Above, Heather says: "For the sake of full disclosure, I'm not affiliated with NZOA"
So, in that case, an advertisement could be the correct assumption.
If they develop their own internet portal and help NZ Bands succeed and help with exposure and funding, then that's all good. But at the end of the day, there is absolutely no justification why they should be using taxpayer money to fund corporates and those already successful within the NZ Music scene.
Also, for the record - I haven't seen any other NZ artist receive the amount of views that my vid received. But we will strive forward on our own and continue doing what we are doing. To me it's not a competition, I just want to get my music heard - that's all.
Heather says: "It costs hella more to produce, market and distribute a kiwi act"
Yes, it does, but that is what the funding should be going towards - not to those artists that are already capitalising on what they sell. The Corporates can afford to develop NZ artists, they have the money or they wouldn't be in business - it's as simple as that.
Yes....millionaires! Yes EMI are an international company and I bet they don't just have $2.89 in the bank at the end of the week. Tim Finn is also a millionaire. Yes this is New Zealand. Rock Star Supernova...Tommy Lee doesn't need to go to his government and ask for any money from the tax payer. What is different about those we have here?
To your question at the top, it's not what I am discussing in this thread but I have played everywhere you can think of in all sorts of bands for quite a few years all over NZ.
Simple really.....NZOA are doing great by funding artists that need assistance to get their music heard. Don't change that and push it harder and open up the numbers for these particular artists by making it an exclusion for corporate labels and artists signed to these companies that can afford to do it. They always have been able to afford it so why give them funding when that can be used for someone who cant afford it. Get it?
I have contacted all prominent media like radio, TV and papers etc. It is on my website. I sent it to government officials. There is a viral email getting forwarded on by everyone. And I will be mentioning this everytime I play and whoever I talk to. I am just one person and that is what I have done and will continue to do.
If anyone wants this in email form please PM me and I will send it to you to forward onto everyone you know.
It seemed to spread really quickly in the first few days it was up and got onto front pages in the music section which skyrocketed the number of people coming across it. After a time it went off the front pages and the obvious decline in numbers since. Most of those people come directly through the web site now and buy there or visit, than go to you tube.com
Yeah there are many things I could moan about, government actions, child murderers etc the list goes on. I would never kiss anyones ass and will continue doing what I am doing. But my focus is on the music scene and what is going on is NZOA is taking from the poor and giving to the rich. something I want to let people know about. Maybe no one will listen or do anything about it, but something needs to happen.
I think it does good but the corporates need to be excluded from applying.
Cheers
Let me get this straight! I do NOT want to replace NZ on air and it is NOT about getting funding.
If you were EMI, Universal or a millionaire like Tim Finn, and you had more money in the bank than you knew what to do with, would you feel right about spending a meazly $5000 of your own money to make your next video, instead of being able to get money from tax payers? Why should my tax go to them? And why should yours?
I simply do not agree millionaire corporate companies are getting this funding and are stopping upcoming acts from getting it.
Tim Finn, EMI etc... they are all big enough to do their own vids without government funding.
Once again, this isn't about ME not getting funding. Please re-read the post. By letting those big (already successful) names receive government funding, stops the smaller, commercial - just unknown but very talented artists from getting a foot in the door. I know several different bands that deserve that opportunity.
This post is questioning why millionaires are getting funded, those who already make up 20 percent of NZ radio, and can afford their own videos.
The music industry in NZ is a vicious circle. You are right to say you need to create great music that people like and play good live shows as mentioned earlier. There is a lot of 'it's who you know' in this business and radio programmers won't look at something that NZOA rejected (take it from experience) so they are playing God in this biz' and say who the kids or NZers should listen to and definitely have that control. I agree you should have potential airplay to get funding, but the people in power may just have a different or personal idea of what is commercial. Someone in NZOA really likes this la de da music like Brooke Fraser, Kimbra, Annabel Fay etc and that is not what me or anyone I know wants to hear, let alone buy. But see I gave you my personal opinion and you may or may not agree with me. They tell me I am not commercial and there is nothing I can do about it, but my fans and view tally on my vids says otherwise. Catch my drift?
On the other hand, it doesn't bother me as if you could see the thousands of peoples e-mails that I get that watch my video, it surpasses all those nay sayers and always will. To me it's me and the fans.
Again I only opened this thread because no matter who NZOA choose to give a cheque to, it should not be those who are laughing all the way to the bank already and that already have that foot in the door.