RECORD STORE DAY - Quotes“Record Store Day should be our new national holiday. Independent record stores, where you can absorb yourself in hearing music which many chain stores don't carry, are an oasis for all who spend time in them. They always have people working behind the counter who are true fans of the many varieties of music which you can find that are available on CD recordings today, and these enthusiastic and committed salespeople are often musicians themselves. And if they are not, like all musicians, they are lifelong fans of all kinds of music. That's why I always enjoy going to little stores all over the country in my continual travels on the road. Since I am now seventy- seven, I am a little older than the average teen age customer, but it is amazing how much exciting new music is now available in these independent stores. It is great to see people of all ages drawn together by music, checking out not only the recorded treasures of the past, but the work of young independent artists who have something to say.
In an era where there is an unprecedented amount of new music available, the independent stores are vital in making a connection between the artist and the listener. In the areas of music to which I have devoted my life; symphonic, opera, jazz and what is now called World Music, are genres which are not considered commercial. The small stores can sell whatever they want, and usually, the owners or buyers for the store actually listen to the music that they stock and sell in their stores. These independent entrepreneurs still feel that music is a holy and healing art that transcends market researchers with tin ears who feel that teenagers are the only customers worth exploiting, and that by definition neither these kids nor the music they are supposed to want to buy that week are both worthless. As a result an enormous amount of enjoyable music never gets made available in the chain stores, whose choices of what is worth listening to are made by non- listeners, who never had the good fortune to have sung, danced or hung out with positive open minded people who feel music, as Shakespeare said, is the food of love. All across the country, Independent stores are all different. Each store, like each community, has its own special atmosphere, and its own special delights. And in addition to everything else, these stores are fun to go to. You always meet interesting and enthusiastic people, and learn something new about the treasures of the past and the work of many of our unsung sleeping giants of today. Let's all celebrate Record Store Day. Survival China Travel Tips and Tricks. These China Travel Tips, Survival Techniques, will help you get around and make your trip to China easier, so you will be able. All Backing Tracks are just £1 each and for each one you buy you 'Get One Free'. This can be the first step towards celebrating Record Store Year! Small is beautiful. Let's all try to support independent stores, the communities that they nourish by their presence, and the wealth of music that they make available to all of us.”David Amram Bio. David Amram has composed more than 1. Broadway theater and film, including the classic scores for the films . Marshall, and Tito Puente. San Jose California by the Symphony Silicone Valley, who have also comissioned him to compose a new piano concerto. Amram's webpage: www. David Amram (Composer).
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