some art is just not meant for the masses..some blog posts should be in a personal journal(maybe this one?)...

i just listened, sorta, to an album that was streaming for free on itunes..major artist, long running career...it might be hitting a major pothole. i'm sure whoever is left at the label he's signed to, and his manager, and his girlfriend are all probably cringing as this thing hits the digital highway...

since the music biz has disentegrated and "access" has been granted to anyone with a computer, a cheap mic and an internet connection we've been treated to millions of these self-indulgent works...not to mention the blogs that are all over the place with more narcissists than hollywood could ever handle.

makes me miss the days of a good record exec who would actually say "uhhhh, NO" and the book publisher or editor who would actually say "uhhhhh, Hell NO". we had plenty of good things to listen to, and plenty of good things to read back then(and yeah the occasional turd snuck through) and now we have all of that and lotsa crap to shovel out of the way. or, DELETE.

how does a producer, artist or even a mixer decide when the work is complete? is it a decision or a choice or a guess?

some artists need a deadline. some are victims of the deadline. they can't commit to a finished product, so they work right up to the deadline, and, usually past the deadline. it's not because they work slowly, or procrastinate. it's because they need someone else or some thing else to tell them to stop.

this usually results in a mess. the artist doesn't have a clear vision of their work. usually, they are chasing a "hit" or trying to please the record company or their manager, etc.

the artist that can make the decision that the work doesn't need "one more thing" is the artist that understands you can ALWAYS find "one more thing"... But does it NEED "one more thing"?

tiger woods, peyton manning, larry bird, michael jordan, steve jobs, jerry rice...see a pattern?

kinda funny

are you a good listener? can you listen to one piece of music from the first note, all the way to the fade? can you listen to the same song for 14 hours straight?

did you learn something from someone else's music today? everyday? if no, why not?

even the most successful producers, writers and musicians learn how to listen with a purpose. and even the most successful producers, writers and musicians learn to listen without any purpose other than just enjoying themseslves.

if you're trying to make music your life, enjoy it. that's what you want your listener to do...right?

i'm getting closer to releasing the e-book on recording, mixing and finishing...if you're on the mailing list you will know about it before anyone not on it...and there will be a special reduced price offer to mailing list members..

not sure what the deal is, but damien rice's track " blower's daughter" is one of the most visited posts on the site. is it rice? portman? owen? roberts? you tell me.

i think it's natalie, but i'm biased.

weird movie. who's the victim? who's the narcissist? who's co-dependant? it's a mess. like life sometimes.