Hola Estaban , saludos! Ojala todo bien.
Te cuento mas o menos lo uqe he pensado.
Funk San Jose es una propuesta singular porque conbina elementos muy diversos. Musicalmente yo lo defino dentro del genero llamado "Fusion" tambien conocido como JazzRock... LA fusion se caracteriza por tomar elementos prestados del rock,funk,blues,jazz principalmente y el truco esta en donde se mezclan y cuanto hay de cada uno. Como una receta. El virtuosismo y la energia de cada musico es aparte y es lo que le da el toque final al concepto.
En nuestro caso se trata de hacer bases ritmicas solidas y funkys (groovys) pero con armonias y metricas a veces complejas, sobre las que los musicos van agregando sus "alteregos" - digo alteregos porque la idea es crear un ambiente especial para la improvisacion "tipo jazz".
Hasta donde yo conozco no hay grupos en C.R. que se enfoquen en: 1)tocar cosas espontaneamente. 2) que la maxima sea que tiene que botar, tiene que groovear tiene que sentirse la buena vibra. Son dos elementos que yo como musico siento que le hacen falta a la escena... las bandas muy a menudo dejan de lado estos conceptos para enfrascarse en cosas mas del show,tratando de sonar a alguien espcifico famoso, y aferrandose a idea menos flexible donde todo tiene que sonar "super ensayado"
Bueno eso es desde el punto de vista musical... despues podemos profundizar mas sobre quien es cada musico y lo que aporta al proyecto; estoy seguro de que te vas a impresionar con el "curriculum" de mas de uno de ellos...pues cada uno en su campo son casi pioneros.
Ahora para el audiovisual como ya hablamos la idea seria una especia de documental/concierto en vivo.
La idea seria hacer dos conciertos, uno oficial para la grabacion y otro de preparacion (aprox. 1 mes antes). Entonces asi tendriamos para sacar tomas en ensayos, en concierto, socializando?, grabando, etc... Con Lucho hablamos de la posibilidad de mostrar algo de esto durante el 'concierto oficial'. De ese mismo footage se saca tambine un 'corto' promocional, ya sea para mandar como nota de prensa en los medios, asi como para promocion por internet para buscar conciertos internacionales, festivales de jazz, etc...
El DVD del concierto y el Doc. se puede vender tanto fisica como virtualmente y para esto ya estoy consiguiendo patrocinadores. (Maxell-Energy-Olympus)
Creo que es una forma nueva de trabajar para un grupo musical (que justamente presenta una propuesta tambien diferente musicalmente) y para una casa productora, pudiendo alcanzar otra audiencias y demostrando de una nueva manera su potencial.
Tambien esta el tema de Virbatica.com, no se si has tenido chance de ojear la pagina, te adjunto el link de nuevo: www.vibratica.com/indexNew.php
Vibratica se divide en 2 elementos basicos: 1) un catalgo de musica con shopping cart y 2) un 'Blog' informativo, completo con noticias calendario, videos, clasificados,foro,chat,radios etc...
Con mi socio pensamos que un excelente proyecto seria hacer una especia de documental donde se entreviste las bandas que participan y sobre cual es su posicion de participar en un proyecto como el de Vibratica, siendo parte de la nueva era de musica digital y el choque que se produce en la escena musical interna al poner por primera vez en la historia una discoteca virtual accesible de la musica que nos identifica. Imaginse el hueco que hay si las bandas nuevas nunca pueden oir lo que los artistas del pasado hicieron.. esto es lo que ha pasado en nuestro pais, puesto que nunca existio una industria disquera estable... en fin solo piense cuantas bandas podria seducir para hacerles videos...jejeje! o al menos tener el contacto con ellos y la base de datos de Vibratica.
No se hermano, hay que pensarlo bien! pero estoy seguro que se puede hacer mucho, a mi me parece muy completa y seria la propuesta de La Comuna y espero que juntos podamos echar una mano al desarrollo y la aculturizacion de la sociedad, sin que eso signifique dejar de ganarnos los pesitos...
Muchas gracias de corazon por creer en la musica y en lo que representa y en particular de responder al llamado/spam de funk san jose!
pura vida saludos
Monday, December 01, 2008
El "contagio" artistico
Las tres condiciones del contagio artístico, por Tolstoi*
"Cuanto más fuerte es el contagio, tanto más verdadero es el arte, como tal arte, independientemente de su contenido, es decir, del valor de los sentimientos que nos transmite.
Y el grado del contagio artístico depende de tres condiciones: primero, de la mayor o menor singularidad, originalidad, novedad de los sentimientos expresados; segundo, de la mayor o menor claridad en la expresión de esos sentimientos; tercero, de la sinceridad del artista, o de la intensidad mayor o menor con que experimenta él mismo los sentimientos que expresa.
Cuanto más singulares y nuevos son los sentimientos, más se aferran al individuo a quien se transmiten. Este recibe una impresión tanto más viva, en cuanto es más singular y más nuevo el estado de alma al que se encuentra transportado.
La claridad con que son expresados los sentimientos determina en segundo lugar el contagio, porque, dada nuestra impresión de estar unidos con el autor, es mucho más grande nuestra satisfacción, si se encuentran claramente expresados aquellos sentimientos que, desde hace tiempo, nos parece experimentar y que acabamos de expresar felizmente.
Pero, sobre todo, el grado del contagio artístico se determina por el grado de sinceridad del artista. Desde que el espectador, el oyente, el lector, adivinan que el artista está emocionado por su propia obra, se asimilan todos sus sentimientos; y por lo contrario, cuando adivinan que el autor no produce su obra para sí mismo, que no siente lo que expresa nace en ellos un deseo de resistencia, y ni la novedad del sentimiento, ni la claridad de la expresión les lleva a la emoción deseada.
Hablo de las tres condiciones del contagio artístico; pero, en realidad, las tres se reducen a la última, que exige al artista que experimente por cuenta propia los sentimientos que expresa. Esta condición implica, en efecto, la primera, pues si el artista es sincero expresará el sentimiento tal como lo ha experimentado; y, como cada hombre difiere de los demás, los sentimientos del artista serán tanto más nuevos para los demás hombres, cuanto más profundamente los haya él experimentado. Y, de la misma manera, cuanto más sincero es el artista, con mayor claridad expresará el sentimiento nacido en su corazón.
La sinceridad es también la condición esencial del arte. Esta condición está siempre presente en el arte popular y falta casi siempre en el arte de las clases superiores, en el que el artista tiene siempre en cuenta las circunstancias de provecho, de conveniencia o de amor propio profesional.
He aquí, pues, por qué signo cierto se puede diferenciar el arte verdadero de su falsificación, y cómo es posible medir el grado de excelencia del arte, como arte en sí, independientemente de su contenido. Pero se presenta ahora otro problema: ¿por qué signo se distinguirá, en el contenido del arte, cuál es bueno y cuál es malo?"
*León Tolstoi (1828-1910) fue destacado escritor ruso, autor de obras extraordinarias como Ana Karenina y La guerra y la paz.
"Cuanto más fuerte es el contagio, tanto más verdadero es el arte, como tal arte, independientemente de su contenido, es decir, del valor de los sentimientos que nos transmite.
Y el grado del contagio artístico depende de tres condiciones: primero, de la mayor o menor singularidad, originalidad, novedad de los sentimientos expresados; segundo, de la mayor o menor claridad en la expresión de esos sentimientos; tercero, de la sinceridad del artista, o de la intensidad mayor o menor con que experimenta él mismo los sentimientos que expresa.
Cuanto más singulares y nuevos son los sentimientos, más se aferran al individuo a quien se transmiten. Este recibe una impresión tanto más viva, en cuanto es más singular y más nuevo el estado de alma al que se encuentra transportado.
La claridad con que son expresados los sentimientos determina en segundo lugar el contagio, porque, dada nuestra impresión de estar unidos con el autor, es mucho más grande nuestra satisfacción, si se encuentran claramente expresados aquellos sentimientos que, desde hace tiempo, nos parece experimentar y que acabamos de expresar felizmente.
Pero, sobre todo, el grado del contagio artístico se determina por el grado de sinceridad del artista. Desde que el espectador, el oyente, el lector, adivinan que el artista está emocionado por su propia obra, se asimilan todos sus sentimientos; y por lo contrario, cuando adivinan que el autor no produce su obra para sí mismo, que no siente lo que expresa nace en ellos un deseo de resistencia, y ni la novedad del sentimiento, ni la claridad de la expresión les lleva a la emoción deseada.
Hablo de las tres condiciones del contagio artístico; pero, en realidad, las tres se reducen a la última, que exige al artista que experimente por cuenta propia los sentimientos que expresa. Esta condición implica, en efecto, la primera, pues si el artista es sincero expresará el sentimiento tal como lo ha experimentado; y, como cada hombre difiere de los demás, los sentimientos del artista serán tanto más nuevos para los demás hombres, cuanto más profundamente los haya él experimentado. Y, de la misma manera, cuanto más sincero es el artista, con mayor claridad expresará el sentimiento nacido en su corazón.
La sinceridad es también la condición esencial del arte. Esta condición está siempre presente en el arte popular y falta casi siempre en el arte de las clases superiores, en el que el artista tiene siempre en cuenta las circunstancias de provecho, de conveniencia o de amor propio profesional.
He aquí, pues, por qué signo cierto se puede diferenciar el arte verdadero de su falsificación, y cómo es posible medir el grado de excelencia del arte, como arte en sí, independientemente de su contenido. Pero se presenta ahora otro problema: ¿por qué signo se distinguirá, en el contenido del arte, cuál es bueno y cuál es malo?"
*León Tolstoi (1828-1910) fue destacado escritor ruso, autor de obras extraordinarias como Ana Karenina y La guerra y la paz.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Mas del incansable Bob
Bueno, al parecer mi blog se esta convirtiendo en una copia al carbon del de Bob Lefsetz, pero bueh! que le vamos a hacer? Nada mas recalco las partes que mas me gustan, asi que aqui les va otra...
Hit songs are for a laugh, or a bump on the dance floor. The antics of the drama queens and the has-beens are just that. Train-wrecks to be observed and then discarded. The mainstream media is ramping up the publicity, imploring this generation to pay attention, to stay focused. And when these young people don't, they're accused of having a short attention span. But they just have incredible shit detectors, they don't want to spend time with anything but what truly affects them, that penetrates them.
...His fans don't need him in the newspaper, don't need him on the cover of "Rolling Stone", they just need his music on their iPods
Hit songs are for a laugh, or a bump on the dance floor. The antics of the drama queens and the has-beens are just that. Train-wrecks to be observed and then discarded. The mainstream media is ramping up the publicity, imploring this generation to pay attention, to stay focused. And when these young people don't, they're accused of having a short attention span. But they just have incredible shit detectors, they don't want to spend time with anything but what truly affects them, that penetrates them.
...His fans don't need him in the newspaper, don't need him on the cover of "Rolling Stone", they just need his music on their iPods
Friday, October 24, 2008
No rules
Don't listen to Mr. Big. Telling you to put on nice clothes and play the game. Create something great. And once you get traction, utilize your most innovative, left field ideas to spread the word. There are no rules when it comes to a music career. Other than that your music must be great. No amount of innovative marketing can cover bad music up.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Maybe Attending!!!
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Hi Bob, just a quick email to say: you rock, I love reading your letters and thank you!
As an artist working in this crazy industry (Jem - ATO records), I am happy to say from the beginning I have always marched, actually I should probably say skipped, to the beat of my own drum. I am happy and proud to be following my heart and my musical calling without bowing down to the pressures of this often nonsensical bizness. (I have noticed this kind of attitude sometimes annoys, sometimes intimidates, and sometimes instills joy in music biz people).
After just one album cycle I had pretty much seen enough. When the art meets the commerce it's not pretty, and is usually quite a struggle. At least for anyone with half a brain. Once I learnt not to take anything personally and not to expect logic to be applied in many situations, I became a lot happier..!
As for this current financial crisis, on a much smaller level, I was once apologised to at a radio convention by a lovely radio programmer who told me she felt terrible that my song 'They' had been taken off the air as it wasn't 'researching well' with new listeners. (As you know I think that means playing 15/20 secs of the beginning of a song down a telephone to random people they call up. I did later get #1 for female listeners and #2 for male listeners for the same song in Salt Lake City so hooray for that!) She was frustrated because as she explained, apparently hoards of their loyal everyday listeners had been calling in every hour asking about the same song and requesting it. She felt bad as it was out of her hands, I had already implemented the necessary emotional tools of the previous paragraph, and like people, so I felt bad for her. It was a curious conversation. Anyway, that was years ago, but in light of the current chaos, I don't think the public realise how often they/we are getting shafted.
How fantastic then, the revolution that is now made possible with the internet. How wonderful to be able to connect directly to the people who enjoy one's music. As the guy in Grease says "the rules are, there are no rules". The unending possibilities of communication and speading of positivity, music, thoughts and messages makes me feel as free as a bird. I've never liked 'standard' practices, this is how an album is promoted - steps A, B, C. We all know just like with the movie industry there are channels you can follow, but thankfully there are always exceptions to the rule. It is a form of art after all, the energy around it should be fluid.
I've always known if I make good music that I love, everything will take care of itself, there's no other thought process. And wonderfully, people help spread the word because I think they feel that. It's genuine and honest and perhaps there's not too much of that around. As you say, music with a heart, a soul that moves you is what we all want - along with some fun tracks for bumping and grinding to in the car, well, at least in my case ;)
All the best and have a great weekend,
Jem
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Hi Bob! The truth is today I clicked on more than 10 "Maybe Attending" event invitations on my Facebook profile, and I thought: what good it would do for me to promote my self (band, website, concert, etc) in this over-saturated Internet?? Of course I go and do it, it's definitely the best way to reach my hard core fan base, but I'm not breaking ground really, I'm not reaching new audiences.
Since there isn't really nothing meaningful that differentiates one event from the other, how do I manage to stand out next to all this homogeneity, in the uniformity of the process in which I promote 'something' on a social network??
The mainstream is also saturated, of something else... not indie. Rock stars. And that is simple because they were rock stars even by the time when we were starting to be common ordinary people.
So we have, Internet for the indies and mainstream for music legends. Ironically these mythic quality of the music history stars and acts gave birth to the "disposable bands, ordinary trivial, almost non artistic, commercial label music" but with a hint of epics all can be aesthetically corrected.
Then again I was taught that as a 21st century artist, mainstream promotion is impossible, I'm not supposed to even think about this possibility.
What I can use is the Internet, but then I find my fan base is divided in two: a) the ones who can get a complete album from the Internet (buying it,torrent, etc) b) the ones that really don't know how to do this, it's amazing how many people don't know how to download a record (I don't know how to do it!) And don't think they buy records in music stores either, they 'll just get a couple of songs from a friend's iPod. These "b" people are potential fans, but I wouldn't bet any money saying that it was because of E-promotion that they actually went to one of my gigs. Most probably they'd go if a friend tells them is good music and invites them.
How ever there is a small portion of bands that sell enough Cd's to live their music careers quite successfully, and enjoy a little bit of both worlds. Which I think it is what's worth aspiring for now a days. Decent, noble, humble dreams that can come true with a lot of work, I think if you get that then you are a successful artist. Todays society has evolved almost magically in creating these kind of environment in which honesty makes you stand out and let your art be appreciated. This is something positive and the trick is still the same, getting to be true to yourself
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Hi Bob, just a quick email to say: you rock, I love reading your letters and thank you!
As an artist working in this crazy industry (Jem - ATO records), I am happy to say from the beginning I have always marched, actually I should probably say skipped, to the beat of my own drum. I am happy and proud to be following my heart and my musical calling without bowing down to the pressures of this often nonsensical bizness. (I have noticed this kind of attitude sometimes annoys, sometimes intimidates, and sometimes instills joy in music biz people).
After just one album cycle I had pretty much seen enough. When the art meets the commerce it's not pretty, and is usually quite a struggle. At least for anyone with half a brain. Once I learnt not to take anything personally and not to expect logic to be applied in many situations, I became a lot happier..!
As for this current financial crisis, on a much smaller level, I was once apologised to at a radio convention by a lovely radio programmer who told me she felt terrible that my song 'They' had been taken off the air as it wasn't 'researching well' with new listeners. (As you know I think that means playing 15/20 secs of the beginning of a song down a telephone to random people they call up. I did later get #1 for female listeners and #2 for male listeners for the same song in Salt Lake City so hooray for that!) She was frustrated because as she explained, apparently hoards of their loyal everyday listeners had been calling in every hour asking about the same song and requesting it. She felt bad as it was out of her hands, I had already implemented the necessary emotional tools of the previous paragraph, and like people, so I felt bad for her. It was a curious conversation. Anyway, that was years ago, but in light of the current chaos, I don't think the public realise how often they/we are getting shafted.
How fantastic then, the revolution that is now made possible with the internet. How wonderful to be able to connect directly to the people who enjoy one's music. As the guy in Grease says "the rules are, there are no rules". The unending possibilities of communication and speading of positivity, music, thoughts and messages makes me feel as free as a bird. I've never liked 'standard' practices, this is how an album is promoted - steps A, B, C. We all know just like with the movie industry there are channels you can follow, but thankfully there are always exceptions to the rule. It is a form of art after all, the energy around it should be fluid.
I've always known if I make good music that I love, everything will take care of itself, there's no other thought process. And wonderfully, people help spread the word because I think they feel that. It's genuine and honest and perhaps there's not too much of that around. As you say, music with a heart, a soul that moves you is what we all want - along with some fun tracks for bumping and grinding to in the car, well, at least in my case ;)
All the best and have a great weekend,
Jem
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Hi Bob! The truth is today I clicked on more than 10 "Maybe Attending" event invitations on my Facebook profile, and I thought: what good it would do for me to promote my self (band, website, concert, etc) in this over-saturated Internet?? Of course I go and do it, it's definitely the best way to reach my hard core fan base, but I'm not breaking ground really, I'm not reaching new audiences.
Since there isn't really nothing meaningful that differentiates one event from the other, how do I manage to stand out next to all this homogeneity, in the uniformity of the process in which I promote 'something' on a social network??
The mainstream is also saturated, of something else... not indie. Rock stars. And that is simple because they were rock stars even by the time when we were starting to be common ordinary people.
So we have, Internet for the indies and mainstream for music legends. Ironically these mythic quality of the music history stars and acts gave birth to the "disposable bands, ordinary trivial, almost non artistic, commercial label music" but with a hint of epics all can be aesthetically corrected.
Then again I was taught that as a 21st century artist, mainstream promotion is impossible, I'm not supposed to even think about this possibility.
What I can use is the Internet, but then I find my fan base is divided in two: a) the ones who can get a complete album from the Internet (buying it,torrent, etc) b) the ones that really don't know how to do this, it's amazing how many people don't know how to download a record (I don't know how to do it!) And don't think they buy records in music stores either, they 'll just get a couple of songs from a friend's iPod. These "b" people are potential fans, but I wouldn't bet any money saying that it was because of E-promotion that they actually went to one of my gigs. Most probably they'd go if a friend tells them is good music and invites them.
How ever there is a small portion of bands that sell enough Cd's to live their music careers quite successfully, and enjoy a little bit of both worlds. Which I think it is what's worth aspiring for now a days. Decent, noble, humble dreams that can come true with a lot of work, I think if you get that then you are a successful artist. Todays society has evolved almost magically in creating these kind of environment in which honesty makes you stand out and let your art be appreciated. This is something positive and the trick is still the same, getting to be true to yourself
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008
$%^ROKET.COM&*(
The day the CD is dead is not far off. 548,052 of Coldplay's 1,773,932 albums have been sold digitally. And they own the second biggest album of the year. I'd say that's a true indicator. That soon people will only want the file.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
WTF?? Aha!!...
From: Clayton Gumbert
Subject: Re: Today's Tracks
Bob -
"Say That You Love Me"
Did you know that women no longer talk on the phone? At least young women. They text. The nuances of male/female interaction have been lost because now we have Blackberries. Women no longer have to learn to lie effectively over the phone. They can send you a text to blow you off or just not respond to you at all. And you can't call to try and charm them with your rapier wit or mastery of the English language. That's passe. It's like your Grandpa who still has a rotary dial. If you can't type on your phone fast enough, you lose the chance to make a joke and get her to think you're clever. The rhythm is ruined. I met up with an old classmate this weekend. I knew there was interest there and I wanted to see what would come of it. She was one of those acquaintances where you kind of circle around each other and size each other up for years until you decide to give it a go. I felt that rush of excitement. Finally! Let's see what we can do! Well, after she drunkenly told me that I was, "too smart to be following my dreams," and that, "I should be a lawyer, because I could be making 6 figures," I asked her point blank if she would rather she me be rich and a lawyer, or happy and following my muse. She picked the former. And she meant it! Because her rich (and miserable) parents and her overprivileged (and also miserable) friends would never accept me because my aspirations are not respectable (i.e. lucrative). The sad thing is I know this woman had potential. I saw glimmers of it. But that's not enough. I don't want to be famous and I don't need to be rich. Let's face it, I'll probably be neither. That doesn't make me sad. What makes me sad is that we have become so isolated as people, so materially driven that it's hard to really connect with anyone. I want someone I can watch "Jeopardy" with. I suck at "Jeopardy". The only questions I get right are the pop culture ones. That's not the point. The point is, I ask for so little out of life and yet I feel like I can't even get that. I'm willing to put myself on the line, but I don't think the channels are open for anyone to receive the message anymore.
Subject: Re: Today's Tracks
Bob -
"Say That You Love Me"
Did you know that women no longer talk on the phone? At least young women. They text. The nuances of male/female interaction have been lost because now we have Blackberries. Women no longer have to learn to lie effectively over the phone. They can send you a text to blow you off or just not respond to you at all. And you can't call to try and charm them with your rapier wit or mastery of the English language. That's passe. It's like your Grandpa who still has a rotary dial. If you can't type on your phone fast enough, you lose the chance to make a joke and get her to think you're clever. The rhythm is ruined. I met up with an old classmate this weekend. I knew there was interest there and I wanted to see what would come of it. She was one of those acquaintances where you kind of circle around each other and size each other up for years until you decide to give it a go. I felt that rush of excitement. Finally! Let's see what we can do! Well, after she drunkenly told me that I was, "too smart to be following my dreams," and that, "I should be a lawyer, because I could be making 6 figures," I asked her point blank if she would rather she me be rich and a lawyer, or happy and following my muse. She picked the former. And she meant it! Because her rich (and miserable) parents and her overprivileged (and also miserable) friends would never accept me because my aspirations are not respectable (i.e. lucrative). The sad thing is I know this woman had potential. I saw glimmers of it. But that's not enough. I don't want to be famous and I don't need to be rich. Let's face it, I'll probably be neither. That doesn't make me sad. What makes me sad is that we have become so isolated as people, so materially driven that it's hard to really connect with anyone. I want someone I can watch "Jeopardy" with. I suck at "Jeopardy". The only questions I get right are the pop culture ones. That's not the point. The point is, I ask for so little out of life and yet I feel like I can't even get that. I'm willing to put myself on the line, but I don't think the channels are open for anyone to receive the message anymore.
Donde estamos con respecto al "Music Bizz"
From: Charles Kennedy
Subject: Can't even GIVE it away
Hey Bob
I run Invisible Hands Music, London indie label, home of Thomas Dolby, (ex Strangler) Hugh Cornwell and the (reformed with new singer) Jam.
Our roster has included various other artists, and we had a stock clearout the other day, put boxes of old stock on the pavement with various charming variations of "Take me, I'm free" written on. The CDs were mostly by a semi-well known Britpop band, six Top 40 singles in their heyday. And in any case, great packaging, titles etc. I could watch out the office window (in a hip street, 120,000 rock n roll-friendly visitors each day of every weekend) how people reacted to the giveaway. The vast majority of people who stopped would pick up a CD, look at it, flip it over, look at it a bit more, then put it back. Even in the one street in Europe most devoted to the pursuit of the rock n roll dream, you literally can't give away the physical product any more. Even though, as an indie label, I rely on shipping physical product, I couldn't help giggle at the idiots at the majors who think there's a future in selling recorded music, esp in CD form. It's laughable. They should put a few boxes of one of their great new bands out on the street and see how the public feel about their crappy bands.
mas info: Visit the archive: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/
iTunes Top 10 Songs
*Pink - So what
*TI - Whatever you like
*Jason Mraz - I'm yours
*Rihanna - Disturbia
*Various Artists - Just stand up!
*M.I.A. - Paper planes
*Flo Rida - In the ayer
*Katy Perry - Hot n cold
*The Pussycat Dolls - When I grow up
*Coldplay - Viva la vida
iLike Top Five Songs
*Jason Mraz - I'm yours
*Jonas Brothers - Burnin' up
*Conor Oberst - Cape Canaveral
*Jonas Brothers - A little bit longer
Rock Radio Top 10
*Metallica - The day that never comes
*AC/DC - Rock n' Roll train
*Saving Abel - Addicted
*Staind - Believe
*Disturbed - Inside the fire
*Theory of a dead man - Bad girlfriend
*Hinder - Use me
*Shinedown - Devour
*Foo Fighters - Let it die
*Buckcherry - Too drunk
(fuente: revista Rolling Stone_Oct.'08)
Subject: Can't even GIVE it away
Hey Bob
I run Invisible Hands Music, London indie label, home of Thomas Dolby, (ex Strangler) Hugh Cornwell and the (reformed with new singer) Jam.
Our roster has included various other artists, and we had a stock clearout the other day, put boxes of old stock on the pavement with various charming variations of "Take me, I'm free" written on. The CDs were mostly by a semi-well known Britpop band, six Top 40 singles in their heyday. And in any case, great packaging, titles etc. I could watch out the office window (in a hip street, 120,000 rock n roll-friendly visitors each day of every weekend) how people reacted to the giveaway. The vast majority of people who stopped would pick up a CD, look at it, flip it over, look at it a bit more, then put it back. Even in the one street in Europe most devoted to the pursuit of the rock n roll dream, you literally can't give away the physical product any more. Even though, as an indie label, I rely on shipping physical product, I couldn't help giggle at the idiots at the majors who think there's a future in selling recorded music, esp in CD form. It's laughable. They should put a few boxes of one of their great new bands out on the street and see how the public feel about their crappy bands.
mas info: Visit the archive: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/
iTunes Top 10 Songs
*Pink - So what
*TI - Whatever you like
*Jason Mraz - I'm yours
*Rihanna - Disturbia
*Various Artists - Just stand up!
*M.I.A. - Paper planes
*Flo Rida - In the ayer
*Katy Perry - Hot n cold
*The Pussycat Dolls - When I grow up
*Coldplay - Viva la vida
iLike Top Five Songs
*Jason Mraz - I'm yours
*Jonas Brothers - Burnin' up
*Conor Oberst - Cape Canaveral
*Jonas Brothers - A little bit longer
Rock Radio Top 10
*Metallica - The day that never comes
*AC/DC - Rock n' Roll train
*Saving Abel - Addicted
*Staind - Believe
*Disturbed - Inside the fire
*Theory of a dead man - Bad girlfriend
*Hinder - Use me
*Shinedown - Devour
*Foo Fighters - Let it die
*Buckcherry - Too drunk
(fuente: revista Rolling Stone_Oct.'08)
Saturday, September 27, 2008
mas de Trent/NIN y Lefsetz
"HELP ME
I broke apart my insides
HELP ME
I've got no soul to sell
HELP ME
The only thing that works for me
Help me get away from myself"
That's what we're looking for. HELP! To make sense of this confusing world within which we live. The media says one thing, but we feel another. We want understanding and release. Trent delivers both.
"I want to fuck you like an animal
I want to fuck you from the inside
I want to fuck you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God"
I broke apart my insides
HELP ME
I've got no soul to sell
HELP ME
The only thing that works for me
Help me get away from myself"
That's what we're looking for. HELP! To make sense of this confusing world within which we live. The media says one thing, but we feel another. We want understanding and release. Trent delivers both.
"I want to fuck you like an animal
I want to fuck you from the inside
I want to fuck you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God"
Friday, September 26, 2008
¿Qué es el arte?, reflexiones de Tolstoi*
"Sobre esta aptitud del hombre para experimentar los sentimientos que experimenta otro, está fundada la forma de actividad que se llama arte. Pero el arte propiamente dicho no empieza hasta que aquel experimenta una emoción y, queriendo comunicarla a otros, recurre para ello a signos exteriores. Tomemos un ejemplo bien sencillo. Un niño ha tenido miedo de encontrarse con un lobo y explica su encuentro; y para evocar en sus oyentes la emoción que ha experimentado, les describe los objetos que le rodeaban, la selva, el estado de descuido en que se hallaba su espíritu, luego la aparición del lobo, sus movimientos, la distancia que les separaba, etcétera. Todo esto es arte, si el niño, contando su aventura, pasa de nuevo por los sentimientos que experimentó, y si sus oyentes, subyugados por el sonido de su voz, sus ademanes y sus imágenes, experimentan sensación análoga. Incluso si el niño no ha visto jamás un lobo, pero tiene miedo de encontrarlo, y deseando comunicar a otros el miedo que ha sentido, inventa el encuentro con un lobo, y lo cuenta de modo que comunique a sus oyentes el miedo que siente, todo esto será también arte. Arte hay en que un hombre, habiendo experimentado miedo o deseo, en realidad o imaginativamente, exponga sus sentimientos en la tela o en el mármol, de modo que los haga experimentar por otros. Hay arte si un hombre siente o cree sentir emociones de alegría, de tristeza, desesperación, valor o abatimiento, así como la transmisión de una de esas emociones a otros, si expresa todo esto por medio de sonidos que permitan a otros sentir lo que sintió.
Los sentimientos que el artista comunica a otros pueden ser de distinta especie, fuertes o débiles, importantes o insignificantes, buenos o malos; pueden ser de patriotismo, de resignación, de piedad; pueden expresarse por medio de un drama, de una novela, de una pintura, de un baile, de un paisaje, de una fábula. Toda obra que los expresa así es obra de arte.
Desde que los espectadores o los oyentes experimentan los sentimientos que el autor expresa, hay obra de arte.
Evocar en sí mismo un sentimiento ya experimentado y comunicarlo a otros por medio de líneas, colores, imágenes verbales, tal es el objeto propio del arte. Esta es una forma de la actividad humana, que consiste en transmitir a otro los sentimientos de un hombre, conciente y voluntariamente por medio de ciertos signos exteriores. Los metafísicos se engañan viendo en el arte la manifestación de una idea misteriosa de la Belleza o de Dios; el arte tampoco es, como pretenden los tratadistas de estética fisiólogos, un juego en el que el hombre gasta su exceso de energía; tampoco es la expresión de las emociones humanas por signos exteriores; no es tampoco una producción de objetos agradables; menos aún es un placer: es un medio de fraternidad entre los hombres que les une en un mismo sentimiento, y por lo tanto, es indispensable para la vida de la humanidad y para su progreso en el camino de la dicha."
Les dejo este video para ilustrar el texto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ql53x-3WAI
*León Tolstoi (1828-1910) fue destacado escritor ruso, autor de obras extraordinarias como Ana Karenina y La guerra y la paz.
Los sentimientos que el artista comunica a otros pueden ser de distinta especie, fuertes o débiles, importantes o insignificantes, buenos o malos; pueden ser de patriotismo, de resignación, de piedad; pueden expresarse por medio de un drama, de una novela, de una pintura, de un baile, de un paisaje, de una fábula. Toda obra que los expresa así es obra de arte.
Desde que los espectadores o los oyentes experimentan los sentimientos que el autor expresa, hay obra de arte.
Evocar en sí mismo un sentimiento ya experimentado y comunicarlo a otros por medio de líneas, colores, imágenes verbales, tal es el objeto propio del arte. Esta es una forma de la actividad humana, que consiste en transmitir a otro los sentimientos de un hombre, conciente y voluntariamente por medio de ciertos signos exteriores. Los metafísicos se engañan viendo en el arte la manifestación de una idea misteriosa de la Belleza o de Dios; el arte tampoco es, como pretenden los tratadistas de estética fisiólogos, un juego en el que el hombre gasta su exceso de energía; tampoco es la expresión de las emociones humanas por signos exteriores; no es tampoco una producción de objetos agradables; menos aún es un placer: es un medio de fraternidad entre los hombres que les une en un mismo sentimiento, y por lo tanto, es indispensable para la vida de la humanidad y para su progreso en el camino de la dicha."
Les dejo este video para ilustrar el texto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ql53x-3WAI
*León Tolstoi (1828-1910) fue destacado escritor ruso, autor de obras extraordinarias como Ana Karenina y La guerra y la paz.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
mi dolor
mi dolor va en minuscula, porque es solo eso...
"mi dolor" lo escribo en minuscula porque es solamente eso: mi dolor
obviamente que es mio, y como yo, esta vivo,
obviamente estoy vivo.
Por fin algo mio!
"mi dolor" lo escribo en minuscula porque es solamente eso: mi dolor
obviamente que es mio, y como yo, esta vivo,
obviamente estoy vivo.
Por fin algo mio!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
legitimizando la autenticidad
That's what it's about. Rich or poor. Privileged or not. Waking up to the light and embracing the day. It's yours to cast, to mold into your heart's desire. And when you get it right, the memory stays with you forever.
James Taylor s' material, his impact, was so rich and to the heart that he can still tour today. You see, we want to remember...
Visit the archive: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/
...But the performers provided their own heat, their own energy, you could have added their power to the grid. It emanated from deep inside, who they were as opposed to what the music industry had tacked on to them.
"The movies are a mother to me
There's nothing like a good movie
To mother me back to sanity
When I have gone insane"
James Taylor s' material, his impact, was so rich and to the heart that he can still tour today. You see, we want to remember...
Visit the archive: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/
...But the performers provided their own heat, their own energy, you could have added their power to the grid. It emanated from deep inside, who they were as opposed to what the music industry had tacked on to them.
"The movies are a mother to me
There's nothing like a good movie
To mother me back to sanity
When I have gone insane"
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Message from Trent:
Hello everyone.
I'd like to thank everyone for a very successful year so far in the world of Nine Inch Nails. I'm enjoying my couple of weeks off between legs of our Lights In The Sky tour and got to thinking... "wouldn't it be fun to send out a survey to everyone that's shown interest in NIN?" Well, that's not exactly how it went, but regardless - here it is. As we've moved from the familiar world of record labels and BS into the unknown world of doing everything yourself, we've realized it would benefit us and our ability to interact with you if we knew more about what you want, what you like, what you look like naked, etc. I know it's a pain in the ass but we'd truly appreciate it if you'd take a minute and help us out. As an incentive, everyone who completes the survey will be able to download a video of live performance from this most recent tour (and I know what's going through your little minds right now: "I'll just grab this off a torrent site and not have to fill out the survey!!!" and guess what? You will be able to do just that and BEAT THE SYSTEM!!!! NIN=pwn3d!!!)
BUT
What if we were to select some of those that DO complete the survey and provide them with something really cool? I'm not saying we'll ever get around to it, but if we did maybe something like signed stuff, flying someone to a show somewhere in the world, a magic amulet that makes you invisible, a date with Jeordie White (condoms supplied of course), you know - something cool. See, you'd miss that opportunity AND be a cheater.
Do the right thing - help us out. You'll feel better.
Thank you and I've had too much caffeine this morning,
Trent
Visit here to take the survey:
https://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1049187
I'd like to thank everyone for a very successful year so far in the world of Nine Inch Nails. I'm enjoying my couple of weeks off between legs of our Lights In The Sky tour and got to thinking... "wouldn't it be fun to send out a survey to everyone that's shown interest in NIN?" Well, that's not exactly how it went, but regardless - here it is. As we've moved from the familiar world of record labels and BS into the unknown world of doing everything yourself, we've realized it would benefit us and our ability to interact with you if we knew more about what you want, what you like, what you look like naked, etc. I know it's a pain in the ass but we'd truly appreciate it if you'd take a minute and help us out. As an incentive, everyone who completes the survey will be able to download a video of live performance from this most recent tour (and I know what's going through your little minds right now: "I'll just grab this off a torrent site and not have to fill out the survey!!!" and guess what? You will be able to do just that and BEAT THE SYSTEM!!!! NIN=pwn3d!!!)
BUT
What if we were to select some of those that DO complete the survey and provide them with something really cool? I'm not saying we'll ever get around to it, but if we did maybe something like signed stuff, flying someone to a show somewhere in the world, a magic amulet that makes you invisible, a date with Jeordie White (condoms supplied of course), you know - something cool. See, you'd miss that opportunity AND be a cheater.
Do the right thing - help us out. You'll feel better.
Thank you and I've had too much caffeine this morning,
Trent
Visit here to take the survey:
https://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1049187
Simple, no?
Honest, human, emotion... These are absent from the mainstream music business, and that's why it's in decline.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
La antropologia de Vibratica
...conventional wisdom, what is jammed down our throats by people with an agenda, often bears no relation to reality, to truth.
(Para recordarme de esto cuando dirija Vibratica)
gente conectandose entre ellos a un nivel profundo pero sin tanta reponsabilidad
" new forms of community creates new forms of self-understanding "
... seriously playful participatory media culture (which is extended into the real world..)
remix (of) the culture!
porque hay valores culturales que no prevalecen tanto como nos gustaria y por eso los remarcamos y sobre-exponemos de diferentes maneras
linking people in new ways
"global connections transcending space and time"
"user-generated distribution"
"media is not content, media is not tools of communication...think of media as mediating human relationships"
so when media change then human relationships change
mas info http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU
(Para recordarme de esto cuando dirija Vibratica)
gente conectandose entre ellos a un nivel profundo pero sin tanta reponsabilidad
" new forms of community creates new forms of self-understanding "
... seriously playful participatory media culture (which is extended into the real world..)
remix (of) the culture!
porque hay valores culturales que no prevalecen tanto como nos gustaria y por eso los remarcamos y sobre-exponemos de diferentes maneras
linking people in new ways
"global connections transcending space and time"
"user-generated distribution"
"media is not content, media is not tools of communication...think of media as mediating human relationships"
so when media change then human relationships change
mas info http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU
What kind of crazy fucked up world do we live in where politics is more interesting than music
What kind of crazy fucked up world do we live in where politics is more interesting than music?
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Concierto Funk San Jose
Hola gente! hoy tengo la grata alegria de escribirles con un disco nuevo en la mano, es la grabacion del concierto debut de Funk San Jose en el Jazz Cafe San Pedro el miercoles 2 de julio del 2008... jaja pueden oir algunas piezas en www.myspace.com/funksanjose
Los invito a dejar sus comentarios y leer las resenas de prensa abajo de la info del grupo... por lo demas puedo decir que fue un chivo muy muy divertido y diferente... todos! tanto musicos como publico creo que la pasamos muy muy groooooovvyyyyy.
Especiales agradecimientos a:
Melissa Magarici por toda la ayuda y por encargarse de los visuales!!
Draxe Ramirez por encargarse de que todo sonara delicioso y quedara grabado perfecto (bueno casi..)
Fabiola DeMezerville por la prensa y por conseguir la fecha por supuesto!
A los musicos por apuntarse!!
y a toda la gente que fue a matizar
Ay! Ay!
Los invito a dejar sus comentarios y leer las resenas de prensa abajo de la info del grupo... por lo demas puedo decir que fue un chivo muy muy divertido y diferente... todos! tanto musicos como publico creo que la pasamos muy muy groooooovvyyyyy.
Especiales agradecimientos a:
Melissa Magarici por toda la ayuda y por encargarse de los visuales!!
Draxe Ramirez por encargarse de que todo sonara delicioso y quedara grabado perfecto (bueno casi..)
Fabiola DeMezerville por la prensa y por conseguir la fecha por supuesto!
A los musicos por apuntarse!!
y a toda la gente que fue a matizar
Ay! Ay!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Bit-0
Recien subi unos videos a Youtube, son de la presentacion en Semana U, asi que aunque el audio no es muy bueno vale la pena verlos hasta donde aguanten ... jaja!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
cancion nueva
hola amigos tengo una cancion nueva en mi www.myspace.com/poseplastictrooprecords
Se llama Mars Attacks Ass o ''los marcianos atacan el trasero'' y aunque no hay ninguna hitoria especifa detras del nombre mejor no preguntar...si! no pregunten porque se llama asi porque en realidad simplemente se me ocurrio que calzaba el nombre con la musica...
Se llama Mars Attacks Ass o ''los marcianos atacan el trasero'' y aunque no hay ninguna hitoria especifa detras del nombre mejor no preguntar...si! no pregunten porque se llama asi porque en realidad simplemente se me ocurrio que calzaba el nombre con la musica...
Friday, May 23, 2008
La tecnica como fin...
"A finales de siglo, sobre todo en Inglaterra, se abren los caminos que serán recorridos por el género fantástico en el siglo XX. Es en Inglaterra donde se perfila un tipo de escritor refinado al que le gusta disfrazarse de escritor popular, y su disfraz tiene éxito porque no lo emplea con condescendencia, sino con desenfado y empeño profesional, y esto es sólo posible cuando se sabe que sin la técnica del oficio no hay sabiduría artística que valga. R. L. Stevenson es el más feliz ejemplo de esta disposición de ánimo; pero junto a él debemos considerar dos casos extraordinarios de genialidad inventiva, así como de dominio del oficio: Kipling y Wells."
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino
Thursday, May 22, 2008
bob lefsetz: about connecting with people
´´We all want to belong. Be a member of the club. Participate. That's what bringing everybody to MySpace and Facebook, never mind dating sites. We feel the connection will cause our lives to make sense. Rock and roll made my life make sense.
I feel the gulf between today's musical artists and the audience.
...And we want the story. In the lyrics. In the mental movies the music generates. And the history of the music makers underneath.
It's not about the gotcha moment, topless and drunk at the beach, but the events that caused them to write these songs, their and ultimately our personal truth. How did they get from here to there? What can we learn from the journey? Sure, there's fame involved, but also reverence.
To be revered you have to get in bed with your audience. You cannot keep people at arm's length. You don't belong to your record company, to radio, but your fans. This doesn't mean you have to be without edge, just that you know without this relationship you've got nothing. Truly. Listen to the country stars. Not only do they thank their fans from the stage, they tend to be available, whether it be at Fan Fair or another event. The audience thinks they own them. And rewards them with longevity. I don't think I own Mariah Carey. Or Madge. Or Fitty. I think the dollar owns them.
They're beholden to the money and the fame. And they feel entitled to continued success. But it doesn't work that way, we determine whether you get to continue to play. Live Nation may say Madonna's tour is an almost instant sellout, but they don't tell you they had two additional dates on hold in Boston, that will never go on sale.
This music is not evanescent. It's part of our collection. We carry it in various formats, everything from vinyl to cassette to MP3... Not that we truly need a copy, because it's embedded in our brain, our DNA, it's part of us.
That's what the classic acts had over today's...belief. Sure, it was a different era, they were making it up as they went along. But maybe that's why we stayed with them, we felt part of it. We weren't being sued by the RIAA, we weren't being ripped off by TicketMaster, we weren't being raped by the bands themselves with exorbitant merch fees. We don't want to steal from you, we want to own you. Every little bit of you. We need you. To keep going.
http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/
I feel the gulf between today's musical artists and the audience.
...And we want the story. In the lyrics. In the mental movies the music generates. And the history of the music makers underneath.
It's not about the gotcha moment, topless and drunk at the beach, but the events that caused them to write these songs, their and ultimately our personal truth. How did they get from here to there? What can we learn from the journey? Sure, there's fame involved, but also reverence.
To be revered you have to get in bed with your audience. You cannot keep people at arm's length. You don't belong to your record company, to radio, but your fans. This doesn't mean you have to be without edge, just that you know without this relationship you've got nothing. Truly. Listen to the country stars. Not only do they thank their fans from the stage, they tend to be available, whether it be at Fan Fair or another event. The audience thinks they own them. And rewards them with longevity. I don't think I own Mariah Carey. Or Madge. Or Fitty. I think the dollar owns them.
They're beholden to the money and the fame. And they feel entitled to continued success. But it doesn't work that way, we determine whether you get to continue to play. Live Nation may say Madonna's tour is an almost instant sellout, but they don't tell you they had two additional dates on hold in Boston, that will never go on sale.
This music is not evanescent. It's part of our collection. We carry it in various formats, everything from vinyl to cassette to MP3... Not that we truly need a copy, because it's embedded in our brain, our DNA, it's part of us.
That's what the classic acts had over today's...belief. Sure, it was a different era, they were making it up as they went along. But maybe that's why we stayed with them, we felt part of it. We weren't being sued by the RIAA, we weren't being ripped off by TicketMaster, we weren't being raped by the bands themselves with exorbitant merch fees. We don't want to steal from you, we want to own you. Every little bit of you. We need you. To keep going.
http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/
o sea rockiemos!
´´You want to make money in the music business Don't go pop, don't even bother to rap. Break out your guitar and turn the amp up to eleven.Pound the drums and SHAKE US ALL NIGHT LONG!´´
http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/
http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tragedia Andronica
Si alguna vez yo pareciera a Titus
rogando a las piedras misericordia
no por la vida de mi descendencia
si no por un beso
de quien precisamente me la daria.
Ahora camino errante de corazon
como un dios cojo
que no se deja turbar por suplicas;
me he re-bendecido con la vida.
Pero es precisamente esta pasion (que me impulsa a escribir)
la que me hace caer en el error
e infinitamente me reconfirma como humano
como humanos de raza errante que somos.
Yo escribo en el viento
mas como si tuviera el obturador abierto
esperando que quede plasmado para siempre.
Porque mi destino es seguir la luz
de los astros y de las estrellas
y asi mismo como enganado, sigo tu aura, seguro de haber encontrado
el mas luminoso de todos los cuerpos.
rogando a las piedras misericordia
no por la vida de mi descendencia
si no por un beso
de quien precisamente me la daria.
Ahora camino errante de corazon
como un dios cojo
que no se deja turbar por suplicas;
me he re-bendecido con la vida.
Pero es precisamente esta pasion (que me impulsa a escribir)
la que me hace caer en el error
e infinitamente me reconfirma como humano
como humanos de raza errante que somos.
Yo escribo en el viento
mas como si tuviera el obturador abierto
esperando que quede plasmado para siempre.
Porque mi destino es seguir la luz
de los astros y de las estrellas
y asi mismo como enganado, sigo tu aura, seguro de haber encontrado
el mas luminoso de todos los cuerpos.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
yo opino...sobre musica y cultura de CR
Es mi opinion (la cual simplemete ofrezco para su consideracion, no mas) que en este pais tenemos cierta carencia de autenticidad...veamos: 1) Porque aqui no hay musica folclorica, si si ya se la marimba y eso, pero primero que nada me gustaria contarles de la vez que me baje de un avion en Guatemala y me recibieron 3 chapinsitos con una marimba gigante en pleno lobby del aeropuerto, que lindo no?!? Ademas quien en este pais disfruta de esa musica, quien a ver?? bueno podriamos imaginarnos disfrutando de unos Tango Viejos o un rico Flamenco clasico o de una Luna Liberiana version swing (lease cumbia) ?? Me parece que no. (Y mejor ni hablo de la cultura culinaria porque hasta aqui llegamos... podria seguir escribiendo)
Entonces, no tenemos punto de partida para evolucionar, llevamos toda una vida (corta por cierto) tratando de hacer nuestros los ritmos que recogemos de afuera, o sea al revez de los otros paises aculturizados que lo que hacen es adaptar sus inluencias extranjeras a lo que ya tienen. No digo que esto no se haga en otras areas (mas tipo de comercios y eso), no soy un radical, mucho menos un izquierdista jaja! solo que en el campo de la musica si estamos weizos en este sentido.
Ampliando un poco mas el espectro de analisis y entrando ya en una sociologia mas nacional, ultimamente me da vueltas en la cabeza la idea del valiverguismo tico, del pura vida! Ah! eso si es autentico ah... pues mira que bien! no en serio me parece bien...el unico problema es que a veces (tal vez por ser una nacion todavia joven y con culturas prestadas) no sabemos muy bien como aplicar el "principio pura vida". El "principio pura vida" (jaja) es para mi es sentimiento de: relax mop, todo va a salir bien, pura vida, don't worry be happy, pura birra, oh yeah, yico yico! , en toas! Para mercadear turismo nos sirve de maravilla pero para resolver problemas a veces nos encontramos en un limbo entre una situacion que nos pone por encima (estoy relajado, todo se solucionara, a mi me vale y estoy cool y ud preocupado esta mamando) y una situacion de mediocridad, de dejar todo para despues, de no hacer las cosas bien o hacerlas a lo que salga, de pensar que somos LA MAMA cuando apenas es una ilusion, creada por el mismo sentimiento de -estoy pura vida. Entonces amigos ya saben, hay que tener cuidado a la hora de aplicar el "principio pura vida" no vayamos a caer en lo mismo de siempre y no poder evolucionar a algo mas prospero y agradable para los que vienen atras nuestro!
Lo cual me lleva al punto de partida que es que carecemos de autenticidad en nuestra musica y para colmos nos conformamos alabando los grupos caseros que suenan a otros grupos de afuera... wow que cool!!! por favor... ya es hora de madurar... por extension reciba un saludo my man Castillo que lo que hace es verdaderamente "hecho en casa" .
Los ticos somos un buen publico para las bandas grandes de afuera, un publico sediento y agradecido, rico si! pero cuando se trata de bandas nacionales nuestro sentido critico simplemente caput!
Entonces, no tenemos punto de partida para evolucionar, llevamos toda una vida (corta por cierto) tratando de hacer nuestros los ritmos que recogemos de afuera, o sea al revez de los otros paises aculturizados que lo que hacen es adaptar sus inluencias extranjeras a lo que ya tienen. No digo que esto no se haga en otras areas (mas tipo de comercios y eso), no soy un radical, mucho menos un izquierdista jaja! solo que en el campo de la musica si estamos weizos en este sentido.
Ampliando un poco mas el espectro de analisis y entrando ya en una sociologia mas nacional, ultimamente me da vueltas en la cabeza la idea del valiverguismo tico, del pura vida! Ah! eso si es autentico ah... pues mira que bien! no en serio me parece bien...el unico problema es que a veces (tal vez por ser una nacion todavia joven y con culturas prestadas) no sabemos muy bien como aplicar el "principio pura vida". El "principio pura vida" (jaja) es para mi es sentimiento de: relax mop, todo va a salir bien, pura vida, don't worry be happy, pura birra, oh yeah, yico yico! , en toas! Para mercadear turismo nos sirve de maravilla pero para resolver problemas a veces nos encontramos en un limbo entre una situacion que nos pone por encima (estoy relajado, todo se solucionara, a mi me vale y estoy cool y ud preocupado esta mamando) y una situacion de mediocridad, de dejar todo para despues, de no hacer las cosas bien o hacerlas a lo que salga, de pensar que somos LA MAMA cuando apenas es una ilusion, creada por el mismo sentimiento de -estoy pura vida. Entonces amigos ya saben, hay que tener cuidado a la hora de aplicar el "principio pura vida" no vayamos a caer en lo mismo de siempre y no poder evolucionar a algo mas prospero y agradable para los que vienen atras nuestro!
Lo cual me lleva al punto de partida que es que carecemos de autenticidad en nuestra musica y para colmos nos conformamos alabando los grupos caseros que suenan a otros grupos de afuera... wow que cool!!! por favor... ya es hora de madurar... por extension reciba un saludo my man Castillo que lo que hace es verdaderamente "hecho en casa" .
Los ticos somos un buen publico para las bandas grandes de afuera, un publico sediento y agradecido, rico si! pero cuando se trata de bandas nacionales nuestro sentido critico simplemente caput!
avance de la pagina
hola para mis estimados lectores (como si hubieran tantos) les traigo aqui un boceto de lo que sera la pagina...que la paz sea con nosotros.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Vibratica
La pagina vibratica.com ha sido toda una odisea para mi. Llevo unos 8 meses tal vez trabajando en la idea, que cada vez se torna menos abstracta, mas real y tangible, auqnue constantemente stamos agregando cualidades y proyectos a futuro hoy por hoy hay unos 30 contratos firmados que incluye musica muy diversa...si yo se que es poco pero es algo, una vez que salga la pagina y la gente y los artistas la vean muchos van a querer participar. La verdad que en Vibratica creemos en el apoyo y la igualdad de condiciones para la musica nacional asi que con esta herrameinta pretendemos brindar justamente eso. Nos interesa dar "customer service" a los cantautores y bandas: ayudarle a producir eventos y grabaciones, conectarlos mejor con sus fans, distribuirles la musica, etc ... con esto que ganamos? es simple, trafico. A mi me cuesta trabajo entender como es posible que en otros paises no se vean iniciativas similares...por que todo el mundo tiene que depender de iTunes y MySpace si esta tan enfocado al mercado de USA. Sera por que Costa Rica cuenta con una industria de la musica tan descalabrada que este modelo "tan" innovador podria funcar. Digo aqui nadie tiene contratos discograficos, toda la musica esta "libre" mientras que en los demas paises latinos con escenas musicales mas fuertes o con mas proyeccion internacional los artistas grandes estan firmados y son muy comerciales, los demas estan mamando. Si mamando! En cambio en CR como no hay disqueras del todo pues la unica forma es hacerlo Indie y no nos damos cuenta que hoy en dia es la mejor forma, que las disqueras no han querido acoplarse al cambio. Digo como es posible que no tengan sus propias tiendas en linea donde vendan su musica. Tiene que llegar un pringao como yo a tratar de rocopilar toda esa musica y ponerla a disposicion del publico, porque mucha de esta musica ni siquiera se consigue en un P2P network (limewire, etc) Asi que me estoy adjudicando la tarea de hacer una discoteca virtual de musica costarricense, ya pueden imaginarse la magnitud de tal tarea cuando se trata de TODA la musica costarricense que se haya grabado sin importar el genero o la fecha y cuando toda ella esta libre en el aire, ninguna entidad la controla, ninguna disquera, ninguna editorial, ninguna productora, sera posible que Vibratica se establezca llegue a ser ese portal al mundo de la musica tica?
Bit-0
Hace poco en Semana U se presento Bit-0 (mi laptop mi bajo y yo) hace un par de anios que no salia al publico con este proyecto sin embargo he estado componiendo musica en casa, para alguna dia sacarla... Se me presento la oportunidad en la UCR asi que lo hice...el sonido no era muy bueno y mis track todavia estan un poco crudos pero stuvo bien, se disfruto...mucho solo de bajo! jaja
Tango India
Es una etapa interesante con Tango india, he tomado un poco mas el rol de productor dentro del grupo...consiguiendo chivos y ayudando a producir las nuevas piezas... digo interesante no por mi jaja si no porque la etapa que esta pasando el grupo es especial. Afrontamos un reto enorme que es cumplir con las expectativas del publico y ni que decir de las nuestras... Despues de estar fuera de la escena por casi 7 anos , no podemos volver tocando los "viejos hits" ocupamos uno nuevo que nos reposicione con la nueva generacion...si logramos que la gente vaya a nuestros conciertos no solo a escuchar las canciones que ya conocen si no tambien las nuevas ahi si lograriamos mantenernos a flote...En fin el material ni se ha empezado a grabar, solo hay maquetas por ahora...yo me inclino a algo mas comercial rock pop...sin embargo me parece que la tendencia del grupo es mas eclectica..dejando que las harmonias fluyan casi sin ningun orden...o con un orden eclectico. Yo creo que deberia de ser musica al menos un par de canciones bastante amigables para con la radio, al estilo Esperare (me refiero en cuanto a la estructura no al ritmo) Sin embargo yo creo que el grupo tiene potencial, pero lastimosamente carece de cabeza, se hace todo muy libre un poco a lo que salga...lastima... Bueno por ahora no hay chivos programados ahi culquier cosa posteo
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