(and here's the original, in case you just don't get the joke.)
-Courtney
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Showing posts with label courtney. Show all posts
11/18/08
Beyonce Spoof
So, did you miss Saturday Night Live this week? Shame on you.
(and here's the original, in case you just don't get the joke.)
-Courtney
(and here's the original, in case you just don't get the joke.)
-Courtney
11/13/08
Jake Jagielski Live
Lately I've become enthralled (again) with One Tree Hill.
SoapNet is stealing my life.
So anyway, imagine my surprise when I saw Jake Jagielski's beautiful face chinning-up at me from The Fine Line Music Cafe's windows on my walk to work this morning.
I thought I was seeing things.
So I made a mental note of that name-- "Bryan Greenberg. Is Jake Jagielski's real name Bryan Greenberg? I guess I never thought to notice..."
It is. And he'll be at the Fine Line on Monday with Graham Colton, Michael Tolcher and Tim Brantley. So here's the quandry:
Stay home and watch One Tree Hill, or go to the Fine Line to see Jake Jagielski in person?
Guess it will depend on whether I can convince any of my friends to see him with me...
-Courtney
SoapNet is stealing my life.
So anyway, imagine my surprise when I saw Jake Jagielski's beautiful face chinning-up at me from The Fine Line Music Cafe's windows on my walk to work this morning.
I thought I was seeing things.
So I made a mental note of that name-- "Bryan Greenberg. Is Jake Jagielski's real name Bryan Greenberg? I guess I never thought to notice..."
It is. And he'll be at the Fine Line on Monday with Graham Colton, Michael Tolcher and Tim Brantley. So here's the quandry:
Stay home and watch One Tree Hill, or go to the Fine Line to see Jake Jagielski in person?
Guess it will depend on whether I can convince any of my friends to see him with me...
-Courtney
10/6/08
Royalty Whores
It looks like songwriting/publishing royalties on digital downloads are being disputed, and as a songwriter who isn't even making money from songwriting (yet), it makes me angry.
The current rate is 9.1 cents per track, which is the same for digital downloads, CDs, cassette tapes, vinyl, and anything else that might come around. Right now, the royalty is exactly the same, no matter which medium the song is sold through. And that makes sense, doesn't it? The songwriter is being paid for writing a song, and that song remains the same, no matter how it's sold.
But the Digital Media Association, which represents digital music stores, is proposing a decrease in royalties to 4.8 cents per track. That's almost a 50% decrease! I don't know the last time royalties were so low, but I can confidently say we could measure the time in decades. I'm not sure what the specific argument here is, but the mere notion that royalties should be cut so drastically if at all is insulting to the entire art and profession.
But then there's the National Publisher's Association, which represents publishers and songwriters (who generally split the royalties 50/50). They're proposing an increase to 15 cents a track. Their argument is that distribution and manufacturing have become much cheaper with the digital age, so there should be more profit to be shared. Theoretically, they're right. But in reality, the whole music industry is suffering and we can all see it. And sure, songwriting seems like it should be one of those glamorous music industry jobs that leaves you with more money than you can shake a stick at (that job really doesn't exist), but unless you're Diane Warren or Craig Wiseman, you're not going to be rich. However, if you're truly pursuing the art and profession of songwriting and you have a talent for it, you can earn a comfortable living at 9.1 cents per song--especially if one of those songs ends up on Carrie Underwood's next album.
So let's cut the greed, all of us, and let the industry stabilize a bit before we start demanding more and more for ourselves. We're in the music industry because we love it. Sure, getting paid to do it so we don't have to work elsewhere is nice, but as long as you can pay your mortgage and put food on your table, I'd say you're doing pretty good.
Courtney
The current rate is 9.1 cents per track, which is the same for digital downloads, CDs, cassette tapes, vinyl, and anything else that might come around. Right now, the royalty is exactly the same, no matter which medium the song is sold through. And that makes sense, doesn't it? The songwriter is being paid for writing a song, and that song remains the same, no matter how it's sold.
But the Digital Media Association, which represents digital music stores, is proposing a decrease in royalties to 4.8 cents per track. That's almost a 50% decrease! I don't know the last time royalties were so low, but I can confidently say we could measure the time in decades. I'm not sure what the specific argument here is, but the mere notion that royalties should be cut so drastically if at all is insulting to the entire art and profession.
But then there's the National Publisher's Association, which represents publishers and songwriters (who generally split the royalties 50/50). They're proposing an increase to 15 cents a track. Their argument is that distribution and manufacturing have become much cheaper with the digital age, so there should be more profit to be shared. Theoretically, they're right. But in reality, the whole music industry is suffering and we can all see it. And sure, songwriting seems like it should be one of those glamorous music industry jobs that leaves you with more money than you can shake a stick at (that job really doesn't exist), but unless you're Diane Warren or Craig Wiseman, you're not going to be rich. However, if you're truly pursuing the art and profession of songwriting and you have a talent for it, you can earn a comfortable living at 9.1 cents per song--especially if one of those songs ends up on Carrie Underwood's next album.
So let's cut the greed, all of us, and let the industry stabilize a bit before we start demanding more and more for ourselves. We're in the music industry because we love it. Sure, getting paid to do it so we don't have to work elsewhere is nice, but as long as you can pay your mortgage and put food on your table, I'd say you're doing pretty good.
Courtney
9/23/08
How Effective is Word-of-Mouth?
I'm itching like crazy for November 21st. Trampled By Turtles is holding a CD release party at First Avenue in Minneapolis, and I can't believe I have to wait two whole months. TWO WHOLE MONTHS. The craziest part? I've never seen them live, I've never heard them on the radio, I can't honestly say I've ever listened to an entire song of theirs. But they have this crazy-amazing reputation among the friends I made at school-- the friends I shared my own favorites with. And when I mentioned Chris Thile (the God of the Mandolin and King of Progressive Bluegrass) to a friend who I later learned also plays a little mando, he immediately replied, "You know Trampled by Turtles, right?" No, I don't, but now I have to.
Word of mouth, indeed.
So I'm rounding up a few people who also migrated to the Twin Cities area at the same time I did, and we'll be there. Actually, I'll be there if I have to go alone. I'll probably end up throwing a few dollars their way for that album, too. If there's one thing I know about these particular friends, it's that they know great live music, and I can't continue to miss out on TbT any longer.
-Courtney
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