ghost of miles Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Saw this in a jazz-radio thread over at AAJ: Pay for play Somebody (new member with this as the sole post to his/her credit) was trying to get a Virginia-area jazz musician to use this service. Am I alone in finding this reprehensible in all kinds of ways? I guess it's somewhat akin to vanity publishing... but for some reason, it strikes me as even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 So, is this a broadcast radio station, or is it online only? Either way, it seems like it's just payola. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 So, is this a broadcast radio station, or is it online only? Either way, it seems like it's just payola. Not sure about its status. Maybe it irks me so much because I think jazz programmers (present company included) should do all they can to support their local scenes. (I'm lucky; Bloomington has a very good one, thanks to the IU School of Music and the jazz studies department. It's a genuine pleasure to put the folks around here on the air.) In any event, I think it's a lousy business concept, in addition to being a reprehensible one; screw 'em and put up MP3s on your own site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 So its not even an actual station, just an online station? Lame. Go to Live365 and you can find a ton of jazz stations and DJs who will play your stuff for free. We're still heavily featured on the Hammond Leslie Overdrive station and sold a lot of CDs because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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