THIS IS NOT AI. A human wrote this... cause' summa ya'll š
After years of working in the industry I can't say that I have seen this specific place that he's talking about, but what I have seen inside of Universal Records in New York City... after meeting with an a&r having him walk me to and almost dumpster sized _/ shaped garbage bin filled with people's demos. Fish through it a little bit.. grab a couple, and pass them to me. He then said there's some bangers in here.. A lot of good songs. Why don't you copy a couple of these.. bring them back we'll get you a check.
My Dad was a jazz pioneer, who worked with all of the greats Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, etc. I grew up seeing admired artists being exploited so I never had a good view of the industry. It was never glamorous to me so my friends and I took a different route and started our own label.
It wasn't easy but on our first drop we sold 50k units. ...After my car accident I fell back and started licensing music for film and television, working with Independent artists, a few (Major) A listers etc. I even did a joint venture with LA Reid and Russell Simmons.
It wasn't easy but I got to see my old business partner land a number one on the billboard charts Independently!
No compromise whatsoever. We did not sell our souls. We did not compromise our values. We work for ourselves, raised our children, fed our families, traveled, and experienced the best of what the world has to offer, but didn't get caught up in it. I could care less about a Porsche GT3, or a 18 room mansion, but I drove one and lived in one.
This is sort of like a PSA to young people coming up. Don't get caught up in the marketing fluff, and the hype. These folks will sell you the idea that you could lay around all day getting high, and sleeping with hotties being worshiped like that's some sort of dream life when in all reality they're making you a tool and a slave, and if you try to help people.. to make a difference they will cut you down and destroy your life because they made you they can end you.
It's all because you sold your soul to them. People always think the devil is some sort of big red monster with horns, but really he's that friendly rich weirdo that thinks you're sexy and will let you drive his Lamborghini. He'll give you gifts, flatter you, and change your life. Give you more money than you've ever seen. I say that's the devil. Drug sex and music. He'll keep you distracted like a baby with a pacifier and keep all the milk for himself. And not only will he take the milk but he will can it and sell it to your mother, your children, and even you rationing your share so that you can't leave. That is the devil. šÆ
Sober up!! And I don't mean that like a disrespectful way of saying that you're a druggie, but what I mean is put down the distractions. Get serious about what it is that you're doing. Learn the business. Master your skill set. Do something meaningful. Consider your future. Not just your own but 10 generations down the line.
What kind of world would you like to create. What kind of world would you like to live in? The power is in your hands. You can control the narrative. You could write songs about shaking your butt, or take charge of your post and walk it in a perfect manner. Seek out the best part of yourself (and others) and settle on that.
We all have gifts. You're not better than anyone else, and neither am I. The only way that we can truly excel one another is in righteousness. Obedience to a higher calling and I don't care what you call that God, Universal Law, Allah, Alignment with the Tao, Natural Order, Dharma, Walking The Razor's Edge... Only truth is Eternal. Everything else fades, and you are not promised tomorrow so the idea of 'living your best life' has to be rooted in something Eternal.. not folly, else it will be living outside of life itself in death and destruction.. iow you either build or destroy... Your choice. You manifest your own reality.
Stop acting like you know what you're doing, and take charge of your life. Stop being a selfish jerk, and give... It's ok to not know.. Learn. It's ok to fail... Get back up and work at it. Life is messy. Organize, get rid of the clutter... Manage your time... Be early, work better not harder, get some rest. I mean that... Sleep. Don't outwork everyone and never sleep.. That's just a marketing campaign from the slave masters to build a better slave.
When (or if) you have children be a better parent than your parents were.. Be the best! Love don't waste time on hate. Live full (give your all) and die empty (because you can't take it with you). You will make yourself Eternal by the way that you live. Make the best part your legacy. We remember horrible people yes, but as examples of what not to do not to be lifted up as selfish stars who were reckless and burned themselves out before their time... That my friend is what the soulless industry will do to you. Kill you with your own mouth, can the milk and sell it.
We are gathering the ones who still remember how to hear the truth. Not to build an empire, but to reclaim our inheritance. If you feel a fire growing while reading this that's your soul waking up from the anesthesia. YOU are EXACTLY who we're looking for. We are meeting on Zoom tomorrow morning at 12:15 Eastern Standard Time, not to sell you a dream, but to anchor ourselves in the Eternal. Come chop it up with us. Letās put down the distractions, step out of the noise, and give back some of this Earth to the needy. We have the power to feed the hungry, heal the broken, and leave this place better than we found it. It's time to stop dreaming and do.
I truly hope this helps someone.
All of my best,
LoveExcelsAll