Hey guys, this is a big shout out from sunny South Africa. This is my first post, but definately not new to the forum game.
It's very interesting to see that not only here in SA are ppl struggling to get the music out there.
We don't really have much of the resources as the rest of the world, and struggle to keep up. Our internet web radio stations are very small, have very small hits, and no marketing is done to promote them, then again, no promoting for the EDM industry here.
I'll be reading up on the forums to get in the loop. So anyways, that was my big shout out.
Jun-21-2007 06:58
idoru
You Can Call Me Al
Registered: May 2004
Location: Cascadia
quote:
Thousands of U.S. webcasters plan to turn off the music and go silent this Tuesday, June 26, to draw attention to an impending royalty rate increase that, if implemented, would lead to the virtual shutdown of this country’s Internet radio industry.
Dood - that so totally sucks. You have to wonder, the world pushes the "Free Voice of the people" so much, but music is so restricted. I think we should petition "Free Music of the people"
Jun-25-2007 05:33
Sarah_Calsworth
tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2003
Location: London, UK
Damn... and there was me wanting to get back on it
3 years in a hospital bed was enough overkill for me, i need to get back into the scene again, starting online.
Jun-25-2007 16:57
flavdave
The Quiet Beatle
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Richmond/Blacksburg, VA
quote:
Originally posted by Sarah_Calsworth
Damn... and there was me wanting to get back on it
3 years in a hospital bed was enough overkill for me, i need to get back into the scene again, starting online.
Goodluck getting back into the scene, Sarah. I've enjoyed the handful of mixes I heard from you.
Jun-26-2007 06:02
idoru
You Can Call Me Al
Registered: May 2004
Location: Cascadia
Today is June 26th. Proton, DI and Soma have all taken part in the silence. Points to them.
Jun-26-2007 06:46
chris harrington
Uncovered
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by idoru
Today is June 26th. Proton, DI and Soma have all taken part in the silence. Points to them.
Nice, but how does this rly help our case?
any other stations taking part in it?
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So what you say is that you support RIIA's decision of shutting down most of the Internett Radio just because you don't like Aly & Fila?
no,
don't be so dense.
that's sarcasm expressing my secret wish for that sort of music to be made illegal. if that's what you call trance then i suppose i am a 'trance hater' it's the kind of stuff that makes me leave nightclubs or drink myself to the point of not caring
there is so much more valuable use for internet radio that will be lost than fucking aly and fila
i'm fully in support of the pro-web radio cause, but come on, get a perspective.
Jun-26-2007 19:44
idoru
You Can Call Me Al
Registered: May 2004
Location: Cascadia
quote:
Originally posted by chris harrington
Nice, but how does this rly help our case?
People made a new thread here in the MD for this once they tried listening to DI and it didn't work. There are a lot of regular internet radio listeners that don't pay too much attention to all of the politics, and doing this is a way to get the message out to literally the entire audience, as exemplified by the people making those threads.
Jun-27-2007 03:16
DJ_Raw
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Jun 2007
Location: America
On the way home the local radio station was talking about it. Sucks if it goes through.
