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« on: July 12, 2009, 07:16:21 PM » |
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Briefly mentioned in this article on faith in music called faith dealers: http://www.accessmag.com/Found this while at the mall today......... |
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2009, 10:25:23 AM » |
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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2009, 12:22:41 PM » |
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Here's the Starflyer quote from the article: "But it wasn’t until the formation of Tooth & Nail Records in 1993 that these artists began building real credibility.
Instead of being the exception, like Stryper in the ‘80s, they started to become the norm. Backing a versatile and talented roster that included bands like the enigmatic Danielson and shoe-gazing Starflyer 59, Tooth & Nail slowly built a strong fan base in their Seattle hometown. And then they hit gold with Magnified Plaid."
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Zelönka 22
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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2009, 05:32:12 PM » |
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I'd like to know how Seattle and California are connected.  |
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« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2009, 09:49:10 PM » |
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Well, it was a very short article and you can't get into too much detail in terms of Ebel being a pastor's kid from Oregon moving to California to start the label and relocating to Seattle. In a lot of ways Brandon Ebel is seen as a key player in the formation of the scene when he was just smart enough to get a business model together and snatch up any cool Chrindie bands out there. The sad thing is that Tooth and Nail has made a lot of money off of other's people's art and in my opinion, I believe record sales are more important to them than good music.
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« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2009, 06:00:24 AM » |
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in my opinion, I believe record sales are more important to them than good music.
If that was totally true, they probably would have dropped SF59 a long time ago. |
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« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2009, 07:38:37 AM » |
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Why do you think they're not advertising SF59?
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« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2009, 08:09:58 AM » |
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in my opinion, I believe record sales are more important to them than good music.
If that was totally true, they probably would have dropped SF59 a long time ago. Ebel has had a soft spot for Starflyer and Joy Electric. However, the rest of the original bands are gone (MxPx came back). It's a fact that if you don't sell on the label you get dropped. Ebel is kind to Starflyer I believe in part because he is the band's A&R guy. Starflyer probably doesn't get a ton of push because historically the band is not a big seller (I think we discussed the scans in another thread). Part of that also has to do with the lack of touring. The other I would say is that bands don't make any money till they recoup recording costs. |
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« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2009, 10:14:01 AM » |
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jeff carver is starflyer's a&r dude.
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« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2009, 01:15:54 PM » |
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Why do you think they're not advertising SF59?
I see as many ads now for them as I did back when they came out. |
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« Reply #10 on: July 15, 2009, 06:45:26 PM » |
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jeff carver is starflyer's a&r dude.
Well, when the band started it was Ebel that signed the group and he was the A&R guy for a number of years. I am unaware of when that changed. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 15, 2009, 09:17:04 PM » |
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Why do you think they're not advertising SF59?
I see as many ads now for them as I did back when they came out. None? I wasn't around when the band just came out. I wouldn't know. |
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« Reply #12 on: July 15, 2009, 09:24:45 PM » |
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Nope - still seeing about 2-3 per album. Which is about the same I see for any other T&N release, except for the really big releases.
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