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Originally Posted by narcoman  Spice girls was a three year slog by Simon Fuller. He also launched another 8 or so girl bands at the same time. They ALL failed. LUCK. Pussycat dolls - even longer. If you could guarentee success by spending money - every label would be very happy indeed. Truth is that for all the million dollar launches - most fail. My agent is one of the most successful agents in the business.... doesn't mean to say he still doesn't need luck to core me gigs!!
There is luck needed at all levels. Money helps for marketing - and indeed you can cut out some of the extreme luck you need. But you really really need luck. Taxi? Absolutel waste of time. I wouldn't take a SINLGE thing from something like Taxi. If the bands approached my company directly - different story. But I wouldn't broker a licensing deal with ANY of these sort of companies.... they WON'T be appearing on my proportion of the UK media licensing any time soon!!  |
Well call it what you like. I have just produced 3 albums in the country where I live, all three of the artists are, well, kinda less than mediocre, between the sugar daddies and record companies, they have spent over 200,000 euros on each artist for marketing, (paying DJs and radio stations- something I guess does NOT happen in other countries right?
) paying TV networks for coverage of the album, paying blah, blah, blah etc etc etc..needless to say all 3 artists are doing well and showing signs of being stars...LUCK???? my foot!
It's always been like that in this industry, as far back as I can remember. For example in UK back in the early 70's record companies would invest in a band, get the records in the shops and then send out teams of ppl to buy up all the records, pay the DJs and viola, the record is in the charts and a hit! So maybe strategies have changed but the corruption still very much exists don't be mislead!
I don't believe in luck, you have to make your own. As for your agent, again it ain't luck man...If you are good and worth booking, than your agent has to get out and spread you around, you go, perform and get more bookings. If you are no good, than yeah I guess you will need a lot of luck to get work.
As for Taxi, I'm with you buddy, they are the biggest rip off I have had the pleasure of losing my money to.
Never again.