tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.comments2023-10-20T01:47:28.401-07:00Thoughts from down in LAEric Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406871908523098569noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-33709307217780367162011-04-04T10:16:56.314-07:002011-04-04T10:16:56.314-07:00Finally someone who gets that we don't want to...Finally someone who gets that we don't want to be marketed 24/7! Thank you for your insightful comments, as usual!Pasadena architecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366807036107546736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-2338295482698787562011-03-27T14:56:08.539-07:002011-03-27T14:56:08.539-07:00Putter is a great guy with a deep knowledge of jaz...Putter is a great guy with a deep knowledge of jazz and love for music.Eric Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406871908523098569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-85721830467076243422011-03-27T11:50:00.580-07:002011-03-27T11:50:00.580-07:00Studied with Putter in the early 90's at BIT ....Studied with Putter in the early 90's at BIT ...very sweet guy and full of knowledge. Methodical and creative in the same breath. Lots of guys didn't seek him out b/c he wasn't rock and roll...their loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-15796283652788934732011-03-23T00:01:03.178-07:002011-03-23T00:01:03.178-07:00Great article.Great article.proguitarsecretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749812886627419333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-52498373197752402402011-03-15T22:48:09.024-07:002011-03-15T22:48:09.024-07:00Jordan - Putter and VR play at Cafe 322 in Sierra ...Jordan - Putter and VR play at Cafe 322 in Sierra Madre fairly regularly. Also Charlie O's in the San Fernando Valley. ~ejEric Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406871908523098569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-81849845541392006212011-03-14T19:46:02.235-07:002011-03-14T19:46:02.235-07:00Does Putter play in LA often? I would love to see ...Does Putter play in LA often? I would love to see him play, but I never know where to look to find out if and when he's playing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05678211802176715830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-33053778937678220972010-11-11T11:04:49.436-08:002010-11-11T11:04:49.436-08:00A good reminder... thanks, Ej!A good reminder... thanks, Ej!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061908072267715235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-58032820977966358702010-08-06T14:48:34.772-07:002010-08-06T14:48:34.772-07:00Thanks very much Joel. I'm glad you liked the ...Thanks very much Joel. I'm glad you liked the article. I found Rework to be very inspiring and really enjoyed speaking with Jason Fried. -ejEric Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406871908523098569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-36034010452041924492010-08-06T14:19:41.130-07:002010-08-06T14:19:41.130-07:00Eric - I just read your article ... for the second...Eric - I just read your article ... for the second time (in BT). This should be a manifesto for all small businesses, not just musicians. As a small business owner I read pieces like this all the time, and wish they could all be so clear and articulate. I have read parts of Start with Why and will now get Rework. And I will forward your article to many. Thank you - this is a gift.<br /><br />best,<br />Joel GoodmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-82732266925761594072010-07-25T22:42:30.582-07:002010-07-25T22:42:30.582-07:00Amen to that thought! Substance over style, what ...Amen to that thought! Substance over style, what a concept in today's world of media hype. You tell it, Eric!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156238345506436710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-7219837516464348112010-06-09T08:31:27.146-07:002010-06-09T08:31:27.146-07:00The word "i" -- that's funny! Long ...The word "i" -- that's funny! Long John Silver was way ahead of his time... "I, me laddie!"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920297687119399832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-7261688637356514762010-05-22T11:39:55.477-07:002010-05-22T11:39:55.477-07:00Thanks for your comment Alena. I'm glad you en...Thanks for your comment Alena. I'm glad you enjoy the blog! ~EricEric Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406871908523098569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-5769218048791563092010-05-13T11:00:00.909-07:002010-05-13T11:00:00.909-07:00Hi Eric,
I don't see 96 kHz audio taking off ...Hi Eric,<br /><br />I don't see 96 kHz audio taking off until an acceptable compression standard (AAC/MP4-used in Apples AIFF and Realaudio, or Windows Media, or other) becomes as ubiquitous as MP3; here's hoping that we see a shift to one of those standards. Market share will drive acceptance, and until the quality of a 96 kHz recording can be merged with the download-and-carry convenience of MP3, I don't think we're going to see any paradigm shift. What a shame that MP2, which performs much better than MP3 when encoded at 256kbit/s or above (maintains phasing between channels, avoids frequency-domian artifacts such as "pre-echo") - was not designed with 96 kHz in mind; most MP3 players will probably play MP2 files, as MP3 was designed to be backwards compatible with MP2.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm holding on to both my Home Theater and portable DVD-A players; I want my 24/96 sound!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-14406017991112626002010-05-10T10:28:55.186-07:002010-05-10T10:28:55.186-07:00Thanks for the mention, Eric.
Actually, at Down...Thanks for the mention, Eric. <br /><br />Actually, at Downloads NOW! 96kHz audio is outselling 44.1 at 20 to 1 ratios with increasing demand for more varied music. <br /><br />Even with pricing at $3-4 per single and $30-40 for album length the 96kHz downloads, our customers are willing to pay the price for quality (double that of the CD quality downloads). Currently, 75% of our sales are outside of the USA. <br /><br />Here is Keith Greeninger and Dayan Kai's latest album, which is receiving rave reviews and airplay with full dynamic range. Our streams are full length at 192kbps with no dynamic compression.<br />http://keithdayan.downloadsnow.net/<br /><br />Thanks, again,<br />Cookie MarencoMarenco Mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07120728772233282617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-60150392786773335032010-03-28T20:33:39.341-07:002010-03-28T20:33:39.341-07:00Jeremy - Thanks for the comment. You make an excel...Jeremy - Thanks for the comment. You make an excellent point. The music comes first of course and the opportunities for discovering and listening to music today are ubiquitous. AAC and high bit rate MP3s sound quite good. I don't want to discourage anyone. Transistor radios changed my life when I was a kid! <br /><br />I was in the studio biz for many years so I get tweeky about audio but what is available to everyone today sounds really great. There's certainly no need to be an audiophile. After a certain point it's splitting hairs anyway.Eric Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406871908523098569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-8218514707501553042010-03-28T18:26:31.129-07:002010-03-28T18:26:31.129-07:00Nice post, and I particularly like the recommendat...Nice post, and I particularly like the recommendations of making both a special place and a special time to listen. Also appreciate your interest in listening to many genres, from pop to jazz to classical.<br /><br />The only quibble I have is that I believe that there are many committed music fans who are not necessarily committed audiophiles. And so with nothing but full respect, I would nevertheless argue with your insistence on "highest quality available" audio. I think that can be more of a musician's concern than a fan's concern (although clearly there are serious audiophiles out there who are not musicians).<br /><br />Me, I was turned on to a world of music via a relatively cheap FM radio in the mid '70s, and just never have really needed the super high-quality experience. Yes, you want something better than tinny if at all possible. But once it's 'acceptable,' I don't personally think it needs to be 'highest quality.' I have decent speakers, but nothing better. I still feel completely attached to the music, and always have.<br /><br />And I point this out largely so people don't get discouraged because they might not have high-quality audio available and yet otherwise can follow the rest of your wonderful suggestions to the letter.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214997074988577329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-91535548190946375732010-03-27T18:03:11.945-07:002010-03-27T18:03:11.945-07:00I share a lot of the same sentiments that you have...I share a lot of the same sentiments that you have all described here. Music discovery pre-internet/Napster was a time of excitement and anticipation. We worked much harder to discover new music and I know that the connection to the music was much deeper. <br /><br />My friends and I would do what we called the "record fly" every Saturday where we would spend hours hitting the record shops (used and new) in Toronto looking for rare, imported, live and new music. <br /><br />Our trip back home on the subway meant ripping open the plastic off LPs and CDs. Soaking in the artwork, liner notes, graphics and lyrics. We bonded with artists entirely through the music. Tweets, Facebook fan pages, blogs? Who could have imagined that all those years. <br /><br />There was a certain mystique that made us focus entirely on the music and less so on the non-music aspects of the fan/artist relationship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-84957084377762086742010-03-27T16:47:27.418-07:002010-03-27T16:47:27.418-07:00When I was a kid I bought Beatles 45s at the local...When I was a kid I bought Beatles 45s at the local vacuum cleaner store. There was all this anticipation and excitement. It was a very special thing to hear new music for the first time. <br /><br />I'm an optimist and think this is a time of real creative opportunity. You are right, the challenge is keeping music relevant, getting the cream to the top, and cutting through all the noise and mediocrity...Eric Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406871908523098569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-59807353383494844412010-03-27T13:53:29.261-07:002010-03-27T13:53:29.261-07:00Thanks for that journey down memory lane. I rememb...Thanks for that journey down memory lane. I remember all of it. <br />I remember going into department stores where they were showcasing their new stereo systems by playing demo albums. <br /><br />I remember heading to the local record store to see what had just come in and buying albums so that I would have the latest underground music.<br /><br />I remember listening to radio to hear something I had never heard before. I'd listen to Boston's WBZ (50,000 watts of flower power) down in Norfolk VA where I was living one summer. There was a late night DJ who would play obscure stuff like Pearls Before Swine.<br /><br />I still run across a few artists that make me go "Wow." But I don't have any rituals anymore to find them. I read recommendations and check those out, but the anticipation of visiting a place (in the real world or online) to find new music isn't there anymore. Too many mediocre bands have been hyped in the blogosphere.<br /><br />On the other hand, some of the stuff that turns up on YouTube (like some classic concert or TV show that I saw years ago that has been found and uploaded) has really made me smile. It's all kind of random, but there are some gems out there.Suzanne Lainsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483602086100616975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-37859086188016200882010-03-27T13:50:59.962-07:002010-03-27T13:50:59.962-07:00Great post. This will resonate with anyone who gre...Great post. This will resonate with anyone who grew up in the golden age of the vinyl LP. The question is: can the dedicated, stationary listening session be appreciated by a younger generation that has never experienced music this way?Cannonballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228773048653808169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480670874497503750.post-69330441815583239812010-03-09T05:36:38.768-08:002010-03-09T05:36:38.768-08:00Hi Eric!
I apologize for the late reply to your ...Hi Eric! <br />I apologize for the late reply to your last message on my radio blog. Thanks so much man! It really means a lot. I really dig your stuff. Great insight. Man I really dig Steve Cardenas with Bob Sheppard. Awesome interplay. Huge ears. <br />I linked you onto my site. Hopefully people will check your stuff out. <br />Thanks!<br />Tom Tallitsch<br />http://www.tomtallitschblog.com/Tom Tallitschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490600422483875142noreply@blogger.com