if you're in the music business (and for your sake i hope you're not...) you probably know about bob lefsetz.
if you're in the music business (and for your sake i hope you're not...) you probably know about bob lefsetz.
bob lefsetz is a music business veteran who has a blog, the lefsetz letter, that is read fairly avidly by people in the music business. he manages to piss people off every now and then (he's famously had feuds with kid rock and gene simmons), but in general i find his lefsetz report to be both entertaining, informative, and germane.
unlike many people in the music business he actually seems to have a good understanding of what's wrong with the music business (adherence to old and anachronistic models) as well as what could be done to help it (make better records, sign real artists, stop punishing people for downloading, let people actually hear music).
i sent him a letter recently (because i spend way too much time on line) and he liked the letter so he sent it out to his readers. in case you're curious, here's the letter.
thanks
moby
p.s bob lefsetz is a fellow connecticutian (how else do we describe someone from connecticut? a connecticutter?), thus the reference to my ct peregrinations when growing up.
hi bob,
yup, it’s me from danbury/darien/stratford/storrs/stamford connecticut (my mom and i got around a bit).
the new record, 'wait for me', is melodic and fairly mournful. lots of strings and very open and spacious. see, i had a quasi-epiphany last year when i heard david lynch talking about creativity (and forgive me if this sounds new age or hokey). he talked about how creativity in and of itself is great, and i realized that he was right. and i realized that, ideally, the market should accomodate art, but that art shouldn’t accomodate the market.
i know, it sounds idealistic. i had been trying to make myself happy and make radio happy and make the label happy and make press happy and etc. and it made me miserable. and i also don’t really aspire to selling too many records.
see, my friends who are writers sell 20,000 books and they’re happy. my friends who are theater directors sell 5,000 tickets during a run and they’re happy. i like the idea of humble and reasonable metrics for determining the success of a record. and i like the idea of respecting the sacred bond that exists between musician and listener. again, i know this sounds hokey, but it’s where i am at present.
i also really like records. i know that 90% of the people who listen to my music download individual tracks, which is fine, but i want to make cohesive albums in the hope that someone might listen to them from start to finish. for even one person to make the effort to listen to music that i’ve made is pretty remarkable, and i need to be humble and respectful in the face of that.
some people can be larger than life rockstars, and i love them, but i’m just a bald jerk who makes music in his bedroom and hopes that someone might listen to it.
oh, i also mixed/produced the album (it’s called ‘wait for me’) in a very old-timey way, with extreme stereo panning and analog reverbs, etc. it sounds AMAZING in headphones, if i do say so myself. ok, long winded email, sorry.
thanks,
moby
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Bob Lefsetz is the author of
Bob Lefsetz is the author of "The Lefsetz Letter." Famous for being beholden to no one and speaking the truth, Lefsetz addresses the issues that are at the core of the music business: downloading, copy protection, pricing and the music itself. First in music analysis. Bingo Fabulous
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How has technology advanced the music business in the past 10 years?
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dear moby
anyone who can write god moving over the face of the waters cannot be a jerk. baldness, on the other hand, might be a prerequisite...
If you're not happy, nobody's happy
Moby, I think you should read Seth Godin if you don't already: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/
I don't think you're being idealistic. I think you're being incredibly smart. It's impossible to make everybody happy so you might as well make music that you love. The authenticity will show through and that's what's most important. I think Tiga said something along those lines too in his podcast or a video on the internet or something.
Also, don't lose hope. I'm listening to Everyday it's 1989 on vinyl (MUTE 303) and I'm not old like you (sorry, couldn't help it). I'm only 20.
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Loved to read this story , it does quite match with every ones lives .Nice post .
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Careful Moby, the Lefsetz
Careful Moby, the Lefsetz philosophy is getting to you!
For example I think one only needs to look at the Nine Inch Nails. Not only have they enjoyed commercial success but more importantly, they have ingratiated themselves into the hearts of their fans. They have transcended the traditional artist/fan relationship into something where a conceptual gamble like "Ghosts" can become a triumph. The band spoke & the fans were prepared to listen.
I for one, am now very excited to hear "Wait For Me." You presented a compelling case for the album, free of publicist's hyperbole and now, as a fan, you've got my attention. I wish you the very best of luck in building your tribe. Meanwhile, see you on Facebook & Twitter.
i was reading the new york times
hi, i was reading the new york times and it has an intersting article called: mazatlan journal,cabbies "narco-tours" in Mazatlan...
among other things mentioned something that struck me
"The Sinaloa cartel has a long history of using deadly force against those who interfere with its business of supplying huge quantities of marijuana, heroin, methamphetamines and cocaine to the United States"
I thought -United states was trying to look like "victim" of drug trafficking, whe the real fact is: americans are the biggest consumers worldwide.
so, i´m just trying to say: come on! let´s just be more honest with the reality, don´t you think??
ps.- i´m not defending anything, drug trafficking is a horrible situation
XOXO from Monterrey, Mex
I like your ideas,
I like your ideas, especially since they present a healthy balance of the artist's interests (making meaningful music, being able to tour and play to different audiences, etc) and the industry's interests (making money). Vinyl is the way to go, imho :)
listening all the way through
Hello from Stockholm Moby!
I have been a fan of your music since KCRW started playing tracks from Everything is Wrong! (Santa Monica is my original home town.) And I for one do listen to your records all the way through, and I enjoy a well-sequenced journey.
Please blog more about "Wait for Me." How many tracks, and track names...release dates, singles? bsides?
And please pick good bonus tracks for the iTunes exclusives...many bands just give throw-away tracks, and why miss an opportunity to reward your hard-core fans with great bonus material?
What do I think is great bonus material?
Landing, from the 18 sessions
Rockets, from Last Night
(UK newspaper bonus track. I had to find someone in London to buy the paper for me to get the cd with this bonus track. I felt it was a superior track to the two iTunes bonus tracks you released in the US. Better song development. sorry.)
I very much look forward to your "Sunday morning" cd...in June...
full albums
I think there's something very nice about albums that are made to be listened to as a whole - it takes an effort and thought that doesn't go into an album of singles, and I think it adds something to the feeling of the album. I think both Play and 18 I love listening to straight through, and I always feel satisfied at the end - like when you get to the end of a good book that you've enjoyed reading.
So thanks. Keep making albums and sharing your thoughts, we appreciate them both out here outside of your bedroom :)
moby:(29)
Funny that.
The wages of impatience...
impatience=result: a mistaken double post. i should have waited! *^_^*
further update (round what, three or four?): at least there is the edit option. sometimes i wish there was an "edit" option on other kinds of mistakes one can make in life (but then i'd have to be sure of when something really was a mistake). btw: i like stereo panning and analog reverbs, etc. that sound amazing in headphones, so am looking forward to that... was not aware that approach to production was "old-timey" though... no, we need a different terminology... like, it's "radical production" or... "descry discretion" or... "classic peregrine mode" --or something. More talk of "old" (in non-happy terms) and i send the flying monkeys out after you.
re: quasi-epiphanies.
^_^
Sighs........
Good Morning My Love:
I wrote a very detailed reply to this wonderful journal on myspace Sweetheart.
What an honor for Bob to have received a letter from you. I'm not surprised at all that he shared your letter. Your writings are always so enjoyable to read. Kisses xxxx
I love your new album's title 'Wait for Me', it pulls at my heart strings my love. Such a beautiful title and *You* do know that I would will wait for *You* Always my Eternal Love....Sighs..... You take my breath away....I so look forward to hearing the tracks (in order, listening to the album 'all the way through'), Smiles.
I Love *You* With All My Heart Mo,
Your Rachelle
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Listening
moby,
i always listen to your albums from start to finish and always download your entire albums. Not all musicians seek to make a cohesive album imho!i rather enjoy that about your artistry and creativity. Thanks!
An Appreciative fan,
Adele
"Be patient towards all that is unsolved in your heart and dreams, try to love the questions themselves."
- Rainer Maria Rilke