Does Anyone Give A Shit About.......

[Darkmode]

not really no mate...

look what i mean is and i'm addressing everybody here, these sites take ages to keep updated etc etc ...
are they REALLY worth the time?
think about it...you have to get to grips with the interface and the HTML and all that crap only to find out everyones now on facebook or last FM

also , people send me links for myspace pages to go to all the time , but i don't because if i did i would be waiting for myspace pages to load for the rest off my life.
It's so slow!

and do those place's actually help you as a musician?
not just myspace but Last FM too
Does anybody really surf it?
or is it just full of musicians desperately trying to get into the limelight
me first ....no me....no me !!!

???

I can see where you are coming from Dave as I have noticed a lot of people who have music profiles seem to think they are gonna be the next big thing coz the likes of Lilly Allen, Calvin Harris & Arctic Monkeys were descovered on Myspace. The only good thing I like about Myspace it's good for networking with other artists which I use it for. But the constant spaming does get on my tits!

[RDR]

Lilly Allen, Calvin Harris & Arctic Monkeys were descovered on Myspace.

I heard it from a pretty reliable source that they PAID to get that exposure. Besides Lilly Allen has friends in high places to start with.

Or rather their respective record company/A+R did.

[Drumsquasher]

Myspace is no help to get your future started... It only helps "musicians" to get me spittin´all day long.... 1000nds of bytes of achin soundfiles on one webspace, this could be a modern way to suicide if you gone to sign in. And it is a big fault to think, that your gettin famous in 3 days and become gigs for the next two years...

[davethedrummer]

i like the point about having confidence in yourself
i think i was kind of getting at that too in my post earlier but i didn't know how to say it.
basically everyone seems so wrapped up in "putting up the new tune", "arranging the photo album" , "sorting out the background" and adding various videos and widgets etc etc ...
that the music doesn't actually go anywhere
or at least it leaves you with a sense that somehow the music is not as important as the flashy myspace that it's being played on.
and it does seem to have an air of desperation about it too doesn't it?
" please please look at me ....am i cool to????......please tell me i'm ok !!"

so yeah....get it the music out...write new tracks...move on and sod everyone else's opinions?

maybe?

[xes]

I don't give a shit about any of those sites,but then I'm not a producer or promoter. So I'd only be there for the social aspects.

To be honest,I've been a little supprised over some of the people I've seen on myspace.(I've looked,but like you say,it takes feckin ages for a page to load) There're loads of well known techno producers on there. Don't do it man,keep some credibility!! It's just a big f*ck off advertising/data collection scam anyway :)

[113]

Update your site Henry please
It was always really cool to go there for me (better than this myspace thing).

But updating it is the most important thing when you have your own site!

On the other side...for people who don't know artist it is much more easier to find artist on myspace and hear his music.I bought many great records because i heard them on myspace first...

The best resolution for me is to have myspace (just basic info without flashing banners and all this visual stuff + www site with all important info).

Simple

[Si the Sigh]

Update your site Henry please. It was always really cool to go there for me (better than this myspace thing).

Yes please, and I agree. ^

[fatcollective]

i think myspace is very useful. so far i have received some decent gigs and 2 releases on 2 very good labels which are due to be released very soon.

i have also got to know a lot of people that i would never get the chance to normally. so for me its been a pretty good promtional tool.

[koma]

The best resolution for me is to have myspace (just basic info without flashing banners and all this visual stuff + www site with all important info).

i really hate profiles on myspace, where people put dozens of videos and twice more flyers from their gigs. often they use png format, not something more suitable for web.

and that goddamn flash animations all over, duh...

but same goes for some normal webpages, some people dont know shit about web and just because lot of surfers have dsl or other fast connection, they think its ok to put megabytes of shit on the page. it simply doesnt work that way.

[rhythmtech]

i like the point about having confidence in yourself
i think i was kind of getting at that too in my post earlier but i didn't know how to say it.
basically everyone seems so wrapped up in "putting up the new tune", "arranging the photo album" , "sorting out the background" and adding various videos and widgets etc etc ...
that the music doesn't actually go anywhere
or at least it leaves you with a sense that somehow the music is not as important as the flashy myspace that it's being played on.
and it does seem to have an air of desperation about it too doesn't it?
" please please look at me ....am i cool to????......please tell me i'm ok !!"

so yeah....get it the music out...write new tracks...move on and sod everyone else's opinions?

maybe?

exactly..i have a 2 colour page - 3 tunes - 3 pics and its not been updated in months












..... possibly out of pure laziness!!! :lol: :lol:


but seriously, as evil/useless/boring as people think it is, theres no denying that for a "non-established" or hobby producer its a great way to make contacts, especially as getting gigs away from home isnt as easy as it used to be cause promoters are afraid to lose money (props to those that do take the chance). we used to make contacts thru gigs.. nowadays thats not a huge option.

[JamieBall]

" please please look at me ....am i cool to????......please tell me i'm ok !!"

I've started to HEAVILY prune my myspace account. Just had loadsa random friends requests over the time I've had it and most of these bastards just seem to be interested in CONSTANTLY spamming about how ****ing interesting their new song is or whos playlist it's on.

I DON'T GIVE A ****ING SHIT.

So, I've ****ed off most of them people.

Before such things as myspace people appeared a little more restrained with their promotion (with the odd VERY ANNOYING exception). Is there truly so much desperation in some people to find acceptance/approval ?

If that is the case.... LOL !

It does bring home the point that a lot of people seem to be doing music essentially so they can 'show off' (hoping y'all get my angle here) which just puzzles me no end. How come it's the talentless bastards that make the most noise (10 bulletins a day or something). Empty vessels an' all that I guess.

HOWEVER, I have found myspace useful personally for gigs and re-contacting old friends from around ze globe. With you on the time wasting though, Henry, there's no inherent harm in having one, just as long as I don't see "xxx has updated their profile information" EVERY DAY :-( Don't you people do NOTHING ELSE ???!?!?!?

[TripleB]

this topic is ace to read!
i do like myspace coz of all the people iv met n can chek out whats goin on in the world ezy!
but im sick of the people that post a coment on my page sayin my new mix www.whateva.com or a club night poster!
with "NO" how u doin or a complement on ur music just chek my mix out look at my night!
i just laff:) and if any one posts more than 2bully's in a row i delete them!
iv had about 10 in a row b4 so i got hold of them, told them if thay do it agen ill delet them!! but what do u no! yes 10 more posts so by by haha

good for networkin tho:)

[clubsynthetic]

I've started to HEAVILY prune my myspace account. Just had loadsa random friends requests over the time I've had it and most of these bastards just seem to be interested in CONSTANTLY spamming about how ****ing interesting their new song is or whos playlist it's on.

I DON'T GIVE A ****ING SHIT.

So, I've ****ed off most of them people.

Before such things as myspace people appeared a little more restrained with their promotion (with the odd VERY ANNOYING exception). Is there truly so much desperation in some people to find acceptance/approval ?

If that is the case.... LOL !

It does bring home the point that a lot of people seem to be doing music essentially so they can 'show off' (hoping y'all get my angle here) which just puzzles me no end. How come it's the talentless bastards that make the most noise (10 bulletins a day or something). Empty vessels an' all that I guess.

HOWEVER, I have found myspace useful personally for gigs and re-contacting old friends from around ze globe. With you on the time wasting though, Henry, there's no inherent harm in having one, just as long as I don't see "xxx has updated their profile information" EVERY DAY :-( Don't you people do NOTHING ELSE ???!?!?!?

hahahaha. I wonder who you're thinking about!

its all about spending all your time on xbox live really..

get all them emo kids, i say.

[Martin Dust]

edited due to racist content.

Proper moan-a-thon but what the **** is this ^^^ sweeping racist generalisation?

[RDR]

Cant that racist comment get removed please?

[Si the Sigh]

Cant that racist comment get removed please?

Dan, should be able to remove it if he's online. Or Mark.

[Microdot]

I can see where you are coming from Dave as I have noticed a lot of people who have music profiles seem to think they are gonna be the next big thing coz the likes of Lilly Allen, Calvin Harris & Arctic Monkeys were descovered on Myspace. The only good thing I like about Myspace it's good for networking with other artists which I use it for. But the constant spaming does get on my tits!

I don't even believe that to be true.
especially Lilly Allen. there's no way she was discovered on myspace. she already knew everyone in the industry through her famous dad and her best friend (that dog that presents E4).
It's possible that someone discovered The Arctic Monkeys through myspace, but it's not the reason they broke big. They broke big because Radio One were plugging them like **** from the word go.

[RDR]

I don't even believe that to be true.
especially Lilly Allen. there's no way she was discovered on myspace. she already knew everyone in the industry through her famous dad and her best friend (that dog that presents E4).
It's possible that someone discovered The Arctic Monkeys through myspace, but it's not the reason they broke big. They broke big because Radio One were plugging them like **** from the word go.

Spot on that.

Lilly Allen has relatives in the industry, and people like the Arctic Monkeys like you say were discovered elsewhere. Besides its possible to pay for coverage.

[TechMouse]

Spot on that.

Lilly Allen has relatives in the industry, and people like the Arctic Monkeys like you say were discovered elsewhere. Besides its possible to pay for coverage.

Isn't Lilly Allen estranged from her Dad though?

Take the point that she's part of the London in crowd and probably had a lot of easy breaks, but not sure on the "famous Dad" angle.

[RDR]

Isn't Lilly Allen estranged from her Dad though?

Take the point that she's part of the London in crowd and probably had a lot of easy breaks, but not sure on the "famous Dad" angle.

did i say dad? Not sure about that. Uncle?