January 26, 2012
TuneCore Founder/CEO Jeff Price speaks with the the Academy Award-winning composer, Nine Inch Nails Founder and frontman, and TuneCore Artist about his composition process, scoring films and more.
Jeff Price: You’ve made this transition, right, I mean to me you’ve always created these tapestries of sound, and come up with ways to create music out of things that I didn’t quite think would make music. And when you were doing that, did you ever think about your music being used to score literally a film, or score images? Or was it something that was always completely separate for you.
Trent Reznor: You know, I’d been interested in the idea of scoring a film, but I’d never really set aside time or made a real effort to try to get work that way. What’s happened in the last few years is a direct result of David Fincher asking me if I’d do it. And it was flattering, because I’m a big fan of David as a filmmaker, and also as a person. It was an easy way to kind of dip my toe into it, and see, and he was very supportive and nurturing, because I didn’t have any idea if I could actually do that or not.
January 26, 2012
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in Artist Profiles,COREnered,Jeff's Postings,Songwriting
Have You Heard Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ soundtrack to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo?
Trent Reznor has made stems of songs from the film score available for your personal use.
Commercial exploitation is not permitted.
Stems will be available for download through March 31st, 2012.
January 26, 2012
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in Music,Web/Tech
As some of you may already know, there are two bills bouncing around Capitol Hill called PIPA and SOPA that are supposed to stop websites and internet services from illegally giving away other people’s music (this also extends to film, books, software, video games etc., but I am only going to focus on the music side of things).
I adamantly believe that when an artist creates and records a song, the artist, and only the artist, should have the right to do with it what they want. If they want to sell it, they should sell it. If they want to give it away, it’s theirs to give away. No one else has the right to make those decisions for them.
January 19, 2012
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in Jeff's Postings,The Industry,Web/Tech
Artists are an iconoclastic bunch. They tend to see the world in a unique manner, and often feel that their idiosyncratic world-view is sacred. This can lead to great art. We need artists to help us see things we otherwise wouldn’t. The downside of this point of view is that as artists adhere to a rigid perspective of self-reliance, they often exclude any other voices. In short, it’s the artist’s way or the highway.
January 19, 2012
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in Artist Marketing,Marketing & Promotion,The Industry
Meg & Dia is a sister-led band that knows what it’s like to release music independently, as well as through a major label. Since Dia Frampton, the band’s lead singer, made it to the final round of NBC’s “The Voice,” Meg & Dia has been gaining more fans and exploring where the music takes them. Most recently it has taken them on a tour with country singer Blake Shelton, where the band is performing as “Dia Frampton.” Read on as Meg Frampton (vocals, piano, guitar) discusses the tour, establishing a fanbase, and how they got the name for their new album “Be Careful, I Love You, Stay In Touch.”
January 19, 2012
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in Artist Marketing,Artist Profiles,COREnered,Marketing & Promotion
