EPISODE 158 "MUSIC GRIND: THE ARTIST POINT OF VIEW"

SO THIS WEEK I'M GOING TO BE PLAYING MUSIC AND TALKING WITH A FEW INDUSTRY FRIENDS ON K-100. WE SET THE WEEK OFF WITH EPISODE 157 ON V-DAY WITH THE BLOOD RAW INTERVIEW. AS AN ARTIST MYSELF I TAKE THESE TYPE OF SHOWS VERY PERSONAL BECAUSE UNLESS YOU ARE AN ARTIST OR VERY CLOSE TO ONE, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS LIKE TO REALLY BE ON YOUR GRIND IN THIS INDUSTRY. THE MUSIC BIZ HAS GONE THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST DRASTIC CHANGES OF ANY BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY IN THE PAST 20 YEARS. WITH THE ONSET OF THE INTERNET AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY THE WAY MUSIC IS HEARD, MARKETED AND SOLD IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FORM JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. BEING AN ARTIST AT ANY LEVEL WE HAVE HAD TO ADJUST. BUDGETS AT THE BIG LABELS ARE SHRINKING, WHILE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LITTLE GUY IS GROWING. THE PLAYING FIELD IS STILL VERY MUCH UNEVEN, BUT AT LEAST NOW WITH THE INTERNET WE HAVE A FEW TOOLS TO GRAPPLE ON TO THE CLIFF WITH AND TRY TO CLIMB TO THE TOP OF THE GAME. SO I'M GOING TO GET A FEW ARTIST TO CALL IN AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IT IS LIKE BEING A RECORDING ARTIST IN TODAY'S MUSIC BIZ. MAYBE THAT CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE SLAP IN THE FACE YOU GIVE WHEN YOU BUY A BOOTLEG, OR WHEN YOU DON'T SHOW A LIL SUPPORT FOR YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST, OR EVEN AN ARTIST THAT YOU KINDA LIKE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN ARTIST TO CALL IN, I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THEM AND YOU! LIKE THESE: 1) DO YOU KNOW ANY ARTIST AND IF SO HOW DO YOU SUPPORT THEM? 2) WHAT MAKES YOU NOTICE AN ARTIST THAT IS NOT ALREADY FAMOUS? 3) WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT ARTIST WHO ARE NOT STARS YET? 4) CAN YOU NAME A FEW ARTIST THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE ON THE BIG STAGE? 5) WHAT ADVICE FROM A CONSUMER POINT OF VIEW WOULD YOU GIVE AN ARTIST IN ORDER TO GET YOUR ATTENTION? ALL ARTIST CALL IN I WILL LET YOU SPEAK ABOUT YOUR GRIND AND WHAT ITS LIKE BEING AN ARTIST IN TODAY'S MUSIC BIZ!