Scott G (commercial-maker and recording artist The G-Man) is profiled in the
September 2004 issue of MIX magazine. G made history by giving away his music
on the 'Net, resulting in record and publishing deals and the launch of his
own business, G-Man Music & Radical Radio. Under the headline "G-Man
Uses P2P to Launch Career," the MIX magazine story illustrates one of the
most fundamental changes in today's world of music. The article states:
Rather than go through the major-label network to establish a career, G-Man
offered his first album for free via www.gmanmusic.com and sent DJs (including
Matt Forger) individual tracks to remix through a P2P file-sharing relationship.
The result? He is now signed to indie label Delvian Records, all of his albums
are available on Apple's iTunes, his catalog is administered by Janssongs.com
and he has opened his own company, G-Man Music & Radical Radio, in which
he creates songs, radio spots and music for film, TV and games.
"The 'give-it-away' approach may be a cool new way of starting a career,"
G-Man said. "And some people say this method puts me in the vanguard of
changes that are overwhelming the music industry - perhaps it's both. I think
that the music business as we know it is splintering into a million shards and
it is being built up into something new right before our eyes."
Some background:
* Producer and mixer Matt Forger is best known as Michael Jackson's recording
engineer. With credits on albums that have sold more than 200,000,000 copies,
he is constantly in demand from artists in many genres. He contributed two remixes
to this year's "The Platinum Age of the Remix" album by The G-Man.
* Music by The G-Man, now appearing in commercials for Verizon Wireless, Monaco
Motor Coaches, Children's Hospital, BAE Systems, and many more, has been called
"Moby meets Devo" by TV producer Paul Rich. He is currently in the
Top 40 on the Masspool DJ Assn. national dance chart.
* Distributed in 94 countries, MIX is the world's leading magazine for the
professional recording and sound production technology industry. Mix covers
a wide range of topics including: recording, live sound and production, broadcast
production, audio for film and video, music technology, and profiles of producers,
engineers and artists.
Connecting with Scott G (The G-Man) may be accomplished in many ways:
http://www.gmanmusic.com
http://www.delvianrecords.com
http://www.narip.com
http://www.janssongs.com
http://www.musicdish.com
http://www.apple.com/itunes
http://www.myspace.com/thegman
