Yep, the zero dollars thing is an issue... I guess I feel that even a token fee should be factored into the costs, rather than just trimming the artists' fees from the start! Thanks for reading, Jon, and for engaging with the conversation! It's great to hear your thoughts.
This was a win! I always got paid as an oboist for doing anything - even though often the pay was somewhat trivial. It mattered. I "get" that many of these recordings are going to make zero dollars or lose money overall, I don't know what to say about that. Whatever funding is making the recording happen, should include the musicians. Gee whiz world, teamwork and team reward. I not even one time thought about the extra pressure of 'world premiere' being recorded. In my music world - "first" has a whole cache to itself. The flaws are overwhelmingly forgiven because of the vicarious self-congratulations of being 'there' for the 'first', like witnessing creation itself. Bless your writing. You have an impressive skill in this, especially considering all the other skills you have demonstrated over the years.
Yep, the zero dollars thing is an issue... I guess I feel that even a token fee should be factored into the costs, rather than just trimming the artists' fees from the start! Thanks for reading, Jon, and for engaging with the conversation! It's great to hear your thoughts.
This was a win! I always got paid as an oboist for doing anything - even though often the pay was somewhat trivial. It mattered. I "get" that many of these recordings are going to make zero dollars or lose money overall, I don't know what to say about that. Whatever funding is making the recording happen, should include the musicians. Gee whiz world, teamwork and team reward. I not even one time thought about the extra pressure of 'world premiere' being recorded. In my music world - "first" has a whole cache to itself. The flaws are overwhelmingly forgiven because of the vicarious self-congratulations of being 'there' for the 'first', like witnessing creation itself. Bless your writing. You have an impressive skill in this, especially considering all the other skills you have demonstrated over the years.