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Delay in songs being released to the public?
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| Man_Devil |
So I heard this song I really liked on a John Digweed set that was releseased on July 31st of this year.
Its called holding back (soul vibration lazy river remix) by Freddy Be. Its the first song on the John Digweed set from transitions on Proton Radio (July 31, 2009).
I've been waiting for it to be relased to the public and I still can't seem to find it. Is there a huge delay between when songs are initially completed by the producer and when they get released on a site such as beatport? If so, wtf? :whip: |
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| Man_Devil |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
ah....yeah |
please elaborate....?
Whats the point of waiting half a year before selling your song? |
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| Sly_Guy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Man_Devil
please elaborate....?
Whats the point of waiting half a year before selling your song? |
so that a DJ who gets a pre-release can play it as something unique to their sets before every trend whore jumps on board and plays it to death |
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| Abercrombie |
| LOL... it's always been the case for decades. It's premature publication, you don't shoot your wad all at once. |
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| Man_Devil |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sly_Guy
so that a DJ who gets a pre-release can play it as something unique to their sets before every trend whore jumps on board and plays it to death |
Thats assuming that the song is going to be some big smash hit... like some deadmau5 type shieeet |
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| Man_Devil |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
LOL... it's always been the case for decades. |
Yeah I figured... god dammit! |
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| kaniz |
A lot of labels will also give unreleased tracks to their star-DJs - can get a sense for how well the track is received, if it's worth releasing or not. DJ's also like to have an arsenal of unreleased material that only they (or a limited few) have access to.
Great way to build hype for a track - being able to list "already dropped by XYZ super-DJ" probably get's allot of people to pick it up that might not do so otherwise.
If I'm skimming through releases at decks.de - I usually do take a second look at a track if they mention a DJ I like "supporting" it. |
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| Man_Devil |
| So what kind of time period is it before songs, in general, get released to the public? I understand the concept of giving it to a select amount of DJs at the beginning; I just didn't think it would take like 4+ months to come out. |
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| Miss. S |
varies.
some dont come out at all... some come out a year later.. etc |
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| Time2Burn |
| quote: | Originally posted by Man_Devil
So what kind of time period is it before songs, in general, get released to the public? I understand the concept of giving it to a select amount of DJs at the beginning; I just didn't think it would take like 4+ months to come out. |
So many factors involved many of which have been mentioned above (to build hype/test the reaction). There are also liscencing factors that can potentially delay or stop commercial release altogether. Sometimes there are samples you'd rather clear than get sued.
Speaking of tunes I'm dying to find/get released:
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (Stanton Warriors Remix)
Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (Slugabed Remix) |
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| Abercrombie |
:)
So imagine if you've spent all winter writing a dozen tracks to make an EP or LP. If they're relased all at once, you got tons of raving fans for a few months, sell a lot of copies in a short time, then all you are is dust in the wind.
Releasing one by one every few months, gets club play, or air play if you're lucky. Public demand wants moar. You release your next one, you feed the masses. They want moar. You got moar. You feed them more gradually until you become a household name instead of a flash in the pan. While the rest of the tracks release, you work on your next album, and the circle of life continues. |
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