Comments on: It’s Harder For Majors and Indies to Break New Artists

By: snymrik

snymrik — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:47:26 +0000

By: AJ-KOAR

AJ-KOAR — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:27:25 +0000

I wouldn’t put too much value on this article because Calocci isn’t what most would consider to be ‘credible.’ He works in Top 40, first of all, where small bands have NEVER been given play, and he’s also one of those programmers that is all too familiar with the FCC, as they are constantly breathing down his neck for a variety of reasons.

I don’t think his statements are at all indicative of real trends in radio programming. Seems more like he’s just trying to publicly release a statement claiming he’s not involved in payola (which means he probably is).

By: doc smith

doc smith — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:24:20 +0000

This is smoke and mirrors! Plan and simple, and I echo Liz and her thoughts.

Radio does not play indie artist because we DO NOT pay under the table, we play the game from the top of the table.

I work both side of the table, major and indie. Radio has a mind of their own, play the music the market cries for, indie or major, PLAY THE MUSIC. The market can dictate the messure of play

Doc Smith
CEO/President
WiseSmith Management Group

By: Downtime

Downtime — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:22:41 +0000

haha, and kids make fun of me for not listening to the radio. My point exactly. Its not like the new music they play is any good anyways. I can think of 1 radio station that is consistently good through out the day in texas. I mean there are a few local shows/ new music shows that are pretty tight, but ehhhh…I’d rather just find the band from a friend.

By: denimdemon

denimdemon — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:28:44 +0000

once again, the bottom line is, new artists are screwed. what else is new?

By: Notorious Liz

Notorious Liz — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:31:09 +0000

God, so much to say. My first thought is laughing my ass off. These corporate types are so lame. So “scared of investigation”…more like scared to take a chance on something they think is just plain good music. But maybe they’re not 100% to blame. You know how when you haven’t rode a bicycle in a long time how the first 5-10 minutes is very shaky? Same principle. It’s been so long since they’ve had the chance to play music because they think it’s good, they’ve fallen out of practice. What I DON’T understand is, why keep playing major label crap when it’s those same labels whose payola got you busted in the first place? Wouldn’t it throw suspicion AWAY (assuming you had anything to hide) if you actually took a chance on something because you simply liked it? Or it had done well on College/Specialty…or, hell, because the band is selling out the big venue in your town with the help of a label? Guess that’s a bit too lofty an ambition. But then again, that’s why I left the corporate world.

By: AJ-KOAR

AJ-KOAR — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:51:12 +0000

This is pretty ridiculous. Stale playlists are what have been driving people away in the first place. Also, its the mega-mainstream artists getting 20+ spins a day that raise eyebrows, not the handful of weekly spins from a smaller or newer artist.

If programmers are legit and not accepting payoffs, there’s no reason to be scared of any kind of investigation.