Bob Ezrin, producer & chairman of Live Nation Recordings - and one of the most important music producers ever - spoke to Billboard's Tamara Conniff at MidemNet 2008. He notably insisted that music should not be considered as mere content...
This is not so much a debate about the creativity in music, viz a viz the context of content versus music as being disparate things this is simply the crisis of how to address the contraction in the 'Music business'. You can talk about delivery systems, distribution, studio production values, but any 'holy shit' moments occur, and have occurred without the need of a vampiric music business getting in the way. Having said that I do like UK Vertigo pressings.
Toronto Bob is right on the point here. Watch and learn cause Bob comes from a wealth of experience. He is a producer's producer who really knows music and the music industry. Midem was all the better for having Bob as a guest. Thanks Bob!
Great stuff Bob! my holy shit moments were in discovering Loe Reed's: Berlin, Ecstasy and RR Animal albums along with digging deeper into Hendrix's catalog, Robin Trower, early Alice Cooper and more. Thanks...
This is not so much a debate about the creativity in music, viz a viz the context of content versus music as being disparate things this is simply the crisis of how to address the contraction in the 'Music business'. You can talk about delivery systems, distribution, studio production values, but any 'holy shit' moments occur, and have occurred without the need of a vampiric music business getting in the way. Having said that I do like UK Vertigo pressings.
deepindercheema 2 years ago
Toronto Bob is right on the point here. Watch and learn cause Bob comes from a wealth of experience. He is a producer's producer who really knows music and the music industry. Midem was all the better for having Bob as a guest. Thanks Bob!
-Rick K (Toronto)
rmk4362 2 years ago
Great stuff Bob! my holy shit moments were in discovering Loe Reed's: Berlin, Ecstasy and RR Animal albums along with digging deeper into Hendrix's catalog, Robin Trower, early Alice Cooper and more. Thanks...
bopplayer 3 years ago
hello tamara ....your dad was awesome......i'm a huge fan
jesemus33 3 years ago