The Opposite of Faith

Hey All-

We're in the studio right now. Latrice is singing like an angel! Seriously, she sang one song half asleep and sounded amazing-I'd paid money to do that! I'm happy with the way the first two singles are coming out and have a special idea about how I'm going to present them. This is where I came to a bit of a dilemma though...

Let me start by saying I respect smarts, hard work, and efficiency. I DO NOT respect stupidity, laziness and frivolity. I like timing and preparation and smart positioning-what some would call luck. Sharp shooting impresses me more than buck shot if you get my drift. So I had an idea and I'm thinking I want to open up the floor and see what kind of response I get. Here's the long and short of it:

I've been studying this new media model for a while and I'm looking for other musicians to work with to promote and co-promote projects as an official/unofficial process.

Now I've met some great folks here who totally get it and whom I want to talk to and interact with more as soon as we're done in the studio and with the art. (You all know who you are as we have had contact). That has been totally cool. Unfortunately as I've been focused on creating a media company, I've also run into the idiots, wanna-be's and excited lazy types who 'just wanna rawk' or 'get rich or die trying' and I have no patience for that kind of bullshit. If you're not willing to do the hard work I'm not willing to waste time giving you resources so you understand the hard work. I'm just looking for more serious people I can interact with and hoping that I can weed out the weak and develop a tight circle of dedicated individuals who want to make a mark and be successful through smart effort.

So here's what I'd like to do:

I want to talk to other artist who are researching and understanding the new media and the new phase of the music industry. I'm hoping to set up some co-promotion, but only with artist who's styles match with what I'm trying to do (which creates a relevancy to audience). The idea is to establish a base and a basis for cross-promotion. This isn't to say that what I'm trying to do won't connect and associate with other groups and projects, I just want this group and others, to have a focus first, and then share ideas.

If this sounds like you, let's talk:

You are well versed in web promotion, understand the 'Long Tail' model, the 'music like water' metaphor, know/understand the 'Tipping Point' ideas, don't think that 'spamming' is a good thing, etc. In other words, someone serious, who wants to get things done, not someone who says they're serious and wants to get things done (if you were serious, you wouldn't have to say it).

Ultimately, my project is going to be music and art heavy, very visual and so far people have compared it to 'Gorillaz, Gnarls Barkley, and Massive Attack with a dash of Alice in Chains. If this fits your style, let's talk...I'd love to have two other bands that fit this model and I can cross promote with. If this sounds like you, contact me directly...

BUT PLEASE: Only contact me directly if you are familiar with the ideas above, or things similar to them (if you don't know-search the terms). I'm happy to help anyone who want to make a real effort, but for this, I want contribution-let's SHARE ideas.

Thanks for reading and I hope every one gets where I'm going with this...don't take as a diss-its not directed at anyone and I'm not going to waste time responding to anyone who finds some way to be offended by what I wrote-that would be the type of person I'm not trying to talk to anyway. Everyone else, let's talk!

J

Opposite of Faith