New GM Album Review @ Prog4You.com!

Check out the latest review of Groove Manifest’s album, The Etiquette of Prejudice from 07/08 @ http://www.prog4you.com/cd-reviews-07-08/Groove_Manifest.htm

 

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What I want for President…

What I want for my president is an African-American Jewish Lesbian with some sort of terminal std, a life-partner and a couple of adopted caucasian children.  

Industry Forthcomingz

Music is free.  And the future of the industry will rely on this.  Music is and will continue to be used as a marketing tool.  This appears on the surface to not be the worst thing for musicians.  Money is there to be made.  But at what costs?  

The industry as we have known it is crumbling.  Songs will be given to consumers for free when other products are purchased.  For instance, Verizon and Universal lined up a deal that will give free songs with the purchase of a new phone.  Consumers are not directly paying for the music.  The artist and Universal get paid with a percentage of the cost of the phone.  I see this as another step in the wrong direction in regards to the art of sound.  When the goal is to monetarily benefit, the art is being compromised by ulterior motives.  This results in a deterioration of the quality and progression of music as a creative art form.  It simply becomes aural marketing.  Fucking Lame.  Musicians need to not settle on the ‘diner’ standard that is currently dominating the scene.  Songs that are 3:20 long, pop form, and bland to fit into as many tastes as possible.  Doesn’t actually satisfy peoples’ tastes, doesn’t offend them either.  Stand up to the suits and make music for the love and art of the craft, not for recognition and market value.  Aural marketing is killing the sound of real music.

Groove Manifest - Review @ Morbid Outlook

Check out this review of Groove Manifest’s album, The Etiquette of Prejudice, @ http://www.morbidoutlook.com/music/inrotation/2007_10_inrotation.html

Radiohead using GM’s ‘New Music Model’

Check out GM’s blog posted on May 10, 2007 - ‘the New Music Model’. It is an essay outlining a new way of presenting and dealing with music on a business level. Radiohead has adopted this method with their upcoming release.

pussy-fier?

puscifer…what the fuck, Maynard?…explanations?

Groove Manifest Live Sat.- Sept. 8 in Los Angeles!

GM-flyer-GoodHurt 9/8/07
Groove Manifest will be performing live @ Good Hurt nightclub - 12249 Venice Blvd, West LA, 90066
Saturday, Sept. 8 @ 10:30! Doors @ 8
Great bands…chill atmosphere.. .kickin’ party!
21+ $10 cover - FREE CD w/ mention of Groove Manifest!
Check out the sound @ http://www.groovemanifest.com
Hope to see you there

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-GM-

the New Music Model

The new music model is based off of the general cirumstances under which i will buy music. i download songs for free and if i like them i buy them or the album to support that artist in making more music that i will hopefully enjoy as well. Giving away your music (full versions of entire releases) via the internet and inviting people to support by either purchasing an actual cd, merchandise or just by making a donation is the basic outline. For new artists this gives exposure and a non-corporate fan-friendly image as well as an opportunity for fans to support with any amount they are able to or feel like giving. The music and concept speak for themselves and hopefully fans will step up and support. It is an alternative to the current standard business model for music that sacrafices the variety and quality of the artistic content to focus more on image and sales. Unfortunately there is a lot more of the ‘image and sales’ being pushed (both legally and illegally) over music based on it’s content.

‘The radio companies…control thousands of stations nationwide, including Clear Channel Communications Inc., Infinity which now operates as CBS Radio, Citadel Broadcasting Corp., Cox Radio Inc., Cumulus Broadcasting Inc., Pamal Broadcasting, and Entercom, Emmis Communications Corp. and ABC’

Under a tentative settlement with the Federal Communications Commission, four of the largest radio station owners have agreed to pay a total of $12.5 million to resolve claims that they accepted cash and other incentives in exchange for playing songs.

Some people i’m sure wouldn’t care if a bribe was all it took for them to become ‘famous!’, but making money and making art are completely seperate things and i think the art deserves the airwaves more than the money.

Record companies are obsolete when it comes to the music. They base music releases on business models. Why are we allowing businessmen to dictate the artistic content of our creative mediums? Who needs a record contract/company in order to write, record, and distribute music throughout the world with all the technological advancements of recent years? Let the music and what the artist is saying stand on it’s own. More and more people are downloading their music, legal or not. Support independent art and pirate corporate releases. Attend shows at venues that do not require pay-to-play. We need to take back control of the corporate domination of public airwaves.

support non-mainstream music

independent music: if you are into an artist, especially an independent one, support the continuation of the creations you enjoy. This is a vital part of the process of turning the music industry around and shifting the power into the hands of the fans and artists. So please take time to search for art that is not necessarily presented to you through common forms of media. allmusic.com is a great starting point for finding more underground or unknown musicians that may be along the lines of groups you are familiar with. Whatever the case, experience new music from new sources, don’t shy away from independently produced art, and if you happen to enjoy it…support it any way you can, even if it’s just a comment on their myspace. Just becuse something isn’t saturating the market doesn’t mean it’s not worth hearing and/or seeing. The opposite is also true. Be aware of what you are putting in your mind, where it is coming from and under what circumstances you are experiencing it.