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ultragrrrl:Free At Last

Stolen Transmission has severed its ties with the master, Universal Music Group. Sarah Lewitinn is now free to champion indie music unfettered by the long hand of corporate law. Good for you SL and thanks for the Oohlas. I am sure there is no shortage of capitol investors willing to get behind your genius and start an ad driven media company that distributes and markets artist then shares the profits with them at a fair and reasonable split. All while nurturing the artist and letting them maintain creative control.

I’m looking forward to that.

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by oldschoolbrian on Dec 04, 2007 at 11:47 PM
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If I had Doug Morris’s Job I Would Be Worried

This article is hysterical. Doug Morris the CEO of Universal Music gave an interview in December’s Wired magazine where all it he seems to have is excuses. Excuses as to why the music industry is lagging behind the digital world. Excuses why nobody in under his watch got in front of the file sharing storm in 1999. Also why Universal is trying to fight itunes with the whack-assed Total Music ( I have not even heard of that). If I had this guy’s job and only offered “They just didn’t know what to do.” I’m sure I would have been replaced…um.

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/11/universal_music_ceo_doug_morris.html

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by oldschoolbrian on Nov 27, 2007 at 07:15 PM
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Madonna is cutting out the middle man (too).

Internet buzz says that Madonna and Live Nation are inching closer to finalizing a major recording, touring, and merchandising deal. Meaning she won’t have a traditional record company/ contract  cause she won’t need one.

The rumoured structure behind this deal is said to be  10-year, $120 million arrangement with Live Nation.  Madonna then is  to receive heavy advances from the concert giant, both for signing the deal and for the delivery of three albums.   As well as the right to promote concert tours, sell merchandise and license Madonna’s name.

Result of this weeks activities in the music industry should have the major’s scrambling as they realized they are not needed by the very artist they helped create.

Without the top sellers on rosters how can the labels support the smaller acts that only sell 100k? They can’t.

More artist need to D.I.Y

Majors?  Start putting out records that people want to hear and pay for!

I am looking at you Rick Rubin.

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by oldschoolbrian on Oct 12, 2007 at 01:31 PM
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