amatorski as a 'music career' example?
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A talk I gave on February 3rd during the Career Management Afternoon for an audience of music students a the conservatory of Hogeschool GentTRANSCRIPT
Hilke Ros
musedash.com
the story
the business setup
the results
things to remember
the story
start = good raw material: Inne's demos
start = good raw material: Inne's demos
BUZZoffline online
start = good raw material: Inne's demos
BUZZoffline
nov 08: Kinky Star
jul 09: Spiegeltent
OVRC 2009
online
start = good raw material: Inne's demos
BUZZoffline
nov 08: Kinky Star
jul 09: Spiegeltent
OVRC 2009
online
start = good raw material: Inne's demos
BUZZoffline
nov 08: Kinky Star
jul 09: Spiegeltent
OVRC 2009
online
Humo's RockrallyStubru Hotshot
Radio 1Villa Vanthilt / De 7de Dag
MIA's
the business setup
DIY
do it yourself
DIY
do it yourself
build a team around you and...
DIY
do it yourself
build a team around you and...
decide it yourself
Inne (with her brother): web design
Christophe: tour management
Hilke: general management
Inne (with her brother): web design
Christophe: tour management
Hilke: general management
Colorless Green Ideasnew music business
Inne (with her brother): web design
Christophe: tour management
Hilke: general management
Colorless Green Ideasnew music business internet-central
artist-centralfan-central: direct-to-faneliminating middlemen
team
agent lawyer
distribution label accountant
the results
do it yourself: work low budget
recording expenses: 200 €
artwork & videoclip: almost free
do it yourself: keep most of the revenue
live fees: agent takes 15 % on top
cds: distributed by Munich, we keep 70 %
online: Bandcamp and Tunecore, we keep 100 %
vinyl & merch
things to remember
you are in a good position: the artist never had so much power
take care of the quality of your raw material: work on your craft
be curious
be entrepeneurial
be multidisciplinaryinternetmobilevideomultimedia
be curious: RSS is my personal newspaper
http://blog.musedash.com
http://www.musicthinktank.com
http://eerstehulpbijplaatopnamen.blogspot.com
http://hypebot.com
3 quotes to remember
DIY is not always do it yourself but decide it yourself(Derek Sivers)
Stop making music, start making internet(Andrew Dubber)
When the winds of change are blowing, some people build windshields, while others build sailboats