Comments on: What is SoundExchange doing with the money? http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/what-is-soundexchange-doing-with-the-money/ News at the speed of Bluegrass! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:15:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jon Weisberger http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/what-is-soundexchange-doing-with-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-25986 Jon Weisberger Fri, 25 May 2007 15:38:24 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/what-is-soundexchange-doing-with-the-money/#comment-25986 <blockquote>I understand that some artists would be difficult to track down, but it seems like SoundExchange could at least make a good faith effort to find people for whom they are collecting money. They obviously don’t though. To prove that point I’ll link to Exhibit A, the Unpaid Artist List...</blockquote> It is not unreasonable to see the publishing and publicizing of such a list as a good faith effort to find people for whom they are collecting money. The fact is that there are tens of thousands of albums released each year, and for SoundExchange to take the initiative in tracking the relevant information on each one, a considerable investment in resources would be needed - an investment that would have to come out of the royalties it collects, to the detriment of those for whom they're collected. Similarly, PROs do not proactively acquire information on songs written by their members; they instead require those members to register their songs, providing information that the PROs then use to track performances and assign royalties. It is, at the very least, not unreasonable for SoundExchange to encourage those participating in recordings to register their information rather than make such an investment.

I understand that some artists would be difficult to track down, but it seems like SoundExchange could at least make a good faith effort to find people for whom they are collecting money. They obviously don‚Äôt though. To prove that point I‚Äôll link to Exhibit A, the Unpaid Artist List…

It is not unreasonable to see the publishing and publicizing of such a list as a good faith effort to find people for whom they are collecting money. The fact is that there are tens of thousands of albums released each year, and for SoundExchange to take the initiative in tracking the relevant information on each one, a considerable investment in resources would be needed – an investment that would have to come out of the royalties it collects, to the detriment of those for whom they’re collected. Similarly, PROs do not proactively acquire information on songs written by their members; they instead require those members to register their songs, providing information that the PROs then use to track performances and assign royalties.

It is, at the very least, not unreasonable for SoundExchange to encourage those participating in recordings to register their information rather than make such an investment.

]]> By: Brance http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/what-is-soundexchange-doing-with-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-25954 Brance Thu, 24 May 2007 20:21:00 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/what-is-soundexchange-doing-with-the-money/#comment-25954 Ryan, I found your lost comment. It got help up as spam for some reason. I cleared it and it's now visible. WOW! What a list. You had some time on your hands. :-) That <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Gospel-Tradition-Songs-Savior/dp/B00000J906" rel="nofollow">Stanley Gospel Tradition</a> CD you questioned was produced by Tim Austin of Doobie Shea Records as a follow up to the highly popular Stanley Tradition CD. Ryan,

I found your lost comment. It got help up as spam for some reason. I cleared it and it’s now visible.

WOW! What a list. You had some time on your hands. :-)

That Stanley Gospel Tradition CD you questioned was produced by Tim Austin of Doobie Shea Records as a follow up to the highly popular Stanley Tradition CD.

]]> By: ryanfbaker http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/what-is-soundexchange-doing-with-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-25951 ryanfbaker Thu, 24 May 2007 19:59:29 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/what-is-soundexchange-doing-with-the-money/#comment-25951 Man, I just spent like a half hour going through that site and making a list of bluegrass-related artists, and the comment didn't seem to make it into the system! <!--Damn-->D***. A few notables I remember offhand who are currently still around: Jamie Hartford Tara Nevins McCoury Brothers Roland White Man, I just spent like a half hour going through that site and making a list of bluegrass-related artists, and the comment didn’t seem to make it into the system! D***.

A few notables I remember offhand who are currently still around:

Jamie Hartford
Tara Nevins
McCoury Brothers
Roland White

]]> By: ryanfbaker http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/what-is-soundexchange-doing-with-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-25948 ryanfbaker Thu, 24 May 2007 19:35:38 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/what-is-soundexchange-doing-with-the-money/#comment-25948 Okay so I went through the list (bored) and found all the bluegrass-related folks I recognized. Active artists (as far as I know) are in <strong>bold</strong>. Big Country Bluegrass Bluegrass Patriots Bluegrass Ramblers Bluegrass Reunion Bob Paisley and Southern Grass <strong>Bobby Osborne</strong> Boone Creek Buddy Spicher Carl Story Cedar Grove Bluegrass Band Charlie Louvin Chubby Wise Don Reno Gene Wooten Goins Brothers Grandpa Jones Harley Allen Herschel Sizemore Hylo Brown <strong>James King</strong> <strong>Jamie Hartford</strong> Jim and Jesse Jim Eanes Josh Graves <strong>Josh Williams and High Gear</strong> <strong>Kasey Chambers</strong> Kentucky Colonels <strong>Kathy Kallick Band</strong> <strong>McCoury Brothers</strong> <strong>Mollie O'Brien</strong> Mother Maybelle Carter <strong>Parmley and McCoury</strong> (misspelled McCourty) <strong>Ralph Stanley II</strong> Red Allen <strong>Red Clay Ramblers</strong> <strong>Roland White Band</strong> Stanley Gospel Tradition / Stanley Tradition (what is this?) Stonemans (I assume its our Stonemans) <strong>Strength In Numbers</strong> <strong>Tara Nevins</strong> <strong>The Lonesome River Band</strong> (some members have registered) <strong>Third Tyme Out</strong> <strong>Valerie Smith</strong> <strong>Victor Wooten</strong> (Not bluegrass, but he's in the scene) Wilburn Brothers Other notable inclusions (notable according to my music tastes :-)) ACOUSTIC JUNCTION KRAFTWERK SHUGGIE OTIS ROY ELDRIDGE SIR MIX-A-LOT (!) SKEE-LO (!) SPLIT LIP RAYFIELD THE AQUARIUM RESCUE UNIT Okay so I went through the list (bored) and found all the bluegrass-related folks I recognized. Active artists (as far as I know) are in bold.

Big Country Bluegrass
Bluegrass Patriots
Bluegrass Ramblers
Bluegrass Reunion
Bob Paisley and Southern Grass
Bobby Osborne
Boone Creek
Buddy Spicher
Carl Story
Cedar Grove Bluegrass Band
Charlie Louvin
Chubby Wise
Don Reno
Gene Wooten
Goins Brothers
Grandpa Jones
Harley Allen
Herschel Sizemore
Hylo Brown
James King
Jamie Hartford
Jim and Jesse
Jim Eanes
Josh Graves
Josh Williams and High Gear
Kasey Chambers
Kentucky Colonels
Kathy Kallick Band
McCoury Brothers
Mollie O’Brien
Mother Maybelle Carter
Parmley and McCoury (misspelled McCourty)
Ralph Stanley II
Red Allen
Red Clay Ramblers
Roland White Band
Stanley Gospel Tradition / Stanley Tradition (what is this?)
Stonemans (I assume its our Stonemans)
Strength In Numbers
Tara Nevins
The Lonesome River Band (some members have registered)
Third Tyme Out
Valerie Smith
Victor Wooten (Not bluegrass, but he’s in the scene)
Wilburn Brothers

Other notable inclusions (notable according to my music tastes :-) )

ACOUSTIC JUNCTION
KRAFTWERK
SHUGGIE OTIS
ROY ELDRIDGE
SIR MIX-A-LOT (!)
SKEE-LO (!)
SPLIT LIP RAYFIELD
THE AQUARIUM RESCUE UNIT

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