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Gabriel and Eno Start Digital Music Artist Union
An anonymous reader writes "We have long heard stories about how the record companies cheat their own artists with audit techniques that would make Enron blush. They are already applying the same techniques to the revenues they draw from digital download sites like Apple iTunes, which is one reason many artists have refused to allow their music be sold through them (those who can control it at least). Looking to take a stand in the digital music arena before these practices become status quo Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno are starting a new union the "Magnificent Union of Digitally Downloading Artists" or MUDDA. Gabriel, co-founder of OD2 - an iTunes competitor - has that company as a first source to negotiate terms with the new union."
Not a snappy enough ackronym ("DAAU"). How about "Union Protecting Digital Artists" or "UPDA"? Could have some fun with that one ...
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I ain't the only one laughing.
Double "D"'s may not change the pronounciation, but it definately increases interest in the female form.
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...at camp Grenada.
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That's got to be the first Alan Sherman reference on ./
So he goes next door and asks whether it would be possible to have some breast milk. Susie and whips out her "DD" breast to suckle the old geezer.
Having this guy sucking on her breast got her a little hot and bothered, so Susie askes in her sexiest voice - "Would you like something else?"
After thinking for a bit, the oldster replies - "Do you have any cookies?"
Shut yo' mouth!
They just don't want the shaft.
Then we can dig it.
With appologies to everyone. Bye bye Karma.
Comment forecast: Bits of genius surrounded by a sea of mediocrity.
Good to see that Peter Gabriel isn't just lying down like some lamb on Broadway. He's not just saying "Excuse me" and waiting for the big one. Early on he saw the potential of digital downloading to change the industry and said "here comes the flood." Rather than getting humdrum or doing a slowburn over others controlling the medium, he got some perspective and decided to DIY and get on the air himself. Now he's having a wonderful day in what was a one way world sending out music through the wire. I don't remember any musical artist getting such a start on changing the industry. I'm sure record companies will consider him an intruder, say "you're not one of us" and claim he has no self control. I'm sure they'd prefer he remain a wallflower instead of saying "I have the touch" and bestowing the kiss of life to independent artists. This will shock the monkeys at the RIAA, who have gone gaga over downloading, and would much rather draw the curtains and see artists remain quiet and alone, or under their lock and key. But Gabriel was disturbed, troubled and in doubt about where the industry was going, and with an open mind and a passion for music, he decided to march to a different drum. Now he's telling artists "Don't give up, you can make it big time. Come talk to me," and initiating them into the secret world of rights contracts and digital licensing agreements. He saw that this was the time of the turning, and he's giving artists a sense of home and putting them on the map. He refused to believe there was no way out of the dilemma. He drew back the darkness, cut through the signal to noise ratio, said "there has to be more than this," saw it was high time for artists to start growing up about the business and technical sides of the industry, and then lead the way. So, thanks to his passion, things are on the way up for all of us!
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I'd prefer to join their org if it were just the "Union of Digital Distributed Artists". It's more to the point, drops the hype, and is a better pun.
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Wouldn't ODD be a simpler acronym?
Boo, no OGG support. We welcome the MUDDA initiative though.
Co-operation beats competition
There needs to be a partner organization, perhaps named:
Fraternity of Artists of Digitally Downloaded Electronic Recordings
aka FADDER. Then in a joing assembly with both groups, the MC could start off by saying:
Hello MUDDER, Hello FADDER
The union is for musical artists and not for whatever B. Spears is. But then this is just a bad example, too bad I can't think of any current pop musician which doesn't seem to be a complete product of the record industry. Perhaps a rap musician, but then I only know them from turning them off.
By special equipment I think you mean speakers costing more than $200?
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"There is lots of great "underground" music out there, and always will be - but it takes a certain amount of effort to dig through it to find what you like."
I know! It's so much easier with the RIAA, because you already know it's all going to be absolute crap!
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> Actually, I would still rank that as one of the best efforts in the peculiar
> genre of OS login sounds.)
It certainly is a active, vibrant area of music, so he did well to earn your respect.