 message 1.. .. my music is free..
This will be a long message. Please read patiently. (Chinese version is below.)
I had this thought for many years already. I had dreams where I could have concerts that anybody could come and listen to. It doesn't matter if you can afford it or not, you can come for certain only if you wish to come. You don't have to worry about money, all you need to have is the desire to attend.
The world might think music is a product, artist/musician is a product, you need to have a record company to back you up if you want yourself to become known. Though I have been in the advertising music business for almost 7 years now, I still have a hard time writing music with my heart and soul and sweat and tears and charging money for it afterwards (I'm talking about writing my own music here, I have no problem charging money for doing music as a job).
Don't get me wrong, I don't hate money. In fact, I'd like to be rich also. But, I just can't seem convinced to take money from people who just wants to listen to my music, who wants to get inspired by my music, or who wants to dwell in my music. I don't write music thinking of what the market needs, I write music that inspires me, I write music on topics that have touched me deeply. I write music on people who has walked in my life. I write, because I am inspired to write. Never from a market's point of view.
Of course, I don't disagree with people with a marketing plans on their albums, or how to make more money on their artists. It is totally alright. But as for me, I just wonder, could there be any other way to do this?
However, I had no idea how to make my dream come true.
Not until recently, this dream has revisited me as my album is about to finish. It's burning my heart, always asking what writing or performing music means to me. It won't make me rest, It won't make me stop thinking. I already have my “re-born” album made, it's done. I just need to launch it, but I need money to print the CD covers, I need money to burn CDs, all these I need money to do.
Then I've came up with this idea and wanna share with you all.
I will open a bank account, probably a HSBC account, I will post the account number on this blog, people who are interested to listen to this album are welcome to put money in it. You can put $1,000 in it, or you can put $1 in it, it really doesn't matter. When I have enough money to do this, I will start making the CDs, and everyone, no matter if you have put in money or not, you are welcome to have a copy (or more) of the CD just because you would like to have it. It's totally free. Get the idea?
I will post on this blog exactly how much money I need after I have all the figures. I will also post the bank statement every month on this blog so that everyone will see how much money is getting in. There will be no cheating here. There will be no confidentiality here. It's totally open for anyone to see.
Reply to me here so that I know there're people who read this message. All suggestions and thoughts are welcome. Please pass this to a lot of people, invite people to take part in this if you also share this dream. If you wish to share your views, please feel free to do so. If you would like to write to me or ask me on things personally, please write to adriantsingmusic@gmail.com. Please also leave your email address if you wish so I can contact you if I have events coming up.
Thank you, thank you for reading this and thank you for believing in my dream.
I wait for this dream to come true, patiently.
很久以前已經有這個想法，夢想一天任何人也可以來看我的音樂會。不管你是有錢還是沒有，只要你想來，你便歡迎來看。
世界可能覺得音樂是一個商品，一個品牌，音樂人是一個商品，如果你想人們聽你的音樂，你便必須要有一間唱片公司輔助你。我做了廣告音樂已經有差不多七年的時間，但我仍然對人們要付錢買我用心血來寫的歌有困難。回報，一定要用錢嗎？
請不要誤會，我不是對錢有仇，我也希望可以有錢。但是，我一定要從喜歡我音樂的人身上拿錢嗎？ 這一定是唯一的回報嗎？會有一些可能比金錢更珍貴的回報嗎？我從來不為市場需要而個人創作，我寫，因為有些事和人感動了我，有些人的故事觸動了我，我才寫。
當然，我真心不覺得任何人要在自己創作的音樂裡賺錢有問題，我只是想，會有其他方法嗎？會有另外一條路嗎？
我一直也沒法把我的夢想實現。
直至最近，當我的專輯Re-born接近完成，我心內的那團火再一次提醒我…我的理想究竟是甚麼？專輯已經做完了，但同時也需要錢去印刷。
今天，我心裡想出一個意念。
我會開一個銀行戶口，我會將戶口number post 在我的blog上，有興趣聽這專輯的人可以放錢在這戶口裡面，一千元可以，一元也可以。當我有足夠的金錢後我便會印刷我的專輯。任何人，不管你有沒有放錢在這戶口，只要你想的話，你便可以擁有一隻專輯（多過一隻也可以）。
當我知道所需要多少資金後，我會把所有資料post上blog，每一個月的月結單也會post，所有資料都會完全公開。
如果你有任何意見，你可以在這個message上reply我，或者如果你覺得你的朋友也會有興趣的話，你也可以send我的blog給他們。私人的口信可以send去這個email: adriantsingmusic@gmail.com.
真心感謝你們相信我，相信我的夢想。
我期待我的夢想實現。 |
發表於 2007-6-26 11:39 PM
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message 2.. .. 383-529781-668
各位，終於拿到銀行戶口了（Hang Seng Bank 恆生銀行）。戶口號碼就是title上的一個。友人亦已經預備好這張專輯需要的經費。你可以click入以下的相，裡面已清楚說明了每一個步驟的價錢。我首先的目標是一千張CD，目標資金是$9,930。計劃在八月一號開始印刷。從今天起計，我們有44日向著這個目標進發。
我相信目標會在預期達到。
就這樣，無論你存款與否，在我們共同建立的音樂社區中，只要你想，你想擁有我最新的專輯，都可以免費擁有。所以，請你留下聯絡，待新碟推出，就能即時告之。再次，衷心感激你們的支持。若有餘額的話，錢會一直放在這個戶口內，作為日後活動（如音樂會或加印專輯）的經費。如前述，所有銀行賬目會如實公開。任何問題，意見，請跟我說。如果是私人的，請email我： 
message 3.. .. $999 so far on day 36
剛才，我去了銀行check了我們的戶口存款，我們 so far 有$999！
說真的，我不知道成績如何，因為從來都未試過做類似的東西，所以，不能比較。
我只知道，我們的目標是$9930的話，我們只需要有$8931便可以達到目標。此其間，包括我的朋友親人，我也不會給他們任何壓力去幫助我們達成這個目標啊！因為，一切都是要甘心，一切都是要樂意，如果不是，整個理念便會變得沒有意思。 Free，自由的理念也會變得沒有意義了。
今天，如果你相信這個夢想，相信這個理念，請不要delay，今天便去銀行支持。我說過，無論多，無論少，我真的不介意。但，如果你也希望這個理念可得以實行，你，如果也想這個理念夢想會對我們的世界會有改變的話，如果你厭倦去聽一些從商業角度出發或不是從心底裡頭為首而寫作的音樂的話，請你今天，今天便去支持。因為，這個夢想我是沒法一個人去達成的。我需要有一班人跟我一起相信， 一起建立， 一起發夢，這夢想理念才會變為事實，變為現實。
今天支持這理念的人不多，不要緊。因為，夢想理想理念，是要經得起考驗的。
我可以看到，我的音樂是free的，別的音樂人也可能會回應這想法，也開始他/她們的free music理念。從此以後，我們會對音樂有新的要求。這個理念，可能會影響我們一班indi的音樂人，之後可能會影響到主流的音樂人，之後可能會影響到其他地方其他國家的音樂人，之後可能會影響到全世界對金錢對回報對創作的概念。試想想，在紅館或更大的場地做一個有質素和一點都不比商業音樂遜色而免費的音樂會。可能，可能真的會變成這樣的。
只要，我們願意相信，只要，我們願意堅持，只要，我們願意。
最後，請花時間將這理念跟其他人分享，跟很多很多人分享，因為我們真的需要很多很多很多很多人的知道。
謝謝你們。
[ Last edited by 天天 on 2007-6-27 at 12:01 AM ]