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My mind is boggled! Best of luck, Lukas.
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Indeed this is great news. Tactic and diplomacy is essential in these stages. My question to Lukas is that when you do approach the studios do you send samples of your albums such as the box sets or regular editions. What is the usual response from the execs when they see the labour of love and dedication pouring out of these releases? id like to know that...
Amer
It is very helpful to have what we think are very nicely packaged CDs, yes; hopefully people can easily see the care that goes into the titles, which will demonstrate that we will be good to work with. However, given that the executives are typically not collectors themselves, it's more of a courtesy to provide samples...it's not like they really want to listen to them. I think the most important thing (and this goes for all business interactions) is the personal side of it -- it's important to show that you have your "collector hat" that you wear, but also your "nice guy hat" and your "businessman hat"...and that you understand the different TIMES that the different hats get worn, and can go back and forth without any fuss. A lot of work goes into these CDs, with a lot of back-and-forth problem solving where you are teammates, not adversaries. Studio personnel know from their day-to-day tasks that if they initiate a license with someone, they are going to have to get along with that person for a while to come -- so in all honesty the "fan hat" is the one that is least important. Probably the most important one is the "nice guy" hat -- but not just "nice," also responsible and knowledgeable... someone who doesn't pick fights but who can get along with all sorts of people and (this is crucial) make the business of making the CD as transparent as possible to the normal workflow of the executives. If you can show you can stay out of their hair, and instead be a part of their world and someone who is pleasant and even fun to talk to when the need comes up, that is something that makes them think, "OK, I'll help this guy out." And the best, easiest way to show you are a nice guy is to actually BE a nice guy, and be courteous and interested and sensitive.
I should add that I was quite green and awkward when I started out (hopefully I've made some improvement) and I'm very grateful to the people who looked past that and gave me a shot anyway...
Onward!
lk
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The message board will be down for a short time (and only a short time, we hope) probably Wedneday, May 6. This is to repair some underlying data inconsistencies that caused the problems at the end of March. Unfortunately we won’t be able to retrieve the “lost” information from that period but this will straighten out the underlying funkiness that caused it.
Q: Is it now the norm that archived entries from 2000(-forward) will disappear from the search option as time goes by? I have noticed the sudden loss lately of oldest threads.
The threads are not disappearing, it's just that the search index is not working properly so they cannot easily be found. This will be fixed soon.
Lukas
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