Comments on: Talking Shop with Philpot http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/talking-shop-with-philpot/ Hook up your ears Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gone Loko » Blog Archive » Interview with Philpot Records. http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/talking-shop-with-philpot/comment-page-1/#comment-2965 Gone Loko » Blog Archive » Interview with Philpot Records. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:58:35 +0000 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/?p=859#comment-2965 [...] Interview with Philpot Records owner Soulphiction. Check « Guys behind that Carphone Warehouse ad [...] [...] Interview with Philpot Records owner Soulphiction. Check « Guys behind that Carphone Warehouse ad [...]

]]> By: jaques your buddy http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/talking-shop-with-philpot/comment-page-1/#comment-2929 jaques your buddy Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:37:51 +0000 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/?p=859#comment-2929 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 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 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/talking-shop-with-philpot/comment-page-1/#comment-2895 littlewhiteearbuds Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:25:47 +0000 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/?p=859#comment-2895 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. 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 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/talking-shop-with-philpot/comment-page-1/#comment-2894 adamm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:19:08 +0000 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/?p=859#comment-2894 I believe Baumann is part owner of Boomkat, think it was mentioned in a mnml ssgs post. I believe Baumann is part owner of Boomkat, think it was mentioned in a mnml ssgs post.

]]> By: littlewhiteearbuds http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/talking-shop-with-philpot/comment-page-1/#comment-2875 littlewhiteearbuds Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:07:04 +0000 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/?p=859#comment-2875 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. 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 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/talking-shop-with-philpot/comment-page-1/#comment-2872 Joe Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:19:35 +0000 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/?p=859#comment-2872 "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. “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 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/talking-shop-with-philpot/comment-page-1/#comment-2868 chrisdisco Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:36:38 +0000 http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/?p=859#comment-2868 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 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

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