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MP3s for fake fans

Interesting read on the use of mp3s from the read i would have to agree witht what he says. I thought i would post it to see what you guys think.

Gareth Emery (GTR)
It�s 9am on Friday 7th February, and I�m writing this on the Southampton � London express train on my way to work on a track with CERN. If you�ve not heard the name CERN before, believe me you will in the next couple of months, the production potential these guys have got is unbelievable. I�ve just finished a remix of their debut track on Five AM, entitled �Baileys� � the original is a gorgeous downtempo / chilout tune whereas my remix is typical pumping GTR style. It should be surfacing sometime in the next few months so check it out when you get a chance, and also check out their website at www.myfirste.com.

This month�s thought � what�s happening to our record labels? It seems that all the difficulties the music scene has been suffering over the past few years are finally taking hold, with labels cutting back and going bust all over the shop. The worst thing is, it doesn�t seem to be the cheesy majors who are suffering (certain labels still regularly smash the UK charts with pop-trance) but the small underground labels who are struggling to survive, even those who are putting out incredible trance music. Why�s this? Is trance just less popular than before? I doubt it, given the amount of people on you�ll find on tranceairwaves, tranceaddict, and some site called trance.nu . So what�s causing the problem? As you know, the major labels will point the finger to mp3s, and use the medium as a catch-all explanation for the problem � however I don�t buy that. In fact, generally speaking, I think mp3s are A Good Thing�. I�ve lost count of the amount of times I�ve checked out a popular track on mp3 before liking it and buying it on vinyl � what could be wrong with that? Even better � from time to time I�ll finish a new track and then send it over to one of my DJ chums over the net, so they can burn it to CD and test it out to a crowd that very night. How else could you do that?

The above methods represent the way most people use mp3s � sensibly, and, in the most part, fairly. However, it seems one group of people is giving everyone who uses the format a bad name. Which group is that you ask? Well. Every now and again, I�ll run into someone who knows their trance. And I mean *really* knows their trance � they can ID any track in seconds, they�re streets ahead of many DJs in hearing the big tunes first, they�ve heard every track that you have and more, plus every compilation or mix CD to boot. However, when you ask them what their record or cd collections are like, they don�t exist! This has left me asking myself (as a big mp3 supporter) this question: is it really fair that someone can be, say, a massive MIKE fan, know every single one of his releases, but yet never have put a penny into his pocket? Would MIKE call that person a true fan? I don�t know so I won�t answer for him, but I�d guess probably not � after all if everyone had that attitude, we�d never have heard of him, as he wouldn�t have got off the ground in the first place.

So what am I saying? Basically this - mp3s are great, but there are times when the way a (very) small minority of people use them just doesn�t seem fair. I�m not proposing a solution and I certainly don�t think we should restrict people�s freedom by trying to beat mp3s via technology � but when I see my favourite record labels struggling, it gets me thinking about what�s causing them to struggle. What do you think? Drop me an email either way on [email protected] if you�ve got something interesting to say.


On a separate note, I've also been out and about a fair bit this month, here are some of the highlights:

Saturday 18th January - spent the day shopping, before having a great meal at TGI Fridays with my girlfriend, then made a late impulse decision to go to Passion, where Luke Neville, Airwave, and Marc West were playing. Passion's great - the crowd have got to be one of the friendliest in the country and Marc made us feel very welcome! It was a great night, Luke Neville played an excellent uplifting set before Airwave took over to play some pumping Bonzai style trance. Then Marc took over and well and truly finished the night off in style with some classics, including Universal Nation and Legato, and some great upfront tunes like Neo & Farina � Mondial and Brisky & Dave C � Prototype 1. He also tested out my new CERN � Baileys remix from CDR for the first tune of his set � it seemed to be pretty well received (especially the breakdown), so I went home happy.

Friday 31st January - Godskitchen with Jon O'Bir (how good!) plus Ferry and Armin back to back. The night nearly went horribly wrong - come twelve o'clock me and Aimee, my girlfriend, were still sitting in a Birmingham restaurant, waiting for the bill! Due to Birmingham being covered in snow, this mean we didn't arrive at the club until 12:15, and were told by the girl on the door that we couldn't get in as the club was too full! Fortunately, the ever hospitable Mark from Godskitchen came down to let us in and saved the day - cheers mate! All in all it was a great night at Code, if a little full. It was great to catch up with Ferry and Ed (A&R manager from Purple Eye) even though in typical GTR style, I managed to miss Armin playing Mistral

Anyway, that�s it from me � it�s been a long rambling diary so if you managed to get this far, congratulations! I�m off to get a cup of tea and a hot roll from the buffet cart.

Until next time, take care

Gareth Emery (GTR)

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hehe i am bored, and no one has responded to my post, to contine with the line of posting i will flame myself and get it started.

Tudo Beleza you are gay, what kind of shitty post are you posting, god if i ever meet you in public i will kill you you.

now i will go in to speaking another language:

Filho de puta, porra, eu nao gosta aqui, por que esta muito triste um mememento. Eu adoro e voce, tchau meu amigos, eu nao falho agora, eu sou muito cansado, hehe bye bye


be happy everone, Scott Bond is next weekend and i hope to be able to meet you guys there, that is if any of you are left after the flame war of 2003.

Well hm, I know I have more than the usual amount of MP3s but... the thing is, when I SEE a CD from an artist I like, I usually buy it. The thing is, you can't even find half the stuff here, go to HMV and they'll tell you it takes 6 years to get the import and you have to pay with 46 dollars, 2 goats and 3 cows. Maybe if I lived in the UK it would be different.

Badger me all you want about the subject, but the simple fact is, I don't care. I needz my muzak. I think going to see DJs spin shows my support for them, far more than buying a CD and paying the 1-arm-1-leg-3-nipple import charge.

Im not sure how the record labels in europe are, but if they are anything similer to the big ones in the USA then that whole article is rediculas.

the artists get dick all from record sales when signed under a major label, the only true way to support an artist is to attend their liveshows, and when someone drops a tune by them jump up and down like theres no tommorow

I usually Go to various websites and listen to samples of trance songs. I follow that by DLing them and If I really like them I head down to release and buy them. Over half the MP3s I have I also have on vinyl. So it is safe to say I pretty much pay for (almost) all my own music. The stuff I don't buy is usually freeware or stuff I only keep for a week or so.

Like Flec stated that artists make dick all is true. Remember TLC and them getting such a rediculous amount of money for the tour and album sales etc. I support my Fave DJs by going to their events which costs almost as much as if I bought their CD. I am doing my part.

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