REFLECTIONS – RENEWING ONESELF TO CONTINUE LIVING
RENEW TO KEEP LIVING. Deejay magazine is leaving print for the internet. A sign of the times. Sutil Sensations is also back to ask, for example, about the causes of change. Here again, but this time directly online. What began as a section that could be read in a […]
REFLECTIONS – PRODUCING A RELEASE (PART 3)
PRODUCING A RELEASE (Part 3) Achieving the best production depends on more than just the equipment. Before buying anything, don't rush into it; think. Think about the sound you want, how you want to achieve it, and, above all, whether you know how to use your ears to analyze it. Let's recap the key points covered in the previous two chapters: First: Without a […]
REFLECTIONS – PRODUCING A RELEASE (PART 2)
PRODUCING A RELEASE (Part 2) How bad sound can ruin the best idea. If in the first part we said that without an idea you have nothing, we won't get very far either if we don't accompany it with a sound that lives up to expectations. And for that, it's not enough to just spend our […]
REFLECTIONS – PRODUCING A RELEASE
PRODUCING A RELEASE: If you don't have an idea, you have nothing. Let's set aside the technical discussions for a moment. Anyone wanting to start in this business must be clear not only about what they want to do and why they want to do it, but above all, how they will do it. Hello everyone! How is this brand-new 2011 shaping up? From these humble lines, I'll tell you […]
REFLECTIONS – OUR DEAR AND BELOVED SGAE (The End)
OUR DEAR AND BELOVED SGAE (Full Stop) The Price of Lack of Foresight Conclusion. We need someone to manage our rights. They just have to do it fairly, realistically, and with common sense. A difficult year is coming to an end, in which the music sector has continued to see a decline in revenue, in which DJ bookings […]
REFLECTIONS – OUR DEAR AND BELOVED SGAE (Part 2)
OUR DEAR AND BELOVED SGAE (Part 2) The Price of Lack of Foresight While copyright management organizations worldwide have long been considering online business, in Spain, SGAE remains stuck in the era of record players. Perhaps I got too carried away expecting so much […]
REFLECTIONS – OUR DEAR AND BELOVED SGAE
OUR DEAR AND BELOVED SGAE Let's take a breath, things are about to get interesting. Although it's hard to accept, in Spain everything goes through the SGAE. How can we live with this without losing our minds? Some key points to get started. Warning! I'm afraid this issue is going to get your blood boiling so much that it will take several issues to explain it all.
REFLECTIONS – PRICELESS COMMENTS - Part 2 -
PRICELESS COMMENTS – Part Two – We're wrapping up with four convinced buyers. All is not lost. Some say they don't mind paying for a quality product. In conclusion: Either quality isn't commonplace, or the majority don't want to pay for it… I'll start by announcing how we're going to […]
REFLECTIONS – PRICELESS COMMENTS - Part 1 -
PRICELESS COMMENTS – Part One – More Luxury Feedback on Piracy. Even though Lady Gaga says she's delighted that her songs are pirated, the issue remains the same. How can a creator make a living if we don't pay for the result of their creation? August, the quintessential vacation month. And, […]
REFLECTIONS – LAST ONE PAYS!
LAST ONE TO PAY! He who pays, grants. And who doesn't pay? It's true, music generates emotions, and no one can be moved without a minimum of sensitivity. However, it seems we are becoming insensitive to the value of musical creation itself, when many boast of owning all the music they could ever want.
REFLECTIONS – WHO REMEMBERS THE ARRESTED DJS…?
OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY Who remembers the DJs arrested a year ago? A year ago, some DJs were arrested for using music recorded on CDs in their sets. Without asking if that content had been legally purchased before being recorded, the police applied a flawed criterion that, nevertheless, served to […]
REFLECTIONS - YOU LEARN FROM EVERYTHING [DJMAGS - CHANGE AND SHORT]
YOU LEARN FROM EVERYTHING [THE DEEJAYMAGS – CHANGE AND SHORT] We needed a third part. Yes, I know. Was a third part necessary? We could fill many pages about what is or isn't necessary in this life. It's not necessary. What comes next, I believe, is still the result of one of the objectives […]