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Kulay did hit the UK Dance Charts then... and yes there was a version done by FatBoy Slim whose real name is Norman Cook (who was once a member of the defunct new wave group The Housemartins)

 

mr hitman, i just need to ask. how do you suggest we be able to promote and spread awareness of pinoy electronica artists outside of manila?? i would like to hear your opinion on this sir.

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mr hitman, i just need to ask. how do you suggest we be able to promote and spread awareness of pinoy electronica artists outside of manila?? i would like to hear your opinion on this sir.

 

A difficult question for a difficult situation....

 

Unfortunately, while Pinoys may have the talent and skill and enthusiasm, the record companies here are still focusing on the masses. What sells most and what profits most is what they will sign up the talent for. "Banda-mania" is still going strong. And the audience for house/trance is still very small considering the entire market. Record companies do not feel that there is a market base that will generate enough profits to support and outpace the cost of producing (reocrding/mixing/mastering/engineering), manufacturing (CD pressing, printing, CD case) and marketing (promos/events/concerts if any) of a house/trance CD. This is why record companies are only willing to come up with a few CDs which feature house/trance on a compilation basis. Other CDs like HK and MOS are simply imported or pressed here as the production costs are eliminated. Only manufacturing and some marketing is done for the CD to make profits.

 

Since no record company is willing to tread on what to them is the road least taken, the Pinoy electronica artists do not have the wings to fly. Investment is needed to produce the CDs to market (and easy availability) can be done via websites like www.juno.co.uk or other dance CD sites.

 

Until a record company dares to invest on what is unknown territory, Pinoy electronica will remain very underground.

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A difficult question for a difficult situation....

 

Unfortunately, while Pinoys may have the talent and skill and enthusiasm, the record companies here are still focusing on the masses. What sells most and what profits most is what they will sign up the talent for. "Banda-mania" is still going strong. And the audience for house/trance is still very small considering the entire market. Record companies do not feel that there is a market base that will generate enough profits to support and outpace the cost of producing (reocrding/mixing/mastering/engineering), manufacturing (CD pressing, printing, CD case) and marketing (promos/events/concerts if any) of a house/trance CD. This is why record companies are only willing to come up with a few CDs which feature house/trance on a compilation basis. Other CDs like HK and MOS are simply imported or pressed here as the production costs are eliminated. Only manufacturing and some marketing is done for the CD to make profits.

 

Since no record company is willing to tread on what to them is the road least taken, the Pinoy electronica artists do not have the wings to fly. Investment is needed to produce the CDs to market (and easy availability) can be done via websites like www.juno.co.uk or other dance CD sites.

 

Until a record company dares to invest on what is unknown territory, Pinoy electronica will remain very underground.

 

difficult?? sounds like fun.. i was thinking of organizing such a project with the jaycees (JCI), but im still pondering on what would be the most effective strategy to achieve that goal. i was hoping you could offer some suggestions since you've been in the scene a lot longer than i have perhaps. maybe not mainstream, but noticeable enough i guess.

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difficult?? sounds like fun.. i was thinking of organizing such a project with the jaycees (JCI), but im still pondering on what would be the most effective strategy to achieve that goal. i was hoping you could offer some suggestions since you've been in the scene a lot longer than i have perhaps. maybe not mainstream, but noticeable enough i guess.

 

Back in days in our small Iligan City,1998, we had some underground House(Techno Pala kasi hinde pa in ang house noon..har har har) Parties, what we did was , since we cant afford to rent a place and we might throw away some money if it wont click,we made a deal with this low profile not classy bar that in every ticket sold he gets 5 pesos, ticket's costed P50/ mura probinsyano kami at bisaya pa..anyways, we printed 1000 flyers, really fancy and sexy ones, we distributed them all to whom we thought might go, teen ages girls , yuppies , gays , rockers etc etc,,,,the bar's capacity was only 75 persons!!! 25% percent of 1000 is 250,,,,figure it out...

Then when the night came, it turn out 400 peeps!!..the place was packed, the airconditioner was cooking us, but the vibe was there....

One problem, we werent able to control the crowd....

sheyt, i miss those days!!!!

Hooking up with the jaycess is a nice idea, just dont tell them this culture will always be connected with exstacy since its the reality.

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A difficult question for a difficult situation....

 

Unfortunately, while Pinoys may have the talent and skill and enthusiasm, the record companies here are still focusing on the masses. What sells most and what profits most is what they will sign up the talent for. "Banda-mania" is still going strong. And the audience for house/trance is still very small considering the entire market. Record companies do not feel that there is a market base that will generate enough profits to support and outpace the cost of producing (reocrding/mixing/mastering/engineering), manufacturing (CD pressing, printing, CD case) and marketing (promos/events/concerts if any) of a house/trance CD. This is why record companies are only willing to come up with a few CDs which feature house/trance on a compilation basis. Other CDs like HK and MOS are simply imported or pressed here as the production costs are eliminated. Only manufacturing and some marketing is done for the CD to make profits.

 

Since no record company is willing to tread on what to them is the road least taken, the Pinoy electronica artists do not have the wings to fly. Investment is needed to produce the CDs to market (and easy availability) can be done via websites like www.juno.co.uk or other dance CD sites.

 

Until a record company dares to invest on what is unknown territory, Pinoy electronica will remain very underground.

 

Just answer these basic questions:

1. Do you think people will buy your CD?

(why buy JAY -R when you can have USHER, why spent my money on the local electronica groups like DRIP or those TERNO records artists when I can download GROOVE ARMADA, ok? why would I buy ANTON RAMOS CD when I have been a fam DJ JOSE PADILLA? )

2. Do you think you are the true school Electronica Artists? baka next year hinde na uso ang House music at hinde ka na rin in. I remember my classmates before, when Grunge was BIG, they were really into it, now i see them listenning to EMO BANDS and this local group Cuese.

reality bites....

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