tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.comments2023-10-22T08:39:58.969-07:00SECRETS FROM THE JAZZ GHETTOGKahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644938151181663318noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-45516123029277449872020-07-11T15:10:17.025-07:002020-07-11T15:10:17.025-07:00penn and teller fool us<a href="http://www.ivanamodei.com/" rel="nofollow">penn and teller fool us</a>Josh barrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525598315755123716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-22283870985454387112014-06-24T06:49:17.776-07:002014-06-24T06:49:17.776-07:00I think this a brilliant example for all marketing...I think this a brilliant example for all marketing professionals. If you want to sell your product you have to make your audience feel a part of the experience, just as you said. We often read about "engaging" with our customers- it's the latest buzzword in the industry. I have learned as a business owner that "engagement" is enough. What people want in a world where they are inundated with data and options is to have an authentic connection with a product or company- or in your case, the journey as well as the music itself. Your recognition of what your backers want (and specifically asked for) shows them that they are investing in a journey with someone who legitimately wants them to come along and experience it. Knowing your audience and where to find them is key and your personal touches will go a long way toward keeping your backers interested and sharing their experience with others.<br />Congrats and good luck!<br />Ken Schmitt<br />www.turningpointsearch.netAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740715028814741279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-56359745569458276812011-06-19T12:39:57.412-07:002011-06-19T12:39:57.412-07:00I don't think the concert is being videotaped,...I don't think the concert is being videotaped, but I will let you know.GKahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644938151181663318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-89889357272519311522011-06-18T10:12:46.491-07:002011-06-18T10:12:46.491-07:00Upload it on YouTube Please!Upload it on YouTube Please!hiro nenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01476627216623612897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-3317744850089716212010-12-11T07:48:38.936-08:002010-12-11T07:48:38.936-08:00The Grammy is for jazz instrumental album so I agr...The Grammy is for jazz instrumental album so I agree with you that this project has so many styles, flavors, sounds. It really shows Beasley's range and talent. When i listened to it about 6 months ago, I was trying to figure it out b/c i was expecting it to have one theme. it's like Beasley pushed the shuffle button on his master reel. I was moving one way on the funk piece and my feet were tapping completely different on the tango. <br /><br />Yeah, Grammy nomination for sure! Wish I could vote. Who gets to vote anyway? Where's the people's award for this album?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787347581679875074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-41833090093045123012009-12-17T13:07:27.274-08:002009-12-17T13:07:27.274-08:00Hello !.
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Let`s take our chance together to feel the smell of real moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-48336433288454610932008-11-10T22:29:00.000-08:002008-11-10T22:29:00.000-08:00People should read this.People should read this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-41123547468341096532008-07-10T07:15:00.000-07:002008-07-10T07:15:00.000-07:00I will check it out.I will check it out.GKahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644938151181663318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-19000978045922642982008-07-09T17:58:00.000-07:002008-07-09T17:58:00.000-07:00Hey GeorgeNice to discover your blog, I'll read on...Hey George<BR/>Nice to discover your blog, I'll read on. I was just reading up on Long Tail stuff, also from the perspective of an independent creative musician, and came across your blog.<BR/>Anyway, check Chris Anderson's blog fro a response to the Harvard Business critiquue. He has an interesting point in his own defence and points to other interesting stuff in the HBR study.<BR/><BR/>Pablo Aslan<BR/>Brooklyn, NYPablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719980577933314431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-50278796694615757672008-05-12T20:23:00.000-07:002008-05-12T20:23:00.000-07:00Yes, I am aware of Apple's DRM, as I mentioned in ...Yes, I am aware of Apple's DRM, as I mentioned in the article. I believe they are in the process of negotiating with the record labels to remove the DRM without having to charge customers more money.GKahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644938151181663318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-90153953729793884422008-05-12T09:09:00.000-07:002008-05-12T09:09:00.000-07:00Does it seem odd to anyone that this guy says DRM ...Does it seem odd to anyone that this guy says DRM is going the way of the compact disc and then notes Apples growth.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I have news for you. Apple is DRM.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605904315215438949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-83554519455152159212008-03-28T07:51:00.000-07:002008-03-28T07:51:00.000-07:00I would love to include Wes Montgomery, except he ...I would love to include Wes Montgomery, except he never lived on the West Coast. Henry Mancini, yes, certainly he should be a member, and certainly a big influence on my work!<BR/>-GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-57132047087728371402008-03-05T21:59:00.000-08:002008-03-05T21:59:00.000-08:00The definition of West Coast Jazz is a subject I h...The definition of West Coast Jazz is a subject I have not seen in print until now. I am so pleased to see that George Kahn's concept of this genre is precisely how I have personally defined it. I would add Wes Montgomery as a founding member of this cool, calming, yet intellectually profound type of music. And I would include Henry Mancini: especially the music he wrote for the t.v. show, "Peter Gunn."Beverly Ritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720533624946560930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-60618538405404322872008-01-25T03:25:00.000-08:002008-01-25T03:25:00.000-08:00Nice blog. I will keep reading. Please take the ti...Nice blog. I will keep reading. Please take the time to visit my blog about <A HREF="http://guitar-lesson-easy.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="BASS GUITAR LESSON">Bass Guitar Lesson</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-84108911869659894622008-01-10T21:06:00.000-08:002008-01-10T21:06:00.000-08:00Thanks for letting me know that CDBABY is out of s...Thanks for letting me know that CDBABY is out of stock on a couple of the CDs- I will send them off tomorrow.<BR/>Again, I do not understand why in Classical Music they make more money on a physical CD than a download of the music - that is certainly not the case for an independent artist like myself - I earn the same income from a digital download as i do from the album purchase, but i don't have the product and shipping cost of the physical product.GKahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644938151181663318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-27694225696623687372008-01-10T11:25:00.000-08:002008-01-10T11:25:00.000-08:00So, do I take it correctly that you agree with Kla...So, do I take it correctly that you agree with Klaus Heymann's notion that you can come out ahead on the sale of a physical CD versus direct downloads? The reason I mentioned that was because he avoided a detailed explanation about why they would make more money on physical sales versus downloads.....and even went on to state a lot of reasons why the download seems to be a no-brainer cost advantage.<BR/><BR/>He didn't seem to make a very strong case against a business model based on downloads versus physical sales....and it sure seems like the market is drifting away from physical CD's.<BR/><BR/>As an aside.....yesterday, I noticed that some of your physical CD's that I want aren't available at the moment on CDBaby, but the mp3's are. I'll buy them when they are back in stock, I promise :-)!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-44536390093945685292008-01-09T20:54:00.000-08:002008-01-09T20:54:00.000-08:00Wow, a lot of thoughts here.The business model is ...Wow, a lot of thoughts here.<BR/>The business model is very different than in 1970. I was just talking with my 14 year old about all the bands I saw "back in the day", and I have vivid memories of seeing the Who and The Kinks and many others for only $10 -15 dollars at clubs in Boston. <BR/>Record companies have followed that old model that they were basically "The Bank", and the artist would get an advance and then be owned by the record company, supported on tour, but never see any money past the initial advance until the next record, etc.<BR/>The people who win in the new model are the established artists who can charge $150 a ticket and $40 a T-shirt. The people who lose are the new artists trying to get a start, because the A+R departments no longer have the mandate to nurture new talent, only to turn a profit.<BR/>I can't really comment on Naxos, as the classical record world is beyond my knowledge.<BR/>My business model? In a nutshell: More cover tunes, as that is what gets noticed on iTunes, and CD packaging that will inspire people to want to own the physical product. And no more money-losing tour performances.GKahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644938151181663318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-91957338642487499882008-01-09T08:36:00.000-08:002008-01-09T08:36:00.000-08:00I'm confused about the comment (and it's not only ...I'm confused about the comment (and it's not only from you, George) that music per se will soon be simply a marketing tool for concert ticket sales, shirts, etc.<BR/><BR/>Seems to me that in the '70's, I often read that labels had to cough up a lot of dough to support tours for even no-brainer sellout shows like the Stones, and they did so because the tours enhanced record sales, the real money maker for the label.<BR/><BR/>Artists, then as now, apparently didn't receive huge royalties per disc sold, but mostly "lived off of their signing bonuses", so to speak. Was I terribly misinformed?<BR/><BR/>I know that ticket prices for big shows are now outrageously priced compared to my college days (I paid no more than $10 in 1975 for a main floor ticket for Jethro Tull on a Big Ten campus, for instance.) But can artists really make money on touring, even with sales of $40 shirts, etc.? I know that record sales ain't cutting it, profit-wise, for the big labels.....so now I wonder where they will fit in for the long haul!<BR/><BR/>There was an interesting article in Stereophile about Naxos, the classical label, in which founder Klaus Heymann makes the comment about moving away from physical CD's to downloading online, full-resolution files:<BR/><BR/>"And it's not going to be a very good business, because while people are not willing to pay more for a WAV file than for a physical CD, the cost of making the WAV file of a Mahler symphony available is probably greater than the cost of manufacturing an actual CD. There are benefits of selling a WAV file over a physical CD—we don't have to carry inventory, we get paid right away, there are no returns—but it's not good business."<BR/><BR/>Seems odd to me that bandwidth would be that expensive, but using FLAC or other lossless compression algorithms, the bandwidth can be cut by probably 60%.....as long as you're not a competitor in the "loudness war", which is a whole 'nother topic! ;-)!!! <BR/><BR/>But for folks like me who won't buy mp3's due to quality considerations, the only way to get around the physical CD is to make the full-resolution versions available at a price that keeps the artist and label happy!<BR/><BR/>If you don't mind sharing, George...I'm curious as to what you think the best business model will be for someone such as yourself over the next few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-4803864266868080112007-12-22T10:24:00.000-08:002007-12-22T10:24:00.000-08:00yes, my son also, when he was in college, was alwa...yes, my son also, when he was in college, was always downloading brand new movies, computer games, etc. Then one day he downloaded a file that had a virus in it and it trashed his $4000 computer - he became a little more careful after that experience.<BR/>Maybe the answer is what RADIOHEAD did - post it "for sale - at your price" on your own website, trust that the people who will pay will pay. Within minutes you can get it for free on the internet anyway, right? This brings up a topic for the next BLOG, stay tuned...GKahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644938151181663318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-50676271217079390472007-12-22T09:10:00.000-08:002007-12-22T09:10:00.000-08:00Re the "rampant sharing".....I posted the first co...Re the "rampant sharing".....I posted the first comment, and no, it does involve downloading. My son attends a Big 10 school, and the network doesn't discriminate as to what can be shared or saved. One guy down the hall from my son apparently has 2 terabytes of mp3's available for "sharing".<BR/><BR/>My son told me that they were able to download and save several pirated movies, and while the soundtrack was in English, all titles and credits were in Cyrillic. Some of them were still in theaters when they were able to download them.<BR/><BR/>That tidbit probably gives you some idea of how widely and quickly media files can spread, eh?<BR/><BR/>Sooner or later, someone will figure out a more workable DRM system that will help ensure that artists are paid for their work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-49547109489408180052007-12-22T08:57:00.000-08:002007-12-22T08:57:00.000-08:00I guess this is somewhat similar to books, and the...I guess this is somewhat similar to books, and the possibility of copying them, reading them online, or some such thing. I really don't know how you stop this downloading and sharing craze, because it is ethically justified or rationalized by the computer folks. It is just business as usual, or non-business for many. Maybe the record companies will lower their prices, and then some people will pay less rather than go to the trouble of downloading or sharing. I went to buy a Simpsons DVD for my son, but the price was prohibitive, and you can probably see them on reruns or syndication. What to do....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-4185984791060590512007-12-21T20:15:00.000-08:002007-12-21T20:15:00.000-08:00Re: the "rampant sharing" on college campuses - I ...Re: the "rampant sharing" on college campuses - I believe that this is actually someting that the college networks have set up, to stop the students from illegal downloading and clogging up the college servers - instead the students can hook their computers up to the central server, and anyone on the system can access anyone else's music collection to listen, without downloading. But then, who needs to buy anything?GKahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644938151181663318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-27856023766392929602007-12-21T19:54:00.000-08:002007-12-21T19:54:00.000-08:00Interesting blog. I must say, it's nicer to get $...Interesting blog. I must say, it's nicer to get $15 directly from the music fan, or most of the iTunes money, than to wait and never receive the pennies from the old record companies. <BR/><BR/>I also find it nice that anyone in the world can at least FIND me. <BR/>David Diggs wrote:<BR/>When I had most of my jazz success with Palo Alto Records, I had airplay for days, and sold no records because they just weren't out there. At least that's fixed. I think there's a bit of a silver lining, but the marketing still is required - as you know, since you do a great consistent job at it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, we struggle on. Happy Holidays,<BR/>http://www.daviddiggs.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-18608867482677517872007-12-21T15:02:00.000-08:002007-12-21T15:02:00.000-08:00I am amazed at what my college-aged son tells me a...I am amazed at what my college-aged son tells me about the rampant availability of "shared files" on his campus. Folks these days don't seem to get that sooner or later, the artist must be paid for the art to survive--even if that means the ridiculously low cut that I've been told artists get from traditional big label CD sales. I actually do more listening via a high-quality computer rig to FLAC files ripped from CD's than CD/SACD, even though I have a great player--the convenience is greater and the sound is as good or better. What I'd like to see is a change in the business in which artists can control the availability of their work and profit directly, cutting out the physical media layer and all the distribution overhead. Seems to me that an artist that can net $7 to $10 for a downloaded album in full resolution FLAC format is way ahead of one who gets less than a buck from a label.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347404079934313842.post-85996062641330864622007-11-04T15:51:00.000-08:002007-11-04T15:51:00.000-08:00To buy the new album, or any of my CDs, you can go...To buy the new album, or any of my CDs, you can go to my website:<BR/>www.georgekahn.com<BR/>or CDBABY<BR/>www.cdbaby.com/gkahn<BR/><BR/>Thanks for asking!GKahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644938151181663318noreply@blogger.com