Musings: Collaborative Working???

by Daniel Callis

Everyone knows the music industry is the most cut-throat business and disposable culture around, even more so in the digital age where now rather than buying a CD and listening to it for months on end and having a real affection for a band, people just tend to go Buy aldactone on Myspace and listen or download it, then disregard it the week after for the next ‘big thing’. Not that that has much to do with what I’m about to say, but it’s a good example of the sort of shit you’re getting all over the soles of your shoes just by taking one step into the wonderful world of music.

So, in such a strange world of affairs wouldn’t it help if we all stuck together for whatever reasons; friends, genre, music scenes or any others buy drugs online ? I’m not Levitra generico talking about collaborations like getting Calvin Harris to have a glitzy wank all over your single and call it a ‘remix’, or paying Zane Lowe to do the voiceover of your album advert calling it “the best thing since what I said was the best thing last week on TV”, but collaborating out of mutual respect.

Most European bands I’ve encountered tend to have a box of CDs and Vinyl on their merch desk at shows of other bands’ material, which they’ve traded out on the road with other bands to give away/sell/plug for them. Funnily enough I never see many UK bands do this (my own guilty as charged, also), and wonder why not. It takes two seconds to swap a handful of CDs at a show and only a recommendation Buy Cialis Super Active+ Online Pharmacy No Prescription Needed to forward it on, and that’s collaboration in its simplest and hassle-free form.

So, why is collaborating so important in the DIY and underground music scene Buy antibiotics online without prescription. Online Drugstore.? I’m going to touch on two prime examples I feel are the best and why they can work wonders:

The split and compilation release:

You release some new material, so who’s going to buy it? Fans, friends, family, and people at your shows maybe. No one is going to randomly buy your music without knowing who you are or what you sound like. But, add another band to the equation and you’ve instantly got your songs into their fan base too, as well as doing vice-versa for the other band. Obviously for this to work to full effect you need to do a split with a band from another city, preferably one you’ve never played in or had much exposure. Cheap Levitra online Vardenafilo levitra

Gig swapping:

Coming from someone who’s sat there in front of the computer sending emails or messages all day to promoters with no reply, the gig swap tactic is a good path to take. Promoters, a lot of the time, are reluctant to give a small band a show with not much pull or buzz, but how do you get a pull or a buzz about you when no one’s willing to give you a show Florida codes bank ? It’s one of the biggest Catch 22s that comes in being in a band. Levitra reviews Gig swaps are a fantastic way around this bastard of a problem, as you get a show in their city and a chance to play to a new crowd, and you give them the same in return.

My conclusion to all of this is simple really; get off your arse and help out some other band’s in the same situation, as it can (and will) also benefit your own band. Hate to use an old cliché to sum it all up, but NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS FREE. There are exceptions to this rule, like if your songs are fuck off electrifyingly good, or just the luck of being in the right place at the right time, but nine times out of ten this won’t happen. Pull your finger out of your arse and Buy Levaquin Online deflate your ego, as there’s thousands of bands out there and your band is owed nothing more than any of them.

Collaborations are great for the DIY and underground scene and help bring people together, but when it turns into a mutual masturbation fest of celebrities and money exchanges it stops being a collaboration and becomes business. Zithromax pharmacy Order Doxycycline

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