Klarinet Archive - Posting 000094.txt from 1997/07

From: musicandkeyclub@-----.com (FROM ME MAN)
Subj: Re: Need recordings ASAP...HELP!
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 19:04:15 -0400

Mr. Jacobowitz...
Hello... thanks for your reply... Being that I know a bit about
the music business already, I would like to thank you for reminding me.
I forgot that the artists make a certain amount on their recordings...
(something like 90cents/recording)... The only reason why I was so
desperate was because I went to my local "The Wall" and looked up the
pieces & their recording on their "Brain" & they said that they wouldn't
be able to get the ones that I found... I called other places, however,
they too couldn't get the recordings that I needed.
A former teacher of mine used to make cassette recordings of CD's
that she had for me...is it that bad?
One final question, I am on the college search... Peabody is
among one of my choices. I'm looking into pursuing a dual major with
Music Performance & Business Administration. Can you refresh my memory
as to what academic school Peabody is associated with? Also, do you do
any of the auditions for the college division?

Thanks a lot!

ken

On Wed, 2 Jul 1997 15:19:56 -0400 (EDT) Fred Jacobowitz
<fredj@-----.edu> writes:
>Kenneth,
> Being far from a store is no excuse for illegally dubbing
>copyrighted material. We have among the finest postal services in the
>world in this country (DESPITE its problems), not to mention a
>plethora of
>shippers such as UPS. Therefore, you can simply call up (or have your
>parents do it) any store and ask them to ship the requisite recordings
>out
>to you posthaste. How fast you get it only depends on how much you can
>afford to spend on the shipping. Same day shipping is indeed expensive
>(but sometimes necessary.
> What I'm getting at here is that we must support the music
>industry. If record companies cannot sell their recordings then they
>will
>not make more. It is simply not good enough to plead inaccessibility
>or
>even poverty (although I'm sure many people will and do). There are
>many
>solutions such as public libraries, interlibrary loans, asking friends
>to
>loan you the recordings, etc.
> I play in a Klezmer band (Machaya Klezmer band) which has
>released
>two recordings, now. We have been unusually lucky to have broken even
>on
>both (and even made a few hundred bucks in profit from the first one).
>Suffice to say that ALMOST NOONE makes much money on recordings except
>Micheal Jackson and record companies are losing money on virtually
>every
>classical album they produce (except for Luciano Pavarotti). So you
>are
>really slighting the performers when you dub recordings instead of
>buying
>them. Think of it as a long-term investment. You'll have these
>recordings
>for decades. How many cents does that come out to over that long term?
>
>Fred Jacobowitz
>Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory
>
>On Tue, 1 Jul 1997, FROM ME MAN wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I need the recordings of Mendelssohn's Concertpieces #1& #2,
>and
>> of Stravinsky's Three Pieces. I know that they are available at
>Tower,
>> however, that's in NYC & I don't go in that often anymore. I would
>also
>> like the recordings by this Sunday because I would like to work on
>these
>> pieces at NJ Governor's School. If anyone can help, please let me
>know.
>>
>> And...if anyone would be willing to simply put these pieces
>onto
>> cassette tape & could send it to one of my addresses below, I would
>> gladfully send a money-order for the amount that you charge in
>return.
>> Just tell me before you send anything to confirm first :-).
>> Thanks a lot! The 1st address is my home address. I will
>be at
>> that address up until July 5th & then after August 2nd. The other is
>my
>> Governor's School address which I will be at from July 6th-August
>2nd.
>> Your responses are greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Kenneth Chin Kenneth Chin
>> 55 Ann Street c/o Governor's School of the
>Arts
>> Dover, NJ 07801-4449 The College of New Jersey
>> Phone # (973)361-3617 Hillwood Lakes, CN 4700
>> Trenton, NJ 08650-4700
>>
>>
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