The Last Of The Real Hustlahz: November 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011

" The Tao Of Relationships "- Hear/Like/Share It

Artist, UNDERSTAND: More than ever before, you have to build that relationship with your fans. Especially online. Think about how easy it is to just not bother and simply go elsewhere to find whatever it is that you may be searching for online. If whatever you're searching for doesn't fit your immediate taste at the time that you launch the search, what do you do? You go elsewhere. and elsewhere. then somewhere else until you find what you're looking for. No matter how good your music is, it's competing with millions of other choices. If not billions.

So. The simplest way to promote your music and build an economic relationship with a consumer is to let them hear your music. Let them hear it repeatedly, without RESTRICTION. Let them grow to love your music and hear it as a part of their collection. If the relationship that you build with your consumers turns out to be REAL, maybe....just maybe you'll have a shot at some of their cash that they have worked so hard to earn. Cash that they must manage to the penny in today's economy in order to stay afloat. And I hate to be the bearer of bad news but ummm''....this type of relationship does not happen overnight, my friend. THIS IS NOT A REALITY SHOW! This is reality. Don't get it twisted and by all means don't take it personal- it's just how capitalism works ( or doesn't work? ). You provide value, then you are rewarded with money.

UNDERSTAND: You don't get the money first- and you don't get to decide what value is. Sorry. http://newmusicstrategies.com/

All suffering begins with (1) our wanting something we either do not have or (2) something we do not need.

Here's keeping with the act of sharing. Peace.

Coincidence Or Conspiracy by Peta-Loc

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Learn Winning Ways: Problems Are Opportunities

With a lot of help from the comrades at Diaspora http://diasporafoundation.org/get_involved I finally found a much more structured explanation to help you get glimpse of what it means exactly to be an Open-Source Record Label. It isn't easy but hey.....IT'S REAL!

What does it all mean?

Open source is about individuality, transparency, creativity, and destiny. It is about having an idea, and making it reality. Like Diaspora*, Loced-Out Recordz was founded to fulfill a passion for fun, and for making the Internet a better place. Open source is what enables us to change the world, for ourselves, and let our friends across the web benefit from our exploration.
Open source communities are amazing things. And like Diaspora*, here at Loced-Out Recordz, we believe that people should be valued for what they do. It does not matter if you have contributed to a project before, or are an elite open source hacker. Getting involved with Loced-Out Recordz means that you get to work on hard problems, with a focus on solutions that work for artist in today's music industry. This is why if you contribute something meaningful to Loced-Out Recordz, we will give you core commit access. We are in this together, so giving excited people the chance to make huge changes always trumps keeping control sacred.

Where you come in

Just like Diaspora*, we all make Loced-Out Recordz. We might not know you just yet, but we think you'd be a great fit for building the future of the web and the music industry. You're fantastic, and you're ready to change the world.
Contributing to Diaspora*, Loced-Out Recordz, .... http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/prerelease.html let's sum it up... http://www.opensource.org/ comes in all different shapes and sizes. Whether you're a user helping us find bugs, providing feedback on our mailing lists, or contributing code or design, we need you.
(By the way, need a studio to record your joints in???? Don't trip. We got you. Here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ )
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