Comments on: Why Jonathan Coulton Is The Future Of Music

By: Ya guy

Ya guy — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:59:10 +0000

I don’t get it. But what I do know is that I don’t like it. Does he do the above because he can go mainstream but won’t, or because he can’t go mainstream?? Why do I care that he’s the future of music?

By: Dane Lewis

Dane Lewis — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:11:25 +0000

Indeed he is the future of music but it is not only him many bands have many of these elements.

The main thing killing music is RIAA and major labels, as technology has evolved it had gotten closer to that they provide. They used to be the only one to be advertise and distribute world wide now all you need is a commuter and the will to do so and the same goes for recording quality. As a result the massive amount of quality these labels destroy no longer outweighs their benefit and they have become a monster that you feed all you creativity an money to, nothing more.

I know a guy who bought 10K in recording equipment and a 3K computer and spent 20 hours recording a single track, another friend did close to the same work with a Mack book and it’s preinstalled software.

By: DS

DS — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:27:32 +0000

There are alot of musicians that do this so what makes him so special? He personally isnt the future of music, but he is apart of that future.

By: geek

geek — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:56:17 +0000

He sucks a whole bunch. His marketing wont take him anywhere if he keeps making shit like “I Feel Fantastic.”

By: Stephen Browne

Stephen Browne — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:36:57 +0000

What bullcrap. The future of true music always has and always will be the creation of decent frigging music. Anything is else is just peripheral funk which leaves a bad taste in the musician’s mouth.

Music is not about fucking fame and fortune, as corny as that sounds. It is about playing the sounds which speak to yourself first, and then your audience. Ask the thousands of brilliant muso’s who didn’t “make it.” Sure we all gotta make some cash, and its nice if we make a lot. There’s a reason musicians are the most underpaid professionals around though. And its not because their ‘business model’ sucks.

By: Nick Tann

Nick Tann — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:27:29 +0000

At least it’s not “Lawyers 4u”

By: Interceptor

Interceptor — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:31:35 +0000

Perfect! Good work NT-you are now officially the most dangerous band in the world!

*gets on phone to NME…*

By: Nick Tann

Nick Tann — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:14:08 +0000

Ahhh, that would explain the dead blue bodies at the end then…..

By: Fiona Mayhem

Fiona Mayhem — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:33:59 +0000

Hope you left the smoke machine at home though. It is not so good for the asthmatics in your audience.

By: Nick Tann

Nick Tann — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:47:04 +0000

I did. Got rid of 13 cds….

By: Interceptor

Interceptor — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:58:23 +0000

Good for you NT-look like a pop star and people will believe it!

By: Nick Tann

Nick Tann — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:44:50 +0000

Actually Interceptor you have given me a good idea. I’m going to rock up there in my fanciest toggs. Jacket & shirt and my poncey Italian shoes!

By: Nick Tann

Nick Tann — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:35:36 +0000

Fortunately I’m not in London anymore.
I’m playing at a pub in Alton, Hampshire tonight. Just a little one, 20 mins or so. I’ll have cds to give away and stuff.
I’ll give the smoke machine some thought though

By: Interceptor

Interceptor — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:58:55 +0000

well..you’re alright I suppose…
Course you are NT! I’d suggest that you should also treat every gig like it’s Wembley, even if it’s a dank Camden attic with an audience of 3, there’s no underestimating the power of a smoke machine and some lasers!

By: Nick Tann

Nick Tann — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:01:44 +0000

It’s all about finding an audience.
If you don’t have any backing it’s an uphill battle.
A look at JCs wikedpedia entry (which I think he wrote himself) shows you that he hasn’t exactly come from nowhere. He had the advantage of being able to place his song in a game, a potential audience of millions.
Moby did the same with being able to place his stuff in adverts.

I think the main obstacle for any independent is that people assume that if you are not affiliated with some form of industry organisation, you’re shit. That simply is not true although thee is a lot of shit, truckloads of it. But that’s not to say that there is a wealth of talent with the majors.

There have been dozens of acts that seam to have appeared out of nowhere and have been later found out to be dirty frauds.

If we’re taking “models” it’s simplez (sorry) and works for anyone selling anything.
A) Clearly identify your product.
B) Identify your audience
C) Find some way of attaching A to B.

I don’t think that the stuff I do is any better or worse than signed bands it’s just that they have an advantage over me and that is the publicity the record companies can generate for them.

I’m part of a campaign that is giving away free downloads of mine and other artists tracks (including The Lemonheads weirdly).
I’m pretty chuffed that I’ve managed to shift just over 400 downloads and I’m a nice guy, aint I?

By: Napoleon

Napoleon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:14:34 +0000

I’m not taking any responsibilty for that, Vones.

By: Vones

Vones — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:00:40 +0000

Well that killed the conversation stone dead! Nappers and his dogs and farts. Tut.

By: Fiona Mayhem

Fiona Mayhem — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:59:49 +0000

*kiss*

By: Napoleon

Napoleon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:53:27 +0000

ARSE!

By: Fiona Mayhem

Fiona Mayhem — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:52:48 +0000

NC – this supposes hat you can be nice to ppeople that talk to you over the internet. The evidence to date does not make this hopeful…

By: Napoleon

Napoleon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:40:14 +0000

I’m going to follow this model for my forthcoming album Farting And Following Through. I’ll make all my songs available free of charge, I’ll start up a blog and I’ll be really nice to people who talk to me over the internet.

Once I’ve got my fanbase, I’ll go on tour and THEN I’ll get my revenge on these grasping, freeloading BASTARDS by locking the doors and subjecting ‘em to six hours of me shitting diarrhoea at them as they run and run and run around the concert venue screaming. Once they’re spattered with liquid turds, I’ll unleash rabid dogs into the room …

DOGS WITH A THIRST FOR HUMAN FLESH!

AND FOR EXCREMENT!

By: Vones

Vones — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:26:10 +0000

FM – It might! But perhaps in the future there will be no more Madonnas…

Somebody bang on Nick of the T’s door – would love to hear what an actual proper musician thinks of this.

Code Monkey is teh ace.

By: Capnking

Capnking — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:09:43 +0000

amen to this. I was humming code monkey on the train in this morning – the man is a legend, and cannot be killed by conventional means.

By: Fiona Mayhem

Fiona Mayhem — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:57:30 +0000

Sorry, that reads much grumpier than i intended it to.

I meant that is this the way forward to become a multi selling artist?

I appreciate that this is possibly not what JoCo wants, but you know, will it create another Madonna or whoever?

I am not saying this is a bad thing mind you..

By: Interceptor

Interceptor — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:57:23 +0000

DT is commited to bringing you new music that matters first! also, Vones has a crush on ‘JoCo’ as he adorably refers to him..

By: Fiona Mayhem

Fiona Mayhem — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:41:58 +0000

Except the only place I have ever seen him is on downtuned…

I think this is the business model Nick of the Tann also employs, and I have heard of him…

By: Vones

Vones — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:37:58 +0000

Yeah, I’m sure there are plenty. Paul & Storm for example. JoCo seems to be the most visable. He’s the poster boy!

By: Swineshead

Swineshead — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:33:42 +0000

There are others though – probably best not to put it all at the doorstep of this bloke I’ve never heard of…

By: Vones

Vones — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:28:45 +0000

FM – he doesn’t need to go mainstream – he’s doing fine as he is…

Also – he’s the future of music – this is how I figure musicians will operate soon. Not everyone can do it yet, bu Mr Coulton is showing the way…

By: Interceptor

Interceptor — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:17:23 +0000

Merch is king even for the unsigned-you make £12 neat profit off a shirt at a gig, compared to about 12 pence for a CD/Download!