10.05
DGM HQ.
Rising from the floor at 06.55. Autumn is here.
A Minx-call at 08.00. Big Ben through the door circa 08 35, your friend and mine, dear old Mister Stormy, shortly afterwards with David not long after that.
A kitchen meeting of importance at 09.30…
Punk and the Vicar are shortly to make an appearance in the world that has been 10 years in the making. The technology that was necessary for BootlegTV, but wasn’t quite, is now available.
David E & Tim C of IE Music Management have seen Punk Sanderson’s latest adventures online & view it as a model which will be stolen; adopted as the standard by others in the industry. David and Tim know this because they intend to steal the ideas for their artist, Mister Williams.
11.45 Mr. Stormy is working in DGM SoundWorld I…
… with Frippertonic solos from 1981. He is placing them, as far as possible, with the loops over which the solos were originally werned & twerned at a week of performances in Washington Square Church.
12.23 Major event: signing of the BMG / UMG publishing settlement for unpaid royalties I…
II...
III...
In 14 days, a cheque for c. £115,000 + VAT will be heading my way. None of this will go into my pocket: all of it will liberate debts I would not otherwise be holding had the royalties been paid promptly; ie 2.5 years ago.
Astonishing, yes? And this is the legitimate part of the music industry: UMG receive about 25% of global music income. With this as the main company in the legitimate field, let’s give a little thought to the effects of legitimacy + piracy on artist income streams. Let’s give a little though as well to what might be the case if the music publishers were also my record company were also my managers with major financial problems & full control over all my financial affairs. How might that turn out? If answers are needed, scroll down to the bottom of the Diary page, hit Search and type in SG Alder.
Off to Bournemouth for three visitings.
19.05 The first visit: Uncle Bill. Uncle is in great shape with a series of upcoming RAF commemoration events. He was in the recent St. Paul’s service to commemorate the Blitz, he will be at the Cenotaph for the annual remembrance, and in between he has several other engagements. At 96, he is sharper than I am.
Then to Don Hardyman, homeopath & superb musician.
Finally for coffee with John Wetton, just back from 7 weeks touring in the US with Asia. We have more to talk about, and in greater depth, than at any time we have known each other: 46 years.
20.45 David has returned to the office to send off a backing track to Jakko.
In the Chamber of Venality, I am listening to alternative running orders for JF&C.
23.33 Done.
DGM HQ.
Rising from the floor at 06.55. Autumn is here.
A Minx-call at 08.00. Big Ben through the door circa 08 35, your friend and mine, dear old Mister Stormy, shortly afterwards with David not long after that.
A kitchen meeting of importance at 09.30…
Punk and the Vicar are shortly to make an appearance in the world that has been 10 years in the making. The technology that was necessary for BootlegTV, but wasn’t quite, is now available.
David E & Tim C of IE Music Management have seen Punk Sanderson’s latest adventures online & view it as a model which will be stolen; adopted as the standard by others in the industry. David and Tim know this because they intend to steal the ideas for their artist, Mister Williams.
11.45 Mr. Stormy is working in DGM SoundWorld I…
… with Frippertonic solos from 1981. He is placing them, as far as possible, with the loops over which the solos were originally werned & twerned at a week of performances in Washington Square Church.
12.23 Major event: signing of the BMG / UMG publishing settlement for unpaid royalties I…
II...
III...
In 14 days, a cheque for c. £115,000 + VAT will be heading my way. None of this will go into my pocket: all of it will liberate debts I would not otherwise be holding had the royalties been paid promptly; ie 2.5 years ago.
Astonishing, yes? And this is the legitimate part of the music industry: UMG receive about 25% of global music income. With this as the main company in the legitimate field, let’s give a little thought to the effects of legitimacy + piracy on artist income streams. Let’s give a little though as well to what might be the case if the music publishers were also my record company were also my managers with major financial problems & full control over all my financial affairs. How might that turn out? If answers are needed, scroll down to the bottom of the Diary page, hit Search and type in SG Alder.
Off to Bournemouth for three visitings.
19.05 The first visit: Uncle Bill. Uncle is in great shape with a series of upcoming RAF commemoration events. He was in the recent St. Paul’s service to commemorate the Blitz, he will be at the Cenotaph for the annual remembrance, and in between he has several other engagements. At 96, he is sharper than I am.
Then to Don Hardyman, homeopath & superb musician.
Finally for coffee with John Wetton, just back from 7 weeks touring in the US with Asia. We have more to talk about, and in greater depth, than at any time we have known each other: 46 years.
20.45 David has returned to the office to send off a backing track to Jakko.
In the Chamber of Venality, I am listening to alternative running orders for JF&C.
23.33 Done.
