Thursday, August 02, 2007
AWAL
Given that I'm never going to have the time or the money to press and distribute the last Druidspear album I'm looking at online distribution through iTunes via Artists Without a Label (AWAL).
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Apple to sell DRM-free music through iTunes - silicon.com
"Apple and EMI have announced they have taken the first steps towards
DRM-free digital music - but only for those who are prepared to pay
extra."
Well it's a start, but where is the advantage over buying the CD and ripping it yourself, given that the price rises push an album over the usual "supermarket" price?
On the bright side it shows that consumer power can have an effect - if we all keep pressing for DRM free music that we can use how we like, where we like and on what we like once we have paid for it eventually the other record companies will offer it.
DRM-free digital music - but only for those who are prepared to pay
extra."
Well it's a start, but where is the advantage over buying the CD and ripping it yourself, given that the price rises push an album over the usual "supermarket" price?
On the bright side it shows that consumer power can have an effect - if we all keep pressing for DRM free music that we can use how we like, where we like and on what we like once we have paid for it eventually the other record companies will offer it.
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Monday, March 05, 2007
OK so I'm slack.
Yes the tracks are mixed and mastered and I've played them on enough devices to feel that they travel well. Now we just have the small matter of distribution. I don't have the cash to press a CD, but since it is now possible for independants to get their music hosted on iTunes this may be the way to go. Would people be willing to pay 7.99 for an 11 track D'Spear album? Is this worth my while?
Let me know.
Let me know.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Nearly there...
OK I know I've threatened as much before, but I think that the Druidspear album is finally ready - I just need to listen to it to check final volume levels and tweak if necessary. Having a set of hi-fi speakers to check the masters on has finally made the mastering a manageable task as the Genelecs I was using, whilst wonderfully details in the mid and high range were definitely lacking in bass extension. Rolling off the sub-bass on most of the tracks should make them much more clear and listenable (I'm being picky of course; most people wouldn't immediately spot the difference between these and the original masters, but the originals weren't very portable and really didn't sound right in some situations).
Anyway assuming there's no more tweaking needed (and if there is I promise I will do it this week) I will mail white labels to the band for comments, get JC to sort out the album art and JB to organise the blurb. We might even have it available for Yule!
Now that would be a present.
Anyway assuming there's no more tweaking needed (and if there is I promise I will do it this week) I will mail white labels to the band for comments, get JC to sort out the album art and JB to organise the blurb. We might even have it available for Yule!
Now that would be a present.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Long Time Ago
Druidspear launch their myspace with "Long Time Ago" video:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1314637501
http://www.myspace.com/druidspear
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1314637501
http://www.myspace.com/druidspear
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Magic Ship
Baby stopped play. . .
I cannot lie, having a son has been a wonderful new experience and a challenge. It has also meant that final work on 'the Druidspear album' has been put on the back burner. The good news is that the final mastering is almost complete and the first white label copies should be going to band members and selected promotional contacts in the next few weeks.
The album title looks like being 'Broken Sourcerer' (sic) and hopefully Jim will start work on the sleeve notes now that we have a sequence for the tracks. The artwork is still up in the air at the moment, things have moved on since the original cover of was mooted so I don't know what the final cd will look like.
I will try to get some new mp3s onto the blog and the website to give you all a taste of the finished product.
The album title looks like being 'Broken Sourcerer' (sic) and hopefully Jim will start work on the sleeve notes now that we have a sequence for the tracks. The artwork is still up in the air at the moment, things have moved on since the original cover of was mooted so I don't know what the final cd will look like.
I will try to get some new mp3s onto the blog and the website to give you all a taste of the finished product.
