Comments on: Achieving rock stardom the economical way

By: Paxil.

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By: Hugh Kavanagh

Hugh Kavanagh — Wed, 12 May 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Great article David

Recently on Agenda you had Louis Walsh and Oliver Kilkenny
on to talk about the music industry and it was embarrassing
to see how out of touch they are. Across the music industry
there seems to be a “head in sand” attitude to where music
is going. It is fantastic to see musicians being empowered
by the internet, home recording and independant music
festivals. Leading the way in this is the Mor festival that
was held in Tullamore last year. Check out morfestival.com
for more.

Thanks for being the most entertaining and informative
voice in the Irish media

Hugh Kavanagh

By: David Mc Williams

David Mc Williams — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for the comments Glenn. Best of luck with the band
and by the way,Crass fans come in all shapes and sizes!

Regards, David

By: David Mc Williams

David Mc Williams — Mon, 16 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Kieran, Mea Culpa that was an unforgiveable howler.
Apologies to yourself and Mr Simonon and thanks for the
book idea. David

By: Glenn Brady (Band - Reclaim)

Glenn Brady (Band - Reclaim) — Mon, 16 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000

David, great article! Great to see somebody is finally
adressing this topic from a practically useful angle for
aspiring names.
Being in the final stages of production of an Album, I can
recognise myself in what you are saying, and I agree that
what you prescibe is the future for music free of corporate
control. In your penultamate paragraph you pose the
question, how did (Damien Rice) release an album selling
300,000 copies in Britain, 200,000 in U.S., and is this an
example to every young band? You finish in your last
paragraph that the alternative to corporate dominance is
there. However I feel you probably have a lot more
knowledge and ideas of how this was actually achieved in
Damien’s case and how it could be replicated.
Let’s say for argument’s sake, in my own case, the talent
is there. I am reading up diligently on the business side
of things, have a website near ready, have band to play
live material and nearly have album ready to go.I want
control like you prescribe, but have you got more advice
for a business approach to marketing the product, with a
view to achieving sales comparable to that of Damien. Your
advice would be much appreciated.
By the way I read in an article about you that you were
once a crass fan. That was some surprise to my former punk
older brother when I told him the other day.
Lastly, from your article it strikes me that you have a
burning desire within you somewhere to participate in the
promotion of real art, other than economic theory. Have you
thought of giving a shot of a bit of management? I reckon
you’d be good!
Sl�n agus goi raibh m�le,
Glenn

By: Kieran Glennon

Kieran Glennon — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000

David, I’m shocked. Not at the overall thrust of the
article, which is pretty much on the money. Readers might
care to check out “Black Vinyl, White Powder” by Simon
Napier-Bell, in which the former manager of Wham, T-Rex et
all poses the notion that, faced with the threat of its
earnings being dissipated through free file-sharing via
Napster, Kazaa and so on, the music industry will turn its
focus to maximising its revenue from the copyright in
songs – in other words, pay-per-download – rather than the
revenue from sales of physical “units” (CDs to you and
me). In that respect, he argues that the industry will be
returning to its Tin Pan Alley roots, when the sales value
of sheet music exceeded that of actual records.
Interesting theory, if it comes to pass.

But to suggest that Mick Jones played bass? Puhlease! I
suppose Paul Simenon was just there to make the tea?