Leo
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this news item got me thinking...
Anthony Collins reveals himself as anonymous producer Grant
https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=42158
mysterious house producer grant (whose second album and occasional white label 12" I like) reveals his real name and that he was also half of production duo frank & tony. not particularly interesting in itself, but i was drawn to this part of the interview:
brings to light how we judge or pre-judge things, sometimes write it off or are attracted to it merely because of WHO the work is from, not based on the value of the actual work itself. and it certainly goes far beyond just musicians, can also apply to film directors, politicians, friends, etc.
"open minded" ain't so open.
Anthony Collins reveals himself as anonymous producer Grant
https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=42158
mysterious house producer grant (whose second album and occasional white label 12" I like) reveals his real name and that he was also half of production duo frank & tony. not particularly interesting in itself, but i was drawn to this part of the interview:
"A couple of years ago, before the Grant project was born, I was making music [and] sending it out to artists or labels I liked with zero response," he added. "I had the core feeling that one of the reasons for that was they didn't even open the files because my artist name—Anthony Collins or Frank & Tony—had too much history, for better or worse.
Funnily enough, I was kind of right on a few occasions, as in the early stages of the project a couple of tracks I sent out as demos under the Anthony Collins name got no responses. Then, they were released under the Grant moniker and got positive feedback from the same people who completely ignored them."
brings to light how we judge or pre-judge things, sometimes write it off or are attracted to it merely because of WHO the work is from, not based on the value of the actual work itself. and it certainly goes far beyond just musicians, can also apply to film directors, politicians, friends, etc.
"open minded" ain't so open.