Comments on: Talking Shop with Philpot

By: Lessie

Lessie — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:21:36 +0000

My name is Lessie Philpot damn I wonder if thats my people

By: Gone Loko » Blog Archive » Interview with Philpot Records.

Gone Loko » Blog Archive » Interview with Philpot Records. — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:58:35 +0000

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By: jaques your buddy

jaques your buddy — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:37:51 +0000

to answer JOEs Question:

I work as a freelance Sound-Engineer and FOH Live-Mixer.
no matter detroit, berlin or stuttgart, if you decide to have a family you better get a proper job.
I tried otherwise but it stressed me out too much..I like to enjoy my gigs, rather than seeing them as a job.

Tobi Ettle runs his record shop, as i mentioned in the interview.

thanks for purchasing a real copy!

michel baumann
philpot-records

By: littlewhiteearbuds

littlewhiteearbuds — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:25:47 +0000

I don’t see that mentioned anywhere in their Jackmate post. I know that Shlom of Modern Love is associated with Boomkat, but I’m not sure in what capacity.

By: adamm

adamm — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:19:08 +0000

I believe Baumann is part owner of Boomkat, think it was mentioned in a mnml ssgs post.

By: littlewhiteearbuds

littlewhiteearbuds — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:07:04 +0000

I’m not sure if that’s still true of Ryan Elliot, as I believe he’s moved to Berlin (then again, lots of financial stuff he can do there, although much easier in Frankfurt). Murat Tepeli is a surgeon. Tobias Freund was a studio engineer for a long time. Stephen Soultek does sound editing for a video company. Todd Osborn works odd technical jobs. Terrence Dixon worked in a fast food restaurant for a long while. Thomas Melchior wasn’t clear about what he did, but it sounded like whatever needed doing was done.

In speaking with individual Europe-based artists, I find live shows/DJ gigs seem to be the prevailing method of staying afloat financially. I suppose that could be true of labels as well, as so many techno/house labels are artist owned/operated.

It seems easier for the European wing of dance music artists to be self-sustained by music alone: it’s easy to get to hundreds of cities clamoring for DJs/live PAs (and lots of promoters pay their way); the bulk of your buying public is on the same continent; getting paid in euros; the relative affordability of Germany. I’m sure there are other reasons too, but I’m not on much sleep.

By contrast, producing as a career path seems increasingly difficult, and almost counter-intuitive for American-based artists. Much more likely to spot Detroit dudes at their day job than the Berlin crowd.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:19:35 +0000

“We both don’t financially rely on the label — that would be absolutely nonsense anyway.”

immediate question – what else do they do to make ends meet? i’ve always wondered what producers/DJs do other than music to keep food on the table. was it ryan elliot who was (is still?) a bigshot city man?

nice interview. i’m still digging that soulphiction album.

By: chrisdisco

chrisdisco — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:36:38 +0000

great interview. much respect for philpot. quality all the way. for those that missed the ssg mix jackmate did, definitely check it:

http://fairtilizer.com/tracks/10261/download