Word! Just wanted to find out if having a track on high rotation at some national radio station in South Africa has a direct impact on the number of units an artist is going to push.
Over here, I really don't think it does. I mean, some songs get played a lot - and do get pple talking - but that doesn't necessarily translate to more sales. :cry:
Also, is payola a big problem over there (insiders, anyone???)? I'm so in love with the independent stuff (anything, long as it's released independently - big ups to LandMynz, Blkmyst fxn, and anyone across Afrika who are doing it for themselves...Deep Down Uhuru, Hiphocalypse, DJ Cavera C, et. al)... but I reckon it's hindered from reaching ears of the public by these payola-obsessed radio freaks normally referred to as deejays (ay, no offence Sync, I'm just referring to some of them :wink: )
...and the Internet. I know it's a good medium for indy stuff to get out there. But, look at the bigger picture. Not many pple have Internet access on a broadband scale (512 mb+), and the ones I know can only access it from work, school, etc., with dial-up connection. This begs the question of how far one can actually reach by putting their stuff on the Internet.
Take me for example. I know of a lot of projects which've been put up on the net as free downloads: Perigo Minas Vol. 1 (MrC, pay me for mentioning Landmynz more than once on this thread), Damolaa's "Break even" mixtape, that Archetypes promo (props to Dplanet), DL's "Soul Movement"....hell, I can take a lot of time mentioning them.
While I do actually own some of these excellent products, a lot I can't download because of bandwidth limitations. Yeah, the buzz has reached me and all, but I can't hear shit.
Here's a challenge: what can be done to get music to be heard by cats EVERYWHERE, even those without regular Internet connection?
My suggestion: establish connections @ various spots. For example, get some well-connected guy in Sweden, another in Japan, Brazil, the States, England, Sudan, Kenya, Nigeria...f*** it, everywhere :twisted: !!!
Then send these people your promo shit (via mail). From there, they can bootleg the product to death, generate the buzz, get the shit on community radio stations, etc. Basically, let pple know about you.
My contribution: I have a couple of friends in influential positions here in Lesotho (ha ha ha!!!), and would be more than glad to distribute your product via them, and other friends. Believe me, peeps here are hungry for the indy stuff...it's just that they haven't gotten around to learning that 'buying' the shit is actually better than...umm...forgot wat i was goin' to say, f***it!!! :evil:
So, if you or any of your friends need promotion, Biz-ark-human is your man in Lesotho. My address is:
...I wrote that in gray, PM me to get the full postal address details.
ps. maybe the subject should've been a bit different, but then again, the reason I don't usually start threads is because I can't find the appropriate fukkkin' subject. :oops:
Much luv and respect to the AG fam. Let's promote free culture, and help independent music grow. truly yours
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. I think it's really smart for him to have released two near-perfect projects in one year, and keep up with that hectic tour schedule.