Worrying About Monetising Your Music is Holding You Back

Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by Rich Huxley.

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Art For Art’s Sake
The constant talk of the need to monetise music is somewhat confusing to me. Just because you make art, doesn’t mean that you deserve to make money out of it.
art –noun
1. the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. [...]

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Music is Not Our Currency

Posted on 19. May, 2010 by Rich Huxley.

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The new music industries work in a very different way than the record business of the ’60’s. The precious 7 inch of plastic discs of that decade (when music demand far outstripped supply) were rare; clamoured for. Music lovers saved their pennies and tens of them would gather round a single radio to hear the [...]

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Reality of Fan Involvement – Figures and Benefits

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by Rich Huxley.

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Following on from my first guest post here on Creative Deconstruction, I wanted to focus on the wider implications of one of the special events I talked about there, and the release that followed; to expand on the financial viability of the event/the release and the other reasons why this special box-set and concert package are proving valuable for the band.