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Ol' Betsey · 28th January 2006

Hi Jeff,

Great hearing from you!

Wow, I think, in fact I'm sure, we have quite a few mutual acquaintances. We're going back a few years here but I'm sure we have friends passing through the doors of Mute, Cooking Vinyl, Bella Union and so on.

Regarding the 5,000 - 50,000: You know how it is. No matter how hard you work, some things sell and some things don't. I still haven't figured it out yet. I must admit though, as tough as it is over here, you can still do it independently. I/we have just pulled one of our bands from a EMI/Virgin license because while some territories worked wonderfully, there were quite a few that actually underperformed compared to our independent distribution. Huh, a major label that screws up? Go figure...

(In all honesty I must admit though that our highest seller is actually around 47,000 now. But hey, in this industry, 50,000 is a CONSERVATIVE over-estimate and I think we deserve those bragging rights!)

Anyway, thanks again for posting and I'll certainly be continuing this conversation with you via email.

Kind regards,

R.

28th January 2006	#10
Ol' Betsey Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: London Posts: 2,035 1 Review written	Hi Jeff, Great hearing from you! Wow, I think, in fact I'm sure, we have quite a few mutual acquaintances. We're going back a few years here but I'm sure we have friends passing through the doors of Mute, Cooking Vinyl, Bella Union and so on. Regarding the 5,000 - 50,000: You know how it is. No matter how hard you work, some things sell and some things don't. I still haven't figured it out yet. I must admit though, as tough as it is over here, you can still do it independently. I/we have just pulled one of our bands from a EMI/Virgin license because while some territories worked wonderfully, there were quite a few that actually underperformed compared to our independent distribution. Huh, a major label that screws up? Go figure... (In all honesty I must admit though that our highest seller is actually around 47,000 now. But hey, in this industry, 50,000 is a CONSERVATIVE over-estimate and I think we deserve those bragging rights!) Anyway, thanks again for posting and I'll certainly be continuing this conversation with you via email. Kind regards, R. __________________ The Speaker Snuggy is specifically designed to compensate for the additive effect of using plugins which literally remove the blanket from your speakers. These plugins can sound good when solo'd, but when used across dozens of tracks they can leave your speakers sounding cold and insecure. (Casey / Bricasti) When I haven't any blue I use red. (Pablo Picasso) Ol' Betsey Satan - The Original Flower Shop 8 track - "She fought long and she fought hard..."