Barcelona's Concert Study Results & Bandcamp goes VINYL!
So What's up, everybody? My name is Sweet Deat, and I am so glad that you are here again today.
Artist of the Day: The Weeknd
So let's talk about this recent experiment that happened in Barcelona. Pretty awesome. Why is it awesome?
Well, it's because there was a concert that was thrown and there was almost 500 people there, and nobody got sick... Wait, nobody. Zerol. Nobody. Pretty awesome. And it gives... All of us that are in the music is a little smile on our face to hopefully get back to real life at some points, and one of the controlled conditions that they put into place was everybody was given an N95 mask, and they were all asked to keep it on and enjoy the show and because everyone wore masks, apparently there was no transmission of covid 19 and that's good. So realistically, I don't know how this really changes anything immediately, most performing art centers are completely shut down through May 31st of this year that I know of from being a part of NIPA and other agent networks, but I can say this that it does at least give us a little bit more confidence moving into this new time of vaccines when everyone's gonna be taking the two shots, and maybe there's a chance that we can have some live concerts again by the fall, even still in the fall, we're looking at a slow capacity roll out so there's not going to be a grand scale, full capacity show likely... I gotta say though, even through this whole process, I'm really impressed with how a lot of musicians have really pivoted, and I hate that word pivot, they have really embraced this new digital age 20 of life as we know it, and have really taken on all sorts of really creative ways to expand their brands and expand their reach as far as their own musicianship or their own art.
So for you, that person out there that is doing these things, I'd like to applaud you, it's important that we realize that as the digital age has now been reborn in 2021 and in 2020, that even with live concerts coming back, this digital platform like YouTube and all these other platforms that we're using to interact with people, this is now the standard, this is now what the bar is, so at any point, if I can help you in planning and helping that process grow for you, whatever it is that you would like to, send me an email, and I would be glad to help. I just thought it would be cool to share a little positive news today.
Did you hear about Bandcamp?
Bandcamp is expanding their vinyl production services. It's pretty neat. I have a past video, if you're interested in the differences between Spotify and Bandcamp and talks about how they have completely different visions, but they're all digital ageminded, and it's very interesting to see the differences and how both of them have... Seem to coexist in this particular marketplace, so you should maybe check that out 'cause it's pretty cool. I think, anyway, Bandcamp continues their noble cause by making vinyl at prices that artists can't afford it, and if you've looked into printing any sort of vinyl at all, you know that it's really expensive and that you can't really afford it, especially in the coronavirus times. Why are they doing this? Well, it's kind of a big piece of the puzzle as it pertains to physical products within the music industry, I'll tell you why, Vinyl sales last year were 232 million, and that represented 62% of the physical product sales. That's a lot of market share.
So fear not, my vinyl loving friends, if you've got favorite brands that just are small and can't afford vinyl seems like Bandcamp is tackling the issue. And we are thankful.
We have to talk about the artist of the day. I gotta tell you, I never thought I'd really say this out loud, or at least on this podcast, but here I am, I'm gonna say it. I've become a fan of The Weeknd. Now, I know many of you probably like The Weeknd, but that was not something that I was really prepared for, but his latest huge single that he released late last year, blinding lights has been in my playlist at home very secretly for a long time, and I think it's time that I came out of the closet on this one.So What's up, everybody? My name is Sweet Deat, and I am so glad that you are here again today.
Artist of the Day: The Weeknd
So let's talk about this recent experiment that happened in Barcelona. Pretty awesome. Why is it awesome?
Well, it's because there was a concert that was thrown and there was almost 500 people there, and nobody got sick... Wait, nobody. Zerol. Nobody. Pretty awesome. And it gives... All of us that are in the music is a little smile on our face to hopefully get back to real life at some points, and one of the controlled conditions that they put into place was everybody was given an N95 mask, and they were all asked to keep it on and enjoy the show and because everyone wore masks, apparently there was no transmission of covid 19 and that's good. So realistically, I don't know how this really changes anything immediately, most performing art centers are completely shut down through May 31st of this year that I know of from being a part of NIPA and other agent networks, but I can say this that it does at least give us a little bit more confidence moving into this new time of vaccines when everyone's gonna be taking the two shots, and maybe there's a chance that we can have some live concerts again by the fall, even still in the fall, we're looking at a slow capacity roll out so there's not going to be a grand scale, full capacity show likely... I gotta say though, even through this whole process, I'm really impressed with how a lot of musicians have really pivoted, and I hate that word pivot, they have really embraced this new digital age 20 of life as we know it, and have really taken on all sorts of really creative ways to expand their brands and expand their reach as far as their own musicianship or their own art.
So for you, that person out there that is doing these things, I'd like to applaud you, it's important that we realize that as the digital age has now been reborn in 2021 and in 2020, that even with live concerts coming back, this digital platform like YouTube and all these other platforms that we're using to interact with people, this is now the standard, this is now what the bar is, so at any point, if I can help you in planning and helping that process grow for you, whatever it is that you would like to, send me an email, and I would be glad to help. I just thought it would be cool to share a little positive news today.
Did you hear about Bandcamp?
Bandcamp is expanding their vinyl production services. It's pretty neat. I have a past video, if you're interested in the differences between Spotify and Bandcamp and talks about how they have completely different visions, but they're all digital ageminded, and it's very interesting to see the differences and how both of them have... Seem to coexist in this particular marketplace, so you should maybe check that out 'cause it's pretty cool. I think, anyway, Bandcamp continues their noble cause by making vinyl at prices that artists can't afford it, and if you've looked into printing any sort of vinyl at all, you know that it's really expensive and that you can't really afford it, especially in the coronavirus times. Why are they doing this? Well, it's kind of a big piece of the puzzle as it pertains to physical products within the music industry, I'll tell you why, Vinyl sales last year were 232 million, and that represented 62% of the physical product sales. That's a lot of market share.
So fear not, my vinyl loving friends, if you've got favorite brands that just are small and can't afford vinyl seems like Bandcamp is tackling the issue. And we are thankful.
We have to talk about the artist of the day. I gotta tell you, I never thought I'd really say this out loud, or at least on this podcast, but here I am, I'm gonna say it. I've become a fan of The Weeknd. Now, I know many of you probably like The Weeknd, but that was not something that I was really prepared for, but his latest huge single that he released late last year, blinding lights has been in my playlist at home very secretly for a long time, and I think it's time that I came out of the closet on this one.