Comments on: Dear Musicians – Please Be Brilliant or Get Out of The Way http://madebyfight.com/2009/12/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way/ Digital Strategy Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: take care http://madebyfight.com/2009/12/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-197 take care Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:26:07 +0000 http://madebyfight.com/?p=161#comment-197 The Herald Sun is a tabloid newspaper and not a reliable indicator of social trends or attitudes. It over relies and hypes marketing buzzwords such as gen z, y etc to get a reaction out of the readership. The Herald Sun is a tabloid newspaper and not a reliable indicator of social trends or attitudes. It over relies and hypes marketing buzzwords such as gen z, y etc to get a reaction out of the readership.

]]> By: take care http://madebyfight.com/2009/12/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-94 take care Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:26:07 +0000 http://madebyfight.com/?p=161#comment-94 The Herald Sun is a tabloid newspaper and not a reliable indicator of social trends or attitudes. It over relies and hypes marketing buzzwords such as gen z, y etc to get a reaction out of the readership. The Herald Sun is a tabloid newspaper and not a reliable indicator of social trends or attitudes. It over relies and hypes marketing buzzwords such as gen z, y etc to get a reaction out of the readership.

]]> By: SXSW Magazine Interview with Dave Allen http://madebyfight.com/2009/12/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-91 SXSW Magazine Interview with Dave Allen Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:54:42 +0000 http://madebyfight.com/?p=161#comment-91 [...] I share his views but I also now lay the blame at the feet of the musicians themselves. There is so much more they could be doing if they fully embraced the social web with a strong, well planned digital strategy. Or, as I put it in this essay – Dear Musicians, Please Be Brilliant or Get Out of The Way. [...] [...] I share his views but I also now lay the blame at the feet of the musicians themselves. There is so much more they could be doing if they fully embraced the social web with a strong, well planned digital strategy. Or, as I put it in this essay – Dear Musicians, Please Be Brilliant or Get Out of The Way. [...]

]]> By: Be Brilliant or Be Gone: A Music 2.0 Manifesto - Locker Partner - Disruptive Social Media and Music Management http://madebyfight.com/2009/12/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Be Brilliant or Be Gone: A Music 2.0 Manifesto - Locker Partner - Disruptive Social Media and Music Management Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:47:35 +0000 http://madebyfight.com/?p=161#comment-47 [...] Brilliant or Get Out of the Way” has been making the rounds online since it first appeared on Pampelmoose and Fight earlier this [...] [...] Brilliant or Get Out of the Way” has been making the rounds online since it first appeared on Pampelmoose and Fight earlier this [...]

]]> By: Suzanne Lainson http://madebyfight.com/2009/12/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Suzanne Lainson Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:38:42 +0000 http://madebyfight.com/?p=161#comment-42 When I saw the Andrew Bird "Anonaminal" video, I remember thinking, "This is essentially classical music. Who would have thought something like this would attract a young audience?" It's quite sophisticated.<br><br><a href="http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/1999-andrew-bird" rel="nofollow">http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/1999-andrew-bird</a> When I saw the Andrew Bird “Anonaminal” video, I remember thinking, “This is essentially classical music. Who would have thought something like this would attract a young audience?” It's quite sophisticated.

http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/1999-andrew-bird

]]> By: Dave Allen http://madebyfight.com/2009/12/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Dave Allen Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:23:20 +0000 http://madebyfight.com/?p=161#comment-41 Suzanne,<br><br>We obviously share similar ideas, esp around thinking creatively. You should also check this comment as I like the insights - <a href="http://j.mp/6yLySH" rel="nofollow">http://j.mp/6yLySH</a> Suzanne,

We obviously share similar ideas, esp around thinking creatively. You should also check this comment as I like the insights – http://j.mp/6yLySH

]]> By: Suzanne Lainson http://madebyfight.com/2009/12/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Suzanne Lainson Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:18:31 +0000 http://madebyfight.com/?p=161#comment-40 I don't spend a lot of thought on recorded music these days because it seems as if everything that can be said about it has been said.<br><br>But you dropped a few names in your piece that resonate for me.<br><br>David Byrne<br>Burning Man<br>Cirque du Soleil<br>Amanda Palmer<br><br>All represent creativity, wherever it might lead. I've been trying to look beyond music discussions to other creative fields to find operating concepts that have yet to hit music in a big way.<br><br>I'm not discouraged with the current state of affairs so much as I am interested in expanding everyone's concept of what can be done.<br><br>On the one hand, I've seen far too many musicians who still think in terms of success within very limited musical parameters. On the other hand, I have run into some musicians who are enough aware of cultural history (literature, film, art, music, theater) over the last 200 years to draw upon a wide range of references for inspiration.<br><br>As much as I like to talk about the realities of making a living in music, I also think it's holding people back from thinking creatively. If you don't view music as a source of income, but rather as a form of self-expression, creativity, and community, what would you, could you, do with it? I don't spend a lot of thought on recorded music these days because it seems as if everything that can be said about it has been said.

But you dropped a few names in your piece that resonate for me.

David Byrne
Burning Man
Cirque du Soleil
Amanda Palmer

All represent creativity, wherever it might lead. I've been trying to look beyond music discussions to other creative fields to find operating concepts that have yet to hit music in a big way.

I'm not discouraged with the current state of affairs so much as I am interested in expanding everyone's concept of what can be done.

On the one hand, I've seen far too many musicians who still think in terms of success within very limited musical parameters. On the other hand, I have run into some musicians who are enough aware of cultural history (literature, film, art, music, theater) over the last 200 years to draw upon a wide range of references for inspiration.

As much as I like to talk about the realities of making a living in music, I also think it's holding people back from thinking creatively. If you don't view music as a source of income, but rather as a form of self-expression, creativity, and community, what would you, could you, do with it?

]]> By: Dave Allen http://madebyfight.com/2009/12/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Dave Allen Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:06:49 +0000 http://madebyfight.com/?p=161#comment-39 kathleen, thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.. kathleen, thank you. Glad you enjoyed it..

]]> By: kmazz http://madebyfight.com/2009/12/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-38 kmazz Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:45:26 +0000 http://madebyfight.com/?p=161#comment-38 A seminal piece, Dave. One for rereading. Thanks. A seminal piece, Dave. One for rereading. Thanks.

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