Nirvana- Nevermind- 1991

metalheadmike · 12-09-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RMR

Mike, first, welcome to the forum! Not trying to pick your wording or threads apart, but what does that mean?

Record labels. Trust me when they sign an artist any genre. Have a plan to milk that artist while they can. I work in the music industry. I was a scout for Indy labels. A major label which only consist of three major distribution company's at this point. Record labels in there current form come up with a sales pitch for a artist. Now record labels go out to find something in the most popular trend of the day. Be it whatever they consider to be popular at this time. Record labels do not care about talent anymore. They only see a artist in dollars and cents

metalheadmike · 12-09-2011, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I hate to break it to you but pop music was full of record label supported trends long before grunge came along.

Yes it started before Grunge. I know that. It has just gotten worse since then. But if you like music. You don't have to buy what's popular at the time. If you like a certain style there's plenty of avenues now more than ever to discover music

Howard the Duck · 12-09-2011, 12:48 PM

^^i.e. you were an A&R man?

metalheadmike · 12-09-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

^^i.e. you were an A&R man?

Yes for smaller Indy labels. I started in music with a band when i was 14 which I was the guitar player in. We played alot of shows in clubs. I decided when I didn't want to play clubs and just struggle by. I first got into management through managing my own band. I wanted to stay in music as a career. So I took a job with a small label out of Chicago. I was a A&R for them for about 2 years before I couldn't deal with it anymore. I currently work in a recording studio here in town and try to help young bands to get gigs and such. I plan on opening my own website for indy bands to sell there muisc as downloads in the near future

RMR · 12-09-2011, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by metalheadmike

Yes for smaller Indy labels. I started in music with a band when i was 14 which I was the guitar player in. We played alot of shows in clubs. I decided when I didn't want to play clubs and just struggle by. I first got into management through managing my own band. I wanted to stay in music as a career. So I took a job with a small label out of Chicago. I was a A&R for them for about 2 years before I couldn't deal with it anymore. I currently work in a recording studio here in town and try to help young bands to get gigs and such. I plan on opening my own website for indy bands to sell there muisc as downloads in the near future

Cool, again-- welcome to the forum

metalheadmike · 12-09-2011, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RMR

Cool, again-- welcome to the forum

Thanks man. I'm new to discussing music on forums

bob. · 12-10-2011, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by metalheadmike

Grunge movement

this always cracks me up

.....i feel like i should attempt to write the grunge manifesto.....it was the media that created the term grunge....in fact its really nothing more than a bit watered down noise rock with pop hooks....which i feel is very obvious in these bands "inspiration"....

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I hate to break it to you but pop music was full of record label supported trends long before grunge came along.

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Originally Posted by metalheadmike

Yes it started before Grunge. I know that. It has just gotten worse since then. But if you like music. You don't have to buy what's popular at the time. If you like a certain style there's plenty of avenues now more than ever to discover music

see i actually feel that this whole "movement"

....actually helped to take down the pop formula....i mean yes.....record labels went nuts looking for the next nirvana...or the next big sound (see the movie Dig!....it really goes into this)....but here you have unknown and humble "real" bands....as opposed to record label created bands....putting out records with shout out to their friends bands and the awesome bands that they loved and helped mold their sound.....then you have the 15-17 year old target (me) soaking in and looking into ever band mentioned by these people....and thus being fully emerged in underground music.....i went in 20 years ago and have yet to come up for air (save lady gaga i fucking love her)

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Originally Posted by metalheadmike

Yes for smaller Indy labels. I started in music with a band when i was 14 which I was the guitar player in. We played alot of shows in clubs. I decided when I didn't want to play clubs and just struggle by. I first got into management through managing my own band. I wanted to stay in music as a career. So I took a job with a small label out of Chicago. I was a A&R for them for about 2 years before I couldn't deal with it anymore. I currently work in a recording studio here in town and try to help young bands to get gigs and such. I plan on opening my own website for indy bands to sell there muisc as downloads in the near future

....Wax trax?!?!?!

metalheadmike · 12-10-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bob.

this always cracks me up

.....i feel like i should attempt to write the grunge manifesto.....it was the media that created the term grunge....in fact its really nothing more than a bit watered down noise rock with pop hooks....which i feel is very obvious in these bands "inspiration"....

see i actually feel that this whole "movement"

....actually helped to take down the pop formula....i mean yes.....record labels went nuts looking for the next nirvana...or the next big sound (see the movie Dig!....it really goes into this)....but here you have unknown and humble "real" bands....as opposed to record label created bands....putting out records with shout out to their friends bands and the awesome bands that they loved and helped mold their sound.....then you have the 15-17 year old target (me) soaking in and looking into ever band mentioned by these people....and thus being fully emerged in underground music.....i went in 20 years ago and have yet to come up for air (save lady gaga i fucking love her)

....Wax trax?!?!?!

I worked for smaller label there. But there no longer indy. Won't mention there name. But they were mostly Hardcore Music when I was there