Just had this conversation with musician
Sal Fillipelli on Facebook. Here it is, posted for your convenience and searchability...
hey Dee Jay
whats good with you?
hey man
busy
you?
trying to get out of college
same.. at work right now at the moment
also working on a new album and planning a tour
got gigs booked in SD, SF and NY already
trying to get the big LA gig
are you still at the station or is that done?
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right on
still doing the unsigned thing?
on what day?
no show
but i put music on the very popular podcast, Scriptcast
nice
thats dope dude
yeah i know you had a huge following
ha
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hopefully once i finish I'll be able to do more with unsigned artists
i'm out in the SGV now, so maybe i can partner with a smaller club
and promote a night a month or something
we'll see
thats cool
i'm sure you'll figure it out
pasadena here I come...lol
once the album is done i'm going to want to get a copy of it.. or at least mp3's to you
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cool
i'll get back to reviewing stuff on my blog some day
have you seen the pictures and video from the studio?
i see it on your profile right now
yay
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after doing the unsigned artist thing for a while
it's tough to form a theory on what it takes to "make it"
any thoughts?
money
and the right contacts in the industry
it depends on what your definition of making it is
in my opinion becoming famous is the opposite of making it
becoming rich and staying low profile is making it
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say you wrote the theme song for "Mash"
that is how you 'make it'
maybe it's easier now with mp3s and iTunes though.
nobody knows who did that.. but he is getting paid several times a day for it
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iTunes
is cool because the artist can get their music out there.. but without
the right promotion (which is possibly the most expensive thing in the
business) it doesn't do you much good
..
if you want to know what to tell independent artists when they wonder how to make it..
tell them to make good siht
*shit
and have a great band
..
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each member of the band should also play some sort of part in the business aspect of your team as well
so you're all out pushing it
yes
but not in the same way
one person should be in charge of booking. one person should be in charge of the street team
one person should be in charge of the digital media
one person should be in charge of the money
and so on
at least until you can get a manager, agent and lawyer
and publicist
I
feel like the ones who "make it" more than others are those who run out
of patience last... those who can push it for the longest
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it's almost that patience that's more valuable than anything
but there is an age cut off for most markets
not always true but for the most part the market is marketed to that way
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if you're over 25 you can forget about being a pop star at least..
hey, can i post this conversation on my blog?
i'll link you and shit
because promoters at that point feel they have already lost 10 years of revenue on you
sure
link to my website
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will do
also
know any cool gig spots in pasadena?
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well, i'll probably try this place and go from there
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anyway, good chatting, man. sorry i don't have a show for you to come on right now
its cool
I'm trying to find anything to do in LA right now.. but I'm trying to get on a good event whatever it is
(as far as shows go)
i know some promoters up there who i will hopefully be able to gig with
before
you post this on your blog can you please go through and edit it so
that it looks more like a magazine article than a facebook chat?
pretty please?
I'm a literature major and i'm weird like that about spelling errors and stuff..
in chat its ok but in an article or something like this it would stand out to some readers
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sweet
alright my dude. its quitting time here
i'll talk to you later.
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have a good one
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if you have any more questions just email me or send me a fb message
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* Will totally make changes...as soon as I get some time. :)
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