I just an entertainment industry question. Why do record labels slow down their releases schedule towards the end of the year not increase it like the Hollywood studio system? I know that “Studios have traditionally released so-called prestige films in the fall and winter so that they would be fresh on the minds of Academy and guild members during voting season.”
Mostly it just reflects the reality that your record is more likely to get lost in the shuffle of the holidays, when people are changing their natural rhythms when it comes to buying things for ourselves. Also, lots of people in the industry take vacations at around this time, bands don't tend to tour over Christmas, and generally speaking, our attention is elsewhere. It's pragmatic, really.
I am excited for that Laura Jane Grace album. I have been lukewarm on her solo stuff so far, but I love that new song.
I just an entertainment industry question. Why do record labels slow down their releases schedule towards the end of the year not increase it like the Hollywood studio system? I know that “Studios have traditionally released so-called prestige films in the fall and winter so that they would be fresh on the minds of Academy and guild members during voting season.”
Mostly it just reflects the reality that your record is more likely to get lost in the shuffle of the holidays, when people are changing their natural rhythms when it comes to buying things for ourselves. Also, lots of people in the industry take vacations at around this time, bands don't tend to tour over Christmas, and generally speaking, our attention is elsewhere. It's pragmatic, really.