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I was the moderator for the first online interview ever given by soon-to-be web entrepreneur Thomas Dolby. I had met him a month or so earlier while at the Cleveland Music Conference, where he had given a keynote speech. After spending a good deal of time on the phone explaining to Thomas and his manager what the hell I was asking them to do, I was able to convince them to take part in this online discussion by convincing CompuServe to give him a free account to their then leading online service. Back then, an hour of time on Compu$erve could run upwards of $12.00 per hour for a slow connection on a 2400 baud modem.
Thomas Dolby had never heard of the CompuServe service, and had a very peripheral understanding of the Internet. He was doing a little bit of music again at the time, having just released a pretty good CD called Astronauts and Heretics, which is what he was promoting most in those days. In fact, Thomas could barely even use a computer at the time, and did not know how to type. The entire interview was typed by his manager, and both Thomas and she were on the speakerphone with me. During the last half hour of the interview, Thomas actually ducked out without telling me or anyone else and the rest of the interview was done online with his manager Mary posing as him. Tsk, task, Thomas. That was pretty naughty running out on us like that!
Being my first ever task as an online Moderator, the "host" for the evening was Midi Music Forum Sysop Jim Maki. The role of the Moderator was more that off a talk radio show producer, feeding the callers into the host and guest to make the interview happen behind the scenes. It was a role I filled in a few of these early online interviews for many reasons, not the least of which was very protective and odd situation with Jim Maki and Donna Black at Compu$erve, who viewed my "quasi-futurist" views of using their online service for these kind of "consumer events" with some degree of original skepticism.
It was Jim who asked me the amazing question, when I first approached Compu$erve about creating online services for the recording industry, what Compu$erve had to do with the record business, since it had traditionally been used for hardware and software support for computer users. It didn't take him long to convince Compu$erve I was a "loose cannon" and then readily embrace and even take credit, as well as my share of financial compensation, for these ideas.
Sadly, having spent hundreds of hours preparing the industry's first 30-second downloadable music files for record labels (8bit, 11k mono!) using a Soundblaster, a cable from Radio Shack and a boombox, along with scanning hundreds of promo photos, CD covers, typing in artist bio and discography data, soliciting new record label partners, lining up artists for interviews and more, Jim and Compu$erve saw fit to never pay me a single, solitary dime. Their Karma came around though, when Mozilla came out and the whole high-dollar Compu$erve Compu$cam days were rapidly ending. It's a long story that maybe I will tell in full some day, but until then I'll stand by these words under oath if ever challenged. Anyway, enough bitter bitching about getting screwed in the early pioneering days of online entertainment producing, here's the first ever Thomas Dolby online interview!
On December 6th, 1993, The Music Vendor Forum of CompuServe was proud to host a live interview with recording artist Thomas Dolby.
We hope you enjoy the following transcript of that online event!
Ready to start?
% The Thomas Dolby conference is beginning
(#9,T. Dolby) I am thinking of making it a little more mellow and
introspective but then sometimes I think it's gonna be outragiously
extroverted and m
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Hello out there, is any body there?
(#15,Jim Maki) Good evening everyone!
(#15,Jim Maki) Thanks for making the conference ...
(#15,Jim Maki) our special guest this evening is Thomas Dolby
(#15,Jim Maki) Tom, would you like to make an opening statement?
(#9,T. Dolby) Well no, not really. It's a great pleasure to be back
in your beautiful country.
(#15,Jim Maki) OK, welcome back here and we'll take some questions
from the
(#15,Jim Maki) members here ...
% Moderator recognizes question #1
Debbie (36)
(#36,Debbie) Hey, there! I have a big ol' question...
(#36,Debbie) How did you get recognized/signed/discovered???
(#36,Debbie) ga
(#36,Debbie) did that go through?
(#9,T. Dolby) I was working as a freelance keyboard player
(#9,T. Dolby) and I made a tape of some of my own songs. I did the
usual rounds of the record co.'s, and in the end someone was foolish
enuf to sign me
/(#36,Debbie) any suggestions for a musician like me?
% Moderator recognizes question #3
William W. Powell (46)
(#9,T. Dolby) exactly what kind of musician are you?
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#46,William W. Powell) Saw you here in Atlanta on the "Flat Earth"
tour in '84. Have you considered marketing digitally (ie on the Inter
net). The technology
(#46,William W. Powell) is almost there
(#46,William W. Powell) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) great idea. Only problem is, are there enough subscribers to
help me make my rent?
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#46,William W. Powell) Charge ... like pay-per-view
(#46,William W. Powell) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) wanna represent me?
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#46,William W. Powell) Sure ... Jim Im done
(#46,William W. Powell) ga
(#15,Jim Maki) Ok William
% Moderator recognizes question #4
Rod H (1)
(#1,Rod H) ok
(#15,Jim Maki) Rod, you're on
(#1,Rod H) In A & H you credit Bill&Mathew with keeping you Plugged into the
"source" What do you mean by that?
(#1,Rod H) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) It's a keyboard that Moog used to make...
(#9,T. Dolby) no actually I meant the source of , well, inspiration really.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#1,Rod H) :-)
% Moderator recognizes question #5
Warren (4)
(#15,Jim Maki) Go ahead with your question, Warren.
(#4,Warren) Hey, Thomas. Or is it Tom?!? Tell us about the Gugenheim Exhibit.
(#4,Warren) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) It's Thomas. I co-wrote a Virtual Reality program with Eric
Gullickson that was shown at The Guggenheim. It's called "Virtual String
Quartet
(#9,T. Dolby) The idea is, you put on a Head-Mounted diesplay and you're in
the middle of a string quartet.
(#9,T. Dolby) You can tickle the musicians, whereupon they stop playing
Mozart and start to play Appalachian bluegrass or jazz.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #6
Carlton (41)
(#15,Jim Maki) Go ahead Carlton
(#41,Carlton) Hello Thomas! Is there anyone using the C or C++ programming lang
uages with
(#41,Carlton) Midi. I'm a hack programmer looking to get into a Midi
programming situation
(#41,Carlton) and was wondering if any of the current laguages are used with
Midi to make
(#41,Carlton) music.
(#9,T. Dolby) Deep!
(#9,T. Dolby) I believe some music stuff is written in C and C++, but the
most interesting language (or authoring toolkit) is MAX by Opcode.
% Moderator recognizes question #7
adam (29)
(#9,T. Dolby) It's an interactive environment... lots of interesting stuff.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#15,Jim Maki) Go ahead Adam
(#29,adam) Hello Mr. Dolby! Do you think that the global village concept has
finally arrived? and what will it's impact be in your opinion to
(#29,adam) third world countries?? Will it foster greater understanding??
(#9,T. Dolby) Whoa there Adam. I can barely type and you want me to solve
the world's problems.
(#9,T. Dolby) I love the concept that the militARY
(#9,T. Dolby) invented the net to de-centralise power in case of an attack,
and in so doing created the the first true anarchy in history of
(#9,T. Dolby) civilization.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #8
Brian Kapitan (20)
(#15,Jim Maki) Go ahead Brian
(#20,Brian Kapitan) thomas....anything happening on the "full band" concept
e.g. Aliens ate?
(#20,Brian Kapitan) are you planning anything like that?
(#20,Brian Kapitan) (and say hi to mike for me)
(#20,Brian Kapitan) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Well this leads me to ask the quetion, are you any relation
to my keyboard player Mike Kapitan?
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#20,Brian Kapitan) his brother......we met in chicago a few years back
(#9,T. Dolby) Splendid!ga
(#20,Brian Kapitan) the aliens tour....i think the band thing was your best
work to date
(#20,Brian Kapitan) was it easier or harder to work that way?
(#9,T. Dolby) gee thanks. I love to play live but it's a very expensive and
draining experience.
(#9,T. Dolby) I'll do some more touring again one day but I have to find a
cheAper way!
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #9
jim singer (19)
(#15,Jim Maki) Jim, fire away!
(#19,jim singer) well, re: last question...Todd R. did a solo act in nyc in
the round surrounded by switches and vid. seemed to come off quite well
(#19,jim singer) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) more power to him.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
#9,T. Dolby) but more RAM to me.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#19,jim singer) sotech question... can you do multiple time sigs with
vision. seems like you do
(#19,jim singer) gA
(#9,T. Dolby) yes. The problem with the Mac though is that it's a 10-yr-old
interface (Vision, Digidesign etc) and not a very intuitive musical tool
(#9,T. Dolby) I want a new interface! I lie in bed at night and think music.
I get in to the studio in hte AM and I want to just plug in. Instead
(#9,T. Dolby) I have to follow the Macs way of thinking. Very annoying.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #10
Alexander Oss (45)
(#15,Jim Maki) Alexander, your turn.
(#45,Alexander Oss) 'Lo Thomas! The first piece of recorded music I ever
bought was
(#45,Alexander Oss) Blinded by Science on cassette. I'm a New Wave fan born
n bred...
(#45,Alexander Oss) it strikes me that your music has become somewhat less
playful
(#45,Alexander Oss) since then... is that because of the changing nature of
(#45,Alexander Oss) music (compare today's techno/industrial to technopop
of '84)
(#45,Alexander Oss) or are you taking a more serious view of sound and music
these days?
(#45,Alexander Oss) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) What, What, you mean "Aliens ate my Buick" wasn't playful?
(#9,T. Dolby) I tend to alternate... one playful album, one more serious.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#15,Jim Maki) Standby all ...
(#15,Jim Maki) We have a full question queue but no requested question
(#15,Jim Maki) might be a temporary glitch.
(#15,Jim Maki) (Why me lord?)
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #11
Mark Mosher (7)
(#15,Jim Maki) Go mark
(#7,Mark Mosher) Thomas, Are you still using waldorfs? Can I send you some cool
patches via you compuserve account?
(#9,T. Dolby) Thanx a lot!
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #12
Will (22)
(#22,Will) Thomas, what do you think about the future of music and OnLine
(#15,Jim Maki) Will ... fire away.
(#22,Will) computing. Have you ever considered the possibility that you
(#22,Will) might be able to use your talents to create a universal language
(#22,Will) of sorts (i.e. a completely new kind of interface)?
(#22,Will) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Yes, that has come to mind. TD saves humanity from boredom and
mediocrity! The first thing is I want my MAC to do stuff that roughly
(#9,T. Dolby) equates to musical invention and spontanaiety (sp?)
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #13
Brian Kapitan (26)
(#26,Brian Kapitan) since you said you didn't like the mac interface, what
do you invision
(#26,Brian Kapitan) besides the present "track" based one since i'm a
software engineer by day
(#26,Brian Kapitan) and musician by nite......
(#26,Brian Kapitan) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) 100100 years from now I'll be able to just plug in and out
will come the music I'm thinking... for now we can visualise it using 3-d
(#9,T. Dolby) graphics, VR and other goodies.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#26,Brian Kapitan) anything besides that far?
(#26,Brian Kapitan) do you think computer will write decent music ever?
(#26,Brian Kapitan) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Fuzzy logic. Why have 1,001 different features on a sequencer
if I only ever use 12? It would be better to harness the computer's
(#9,T. Dolby) power to learn a little more about the user each session.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#15,Jim Maki) AGree!
% Moderator recognizes question #14
RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF) (38)
(#38,RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF)) Mr. Dolby-
(#38,RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF)) How's your family? Last heard child #2 on its way.
(#38,RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF)) Mr. Dolby-
(#38,RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF)) What will you be doing at the Digital ARt Be-In in San
Francisco?- Rych
(#38,RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF)) How's your family? Last heard child #2 on its way.
(#15,Jim Maki) sen 29 Although we're moving right along.
(#9,T. Dolby) Sorry, I won't be there - have to be in England then.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #15
Philip Waters (13)
(#13,Philip Waters) Yes, Thomas, could you give any addtional details about work
in progress an futute touring plans?
(#13,Philip Waters) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) I've just begun my fifth album. No title as yet. I hope to be
touring in some form next summer. Also, I'm busy setting up my new company
(#9,T. Dolby) HEADSPACE which does audio and sound design for new
technology applications.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #16
Robert Adams (2)
(#2,Robert Adams) Mr Dolby. What prompted you to write a sequel to Europa
and the P.T.?
(#2,Robert Adams) Did the star-crossed lovers ever connect?
(#2,Robert Adams) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) I've run out of new ideas. Duh.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#2,Robert Adams) for shame
(#2,Robert Adams) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #17
Warren (4)
(#4,Warren) Thomas...How did you hook up with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir?
(#4,Warren) And how was it?
(#9,T. Dolby) Well. Actually the EUROPA story never really reached a
satisactory conclusion. Also, I liked the idea of making a new song by
sampling
(#9,T. Dolby) an old one.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #18
Rolando (37)
(#37,Rolando) okay
(#37,Rolando) Hello Thomas! My question is do you have a current
collections of like, Best of Thomas Dolby, something like that, and when
will you have it
(#37,Rolando) available to the public.
(#37,Rolando) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) There is a "BEST OF..." coming out in the UK... it may one day
appear over here. I know "FLAT EARTH" is not available any more over here
(#9,T. Dolby) (shame on EMI records!) but the others all are.
(#9,T. Dolby) (Last question...) Bob and Jerry were sweethearts.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#15,Jim Maki) Users can check the AMG database for new releases as well as
(#15,Jim Maki) asking on the Music Vendor Forum (GO MUSICVEN)
% Moderator recognizes question #19
William W. Powell (46)
(#15,Jim Maki) Go William.
(#46,William W. Powell) How goes "The Conversation" (read it in WIRED)
(#46,William W. Powell) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Well
(#9,T. Dolby) It's a tough nut to crack... it will be the first truly
audio-driven computer game ever... for those of you that didn't get
WIRED I'm
(#9,T. Dolby) developing a CD_ROM title based on the 1973 Coppola movie
"The Conversation" starring Gene Hackman.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #20
Dietrich Dexter (20)
(#15,Jim Maki) Your turn Dietrich
(#20,Dietrich Dexter) Hello Thomas, everyone. I am the manager for
Psykosonik. Ever heard of them>?In any caOK. In any case . who are your
current influences? We really love the Guerilla stuff and Tribal
records stuff.
(#20,Dietrich Dexter) Also, What happened with the GIANT RECORDS deal?
(#20,Dietrich Dexter) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Silence! That's all ever listen to.
v(#9,T. Dolby) ga
Moderator recognizes question #21
Glenn (11)
(#11,Glenn) Hi Thomas! 'Heard you speak last year in Cleveland..enjoyed it! My q
uesion: When WOULD you normally go bowling?..(hehe)..
(#11,Glenn) How many projects do you usually have going at one time..and
how do you pick them?
(#11,Glenn) GA
(#9,T. Dolby) Friday night in Willesden. Of course.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#11,Glenn) of course. [g]
(#9,T. Dolby) I always have a ton of stuff going at any one time -
too much really. I like to keep my options open.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #22
Ric (54)
(#15,Jim Maki) Ric, fire away.
(#11,Glenn) ok..one last qui: is that the real sgt pepper chicke on Close
But...?
(#11,Glenn) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Busted!
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#11,Glenn) hehehehe
(#54,Ric) Mr dolby....can you tell us about your recording process.
(#11,Glenn) Cigar!
(#9,T. Dolby) Firstly, I am no relation whatsoever to Dr Ray Dolby who
invented the famous noise reduction system.
(#9,T. Dolby) Once and for all.
(#9,T. Dolby) My own process is pretty complicated... there's no set formula
. I just like to have fun all the time.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #23
Dag (10)
(#15,Jim Maki) Dag, your turn.
(#10,Dag) Thomas, I liked Eastern Bloc quite a bit, but it seems
(#10,Dag) to be almost a "sonic assault" to me
(#10,Dag) was it your intention to make the mother
(#10,Dag) of all dance songs?
(#10,Dag) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Not really. It's hard to dance to I think.. well, I never
could dance to my own stuff, I'm always too busy thinking how I need to
remix it
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #24
dave prine (59)
(#59,dave prine) Thanx Jim. Hi Thomas. I love A&H
(#59,dave prine) Any fan club info or anything on what you're up to so
I don't have to stalk you?
(#9,T. Dolby) Don't make jokes about that. There is a FLAT EARTH SOCIETY
in the UK ( the address is on most UK imports of my stuff) and we may set
one up over here one day.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#59,dave prine) Thanx What was Eddie Van Like?
(#59,dave prine) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Eddie was... Eddie was... I'm at a loss here. He made "SPINAL
TAP" look like THE BRADY BUNCH.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #26
Steve Van Natta (56)
(#56,Steve Van Natta) thanx jim hello Thomas...
(#56,Steve Van Natta) My firm works with Fuzzy logic and new interfaces
for music. How can I get
(#56,Steve Van Natta) in touch with you.
(#56,Steve Van Natta) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Send it c/o MARY COLLER (world's best manager)
(#9,T. Dolby) 11288 Ventura Blvd # 304b
(#9,T. Dolby) Studio City
(#9,T. Dolby) ca 91604
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #27
SB (48)
(#11,Glenn) hehe Mary!
(#48,SB) Hi, Thomas. Any plans to work with George Clinton again?
(#48,SB) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) If we're ever on the same planet at the same moment in time.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #28
Jim (47)
(#47,Jim) Hi Thonas - Did you know Frank Z? any comments, thoughts on his p
assing?
(#47,Jim) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) I never met him but I loved some of his stuff. There is no
god ... otherwise He would select one of Poison or the like, not Frank.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #29
Karen (5)
(#47,Jim) Agrree
(#47,Jim) ga
(#5,Karen) Hi Thomas!
(#5,Karen) How did you get hooked into hosting this Convention?
(#5,Karen) And I'm curious, where are you typing from???
(#5,Karen) go
(#5,Karen) ga
(#11,Glenn) haha
(#9,T. Dolby) They offered me free Compuserve, dummy.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#15,Jim Maki) Didn't take much did it?
(#15,Jim Maki) hehe
% Moderator recognizes question #30
Chip Cipcic (19)
(#15,Jim Maki) Go Chip.
(#19,Chip Cipcic) Thomas, where does one get a tofu dog?!
(#19,Chip Cipcic) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Your local supermarket. I was thinking of PINK's at La Brea
and S.Monica (?) in LA.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #31
CHRISTOPHER REHM (12)
(#12,CHRISTOPHER REHM) hi thomas-do you think that with the proliferation of
new computer equipment that the indie producer will bew able to to a better
job of marketing than the big laels , and what do you think of the recording
(#12,CHRISTOPHER REHM) industry today in general
(#12,CHRISTOPHER REHM) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) I hope the new equipment gives more access to indies. I think any
thing that takes some power away from big studios and big labels is
(#9,T. Dolby) positive.. however, you have to realise that historically, this is
not a time for significant and world -beating music... it's just not t
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#48,RR) This is Rikki Rocket of Poison. I'd like to talk more about you're beli
ef in God.
(#36,Debbie) wait your turn, squire
(#9,T. Dolby) I thought you were God!
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Discussion period ending
% Moderator recognizes question #33
Tom Atwood (53)
(#53,Tom Atwood) ok
(#53,Tom Atwood) Thomas, any stuff in your archives not released that we
might get to hear someday?
(#9,T. Dolby) Not likely, almost all the stuff that I've ever recorded has
been on my albums
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#15,Jim Maki) Debbie, your turn.
% Moderator recognizes question #34
STEVE (17)
(#15,Jim Maki) Steve, go ahead
(#15,Jim Maki) Earth to Steve
(#17,STEVE) 'Gothic' Gothic was a significant departure from the norm.
Any plans to do any futur soundtracks? Any thoughts on a V.R. concert?
(#17,STEVE) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Yup, as soon as they want me to.... next concert is an
interactive VR concert!
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #35
leslie r. (18)
(#15,Jim Maki) sen 36 12 questions left, can you hang on?
(#9,T. Dolby) I'll try!
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#18,leslie r.) did you just get my message?
(#9,T. Dolby) No, try again,ga
(#18,leslie r.) a purely selfish question...i'm a freelance writer, can i
have your permission to quote your comments here if i can get an article
(#18,leslie r.) out of this?
(#18,leslie r.) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) I'd rather not, seeing that it is hard to decifer questions from
answers, best just to setup an interview... ga
% Moderator recognizes question #37
David Bennett (1)
(#15,Jim Maki) Do you have a question, David?
(#1,David Bennett) Hi Thomas! As an audio engineer speciallizing in remixes
...I love to collect them as well, is there a collection of remixes that
are available on CD?
(#9,T. Dolby) Not really, the ones I've done were strickly for radio/dance
or just plain different formats and not for sale, however, there might
still be some 'Airhead' remixes out there some where on vinyl(Hot Sauce too)
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #39
Mark Mosher (7)
(#7,Mark Mosher) I saw you at the food drive in boulder last year. Do you
hang around colorado alot? Also were those you vocals on the 1st verse
pu culture?
(#9,T. Dolby) (Yes, those are my vocals backwards and through a processor on
Pulp Culture)Yes.ga
% Moderator recognizes question #41
RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF) (38)
(#38,RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF)) hi tom, will you ever compile
(#38,RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF)) your b-sides on one CD? also how is
(#38,RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF)) your family--last heard, kid #2 was on the way.
(#38,RYCH/BRIAN(KFCF)) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Right now, as we speak, my 'Best of' is coming out in the UK,
it is possible that it will be released in '94 here with some 'B' sides.
(#9,T. Dolby) I have 2 lovely little girls, 2 and a half and almost 1 years old.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #43
Brock (25)
(#15,Jim Maki) Your turn, Brock.
(#25,Brock) Hi ,Thomas. Any idea when the next album is?!!
(#9,T. Dolby) I'm in the studio now... Should be out beginning of Fall '94...
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
% Moderator recognizes question #45
Warren (4)
(#15,Jim Maki) Warren ... go.
(#4,Warren) Looking for investors for HEADSPACE? What VR equip. do you
use/recommend?
(#4,Warren) How can i get another copy of Leipzig??
(#4,Warren) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) It depends on the project.On my 'Virtual String Quartet' at
the gugenheim, I worked with Intel and a company called Sense 8 in Sausaltio
(#9,T. Dolby) Yes! Always interested in speaking with investors!
(#4,Warren) great!
(#9,T. Dolby) Leipzig, ummm, ask my manager (see past address)
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#15,Jim Maki) A few more questions, Thomas ... how you holding up?
% Moderator recognizes question #46
J.D. (13)
(#9,T. Dolby) about ready to send the fingers in for repair!
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#13,J.D.) I didn't have a question !?!
% Moderator recognizes question #47
Will (22)
(#22,Will) Thomas,
(#22,Will) If the industry keeps on its current path, it's possible that we
(#22,Will) would have the option of building our own albums (if that's still
(#22,Will) the word) by downloading your songs on a pay-per basis. Would you
(#15,Jim Maki) Haha ... know what you mena.
(#22,Will) see this as an intrusion on your artistic expression (i.e. your
(#22,Will) ability to arrange the music that you produce)?
(#22,Will) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Well it certainly is possible, I doubt that any record
company would let up the opportunity to over charge for packaging !!!
(#9,T. Dolby) rusion, no, I can see it going way beyond and becoming very
interesting collaborating with everyone out there!
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
MODERATOR NOTE: AT THIS POINT, THOMAS DOLBY HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!
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Paul Miller (Music/ (21)
(#21,Paul Miller (Music/) Hi, Thomas. 2 quickie questions:
(#21,Paul Miller (Music/) (a) can you give a thumbnail sketch of the
Conversation CDROM
(#21,Paul Miller (Music/) movie!), and ...
(#21,Paul Miller (Music/) (b) comments/feelings on the "sampling" legal and
ethical issues?
(#21,Paul Miller (Music/) thanks. ga
(#9,T. Dolby) 'The Conversation' willbe based on the Coppolla movie, but
20 years later. You will act as the lead characters assistant and roughly
(#9,T. Dolby) try and help him decifer an audio 'conversation' such as the
one in the
(#9,T. Dolby) '70's movie. However, this will be filmed and will be
interactive. It will be audio based. and regarding "Sampling", I'm all for
it,(
#9,T. Dolby) I think the days of blindly ripping off James Brown are
gone, record companies don't let you put anything out without getting it
"Cleared"
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
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SB (48)
(#48,SB) Any chance of releasing some of your lectures on video?
(#48,SB) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Good question. I would imagine that someday soon some of
these seminars that I've been doing recently will be broadcast 'live' or
(#9,T. Dolby) available for 'downloading'. However there are no plans at
the moment.
(#9,T. Dolby) thanks for asking SB
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
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Jim (47)
(#47,Jim) ok
(#47,Jim) Thomas - any idea why guitars players seem driven to dominate a
live mix?
(#47,Jim) and what is an interactive VReality concert?
(#47,Jim) gh
(#9,T. Dolby) :Lousy mixers. and you'llhave to come see me on my next tour
to find out!!!
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
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robert (20)
(#20,robert) Hey Thomas Hohow do I find out your tour and next recording.
I Am a big fan
(#9,T. Dolby) I believe you will be able to look it up here on Compuserve! Gian
t records is a Warner Bros. division, so look under 'Tour dates' some
(#9,T. Dolby) time the middle of next year.
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#15,Jim Maki) The info will be available in the Warner Section in the
(#15,Jim Maki) Music Vendor Forum (GO MUSICVEN) on CompuServe.
(#15,Jim Maki) One last question from Debbi who got cut off early in
(#15,Jim Maki) the evening.
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(#15,Jim Maki) Go Deb.
(#36,Debbie) hi! first and lest I guess!
(#36,Debbie) when I last was chatting, you asked what kind of musician I am.
To answer
(#36,Debbie) that I think I'll send my resume to your manager (does she have
fax?!).
(#36,Debbie) My question is...
(#36,Debbie) what is the best organization to get one into the biz (or is
it connections
(#36,Debbie) and luck?). I find nowadays it's all connections (how I got
my 2 current jobs). Your opinion?
(#36,Debbie) ga
(#9,T. Dolby) Well,depending on if you want to be a musician or in more of
the biz side. But both take connections and tenacity. Keep at it wherever
(#9,T. Dolby) you are and build up a fan base and trust me , those
(#36,Debbie) do YOU ever see anything sent to your manager?
(#48,SB) haha
(#9,T. Dolby) fabulous record companies will come to you.
(#36,Debbie) I have one more short Q...
(#9,T. Dolby) Of course! My manager shows me everything!
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
This has been fun Thomas!
(#48,SB) oohlala
(#36,Debbie) on Vision, which I run on my Centris 650, what is the graphic
that waveform graphic...
(#36,Debbie) I always thought it was you saying, "Windpower." what is it?
(#36,Debbie) do you know which graphic I mean? It's like the official
OPCODE Vision TD symbol
(#20,robert) Thomas?
(#9,T. Dolby) Yes, and now Thomas has left the conference. Thanks all!!!
ok, one more
(#9,T. Dolby) ga
(#20,robert) Can I have your autograph?
(#15,Jim Maki) Thomas, thanks so much for taking the time tonight to be
with us in conference. And thank you all who attended.
(#9,T. Dolby) You're welcome
(#9,T. Dolby) Bye!
(#15,Jim Maki) Good night Thomas ... see you in the Music Vendor Forum1!
(#15,Jim Maki) Good night all, and thank you for coming.
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Thank you for attending
(#6,butch leitz) airhead & hot'n'spicy rools...cool, thx man...
(#17,STEVE) Thanks Jim and Thomas!
(#4,Warren) when are the next seminars??
(#13,J.D.) will the conference be available to download?
(#11,Glenn) The confefence will be available to download!
(#21,Paul Miller (Music/) JD -- Yes, I've been capturing it.
(#6,butch leitz) airhead & hot'n'spicy rools...whatta dood...
(#15,Jim Maki) Transcript will be available in the Music Vendor Forum
(#1,john voss) is there a place to
(#13,J.D.) Thanks!
(#15,Jim Maki) Lou Reed on the 17th (right Mike?)
(#4,Warren) Hey, Jim..ask T.D. when he'll be speaking next, please!
(#15,Jim Maki) Will do Warren.
(#4,Warren) at seminars, i mean.
(#11,Glenn) Lou Reed on 17th!
(#15,Jim Maki) We will post his seminar schedule in our Music Vendor Forum.
(#4,Warren) great!!
(#48,SB) hey mike?
(#11,Glenn) Mike?
(#6,butch leitz) mike?
Hi
(#13,J.D.) nite all.
(#4,Warren) Anybody have the German versions of his cs?
(#5,Karen) Thanks Jim
(#1,john voss) SE
(#48,SB) Mary just asked me about a COMPLETE transcript.
(#1,john voss) SEND (#4,WARREN) CAN Y
(#15,Jim Maki) Glad to have you ... see you at the next one!
(#11,Glenn) We'll have one SB..
(#48,SB) thanks
(#17,STEVE) exit
(#4,Warren) send 1 john?
(#1,john voss) huh?
(#11,Glenn) We gotta clean up the file 1st...
(#48,SB) and Thanks Jim for the access
(#15,Jim Maki) No prob SB ... glad we could work it out last minute.
(#1,john voss) send [15] viss
(#48,SB) kinda hairy there for a bit
(#11,Glenn) yeah..nail biting
(#15,Jim Maki) Ah, the smell of napalm.
Seems(#11,Glenn) floor pacing.
like it went fine to me
(#15,Jim Maki) Glenn, get Mike a new wall clock.
(#48,SB) Well I thot it went very well
(#15,Jim Maki) So he can make his co's on time.
(#21,Paul Miller (Music/) hehehehe
No, get me a la
(#11,Glenn) Jim....yeah, man...he tried.
p top with a cellular modem
(#48,SB) I'll talk to Thomas 'bout another one
(#11,Glenn) NEVER AGAIN though!
(#22,Will) Jim -> You recovered well -and- you deserve congratz!
This is a difficult sort of thing to pull off.
(#11,Glenn) Ditto on Jim's job..
(#15,Jim Maki) You don't know the half of it!
(#48,SB) gotta run ,thanks all, see u next time!
Bye St(#11,Glenn) Bye SB!
eve
(#4,Warren) Give Thomas an extra hour on Compuserve for me!
(#11,Glenn) thanks
(#11,Glenn) hehe
(#15,Jim Maki) Good night all, and thanks again for coming. |
