I feel like I've pitched this before but maybe in some different way. I still think recognizing folks for their achievements is important in the #ccmusic community.
I also still think expanding @netlabelday is the best way to do it, whatever that ends up looking like.
Would anyone be interested in helping make this a reality? If we can get some guidelines together before May 9 perhaps we could vote during the #netlabelassembly.
A thread...
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It's #followfriday somewhere, right? (No, it isn't)
How about #syscophantsaturday? All glory to @wiloma for creating @netlabelday (the account, not the day, that honor goes to MIST)
turns out some technical difficulties means this is actually the third track. Going to see if I can get that Donnie Ozone track working: https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/track/and
from the album He Left The Temple
I am busy July 18 & 25, which means I cannot do the Netlabel Assembly and the Curator Assembly in close succession. I had hoped to do these July 18 and 19. I could do the #Netlabel Assembly July 26, and if we think that is better, we can still can, but I know Europeans don't like to be bothered during the summer. Plus it probably makes sense to do before #netlabelday2026
May 9 is the date I decided upon.
We shall meet at http://meet.jit.si/netlabels
A thread, I guess...
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Different #Netlabels are - in a variety of different ways - already meeting or at least trying to meet these needs. Additionally, @wiloma has taken the step to include Netlabel-of-one musicians in #Netlabelday
As such, @friendsofccmusic is going to use the federation that already exists and focus exclusively on #podcasters & netlabels. There is, of course, plenty of overlap. @tmray for example is a musician and a podcaster. The orgs mission will be on the podcaster and netlabel side though.
I need to write a blog post about this at some point, but I had a break through this morning about @friendsofccmusic
A thread...probably 1 of 2
One of the things we have long struggled with is trying to do what is best for a diverse constituency of #netlabels, #musicians, #podcasters, and #ccmusic enthusiasts.
I've long wanted some sort of federation with folks that spoke different languages, lived in different time zones, etc but we have not been able to execute on the vision.
Doug Whitfield [Minneapolis]
blocSonic
