First off, Trent was disappointed with the results of his experiment with Saul Williams. Unsurprisingly, given the option most people choose free.
Trent and Thom/Radiohead are in a unique position in that they are multi-millionaires with fan bases numbering in the millions. They achieved this through a combination of talent, hustle, and luck, with the help of the label system.
For the rest, bombarding them with free recorded music or "promotional material" as you call it will not turn people on. This material will become no different than any of the other ad material which we've all learned to ignore.
Oh, and all music is not good music.
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Originally Posted by Sui_City  The one other thing I want to mention is that we must not forget that being a performing musician means a combination of recorded material and touring.
I think that is the way that Trent and Thom/RH treat it. Sell or give away an album of great songs. Make sure your tour is sold out.
It's not all about sitting in your bedroom and recording an mp3, putting it on a web and selling hundreds of thousands, and getting rich.
I think sometimes, in this day and age of an over-abundance of product, we forget that all music is good. |