When was the last time you complained? Yesterday? Last week? An hour ago perhaps?
Next question...
When you complain, can you recall any good thing it benefited you? Did it ever make you feel better? Short term, long term? Did complaining solve your problems? Did it help get what you wanted?
Next question...
Why do you complain? Because your expectations weren't met? Because you feel like you're immersed in a situation that your parents and friends don't approve of? Because things don't work the way you would've wanted it to?
Frustrations, issues, concerns, problems... whatever you call them they will always be there. It is every person's responsibility to take appropriate actions and resolve it. The efficiency of the motion to resolve it however depends on the approach. It's not really wrong to complain... but it is wrong to deal an issue with anger.
Things can easily fall apart when you start entertaining the thought that things should be perfect. Nothing is perfect so don't complain.
Trust me I complain a lot before. It sucks.
Showing posts with label indieology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indieology. Show all posts
Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Why indies are most often better?
For a time, our country's film sector had been blaming the pirates for causing the critical slump of their industry, claiming that "new opportunities" had been threatened leading to a premature demise before it could even begin. And so clamors were heard in the dailies from the sector leaders.
Can't blame them. Who wouldn't? After all, when a house is burglarized, it is only but normal and valid to be very seriously concerned about it.
But why now? And what are these "new opportunities" they are talking about?
Because for a long time, Hollywood had been making amazing films year after year after year, while our country's film makers still take the inaapi format approach.
Because it's what sells?
While Hollywood had been making amazing films - from storytelling to technology innovations year after year after year, our country's film makers for a long time prefer the movie-premiere-promotion-approach where movie goers would say ,"Hindi ka pa rin kumukupas idol. Idol ka pa rin!"
Because it's what sells?
One time I was watching a movie in cable channel Cinema One. The scene was in a rice field. In this setting, farmers are supposed to be wearing thin cheap camison clothes for obvious reasons. In that movie, the mestizo/mestiza casts were wearing branded and expensive-looking shirts.
Because it's what sells?
Where is the professionalism in that?
And they blame the pirates for the slump?
I would understand if what the film industry was lobbying about refers to pirated foreign films in DVDs. Personally and not to belittle our race but I don't think the work of our Pinoy film producers deserve to be pirated at all (with a few exceptions). My point here is to establish a comparison of quality between film makers in other countries.
As a viewer and keen observer, unless Pinoy film producers start reeducating the "masa" and their actors/actresses dare not to take stereotype roles and other standard packaging (with some exceptions), they shouldn't be complaining. Oh oh... later we find that those same actors/actresses who can't even pitch the notes right release records.
Unlike Hollywood films where actors professionally immerse in the role becoming the character, our Pinoy actors/actresses play their names, not the characters (with some exceptions). Budget constraints? I don't think so.
Look around us. There are so many creative people these days. And because there are so many of them, indie film makers are slowly coming out like mushrooms. Quality movies are starting to find its audience again and content with substantial stories is what this country needs. But of course we also need daring leaders who can take the risk of getting criticized for doing what is right.
Artists are supposed to open little new perspectives. They come in smaller groups, clustered with other small creative communities residing as indies, underground, radicals, activists, or whatever tag that suits you. They can afford to dare because money is not their main concern. Yet.
For producers who have the capability and resources to experiment on new ideas may opt to decide whether to take that road less traveled and tap these smaller investments or dismiss it for fear of failure. Many for a long while, the bigger fish in the film sectors had failed to see and tap in this potent spring.
Persistence from the indies did wonders and the quality films they delivered are slowly changing our lives for the better. Truly there are only a few enlightened.
The music sector is trying to pave its way as well. Pray for us.
Can't blame them. Who wouldn't? After all, when a house is burglarized, it is only but normal and valid to be very seriously concerned about it.
But why now? And what are these "new opportunities" they are talking about?
Because for a long time, Hollywood had been making amazing films year after year after year, while our country's film makers still take the inaapi format approach.
Because it's what sells?
While Hollywood had been making amazing films - from storytelling to technology innovations year after year after year, our country's film makers for a long time prefer the movie-premiere-promotion-approach where movie goers would say ,"Hindi ka pa rin kumukupas idol. Idol ka pa rin!"
Because it's what sells?
One time I was watching a movie in cable channel Cinema One. The scene was in a rice field. In this setting, farmers are supposed to be wearing thin cheap camison clothes for obvious reasons. In that movie, the mestizo/mestiza casts were wearing branded and expensive-looking shirts.
Because it's what sells?
Where is the professionalism in that?
And they blame the pirates for the slump?
I would understand if what the film industry was lobbying about refers to pirated foreign films in DVDs. Personally and not to belittle our race but I don't think the work of our Pinoy film producers deserve to be pirated at all (with a few exceptions). My point here is to establish a comparison of quality between film makers in other countries.
As a viewer and keen observer, unless Pinoy film producers start reeducating the "masa" and their actors/actresses dare not to take stereotype roles and other standard packaging (with some exceptions), they shouldn't be complaining. Oh oh... later we find that those same actors/actresses who can't even pitch the notes right release records.
Unlike Hollywood films where actors professionally immerse in the role becoming the character, our Pinoy actors/actresses play their names, not the characters (with some exceptions). Budget constraints? I don't think so.
Look around us. There are so many creative people these days. And because there are so many of them, indie film makers are slowly coming out like mushrooms. Quality movies are starting to find its audience again and content with substantial stories is what this country needs. But of course we also need daring leaders who can take the risk of getting criticized for doing what is right.
Artists are supposed to open little new perspectives. They come in smaller groups, clustered with other small creative communities residing as indies, underground, radicals, activists, or whatever tag that suits you. They can afford to dare because money is not their main concern. Yet.
For producers who have the capability and resources to experiment on new ideas may opt to decide whether to take that road less traveled and tap these smaller investments or dismiss it for fear of failure. Many for a long while, the bigger fish in the film sectors had failed to see and tap in this potent spring.
Persistence from the indies did wonders and the quality films they delivered are slowly changing our lives for the better. Truly there are only a few enlightened.
The music sector is trying to pave its way as well. Pray for us.
Monday, April 13, 2009
A true story of a punk band and the punk band members
A group of four barkadas decided to form a band. The founder was born with a silver spoon. The other three was born from a family whose socio-economic status falls between middle-earning to below-average-earning families.
The rich kid decided that punk is their genre of choice. He would then convince his band mates that there is no money in a rock band and that all they can do is play for free.
They played and they played and they played for free.
They buy records of American punk bands. Their idol punk bands had been making money from the punk music they wrote but the rich kid still insists that income is not possible for punk bands especially in Cebu. They would then bring the newly bought records home, listen to it and sepra the whole album. Soon they learned to play them live.
One day, the rich kid decided to write their own punk songs. The band mates simply obliged. So they did.
They played and they played and they played for free.
After a while, the rich kid and his family decided to migrate to America. So the rich kid left his bandmates. And he formed another band there. He got good gigs and made some cash too.
Meanwhile, his bandmates back in Cebu, not being able to put the band back decided to look for a day job. In one interview, the HR manager asked ,"So you have a band? What made you decide to look for a job?"
The band member answered ,"mag tigum ko ug kwarta sa akong sweldo para naa koy ika-sustento sa akong banda banda."
He didn't get the job.
And they tried to play and they played and they played and they played for free... while the rich kid lives happily ever after.
The rich kid decided that punk is their genre of choice. He would then convince his band mates that there is no money in a rock band and that all they can do is play for free.
They played and they played and they played for free.
They buy records of American punk bands. Their idol punk bands had been making money from the punk music they wrote but the rich kid still insists that income is not possible for punk bands especially in Cebu. They would then bring the newly bought records home, listen to it and sepra the whole album. Soon they learned to play them live.
One day, the rich kid decided to write their own punk songs. The band mates simply obliged. So they did.
They played and they played and they played for free.
After a while, the rich kid and his family decided to migrate to America. So the rich kid left his bandmates. And he formed another band there. He got good gigs and made some cash too.
Meanwhile, his bandmates back in Cebu, not being able to put the band back decided to look for a day job. In one interview, the HR manager asked ,"So you have a band? What made you decide to look for a job?"
The band member answered ,"mag tigum ko ug kwarta sa akong sweldo para naa koy ika-sustento sa akong banda banda."
He didn't get the job.
And they tried to play and they played and they played and they played for free... while the rich kid lives happily ever after.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Music licensing at Indiepinoy.com
The sender agreed to have this email published verbatim on the condition that her band, real names of people, and email addresses will not be disclosed. All for the spirit of sharing. Read on.
from: ****** Band <******@gmail.com>
to (**********@gmail.com
date Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:46 PM
subject Win-Win Strategy, does this one work?
mailed-by gmail.com
Maayong gabii, Ian.
Hope this won't take so much of your time. Attached is a copy of the email the manager had sent... Ako untang ipatan-aw if this one is safe as it sounds, and advantageous at the same time. from earning of the downloads, as B**M**** had said, "It's a win-win strategy".
If there is something about the terms [this is not the contract, yet... daw], do please reply at *******@rock.com.
thanks, again. bai
all the best,
*******
*********************
Hello!
I would encourage you to do check out indiepinoy.com. This is a bigger project that will definitely help you promote your music and market them thru the mobile networks. When interested please send email to indiepinoy include the following:
1. A profile that will include your location, music genre and site links
2. Track listing of EPs, albums please indicate if released or unreleased, if distributed under a label or not.
Note: You can include in the list songs you are about to record since we will be asking for the actual audio files after your band has been presented to the telcos and have been approved. I can always tell them that these audio files will follow soon.
3. Contact details (email and phone number).
The purpose of these information is to present your band to the companies involved in the project. Upon approval, then we will be sending to you the guidelines on what to do including details on the deal.. We will be signing up a contract on this project as it involves licenses. We will only be handling mobile rights. You still will have the liberty to get into any major label deal as long as there are no conflicts on mobile rights. Please note that we do not involve in internet downloads. Everything is mobile and legitimate. You will get revenue share from your songs, a monthly report will be in order.
You can submit your songs already even without the contract yet. Technicians at mymusic can process them immediately to avoid the clutter of work when all the bands has been approved by the telcos. Note that we cannot market your songs without a license contract as this is stated by law. That is for your protection too.
Re your question on revenue share:
The specific figures for revenue share is yet to be finalized. The current status of the project now is that indiepinoy has to submit to the telcos (globe and smart) a list of songs involved in the project. These telcos will not be interested if we have only a few songs to market. In my opinion, just like any business they want to make profit from the project. THat is why I will be submitting more than 1,000 list of songs (not the actula audio files) so that we can get a better deal in the revenue share. Commonly each song is sold at P50 / mobile download (for fulltrack). This is for premier songs under major labels. Other category has a slightly different rate. 50% of these goes to the telcos. And from that the other 50% will be shared be mymusic/indiepinoy and the band. If you can compare the profit rate from royalty on a CD under a major label, indiepinoy still has a bigger figure per song.
If your band will be included in the full promotion, we will require you to alot a song that will be pushed free for download (meaning you will not earn from the downloads of that song for a specific period of time). This is so we can promote the band and the project in full. Promotion involves big expenses in various media.
I hope this clarifies your questions.. If you have any more questions, dont fail to email indiepinoy at indiepinoy@gmail.com
Thanks a lot.
My reply
from Ian Zafra <***********@gmail.com>
to ******* Band <*******@gmail.com>
date Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:12 AM
subject Re: Win-Win Strategy, does this one work?
mailed-by gmail.com
Hello *******,
We may have different preferences and ways in assessing what is worth trying and what is not. Indiepinoy sounds promising and from the looks of it, I would like to believe that this project is run by people, probably musicians themselves with a very strong entrepreneurial spirit. I have so much respect for people like that.
From what I understand, Indiepinoy is a mobile phone content provider. There are actually many of them today but this may be worth a try. Yet if you are doubtful, try listing down the concerns that bother you. My guess is that you're probably looking for a sample of their sales report or at least a template of how it's going to look like and whether or not you can access them yourself. Ask them about it. For all you know, Indiepinoy probably need challenging questions like that especially from unsigned bands. From there maybe you can take your foot one step forward until you get closer to a decision.
Take some time to understand how it works inside out. Make haste slowly. Before I decided on TuneCore, I took a great deal of time reading the FAQ section.
At the end of the day, what really matters is your decision as mine would only be recommendatory. I'm not sure if I'm helping ******* in any way yet I must say your best defense is to learn more about IP and its applications. You can start by reading here
P.S. I hope you won't mind if I blog this... do let me know
She replied
from ****** Band <******@gmail.com>
to Ian Zafra <***********@gmail.com>
date Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 12:46 PM
subject Re: Win-Win Strategy, does this one work?
mailed-by gmail.com
Thanks for replying back.
I will think over the things you've suggested, and I'll be happy to open this topic with the ladies.
Salamat kaayo, bai.
*********
Blogging: If it helps other people, why not? The more encouragement --the better. However, okay ra if [uber] iscreet lang ang name sa *******? Address the general, yes. B-)
Thanks, again [kaayo], Ian Z.
from: ****** Band <******@gmail.com>
to (**********@gmail.com
date Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:46 PM
subject Win-Win Strategy, does this one work?
mailed-by gmail.com
Maayong gabii, Ian.
Hope this won't take so much of your time. Attached is a copy of the email the manager had sent... Ako untang ipatan-aw if this one is safe as it sounds, and advantageous at the same time. from earning of the downloads, as B**M**** had said, "It's a win-win strategy".
If there is something about the terms [this is not the contract, yet... daw], do please reply at *******@rock.com.
thanks, again. bai
all the best,
*******
*********************
Hello!
I would encourage you to do check out indiepinoy.com. This is a bigger project that will definitely help you promote your music and market them thru the mobile networks. When interested please send email to indiepinoy include the following:
1. A profile that will include your location, music genre and site links
2. Track listing of EPs, albums please indicate if released or unreleased, if distributed under a label or not.
Note: You can include in the list songs you are about to record since we will be asking for the actual audio files after your band has been presented to the telcos and have been approved. I can always tell them that these audio files will follow soon.
3. Contact details (email and phone number).
The purpose of these information is to present your band to the companies involved in the project. Upon approval, then we will be sending to you the guidelines on what to do including details on the deal.. We will be signing up a contract on this project as it involves licenses. We will only be handling mobile rights. You still will have the liberty to get into any major label deal as long as there are no conflicts on mobile rights. Please note that we do not involve in internet downloads. Everything is mobile and legitimate. You will get revenue share from your songs, a monthly report will be in order.
You can submit your songs already even without the contract yet. Technicians at mymusic can process them immediately to avoid the clutter of work when all the bands has been approved by the telcos. Note that we cannot market your songs without a license contract as this is stated by law. That is for your protection too.
Re your question on revenue share:
The specific figures for revenue share is yet to be finalized. The current status of the project now is that indiepinoy has to submit to the telcos (globe and smart) a list of songs involved in the project. These telcos will not be interested if we have only a few songs to market. In my opinion, just like any business they want to make profit from the project. THat is why I will be submitting more than 1,000 list of songs (not the actula audio files) so that we can get a better deal in the revenue share. Commonly each song is sold at P50 / mobile download (for fulltrack). This is for premier songs under major labels. Other category has a slightly different rate. 50% of these goes to the telcos. And from that the other 50% will be shared be mymusic/indiepinoy and the band. If you can compare the profit rate from royalty on a CD under a major label, indiepinoy still has a bigger figure per song.
If your band will be included in the full promotion, we will require you to alot a song that will be pushed free for download (meaning you will not earn from the downloads of that song for a specific period of time). This is so we can promote the band and the project in full. Promotion involves big expenses in various media.
I hope this clarifies your questions.. If you have any more questions, dont fail to email indiepinoy at indiepinoy@gmail.com
Thanks a lot.
My reply
from Ian Zafra <***********@gmail.com>
to ******* Band <*******@gmail.com>
date Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:12 AM
subject Re: Win-Win Strategy, does this one work?
mailed-by gmail.com
Hello *******,
We may have different preferences and ways in assessing what is worth trying and what is not. Indiepinoy sounds promising and from the looks of it, I would like to believe that this project is run by people, probably musicians themselves with a very strong entrepreneurial spirit. I have so much respect for people like that.
From what I understand, Indiepinoy is a mobile phone content provider. There are actually many of them today but this may be worth a try. Yet if you are doubtful, try listing down the concerns that bother you. My guess is that you're probably looking for a sample of their sales report or at least a template of how it's going to look like and whether or not you can access them yourself. Ask them about it. For all you know, Indiepinoy probably need challenging questions like that especially from unsigned bands. From there maybe you can take your foot one step forward until you get closer to a decision.
Take some time to understand how it works inside out. Make haste slowly. Before I decided on TuneCore, I took a great deal of time reading the FAQ section.
At the end of the day, what really matters is your decision as mine would only be recommendatory. I'm not sure if I'm helping ******* in any way yet I must say your best defense is to learn more about IP and its applications. You can start by reading here
P.S. I hope you won't mind if I blog this... do let me know
She replied
from ****** Band <******@gmail.com>
to Ian Zafra <***********@gmail.com>
date Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 12:46 PM
subject Re: Win-Win Strategy, does this one work?
mailed-by gmail.com
Thanks for replying back.
I will think over the things you've suggested, and I'll be happy to open this topic with the ladies.
Salamat kaayo, bai.
*********
Blogging: If it helps other people, why not? The more encouragement --the better. However, okay ra if [uber] iscreet lang ang name sa *******? Address the general, yes. B-)
Thanks, again [kaayo], Ian Z.
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