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Shady local music industry practices? 2017-08-12 09:54:41 Post No. 74514237
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Hey /mu/, I've never really been part of the local music scene in my city but last night I went to a show that was actually really fucking great with a few local acts, but there was something shady that was also happening.
See, the venue was being hosted by a magazine centered around the local scene, and I have a friend who's in one of the bands that performed and she told me that the magazine "books shows for everyone". That got me a bit worried and after I did my research I realized she wasn't kidding. These guys have a near monopoly on bookings in my city, and if you want to be part of the scene you need to go through them.
Does every major city have this? What are some shady things that happen in your local scene?
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>>74514237
>Does every major city have this?
yeah. get used to it
every band you hear about that somehow gets reviewed by p4k and the rest. sucked some zine or publishers dick to get noticed. its how the world works
underground/indie doesn't exist
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>>74514237
>monopoly on bookings
I've never heard of that, clubs have their own bookers. Sometimes they'll move to a different club but I don't know about any monopolies.
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>>74514265
Holy hell, that's depressing.
>>74514305
I don't know how it works. Obviously not every venue gets booked through these guys, but all the ones that are considered important, and even just random medium to small ones here and there? Yeah, you can bet these guys say who gets to perform there.
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