We all won in this contest.

We all won in this contest.

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Posted by mothy on June 25, 2001 at 16:49:01:

In Reply to: WInner posted by bobo on June 22, 2001 at 13:00:25:

I take umbrage at the implication that electronic music is not "real" music. Be as upset as you like about the voting issue... Hey, losing sucks, no doubt about it.

But this contest afforded you an opportunity to showcase your music to a broader spectrum of people (Doubt me? Check for your band's name on a search engine and you'll likely find the page where your song is listed). If you were realistic, you might have known that the chances of winning were slim.

But more to the point, the song that won is just as valid as your own composition and that comes without even hearing your bands' song. I don't need to compare apples and oranges to know that as long as an artist finds their own work valid, they need not be justified to anyone.

My band works with a marriage of electronic and stringed instruments. Nothing is MIDI driven. Barring a few Audiomulch elements, most of the bits that sound programmed have been carefully laid in with my bare hand right within the waveform. But it would be rediculous for me to insinuate that it somehow makes my work more valid than the winners simply because he (apparently) laid it out with MIDI. It would be stupid in fact.

The truth is that no matter what, a sensible person could see that this contest was designed to reward an unsigned artist with a good loyal following the opportunity to take some steps forward (advertising musiciansfriend.com all the way). So it goes that the contest could not help but be a success. It's Darwinism manifest in the entertainment industry.

This contest, by comparison with the way in which the entertainment industry operates was so fair it was ridiculous. No one was holding open your mouth, checking your orthodontal history, looking through demographics to see if you had an appeal to the MTV 14-21 market, or giving first thought to whether or not your bands' sound is fashionable.

Given that bands with the ability to buy airtime on MTV are the ones that now dominate the music industry, you were given a far better shake than the majority of the bands out there, struggling to get noticed and largely being ignored. Your feild of competition was small and you were heard a great deal more than most would outside of this competition.

I congratulate the winner and wish him the best. I, on behalf of my band, also thank the hitsquad.com crew for their hard work and what I consider to be a fair excution of the contest. We have all benefited from the wholly welcome opportunity to spread our names around and feel we have benefitted no matter who "technically" won. That makes everyone here a winner.

mothy
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: I take umbrage at the implication that electronic music is not "real" music. Be as upset as you like about the voting issue... Hey, losing sucks, no doubt about it. : But this contest afforded you an opportunity to showcase your music to a broader spectrum of people (Doubt me? Check for your band's name on a search engine and you'll likely find the page where your song is listed). If you were realistic, you might have known that the chances of winning were slim. : But more to the point, the song that won is just as valid as your own composition and that comes without even hearing your bands' song. I don't need to compare apples and oranges to know that as long as an artist finds their own work valid, they need not be justified to anyone. : My band works with a marriage of electronic and stringed instruments. Nothing is MIDI driven. Barring a few Audiomulch elements, most of the bits that sound programmed have been carefully laid in with my bare hand right within the waveform. But it would be rediculous for me to insinuate that it somehow makes my work more valid than the winners simply because he (apparently) laid it out with MIDI. It would be stupid in fact. : The truth is that no matter what, a sensible person could see that this contest was designed to reward an unsigned artist with a good loyal following the opportunity to take some steps forward (advertising musiciansfriend.com all the way). So it goes that the contest could not help but be a success. It's Darwinism manifest in the entertainment industry. : This contest, by comparison with the way in which the entertainment industry operates was so fair it was ridiculous. No one was holding open your mouth, checking your orthodontal history, looking through demographics to see if you had an appeal to the MTV 14-21 market, or giving first thought to whether or not your bands' sound is fashionable. : Given that bands with the ability to buy airtime on MTV are the ones that now dominate the music industry, you were given a far better shake than the majority of the bands out there, struggling to get noticed and largely being ignored. Your feild of competition was small and you were heard a great deal more than most would outside of this competition. : I congratulate the winner and wish him the best. I, on behalf of my band, also thank the hitsquad.com crew for their hard work and what I consider to be a fair excution of the contest. We have all benefited from the wholly welcome opportunity to spread our names around and feel we have benefitted no matter who "technically" won. That makes everyone here a winner. : mothy : www.mrmoth.com

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