From Marc 3 Poirier Sent Tue, Jan 5th 1999, 15:11
From Marc 3 Poirier Sent Tue, Jan 5th 1999, 15:11
> >I did this because I thought that the music on these was really great > >(well, maybe not side 2 of MASK 4) & that people interested in it > >should be able to hear it (& I thought that that was why people started > >record labels & put out music in the first place). > > Hmm? Reasons for running a label can be many but the reason that "people > interested in it should be able to hear it" doesn't wash with the Mask > series because if that is the main reason, then they wouldn't have been > so limited. Remember the artists don't write music just for the fans - > they write it for themselves (usually). If a label is into it and wants > to release it, then thats a bonus. Labels aren't inherently benevolent > to fans. I was more sayig what I would hope would be the reason. You bring up 2 things, running a record label & creating music, & both are very different things with different motivations behind them. > Doing bootlegs or whatever with the idea that you are opening this music > up to others is very noble but it shows little/no respect for either the > artists or the label itself which organised the original versions. > Running a label isn't an easy thing to do if you do it properly - its > something you should only do if you truly love the music and are > prepared to invest a lot of time and money into it. To run off quick > copies of this effort, this passion for this music is not, to me, noble > at all. I don't remember saying it was noble & I don't think MASK is running a a label well. If fans are waiting for this music &, immediately upon its release, they are wasting time fruitlessly hunting it down or even paying hundreds of dollars for it only weeks after its release, then that sucks. That's what I'm saying. I just don't want to see that. Plus, the MASKs are now filled with unknown musicians. These musicians are getting practically no recognition for their music. This is why I think they are doing a bad job with their label. V/Vm have a great attitude with regard to this (& I think they run a wonderful record label). Anyone can MP3 or CDR any of their records once their out of print. V/Vm are happy for more interested people to be able to hear their music. > IMO the best way to support the scene and make sure this music gets > heard is to start your own label not rip off someone elses. Well, I've already done the first thing a long time ago, & I don't I've done the 2nd thing yet as neither MAS nor Skam are making anything on the MASKs anymore. Marc Poirier