BBC Cumbria Radio Interview Sunday Night At 10:00 PM

Hi everyone
Hussein has got a radio interview on the Sally Moon show (BBC Cumbria) at 10:00 PM on Sunday 26th October 2008.
If you can tune in.

Cheers
Brown Baby

Blues Bunny Life Changes Review

The album got another great review from The Blues Bunny, reviewed by Peter McGee.
Thanks to Pete for the review.

Life Changes - Upcoming News Item

Life Changes by Hussein Boon got pre-release review from Bad Robot
Thanks to Paul at Bad Robot.

Till next time
Brown Baby

PS
If there are any music bloggers who'd like to write a feature then please get in touch with us either at our website Brown Baby Records or our MySpace

Life Changes on TunATheDay

Some very good news, Life Changes, the title track from the album, is going to be featured on TunATheDay as Catch of the day (04/09/2008). Head on over and check it out

Cheers
Brown Baby

Life Changes By Hussein Boon - Playlisted

Life Changes By Hussein Boon - Playlisted

A track from Life Changes has been playlisted on Jazzy Lounge Radio. It's one of the longer songs on the album, Almost Home. Head on over to the station and give it a listen and show DJ Jazzy Lounge some support Jazzy Lounge Radio.

Thank you DJ Jazzy Lounge for your time.

Life Changes By Hussein Boon - Another Positive Review

Life Changes has got yet another review. It's very, very positive and is a pretty good endorsement of the album. Perhaps not as in depth as The Run-Off Groove but welcome none the less.
It's from The Ripple Effect (you'll need to scroll down).

Thank you Todd for your time.

Life Changes By Hussein Boon Gets Another Positive Review

Got another review which is very positive and will really give you sense of the album. It's from The Run-Off Groove and you can read it here (you'll need to scroll down).
It definitely makes it all worth it when you get such a great response.
Thank you John for your time.

Can't Decide Which Digital Distributor Aggregator ? Then Read This

Some good basic information you should consider if you're planning on releasing material and are shopping for an aggregator/digital distributor. It can mean the difference between earning money and not earning any.

Tunecore Blog

Till next time

First Radio Play?

Not sure if this is the first play but managed to catch a broadcast, The Sunday Synth, on arfm. The DJ's name is Bruce and he's had nothing but nice things to say about the album (thanks Bruce). The show will be repeated so check the arfm playlists to catch the show. Bruce is going to be playing some more tracks over the coming weeks so stay tuned.

Till next time

First Review - Life Changes album by Hussein Boon

Finally got our first review. Whilst not in depth it does, however, indicate that there are people out there who like the music. Haven't found anymore.....yet. It's definitely not a vain attempt to release music in an age of diminishing returns and over saturation. SubsonicTemple.com

Also found an article about an old album Hussein played on, Skin by Ephraim Lewis. If you don't know about Ephraim then you should as it's coming up to 15th anniversary of the album's release and 13 years since his death. http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1784

Till next time

Online Distributor Woes

Apparently, some online music distributors, regardless of the quality of your music, do not deal with lone artists or small record labels. Being in business is fine and you can run it however you wish but potentially alienating future clients, should they become large enough, sounds like commercial suicide. Perhaps some of these online distributors/aggregators see themselves as the 'next major labels'?

Let's look at this way. As a small label we develop a good relationship with a distributor/aggregator. As the catalogue grows and, hopefully sells, the commercial relationship develops further. If, having created and nurtured this relationship, why would you want to go with someone else who has given you the bum's rush? Beats me, but some companies seem to think that passes for sound business practice.
Anyway, until the next rant.

I've Seen The Future - More Gatekeepers

There's a lot of buzz and discussion about Music 2.0 and the writings and podcasts of futurist Gerd Leonhard. On the whole some of the concepts are very good and perhaps will develop into something of note over the next few years. However, I have some misgivings and these mainly pertain to access to the channels.



Being a very small independent label means that you have limited funds to do marketing and promotion. You have to spend your dough where you think you'll get the best return.



As far as I can see and, from little bits of conversation I have overheard at conferences, some bloggers are already being paid quite substantial sums of money to promote specific bands and albums. I have no issues with being paid. Everyone has a right to a living. My only concern is for transparency. Perhaps the bloggers, instead of masking their writings as that of a fan who's just discovered the most amazing band (since the last one), could carry a little disclaimer on their blog announcing that it was bought and paid for by ....... Of course, we know it won't happen but it would be nice to see.
Anyway, until next time.

Debut Album - Hussein Boon

Hi all

New Label Brown Baby Records first release is the debut album Life Changes by Hussein Boon. It is an eclectic and diverse instrumental guitar-led collection of tracks that is influenced by the rich heritage of Jazz Guitar, coupled with a contemporary feel for production and arrangement.

The album contains 10 tracks; nine original and one cover, the standard ‘On A Clear Day’, which receives an unusual treatment in keeping with the overall character of the album. Songs are slow to medium tempo; arrangements unfold over time, allowing for space, nuance, texture and dynamics to transport the listener on a sonic journey.

The album is available from online retailers iTunes, Amazon MP3, Napster and Rhapsody followed by the scheduled UK CD release in Autumn 2008.

Enjoy

Welcome

To paraphrase Breakfast In America by Supertramp, 'it's not much of a blog, but it's the only one I've got'.

Being a new record company has certainly opened my eyes up to the the sheer amount of paperwork that has to be completed should you wish to be inside the system. For some of these applications there isn't a fee, but for others you can fast see money disappearing out of your account and of course nothing coming in.. yet (fingers crossed).

Which brings me on to one of my current pet subjects. All the books about setting up a record company are by and large from the States (no offence). I've got no problem with that, I just wish that someone did one for the UK market. Quite a lot of the books that I've looked at are either long winded; state the obvious; out of date or miss several opportunities.

Anyway, that's all for today, hope you like the music.

http://www.brownbabyrecords.co.uk/