some feedback please...

[kirk]

i don't know if everyone's aware
(or give's a rat's ass) that the mighty
mp3.com is about to close, taking w/
it a library of around 250,000 tunes.

Q- does anyone one here seek out
new prog acts on the net, or do
you only support the established
(r.i.a.a. sanctioned) artists?

if you're not using the net for this,
i'd be interested to know- is it time,
quality, slow connections/d.l. time,
or lack of exposure?

it seems to me that many are missing out
on the development, "the ground floor"
of acts that actually choose to remain
independent.
there's only a handful of A&R people left
due to the mergers of what is now "the big 4"
(bmg, sony, believe it or not, seagram's)
and there's some great acts not being signed
due to age (the over 30 "brittany backstreet"
syndrome), being told they're "too eclectic"
(pink floyd wouldn't have a prayer in the current market).

just like in the "real world" the cream rises to the top.
for jazz fusion, have a listen to "onoffon" (do a google search
and take your pick, it'll return page after page).
www.1sound.com/onoffon

a.m. new member richard dunlap(sped blavio)
began posting 3 weeks ago, and went straight to the top
in multiple categories at broadjam, including the
"all earth" chart.
www.ic-musicmedia.com/richarddunlap
( fans of early floyd will love "zeno's...1.9999").

listen to bjorn lynne's "queen hantilla"
www.besonic.com/bjornlynne

there's a world of good music out there w/o
waiting for neal's next project, some of it
better than the stuff filtering through
A&R. and in some cases, at least demo-
level tunes are free!

kirk/zenpool