adam_beggars

London Riots take PIAS distribution.
This thread got confusing quick, but isn't the warehouse insured? Lard knows Sony can afford to pay the labels for their loss & replenishment, no? i'm not sure what's in this thread, but i can kinda explain why this is a huge bu…

Comment by adam_beggars August 2011 permalink
Private Recordings of Live Gigs
How much are publishing fees on something like this?$0.09 per track. not something to fuss over if you don't have a publishing or admin deal, but def something most somewhat bigger artists (even ones playing Scala/Bowery Ballroom) would have t…

Comment by adam_beggars July 2011 permalink
Private Recordings of Live Gigs
The sound quality off the desk would be so superior to a mic in the crowd that there would be little competition and any money to be made there would really go to the band. not really true. you usually get a pretty crappy mix off that (vox too h…

Comment by adam_beggars July 2011 permalink
Tips on obtaining press passes to cover events?
from a label's perspective, there are no hard and fast rules. if you live in a big city, our guest lists fill up pretty quickly. so there simply might not be any room. but for smaller towns, we can generally get you on a band's list or …

Comment by adam_beggars March 2011 permalink
Labels vs. Streaming
Adam, I was at a talk recently with Simon from Beggars saying that you guys earned pretty significant cash from Spotify. I was genuinely surprised, as I've never heard anyone say that they earn anything other than a laughable pittance from them.…

Comment by adam_beggars March 2011 permalink
Labels vs. Streaming
it's gonna be interesting to see what the Kleenex of streaming music (Spotify) does to the US market. it's had different impacts in other countries.... UK folks seem to think it helps drive sales. Sweden it's caused a complete sh…

Comment by adam_beggars March 2011 permalink
SoundCloud Copyright Help
@merz i've been dutifully playing the role of label whipping boy here for years... but i get as much out of these exchanges as anyone (maybe more?) so it's all self-serving self-flagellation!

Comment by adam_beggars January 2011 permalink
SoundCloud Copyright Help
@merz. i'm just telling it like it is. it's not reflective of how the company i work for operates nor what i personally think is right/wrong. i think artists we work with are pretty alright with how we roll. and they put a lot of tr…

Comment by adam_beggars January 2011 permalink
SoundCloud Copyright Help
@muruch one has to fill up a weekly report with spots where the song has been reposted, streamed, etc. one has to fill up a weekly report with spots where the song has been removed, stymied, etc

Comment by adam_beggars January 2011 permalink
Confused about copyrights to songs
@onmyradar give us a list of songs you've had blocked...

Comment by adam_beggars January 2011 permalink
Widgets
Posted by: songsillinoisgood luck harvesting email from the next generation, all my nieces and nephews (12-19 years old) don't use email 'tis true. the bands we work with that are younger than 20 can only be reached via twitter.

Comment by adam_beggars January 2011 permalink
SoundCloud Copyright Help
@muruch i can't speak to all the details here re: this specific example.... but you gotta understand that with a label like Rounder (who are owned by Universal which makes this much more difficult) that the right promo hand is like in a comp…

Comment by adam_beggars January 2011 permalink
SoundCloud Copyright Help
guys ... i can speak to both the specifics here as well as the general. if you are "given permission" to download an mp3 (e.g. Bloodbuzz Ohio), it is a specific, personal use. (post-Bloodbuzz, we've actually started adding a note i…

Comment by adam_beggars December 2010 permalink
This Jim Urie cunt is starting to get on my nerves.
"@Adam, yes, I do understand that indie labels are winning market share. But it's arguably not stemming from collective licensing rights" No. It's A&R.

Comment by adam_beggars September 2010 permalink
This Jim Urie cunt is starting to get on my nerves.
@Tart. *little* labels are. Just ask big guys like Merge or small guys like Art Fag or Mexican Summer. @Tim. Very well put!

Comment by adam_beggars September 2010 permalink
This Jim Urie cunt is starting to get on my nerves.
Yeah. I get all that but seriously, that shit doesn't get enforced with any scale to make any one person worry. It's like worrying about getting busted for removing a mattress tag. It's not the source of the frustrations…

Comment by adam_beggars September 2010 permalink
This Jim Urie cunt is starting to get on my nerves.
wait - you guys aren't talking about copyright law. you are talking about licensing. (how the copyright owner doles out rights) and i totally agree... licensing is kinda in a shitty space. universal plows in with untenable terms and s…

Comment by adam_beggars September 2010 permalink
This Jim Urie cunt is starting to get on my nerves.
Posted by: Sean RI haven't received it, but I have seen people on Facebook giving it the old thumbs up on the basis that it is protecting 'the artists'. I tried to explain to some friends that the answer wasn't more punishment leg…

Comment by adam_beggars September 2010 permalink
Matador 21
yes. this should be good. more tix are going on sale today at 12pm EST / 9am PST. details up on matablog.

Comment by adam_beggars July 2010 permalink
Pitchfork 2010
i am in. you can find me at our booth or at the Hideout doing car bombs late night. use the password "squashed's graphs" and i'll give you a deal on a Magic Kids 7".

Comment by adam_beggars June 2010 permalink
[Edited - Press Release is off (BuzzMedia, HypeM, GvB, etc.)]
both artists who work within the Beggars family. http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/06/gogoyoko-mixes-music-social-networking-direct-sales-and-100-payments-to-artists.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10272490.stm …

Comment by adam_beggars June 2010 permalink
[Edited - Press Release is off (BuzzMedia, HypeM, GvB, etc.)]
i'll have to talk to HR and track down this "Martin" guy.

Comment by adam_beggars June 2010 permalink
[Edited - Press Release is off (BuzzMedia, HypeM, GvB, etc.)]
i think to be successful these days in the music industry (whether you are an artist, a blogger, a record label), you almost need to be oblivious to everything everyone is saying here. music as an art form is better than it's ever been and…

Comment by adam_beggars June 2010 permalink
SXSW First Timers
for anyone arriving in Wednesday and needs a lift.

Comment by adam_beggars March 2010 permalink
Summer Internships in the Music Industry
Posted by: JimHOffer yourself to some band and set up their new distribution network so we can put their labels and their slave-labor intern racket out of business. okay Sr. Distortion-o Palintalk. i believe a slave is unwillingly forced to work wi…

Comment by adam_beggars March 2010 permalink
Summer Internships in the Music Industry
we don't pay but if you want to spend a summer in NYC and see a ton of free shows.... we'd love to show you how to pack 12"s and run merch tables in Prospect Park. actually, we let our interns do a lot more stuff than PR companies or…

Comment by adam_beggars March 2010 permalink
I've Been Deleted
Hey guys. As of today we have clarified a number of policies that should help avoid these kinds of DMCA situations that affect you guys. Mostly guiding the IFPI etc to go after full album posters which I assume is no one here. This doesn't m…

Comment by adam_beggars February 2010 permalink
I've Been Deleted
Posted by: dhuman. So it strikes me (going back to several comments earlier) that the labels and promo companies who do care about posting mp3s need a way to post "cleared" mp3s to the IFPI database. Adam F., care to work with me on that?…

Comment by adam_beggars February 2010 permalink
I've Been Deleted
songsillinois CommentTime4 hours ago I hate to come off like squashed but we/you should stop posting their shitty music 'til there is a better system. Or everyone should take a week off and only post diy/unsigned ba…

Comment by adam_beggars February 2010 permalink
I've Been Deleted
Posted by: sean gramophone. the publishers/labels/legal tangle that you mention, adam, is hardly the biggest issue. most mp3blogs are posting enough varied music that they are unlikely to regularly hit the DMCA jackpot and receive a notice. it'…

Comment by adam_beggars February 2010 permalink

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