Let us know who are the passionate, driven, creative, focus
and talented artists
who just happens to be an Asian/Asian Pacific American by your participation
in the below-listed poll and your comments. Our communities' success has
been long-awaited, having heard the great acceptance of music from great
Black and Hispanic artists. It is our hope that our "list
of great music artists" will be comparable to those of the just-mentioned
ethnic communities.
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QUESTION - Are
you looking for the ability to not depend on others to finance your
own project?
If interested,
information for those who are seeking the means to self-financed
their own project are listed below.
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own decision on how much time one want to spend and the amount
of monies
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everyday products at competitive prices, in a similar fashion
as a member-based customer of a store like CostCo
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for people that support your creative endeavors to purchase everyday
products while helping you finance your creativity
- Upon your participation,
we will support your efforts by featuring your efforts within
this webpage
- In addition, we will
support your efforts by periodically having contests where your
supporters can win prizes such as tickets to music showcases,
dvd's, c.d.'s, etc.
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DIGITAL
KIOSKS
On May 21, 2004 - the first of eMusic interfaces -- digital kiosks really
-- will be installed at Maxwell's, a small indie-rock club in Hoboken,
New Jersey. At $10 a pop for the recording, and $20 for the reusable,
keychain pen drive, let the downloading begin. This is a tool that allows
fans to take home and share some of the best independent music from small
live venues around the country.
HISTORICAL
MUSICAL RACISM
Starting with a Bret
Harte poem of 1871 titled 'The
Heathen Chinee' (which was set to music) was indicative of a river
of racism
embedded in sheet music bought primarily by "well-to-do whites."
- a
Darren Brown thesis documented a collection of sheet music that offered
a sad social commentary on what was happening at the time - stereotypes
at best, ugly
racism at worst.
These
sheet
music were purchased as the result of seeing/hearing them performed
in vaudeville theaters - which was how ideas were shared during those
times, since it was before the days of television and movies.
Just
viewing the sheet music's title
and reading the lyrics tell a lot about how Chinese Americans were
perceived during those times. Even the cover illustrations had caricatures
of Chinese Americans that perpetuated ethnic stereotypes.
It
is a recurring American theme, that those who were already here claimed
the right to discriminate
against those who came later. So people wrote the songs in this collection
on Tin Pan Alley with names like Billy Rose and Con Conrad, Eve Unsell
and Louis Gottschalk, all playing the same tune.
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SHOWCASE BUSINESS
At
Steve Harvey's Talent Search at L.A.'s "El Rey Theater on
Wilshire Boulevard"- unlike other showcases and open mikes
around town - Harvey's Talent Search requires performers before
they take the stage to sign a contract agreeing to give NuOpp
10% of their future earnings and 10% of any agreements already
in existence.
This
event is co-sponsored by The Beat 100.3 & Harvey's production/management
company, NuOpp Inc. |
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SEATTLE'S
HIP-HOP SCENE
It has been stated
that "When most think of hip-hop and the visionaries who created
it, places like New York City and figures such as Afrika Bambaataa come
to mind. While hip-hop purists know the culture stretches from coast to
coast, many may not realize that the erstwhile capitol of Grunge has deep
roots in hip-hop, with the likes of DJ Nasty Nes, MC Karim Panni, DJs
E-Rok and Kamikaze, and breakdancing crews such as the Emerald City Breakers,
synonymous with the movement.
What these artists
all have in common is that they are Asian Americans who have made an
indelible imprint in Seattle's hip-hop community. " A new exhibit
at Wing Luke Asian Museum, "It's Like That: APA's and the Seattle
Hip-Hop Scene," examines the role of Asian Pacific Americans in
shaping Seattle hip-hop.
FALSE
FIGURES ON MARIAH’S C.D.
Mariah
Carey's new single, "Through the Rain," has
stirred up a squall in the radio world with suggestions that the pop
singer's record label tried to revive her career by inflating airplay
figures. Island Def Jam Music Group bought
radio spots containing 53 seconds of the song, which fooled the
computers that monitor and measure airplay, or "spins," for the recording
industry.
As a result, the
ballad seemed to be building momentum in markets across the country
when in fact it was losing steam. An album's
success can rise or fall on such numbers. If a song appears to be
gaining airplay at some stations, others may jump on the bandwagon,
adding it to their broadcasts or increasing its play. And that often
translates into more sales for the label. Click
Here for more information.
STRUGGLES
OF A "FOLLOW-UP HIT"
Mariah
Recording artists who hit it big as newcomers have scant assurance of success
in their follow-up albums.
"After
any breakthrough, the skeptics come out and wonder if the artist can repeat
it," says J Records chief Clive Davis, who discovered Keys (as well as
Aretha Franklin, Santana, Janis Joplin and a host of others). "The questions
go with the first success, they always have and it is expected. But she
will prove herself because she is a true artist, an artiste."
The
well-documented travails of the music industry today and the increasingly
rigid playlists at commercial radio make it even more difficult to follow
up a hit than in past years. The hook comes quicker now than ever, and
career missteps are less forgiven.
"Some
of the artists come back with a quest for credibility, they crave critical
credibility if they had a strong commercial success the first time," Davis
said. "But you know what? A great review doesn't sell an album the way
a hit song does."
MUSICIANS
SHUT OUT BY MAJORS FIND SUCCESS
As the music industry
reels from an epic identity crisis, musicians are circumventing the old
system and finding new ways to reach fans. Artists who've been shut out
of the major labels are thriving at indie labels. Improved technology
has decreased the cost of quality recording and reproduction, enabling
struggling bands to produce and release their own albums. Bands without
budgets can use websites to cultivate global fan bases with tour updates,
music downloads and merchandise.
And
while mainstream radio playlists have narrowed, new-media venues have
exploded. Independent artists are turning up on satellite radio, video
games, online music stores and weblogs. They're also exploiting a new
marketing trend — image branding with music — by getting songs
on retail store CD compilations and in-store playlists, at sporting events
and festivals, and in TV shows, commercials and films.
AMERICAN
IDOL'S SIMON FULLER & HIS EARNINGS
As creator of the "American
Idol" franchise, Fuller manages every aspect of the careers of Clay
Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Kelly Clarkson and all other instant "Idol"
celebrities.
But
Fuller earns far more than the typical 15 to 20 percent that most managers
keep from their clients' gross earnings. As the "American Idol"
phenomenon begins its third season Monday on Fox, Fuller's franchise is
raising questions about exploitation and the price of fame.
Fuller
says that as the primary imaginative force behind these artists, and the
one with the connections to transform Clarkson from struggling Texas waitress
to pop diva, he deserves a larger percentage of their earnings.
"If
you think of Andrew Lloyd Webber, if he creates 'Phantom of the Opera'
he owns it. He hires Michael Crawford to take the lead. Crawford doesn't
get a cut of 'Phantom of the Opera,' and no one questions that,"
Fuller said. "My deals are the best in the world. I create 'Phantom
of the Opera' and then say to Michael Crawford, 'Let's be 50-50 partners,
or 60-40 -- whatever the deal is.' "
Fuller,
a 43-year-old British music mogul, is the longtime manager of Annie Lennox
and former manager of the Spice Girls, whose world-conquering "girl
power" image he takes credit for creating. Fuller first started the
"Idol" concept in Britain, where it was known as "Pop Idol,"
and then transformed the franchise into a worldwide phenomenon.
TOP
GROSSING ACTS OF 2003
1. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, $132.8 million.
"The Essential
Bruce Springsteen" three-CD compilation released in 2003 and his
older ones sold 1.3 million copies. He didn't log an excessive number
of nights or miles on the concert trail, either, playing 47 shows in 30
cities. Yet with an average ticket price of a little more than $71, he
wound up selling $115.9 million worth of tickets, the second highest-grossing
tour ever, behind only the Rolling Stones' 1994 tour that generated $121.2
million.
2. 50 Cent, $125 million.
This Eminem protégé barreled out of the gate with his "Get
Rich" album, not only the year's biggest seller but also holder of
the record for highest first-week sales of 2003: it sold 872,000 first-week
copies in February.
3. Celine Dion, $119.5 million.
Dion added $39 million in album sales to the $80.5 million in ticket revenue
generated at her new concert home at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in
Las Vegas, to place third overall. Average ticket price: $135.81.
4. Toby Keith, $106.6 million.
The rowdy Oklahoma country singer- songwriter buried the hatchet in his
public feud with the Dixie Chicks, otherwise he'd be singing "How
Do You Like Me Now?" to the trio he bested by combining album sales
of $62.4 million and concert ticket revenue of $44.2 million. Average
ticket price: $37.95.
5. Dixie Chicks, $100.8 million.
Despite their political controversy, that didn't stop them from selling
$40.3 million worth of albums and an additional $60.5 million in concert
tickets — the highest- grossing country music tour ever. Average
ticket price: $56.
6. Cher, $99.4 million.
Cher's farewell tour, which helped her come in at No. 5 on last year's
Ultimate Top 10 list, generated big box office again, to the tune of $68.2
million during 2003. A well-timed career retrospective, "The Very
Best of Cher," helped her move $31.2 million worth of albums. Average
ticket price: $65.91.
7. Fleetwood Mac, $92.4 million.
The group keeps pulling in baby boomers who can pony up the average $83
their concert tickets cost last year. That produced $69 million in ticket
sales, which also spurred album sales of $23.4 million for the year.
8. The Eagles, $88.8 million.
This Southern California band sold 1.5 million albums ($19.5 million)
and $69.3 million worth of concert tickets last year. The group topped
Fleetwood Mac on average ticket price, clocking in at $107.57.
9. Simon & Garfunkel, $76.2 million.
The duo reunited one more time for a well-received tour that took in $64.5
million. None of their albums wound up in the Nielsen SoundScan Top 200
for the year, but a new compilation, "The Essential Simon & Garfunkel,"
helped the old friends sell nearly a million albums, adding $11.7 million
to their Ultimate Top 10 total. Average ticket price: $136.90, second
last year only to the Stones.
10. Norah Jones, $74.9 million.
The singing sensation had neither a new album nor an extensive tour last
year, but her "Come Away With Me" album remained in the national
top 10 for most of the year, thanks in part to her multiple Grammy wins
in February. That made it the year's second-best seller, moving more than
5.1 million copies, for $66.8 million in sales. She also sold $8.1 million
in concert tickets at 50 North American dates. Average ticket price: $38.63.
LOCATING FINANCIAL SUPPORT
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pays for recording and promotional costs, and Columbia presses,
distributes and markets the album, receiving a percentage of each
sale. It is not a long-term or exclusive agreement, although Columbia
would be happy to repeat it. "No one can come and claim ownership
of my work," Prince said. "I am the creator of it, and
it lives within me."
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| ADDITIONAL
MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS |
MUSIC
NEWS - "THE SINGLE
The
"Single" has recently gone the way of the
dinosaur - extinct. However, the half a million people who've bought
"American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson's hit "A Moment Like This" in
the last four weeks have made record companies reconsidering their
positions. |
THE
MOST TELLING RECORDINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
The Library
of Congress has released a list of 50 recordings that will be the
first to be included in its National Recording Registry. These selections
are considered the "most telling" (not the best selling) recordings
in the United States are listed below in chronological order:
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Edison
Exhibition Recordings, "Around the World on the Phonograph,"
"The Pattison Waltz," "Fifth Regiment March." (1888- 1889)
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The
Jesse Walter Fewkes field recordings of the Passamaquoddy Indians.
(1890)
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"Stars
and Stripes Forever," Berliner Gramophone disc recording. (1897)
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Lionel
Mapleson cylinder recordings of the Metropolitan Opera. (1900-1903)
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Scott
Joplin ragtime compositions on piano rolls. (1900s)
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Booker
T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Exposition Speech. (1906 re- creation)
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Enrico
Caruso, "Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci. (1907)
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Fisk
Jubilee Singers, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." (1909)
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Lovey's
Trinidad String Band recordings for Columbia Records. (1912)
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"Casey
at the Bat," DeWolf Hopper, reciting. (1915)
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Original
Dixieland Jazz Band, "Tiger Rag." (1918)
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Eck
Robertson, fiddle, "Arkansas Traveler" and "Sallie Gooden."
(1922)
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Bessie
Smith, "Down-Hearted Blues." (1923)
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George
Gershwin, piano, with Paul Whiteman Orchestra, "Rhapsody in
Blue." (1924)
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Louis
Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings. (1925-1928)
For the rest of
the list, click HERE.
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| MUSIC
REALITIES
Record
companies are expected to sell about 20 million (2%) fewer albums
this year in the U.S., the world's biggest market - the first drop
in a decade. Worldwide, the record business has been declining at
the same rate.
90% of the 6,000 CDs released domestically each year are unprofitable.
Continuing
success of music artists in soundtracks
continue to provide other options to have their music heard. This
is in addition to American and Asian artists obtaining sales in
areas around the world such as Australia. |
| CLEAR
CHANNEL
Clear
Channel has come under severe scrutiny
because of its recent actions on "Pay
to Play promotion tactics, its
radio promotion activities, influencing the play
lists of the radio stations they owned, its business
goals, hindering the independent
artists, reaction to the Telecom
Act, its effect on c.d.
sales, music industry's "Payola"
situation, reporting of airplay
at the radio stations, its show-off with Blink
182 and its reaction to a recent lawsuit.
What is ironic is that similar situations exist in other parts of
the world such as Korea.
More than 2,500 musical acts and up and coming artists have taken
advantage of the artist registration available at Clear
Channel Worldwide's NEW Music Network Web site.
Their site
at makes it possible for aspiring musical talent to reach the public
and the music business with their music via an online service provided
free of charge for musicians and consumers. |
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