tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post8584827298550725245..comments2024-02-01T12:37:55.180+00:00Comments on Mostly music: Salt, Sugar, Fat: Food, Music and Things We LikeRonan Guilfoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668316692753726447noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-54103185730146138812019-05-05T19:10:43.777+01:002019-05-05T19:10:43.777+01:00I don't 'call out' Bieber etc. I make ...I don't 'call out' Bieber etc. I make the point that their music is a perfect example of the kind of music that presses all the popular buttons, and contains all the elements required to press those buttons, and this explains their popularity. The article is about our predisposition towards certain basic elements in music, not about whether I like or dislike particular artists.<br />Ronan Guilfoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668316692753726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-48545416499752404882019-05-05T14:47:12.867+01:002019-05-05T14:47:12.867+01:00You have obviously no qualms calling out artists l...You have obviously no qualms calling out artists like Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Spice Girls, Ed Sheeran but only with this particular musician you are mentioning in your post you are staying remarkably reluctant to name him. Why are you being so guarded? Does this musician need to be protected? Is it a Jazz artist? Is it someone you know personally? Rainer Schnellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102526034279307413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-29864431697591864512019-05-05T10:17:49.355+01:002019-05-05T10:17:49.355+01:00 I agree Ronan. What you also have to take into ac... I agree Ronan. What you also have to take into account is the importance of branding. People who go to McDonald’s would buy anything because of their brand. And it’s the same with the major label artists you mention. So it’s not just giving people what they want, it’s also about not making changes from the formula which people have bought into. McDonald’s are in charge of this, major-label artists aren’t because they are bankrolled by a record company. What Is interesting to me is that most of the true global superstars who have achieved enough money and recognition to launch their own labels don’t bother and keep churning ing out the same, if not worse, shite. <br /><br /> That’s what I love about the Spotify generation. Yes it’s difficult to make money out of your music but at least you get a shot at it. 20 or 30 years ago only people who could get signed to a label got a shot. I wrote a blog about this recently https://www.blowtorchrecords.com/news/the-party-fears-you<br /><br /> The previous model is broken but the new paradigm is only partially constructed and is still being shaped by corporations not the individuals who need it. <br /><br />To continue your analogy, its like at each McDonald’s there are other shops which people can use for free to sell their gourmet vegan burgers, organic produce or whatever the food equivalent of a minor sixth is. The drawback is that they can only charge a fraction of a cent for things rather than the €2 which McDonald’s get. Blowtorchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906558274905567651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-70822531627768086642019-05-04T09:18:05.159+01:002019-05-04T09:18:05.159+01:00yep.yep.onentrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529696778628291551noreply@blogger.com