― Hurting (A-Ron Hubbard), Friday, 15 December 2006 16:52 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 15 December 2006 17:05 (seventeen years ago) link
There is a lot more precedent for being a writer/producer/manager of a young, attractive band than there is for Brian Wilson's thing. Write their stuff, produce them and manage them let them enjoy doing all the shitty stuff you're obviously tired of.
The usual wheeze for this sort of thing is to identify a role model and try to follow the same steps as they did. I can't, at this moment, think of someone who quit a band in possession of tons of material and successfully put out an album without any live shows. Unsuccessfully, yes: Donna from Elastica, Tim Smith of the Cardiacs, Carl Puttman from Cud etc. They all seem mega-low key and forgettable.
The most logical thing would seem to be to make all your music yourself and just rent musicians for short tours ala Divine Comedy, Edwyn Collins etc, making yourself the centre of the band. Then people would notice you more.
― everything (everything1967), Friday, 15 December 2006 19:42 (seventeen years ago) link
The female Kim Fowley, perhaps, but hopefully more talented: Take it one step further and make it an "indie-rock" boy band. Write their songs and their contracts, be their spiritual "adviser", and generally mack the scene while they sweat onstage.
This concept has some real cultural cash-value. Play it well, and you can buy a home in the Marina. OK, maybe not, but at least a respectable flat in Potrero Hill. (You'll pardon my San Francisco-centric view of the world, s'il vous plait.)
― Oddly enough, staying here I saw seven golden bowls make cakes and religion (goo, Saturday, 16 December 2006 02:23 (seventeen years ago) link
I just wonder if young boyband boys would put up with management and songwriting from a female, though. I suppose I had better make myself hott again, then they might go along with it.
― masonic boom (kate), Monday, 18 December 2006 10:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― Hurting (A-Ron Hubbard), Monday, 18 December 2006 14:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― Stupid, and is severely rationed, when I am: happy for sweet pickles, and t (goo, Tuesday, 19 December 2006 02:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― Hurting (A-Ron Hubbard), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 04:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 10:30 (seventeen years ago) link
Have you thought about approaching other labels with your press/demos?
― Jubalique die Zitronen (juicefriend), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 22:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jubalique die Zitronen (juicefriend), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 22:54 (seventeen years ago) link