Members nat whilk II Posted July 8, 2008 Members Share Posted July 8, 2008 Robert Rich is among the top 3 or so ambient artists in most anyone's list. He's also articulate, down-to-earth, honest, and totally dedicated to his art. He's posted the following on his website/blog - linked below the following text, which I thought might be of interest to this community. It's a bit long, but more than worth the time to read. I had to truncate it to fit the post limit size here...follow the links to the rest: Robert's website: http://robertrich.com 1000 True Fans (an answer) A few days ago, I got a question from Kevin Kelly (founding editor of Wired Magazine) asking me to give some real-world insight upon his theory that an internet-age artist can survive with around 1,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nat whilk II Posted July 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 8, 2008 Here's the text of his letter - for some reason my above thread-starting post is not showing this section: Dear Kevin, I agree strongly with your basic thesis, that artists can survive on the cusp of the long tail by nurturing the help of dedicated fans; but perhaps I can modulate your welcome optimism with a light dose of realism, tempered by some personal reflections. I have operated on a premise similar to yours for almost 30 years now, before the internet made the idea more feasible. I wanted to make the sort of uncompromising quiet introspective music that moved me deeply when I first heard others do it back in the mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted July 8, 2008 Members Share Posted July 8, 2008 Wow. Great response and very true. It gets really old trying to maintain people's interest - enough to make a living... or even to supplement one's income decently. But for some of us, making music that the mainstream finds acceptable isn't really an option either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted July 9, 2008 Members Share Posted July 9, 2008 Interesting article - thanks for posting.I'm trying to make a living and express myself creatively in the same small ambient electronic puddle as Robert Rich, and I definitely relate to a lot of what he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sventvkg Posted July 9, 2008 Members Share Posted July 9, 2008 Excellent Article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Magpel Posted July 10, 2008 Members Share Posted July 10, 2008 Yeah, I enjoyed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldman2 Posted July 10, 2008 Members Share Posted July 10, 2008 Very truthful insight, good read.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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