[Fmpro] Have wiser words ever been spoken?

[Christopher Alpiar]

Yea! My analogy of the music biz would be a bunch of fat guys with  
cigars trying to figure out what to do with the crying thing on the  
floor in diapers

On Mar 12, 2008, at 11:47 AM, John Stone wrote:

> Les & Chris,
>
> The writing was on the wall in the early '70's, when keyboard and  
> synthesis became synonymous, the composer was empowered to become  
> the orchestra.  (The G5 Mac wasn't even on the horizon, we were  
> still learning programming on paper cards in a computer room).
>
> I gave up monophonic low brass, choosing guitar as a polyphonic  
> instrument instead of the keyboard (just thought it would retain its  
> individual character) big mistake! All my recording was analog and  
> everything was VU and LED and monolithic mixing boards, mastering to  
> DAT was a big innovation back then.
>
> Les says, "we are on the slippery slope to serfdom" did that really  
> happen by the technology explosion and affordability for solo  
> studios?  Chris says," Ignore technology and get no calls..?"
>
> Isn't the tricky point you guys always come back to really, "how can  
> we protect, enhance and market intellectual property?" The music  
> business seems more like having a child with no real training manual  
> for a guide and our instincts can sometimes lead us astray.
>
> John Stone
>
>
>
>
> From: chris at alpiar.com> So what is your suggestion Les? Ignore  
> technology and get no calls at all?> Christopher Kennedy Alpiar>  
> -----Original Message-----> From: LesHurdle [mailto:leshurdle at avradionet.com 
> ] > On Mar 9, 2008, at 7:57 AM, LesHurdle wrote: > harkens back to  
> musicians being replaced by technology which > composers use  
> readily, 'easily' and without conscience. > > L I wonder, have any  
> composers recognized the part we ALL played in the demise of those  
> great studios as we purchased the new home studio tech? We are our  
> own worst enemy in most instances. Too late to do anything now... we  
> are on the slippery slope to serfdom. L  
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Christopher Kennedy Alpiar
Cinematic Composer
www.alpiar.com