In case you haven't heard about the Wrecking Crew Movie
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In case you haven't heard about the Wrecking Crew Movie
This looks like a great documentary, I hope they raise the dough to release it.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wre ... ck-and-rol
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wre ... ck-and-rol
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when did internet begging become an accepted form of business.
example...hey everyone, send me some money so i can work on this project that will benefit 'me'.
if it doesn't come to pass, thanks, i'll just live on the money you sent me. thanks suckers!
i've gotten requests like this from songwriter friends who i used to respect.
....c'mon!!
TACKY
example...hey everyone, send me some money so i can work on this project that will benefit 'me'.
if it doesn't come to pass, thanks, i'll just live on the money you sent me. thanks suckers!
i've gotten requests like this from songwriter friends who i used to respect.
....c'mon!!
TACKY
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Been following this for a few years now.
I kicked in for a DVD and a few other things. If Denny doesn't make the amount he needs, nobody gets charged a cent.
Let's get that out there right now.
In my day job, we licence titles in some of our games.... at time of writing we are working with the Lawyers representing Rogers and Hammerstein, Elmer Bernstein and a few other writers. The negotiations can be like wading waist deep in mud at times.
Denny Tedesco's efforts seem Herculean by comparison. At the end of the day it is a movie about how a lot of mainstream pop music was made in the latter part of the 20th Century. It is also a movie celebrating the working life of sidemen and women everywhere.
I'd like to see it.
Better still, I have an opportunity to own it on DVD for a reasonable price.
I also want to see the guy get his father's story out there.
This is a worthy cause IMO.
YMMV and all that guff
I kicked in for a DVD and a few other things. If Denny doesn't make the amount he needs, nobody gets charged a cent.
Let's get that out there right now.
In my day job, we licence titles in some of our games.... at time of writing we are working with the Lawyers representing Rogers and Hammerstein, Elmer Bernstein and a few other writers. The negotiations can be like wading waist deep in mud at times.
Denny Tedesco's efforts seem Herculean by comparison. At the end of the day it is a movie about how a lot of mainstream pop music was made in the latter part of the 20th Century. It is also a movie celebrating the working life of sidemen and women everywhere.
I'd like to see it.
Better still, I have an opportunity to own it on DVD for a reasonable price.
I also want to see the guy get his father's story out there.
This is a worthy cause IMO.
YMMV and all that guff
Too much equipment....I think I need help.
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FYI I have no connection to this project, I just want to see the movie!
If you feel like I do, spread the link, throw it up on your facebook, tweet or post it to other forums you belong to. I know a bunch of musicians and music lovers that had no idea this movie existed, chances are you do to.
Thanks
If you feel like I do, spread the link, throw it up on your facebook, tweet or post it to other forums you belong to. I know a bunch of musicians and music lovers that had no idea this movie existed, chances are you do to.
Thanks
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Here's what Carol Kaye had to say about the "Wrecking Crew" movie. Not a very flattering review. She starts to talk about the movie about halfway down the page.
http://forgottenhits60s.blogspot.com/20 ... art-2.html
http://forgottenhits60s.blogspot.com/20 ... art-2.html
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delicious rant from Carol !Bob Watson wrote:Here's what Carol Kaye had to say about the "Wrecking Crew" movie. Not a very flattering review. She starts to talk about the movie about halfway down the page.
http://forgottenhits60s.blogspot.com/20 ... art-2.html
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Jerry,Because Jerry Cole was and did work for the FBI I think that is why he's not named. But, as always most get credit for what they don't do anyway. Just look at me with Bill & Fran Boyd & Dick Clark with The Academy Of Country Music History and all you guys who helped support and make it what is was not what it is today. The God Father Of Southern California Country Music and our neighborhood family of Musicians.
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What is tacky about crowdfunding? It's the 21st century, and independent artists are trying to be heard with less support from record company money than ever... The way Kickstarter works is, if they don't reach their goal, then they don't get any of the money. I have several friends (who are working pro musicians) and a brother who have financed/recorded/released cd's using Kickstarter. If you have a fanbase that will support you, why not?chris ivey wrote:when did internet begging become an accepted form of business.
example...hey everyone, send me some money so i can work on this project that will benefit 'me'.
if it doesn't come to pass, thanks, i'll just live on the money you sent me. thanks suckers!
i've gotten requests like this from songwriter friends who i used to respect.
....c'mon!!
TACKY
Want to alienate your fanbase and blacklist yourself from future opportunites? Run a successful Kickstarter campaign and don't deliver the goods afterward.
Also, I do see in the past there have been some successful "steel guitar related" Kickstarter campaigns too:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste ... t?ref=live
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/134 ... m?ref=live
FWIW, I read the Wrecking Crew book and it was a GREAT read. I loved the chapter about Bill Strange receiving a $63,000 royalty check from BMI and being afraid to cash it because he feared they'd made a mistake (he wrote "Limbo Rock" which was eventually recorded by Chubby Checker).
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/books ... .html?_r=0
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If you have a fanbase that will support you, why not? [/quote]
...well...because it sounds like begging to me. if you have a worthwhile product, save your money so you can produce it. maybe work a deal with investors who get a return on their money.
or now, in the modern age, beg for it and act like an entitled person.that's slimey as a television evangelist.
...well...because it sounds like begging to me. if you have a worthwhile product, save your money so you can produce it. maybe work a deal with investors who get a return on their money.
or now, in the modern age, beg for it and act like an entitled person.that's slimey as a television evangelist.
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Apparently so. I don't see the slimeyness. Nobody is forcing anybody to back anything.chris ivey wrote:my initial response would be pride.
evidently i'm so old and out of it now that i thought that mattered.
How about feeling some pride that your fanbase contributed 10K because they want to hear your next cd?. If you don't want to contribute money towards a kickstarter project, then don't do it; it's as simple as that.
Anyway, like it or not, you'll be seeing a lot more crowdsharing in the future as artists try to keep releasing music in this era of spotify and streaming music. Check out artist share; Jim Hall's 1975 live box sets were released there. https://www.artistshare.com/v4/
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