In Reply to: LOL. If that's true its even worse than jazz labels. posted by Rick W on August 11, 2016 at 09:17:26:
Just for the record, all the releases on my JMR label were funded by me, and zero by the artists.
The "benefit" DG offers is that THEIR name is on the CD, too. DG is not setting up shop to start putting out recordings by anyone who can scrape up the money to get a master file recorded and mastered. (Florence Foster Jenkins, Part 2,134)
One presumes and one presumes that the potential customers will assume that because an artist is being put before the public by the legendary label DG, that there has been a "gatekeeper" function, and that the artist has to be top-drawer, top-shelf, or at least top-something.
If that gatekeeper function breaks down (or is in effect non-existent), then, we can expect two things:
(1) Critics and listeners will eventually catch on; and
(2) Norman Lebrecht will dance the hornpipe nude, on DG's grave.
ATB,
JM
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Follow Ups
- The "benefit" DG offers is that THEIR name is on the CD, too... - John Marks 09:27:56 08/11/16 (21)
- Those are some pretty weak presumptions in this day - Analog Scott 13:20:12 08/11/16 (10)
- Yes, except ... - rbolaw 13:32:04 08/11/16 (9)
- Vanity of vanities! All is vanity - jsch3 14:19:30 08/11/16 (1)
- RE: Vanity of vanities! All is vanity - rbolaw 16:20:23 08/11/16 (0)
- "they need to make it back somehow." - Analog Scott 14:08:56 08/11/16 (6)
- It hunts for Naxos. nt - rbolaw 14:10:26 08/11/16 (5)
- Naxos is getting 10% of their artists' concert fees? - Analog Scott 14:31:40 08/11/16 (4)
- Read my earlier posts for more info about Naxos. nt - rbolaw 16:18:16 08/11/16 (3)
- I don't know about your earlier posts about Naxos - Analog Scott 18:48:22 08/11/16 (2)
- OK, but why ask me if you don't want to know the answer? - rbolaw 19:52:20 08/11/16 (1)
- I didn't say I don't want the answer but you brought up Naxos not me - Analog Scott 20:01:20 08/11/16 (0)
- RE: The "benefit" DG offers is that THEIR name is on the CD, too... - Tony Lauck 10:11:39 08/11/16 (6)
- I've done LOTS of recording, only once, in 1980, was there only one mic. And - oldmkvi 09:13:33 08/12/16 (3)
- Which recording was that? (I do like minimally microphoned recordings!) [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 14:38:03 08/12/16 (2)
- RE: Which recording was that? (I do like minimally microphoned recordings!) [nt] - oldmkvi 14:57:21 08/12/16 (1)
- Thanks! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 15:01:24 08/12/16 (0)
- RE: The "benefit" DG offers is that THEIR name is on the CD, too... - Daverz 18:54:35 08/11/16 (1)
- DG may still be multiple microphone happy, but they do it a lot better these days [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 23:52:06 08/11/16 (0)
- Yes, for now. - rbolaw 10:01:56 08/11/16 (0)
- Maybe, if the buyer is ignorant enough. - Rick W 09:52:30 08/11/16 (1)
- That's why I said, "for now". - rbolaw 10:04:00 08/11/16 (0)