I was actually really excited to attend this session. Not only was the speaker, Samantha Murphy, a singer/songwriter, but also she has interviewed one of my favorite musicians, Elvis Perkins. Importunely, this session was not printed in the original booklet, which is why only about 8 people showed up. Murphy had a very interesting view on artist and their promotional need.
Murphy has created not only her own podcast, but also a website (SMtvMusic.com) that is a legal alternative to file sharing. This site is made for the "poor" college student to be able to listen to new artist without paying the huge corporate record companies. Basically what she is doing is providing free publicity for bands that she believes are talented enough to be in the public eye.
She had some very good ideas, but I did agree with her on some of her ideas. For instance, her views on record companies are that the larger companies steal from their artist, which they do. A band makes about $2 or maybe a little more off their CD. Larger companies are also more prone to control their artist. I know bands that had to change most of their songs and clothes in order to comply with the label's standards. However, there are record companies who are doing it right. I brought up the point of Saddle Creek Records, a closely-knit record company out of Omaha, NE. Getting a Saddle Creek artist at KNWD is like Christmas for me. The label is mainly artist run and is most likely one of the fairest labels out in today's society.
I think it is good to have someone like Murphy in that industry that is in it to truly benefit the artist and also college students.
Mary Manno
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