Comments on: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on 360 Deals..

By: jake

jake — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:58:48 +0000

this is REALLY reaching………………

By: mondogarage

mondogarage — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:01:11 +0000

“keith is right, the validity od article is not about diddy himself. Its about artists getting more involved in their overall careers. Merchandise and branding.”

Seems to me the artist is already plenty involved, but that the record companies, no longer capable of actually finding quality artists and marketing their music, would rather just try to glom on to artists who are successful outside of retail records. This benefits the label far more than the artist. If the artist is already a successful touring entity (e.g., Virginia Coalition), they don’t need to give up their “360″ to a label. Where’s the benefit to the artist?

By: brian

brian — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:08:47 +0000

keith is right, the validity od article is not about diddy himself. Its about artists getting more involved in their overall careers. Merchandise and branding. Diddy built an empire around content. Artists should be thinking of ways to expose music in this fashion.

By: Full Devil Jacket

Full Devil Jacket — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:40:06 +0000

This ass clown is full of himself!!!!!

I wonder where boy genius would be if Biggie never hit the scene?

His roster of artist is even more laughable!!!

Anyone remember “making the band” hahahaha Diddy is reaching for anybody who will give him his 2 secs on the cam…….ppl like this are part of the problem not the solution to re curving the Music Industry.

By: Keith Freund

Keith Freund — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:33:03 +0000

The validity of this article isn’t dependent on whether or not Diddy exemplifies it, but: I don’t think Diddy stands for anything except maybe success. The lifestyle of being a business-minded? Okay.

By: rich

rich — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:53:52 +0000

Chris -

Of course music must come first. Look at it like a solar system. Music is in the center and planets evolve around it. Those planets would be merch,content, videos, etc.

Rich

By: Chris Rock

Chris Rock — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:46:10 +0000

Chris Rock:
Music kind of sucks. Nobody’s into being a musician. Everybody’s getting their mogul on. You’ve been so infiltrated by this corporate mentality that all the time you’d spend getting great songs together, you’re busy doing nine other things that have nothing to do with art. You know how shitty Stevie Wonder’s songs would have been if he had to run a fuckin’ clothing company and a cologne line?

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:37:49 +0000

I agree Liz - Lifestyle always separated the men from the boys. Nothing worse than seeing a plain bagel on stage.

As far as ‘Diddy’, he is more of an business entrepreneur than an artist, no doubt.

By: liz

liz — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:34:39 +0000

It takes true effort and creativity for an artist to create an “individual expression of life”.

Cheezy? I dont think so…

Just ask Mick Jagger who said Rolling Stones was always about Music, Fashion and Lifestyle.

Artists who can only offer music and nothing else should write songs for other people..Its always been this way…

By: Jon Cole

Jon Cole — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:30:09 +0000

>> It takes true effort and creativity for an artist to create an “individual expression of life”.

That’s the cheesiest thing I’ve ever read in my entire life.

If P Diddy is the blueprint, we’re doomed. Diddy is a salesman, nothing more. He hasn’t a single thing in common with the Beatles.

My faith is in Jack White more than Sean Combs.