Hey Leonard,<br><br>I just want to say, seconding Lorenzo: best of luck to you! I know your software (aldrin), but not your music---will check it out. I gather you are good at what you do, so I&#39;m looking forward to it.<br>
<br>This music biz is amazingly difficult. I still primarily earn through teaching (I&#39;m a fine pianist) and a steady weekend gig at a Synagogue. I have an project, a non-for-profit concert organization called UnTwelve (<a href="http://www.untwelve.org">www.untwelve.org</a>), so I know how hard it is to fund interesting, even extremely worthy projects. I admire anyone with the gusto to try, especially if they back it up with excellence.<br>
<br>I for one have no problem with you asking for financial help in this forum. I may or may not be able to help (I&#39;m trying to keep all my $$$ resources on my own project, and that&#39;s hard enough!) BUT--I will say that I can certainly be an ally in getting your music project(s) attention by letting my network of peeps know about it!<br>
<br>All best,<br>AKJ<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 8:19 AM, Lorenzo <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:lsutton@libero.it">lsutton@libero.it</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Leonard,<br>
<br>
First of all let me say I respect and admire what you&#39;re trying to accomplish and wish you all the best.<br>
<br>
That said, I think much of the flame started because of misunderstanding. From what I can see you are seeking for sponsorship/donations to produce your CC open-source-based music. IMHO there&#39;s nothing bad with that: I&#39;m happy that people like Monteverdi, Purcell, Vivaldi (to name a few) were sponsored in the past.<br>

I think some people misunderstood that, as you write<div class="im"><br>
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we believe that financial interests interfere with quality, truth and<br>
honesty in art, and we wish to set an example.<br>
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which can be a point, but then you *do* need €1485/month for rent, food, insurances... etc. again nothing wrong with that at all.<br>
I guess many on this list would like to quit their every-day jobs and only do music.. but there&#39;s that rent food etc. waiting :).. and I know people for whom that can be an artistic and &quot;honest&quot; stimulus to make art/music as much as wealthy pop-stars (remember also blues and work-songs started partly with exploited people who had nothing but their music...)<br>

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All the best and kind regards,<br><font color="#888888">
Lorenzo.</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
<br>
Leonard Ritter wrote:<br>
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Okay. This is not the discussion I wanted to start. Allow me to break<br>
down my original message into simple commands:<br>
<br>
1. Visit <a href="http://the-album.cc" target="_blank">http://the-album.cc</a><br>
2. Check out what we do.<br>
3. Find that we are totally cool people and talented altruists.<br>
4. Give us all your cash.<br>
5. Receive incredibly well produced album on November 5th. Have aural<br>
orgasms. Multiple.<br>
6. Receive CD on December 1st*<br>
7. Show this to all your Windows- and Mac-loving enemies and laugh in<br>
their faces**<br>
8. ???<br>
9. Profit!<br>
<br>
* ever noticed an asterisk in an offering where you couldn&#39;t find the<br>
associated fine print, leaving you with a slight uneasy feeling? this<br>
is such an asterisk.<br>
** don&#39;t start an argument with me! of course you pity them for their<br>
smug &quot;i&#39;m just thinking practical&quot; attitude and their moral<br>
inferiority. No? Well, I do. This will show them!<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><br>Aaron Krister Johnson<br><a href="http://www.akjmusic.com">http://www.akjmusic.com</a><br><a href="http://www.untwelve.org">http://www.untwelve.org</a><br>
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