The new label was afraid the price would be too dear, and they said no thanks. On the cusp of making their signature album, an excellent band, humiliated, broke ...
Feb 13, 2023 · The essay's a pretty depressing rundown of how the economy of being signed to a major music label was in the 90s, but I honestly doubt things ...
20 hours ago · Steve Albini, renowned producer and Shellac frontman, delivered a keynote at Melbourne's ...
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Apr 29, 2014 · In 1994, guitarist, analog devotee, music producer and critic Steve Albini wrote a very detailed creed entitled "The Problem With Music.
May 10, 2024 · I've been thinking a lot about his infamous essay 1993 essay, "The Problem with Music," originally published by The Baffler.
Nov 16, 2014 · In 1993, he published The Problem with Music, an essay expounding his belief that the major label-dominated industry of the time was ...
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How much does Steve Albini charge?
The last of these records had an outsize influence on Albini's legend after he insisted on a flat fee of $100,000 rather than taking a percentage of the lucrative profits that he knew would come out of the band's royalties rather than corporate record-label coffers.
How to get the Steve Albini sound?
close mics and very far away room mics. small amounts of comp. it's a great sound. but i know he favors a large room. you'll never get a fake reverb to sound like this. if your in a house. open a door to the garage and throw a couple mics out there (or a mono room mic with a split delay) along with your close mics.
What are the problems with music today?
Here is a rundown of seven of the serious issues that we're looking at in the music business:
The vast majority of artists do not earn a living. ...
Long haul Record Deals are becoming a Thing of the Past. ...
Live shows. ...
Music has Become All About the Visuals (#Instagram) ...
Abilities to focus are Shorter than Ever.
Who controls most of the music industry?
Universal Music Group (US based) — 29.85% Sony Music Entertainment (US based) — 29.29% Warner Music Group (US based) — 19.13%
Nov 22, 2014 · Too many songs use the vi-IV-I-V chord progression and just repeat it through the whole song. A lot of pop music relies on nursery rhyme-ish ...
Nov 16, 2014 · The man who produced Nirvana, Pixies and wrote the 1993 essay, The Problem with Music, has always been an industry outsider.
Jul 30, 2020 · Great quote and a great article. And think the processes Albini describes in 1993 are still the same and probably have been since the beginning ...
May 3, 2014 · His comment about compression is far too broad. As a producer, surely Albini uses some compression during recording and/or mixing? If he's ...
