting a GOOD unpaid staff and group of interns on your label then the boss only has a GED...NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
Oh yeah...and no bank in their right mind would finance someone money to start a business (label) who only has a GED/Diploma. So all you people talking about "we could be mainstream if we had more money"....get yourself a business degree and a steady job, come up with a business plan and apply for a small business loan......THEN you have permission to use that excuse.
So what you have here is a whole generation of people trying to HUSTLE their CD's to addictive personalities, instead of just SELLING CD's to people who like quality music.
Solution? CEO's need to go to college...point blank. Or at the least, they need to surround themselves with people who have been to college and gotten degrees in marketing, finance, accounting, public relations and so on. Good luck getting a GOOD unpaid staff and group of interns on your label then the boss only has a GED...NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
Oh yeah...and no bank in their right mind would finance someone money to start a business (label) who only has a GED/Diploma. So all you people talking about "we could be mainstream if we had more money"....get yourself a business degree and a steady job, come up with a business plan and apply for a small business loan......THEN you have permission to use that excuse.
Just to elaborate...i'm not saying every single rapper and producer on the label should be writing essays and studying 18th century french literature...but it would be nice if the dude at the helm at LEAST took some accounting, finance, and general business classes.
The one thing i think most of us can agree on is that there's a lot of labels dropping albums too often and a lot of labels who don't drop albums often enough--stuttering, instead of a steady pace. Once there's some stability and a few good labels with solid rosters, dropping a project every 3-4 months, i can see some real momentum starting to build up.
So far, the one label i can think of that is making this happen is EastSide Records. Todd G & NCR dropped earlier this year, and Kay Kay, Juice, Bill Yuns & Bullet's new LP are all on the way. (Honestly speaking, if i wasn't myself, i'd be trying to get a deal with them....) Now, all we need is a few more labels to follow their lead...
The one thing i think most of us can agree on is that there's a lot of labels dropping albums too often and a lot of labels who don't drop albums often enough--stuttering, instead of a steady pace. Once there's some stability and a few good labels with solid rosters, dropping a project every 3-4 months, i can see some real momentum starting to build up.
So far, the one label i can think of that is making this happen is EastSide Records. Todd G & NCR dropped earlier this year, and Kay Kay, Juice, Bill Yuns & Bullet's new LP are all on the way. (Honestly speaking, if i wasn't myself, i'd be trying to get a deal with them....) Now, all we need is a few more labels to follow their lead...
^ thanks tadou. I would like to clarify something though.
this year we dropped, J-TREY, TODD G, NCR, KAY KAY, & now the BULLET EP will drop, and JUICE should drop a few days before the new year. It has been an alright year for us.
I do have to say that STREET LEVEL has been preety consistent this year, especially if they get something else out before 2004.
Jus Family justed dropped the BOSKO Presents record. They have a lot of records they could drop but instead of shooting for numbers there trying to make each one count, which i must say dropping the 5 or 6 we will in 2003 makes it harder to get a record to higher sales numbers without the staff you need. the 1000 is cool, but by the time you do a 1000 your dropping another album taking away from the last one. So instead of doing 3000 you doing 1200. 3 records at 3000 =9000, 6 records at 1200 = 7200. My point is consistency is good, especially for trying to build up what your doing, but it doesn't always mean more in the sense of numbers.
oh yea by the ways that was just an example, but it made a good point.
this year we dropped, J-TREY, TODD G, NCR, KAY KAY, & now the BULLET EP will drop, and JUICE should drop a few days before the new year. It has been an alright year for us.
I do have to say that STREET LEVEL has been preety consistent this year, especially if they get something else out before 2004.
Jus Family justed dropped the BOSKO Presents record. They have a lot of records they could drop but instead of shooting for numbers there trying to make each one count, which i must say dropping the 5 or 6 we will in 2003 makes it harder to get a record to higher sales numbers without the staff you need. the 1000 is cool, but by the time you do a 1000 your dropping another album taking away from the last one. So instead of doing 3000 you doing 1200. 3 records at 3000 =9000, 6 records at 1200 = 7200. My point is consistency is good, especially for trying to build up what your doing, but it doesn't always mean more in the sense of numbers.
oh yea by the ways that was just an example, but it made a good point.
The only thing I want to mention is that the odds of being succesful in music are very stacked against you.You can give 110% in marketing,and other depts.,and even have great music,but there's a very limited amount of music being bought,therefore alot of times I think luck,and rubbing elbows is probably a main ingredient for the success of a region.