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Re: Zooma Radio Play
- Subject: Re: Zooma Radio Play
- From: nech <tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:48:42 -0400
Now tell me how you really feel! ; )
> Being the largely instrumental album that 'Zooma' is, don't hold
> your breath waiting for *any* kind of airplay on radio. instrumental
> music just isn't what appeals to the majority of radio listeners
> these days.
Yeah, but I would figure that Zooma (The trak) is short & catchy enough that
at least the "trendy" rock station would pick up on it a bit and play up the
Butthole's guitar work if anything. Even without the airplay you would think
that any of the classic rock stations would mention their favorite neglected
dino.
> Demographics are the key to getting music listened to.
> Take the recent influx of what I'll call "Taco Pop".
Ooh I like that! yo quero Taco Pop! sp? insert cute chihuahua
> Jennifer Lopez
ok chihuahua with big ass.
> Of course, "artists"
> like this are as disposable as beans (no pun intended), they aren't
> going to be around in 5 years.
You must mean months or weeks......can you spell Brian Seltzer water? oh yeah,
big swing revival....sell me some margerine.
> They just take up space until the
> "Next Big Thing" comes down the pipe.
I'm releasing my solo work soon!
> Hollywood is the same way with their current rash of "teenybopper"
> movies.
Damn, Leonardo let his "honeymoon" video out!
> It's just demographics, friends.
>
> Instrumental music tends to make listeners wander the dial looking
> for something they can recognize.
Ahh, Bach!!!
> So, as far as the promo going
> out to stations, I'm sure that JPJ's management figured that it
> wasn't worth the waste to send out promos that would never get
> played in the first place.
Except in my house....over & over &over
> Nech