Re: Why Mixed Tapes Promote

dj SUN (djsun@insync.net)
Wed, 29 Jan 1997 09:07:20 -0800


> how many of us buy (or receive, free-of-charge) mix tapes ?
> certainly, this is putting the music in a different *package*,
> but the artists aren't getting anything from the disbursement of
> their music.
>
If you take a look at how some of the hip-hop labels are now doing
cassette promos (by hiring a mix dj and making a mixed tape with songs
of their artists) it can give you an indication of what some in the
industry think of mixed tapes. They (the mixed tapes) promote their
artists. Just putting songs on a tape (w/o mixing) and selling those
tapes,.. now that would be fraud!