佛心索尼!數千名創作者、製作人將首次獲得版稅收入!
https://sonomusic.co/news/sony-music-to-pay-royalties-to-unrecouped-legacy-artists-and-producers-in-major-policy-change/
音樂產業進入數位時代,看似更友善、透明的分潤制度,許多創作者卻因為與唱片公司不平等、過時的合約條款,而無法拿到應得的報酬,過去一年隨著疫情在全球迅速蔓延,數位平台的收入也成為許多創作者的唯一收入來源。
去年英國音樂人 Tom Gray 所發起的 #BrokenRecord 運動,呼籲外界關注創作人在數位平台上的版稅問題,同時也提出自己因為「預付款」的問題,至今仍然無法從數位平台上得到任何收入。
「預付款」是當藝人在與唱片廠牌簽約時,藝人會從廠牌得到一筆款項,用於製作唱片、宣傳等開銷,這筆款項則會從未來的版稅中扣除,簡單說就是預支未來的版稅,由於多數藝人的財務狀況並不足以應付各項開銷,因此多數人會選擇以較低的版稅分潤爭取較高的預付款,加上合約裡的各項灌水條目,導致許多藝人最終被迫支付超出預付款數倍的金額。
在 90 年代許多黑人創作者都簽下了極度不平等的條款,導致最後欠下大筆債務而破產,最有名的大概就是專輯《CrazySexyCool》大賣,隔年卻宣布破產的女子天團 TLC(當然背後還有其他因素)。一直到現在仍有許多創作者因為預付款尚未還清而從未收到版稅。
這個月 SONY 透過信件宣布啟動「Artists Forward」企劃,其中一點是免除所有在 2000 年之前與 SONY 簽約藝人至今仍未還清的預付款,時間將回溯至 2021 年 1 月 1 日開始,預計會有數千名創作者因此受惠。
這項舉動並非唱片業的創舉,旗下擁有 4AD、Rough Trade Records、Matador Records、XL Recordings 以及 Young 的英國廠牌 Beggars Group,在合約中明定藝人合約期間最後一張作品發行滿 15 年後,尚未清償的預付款將自動免除。不過 SONY 仍是首個免除藝人預付額的主流廠牌,被視為唱片產業重要的一項變革,各界也呼籲其他主流廠牌能夠跟進。
其實算是蠻重要的一件事情,可惜各地的媒體關注度並不算太高。
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今期《art plus》我寫本屬Factory及Rough Trade Records、今年同在Mute旗下出版了全新專輯的A Certain Ratio和Cabaret Voltaire。
A Certain Ratio和Cabaret Voltaire
加盟獨立音樂名廠Mute
文:袁智聰
40年前的英倫post-punk紀元,Cabaret Voltaire和A Certain Ratio是兩隊風格絕對獨當一面的樂團。來自雪菲爾的Cabaret Voltaire公認為industrial電音先鋒,早年經歷過一段地下實驗時期,樂隊加盟倫敦廠牌Rough Trade Records旗下後才是其奠定性發跡階段;而來自曼徹斯特的A Certain Ratio獲喻為開創了punk-funk / dance-punk先河,是屬於曼城廠牌Factory Records旗下的重點名字之一。
那時,Cabaret Voltaire和A Certain Ratio在圈中皆能彼此分庭抗禮,各自各精采。輾轉幾十年之後,意想不到他們在近年乃不約而同地相繼轉投到英國獨立名廠Mute,並先後在這個2020年出版了樂隊的回歸專輯。
對於我們那一代的樂迷來說,若然你是獨立音樂愛好者,那麼大家都義無反顧地追隨著獨立唱片廠牌起來,視一所獨立廠牌為聽音樂的指標——那時我們的說法,就是喚作「追唱片label聽」。畢竟一所唱片廠牌,那不僅代表著甚麼音樂風格、廠牌主腦的音樂口味,而且也是標誌著其視藝美學、其音樂態度。
回想我在80年代聽英倫獨立音樂的歲月,見證到Rough Trade Records、Factory Records、Beggars Banquet、4AD、Mute等在70年代末post-punk音樂紀元成立的英國獨立廠牌互相鼎足而立的場面,公認為那些年的獨立音樂名廠,其出品皆有信心的保證,彼此各有人所共悉的代表性招牌樂團。
這批傳奇性的英國獨立廠牌,除了Factory Records早在1992年底破產結業(主腦創辦人Tony Wilson也在2007年病逝),其他仍然健在。Beggars Banquet 已發展成為Beggars Group集團,目前旗下主要包括Rough Trade Records、4AD、Matador Records、XL Recordings和Young Turks等廠牌;Rough Trade Records和4AD迄今依然活躍、帶來優秀的音樂出品,但對於很多老樂迷而言他們卻已面目全非,畢竟旗下的老樂團都不在。唯有Mute,他們在多年來能保持穩健的發展,旗下除了近代的音樂單位之餘,也有不少悠長合作關係的老牌名字。
Mute是由Daniel Miller在1978年所創辦,他的個人電音單位The Normal的唯一單曲〈T.V.O.D.〉/〈Warm Leatherette〉,就是Mute的首張出品(唱片編號MUTE 001)。
談到Mute旗下最具標誌性的樂團,大家都可以二話不說地列舉出Depeche Mode、Erasure、Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds,為人津津樂道是他們自80年代便跟Mute展開合作無間的細水長流合作。得以長情地坐擁好幾隊老團,這是Beggars Banquet或Rough Trade Records或4AD未能及得上的地方。
有趣的是,近年Mute除了吸納新生代的音樂單位外,也積極將昔日來自同期獨立廠牌的名字羅致旗下,彷彿要集合一眾獨立音樂界的老牌傳奇樂團,來強化他們的音樂王國。多年前,昔日Factory的頭號樂團New Order加盟Mute已成為一時佳話,在2015年帶來的回歸專輯《Music Complete》也毋庸置疑讓他們取得高度評價。再者,美國noise rock樂團Swans、前紐約天團Sonic Youth成員Lee Ranaldo,也陸續開始在Mute旗下出版唱片。然後便輪到Cabaret Voltaire和A Certain Ratio。
Cabaret Voltaire和A Certain Ratio的發展軌跡也有點相似。他們都是從獨立廠牌打響名堂(Rough Trade Records及Factory Records),繼而在80年代間受到主流唱片公司的青睞——Cabaret Voltaire曾先後加盟過Virgin Records及Parlophone / EMI,A Certain Ratio則加入過A&M Records,然後兩隊樂隊都在90年代漸漸淡出。如今在Mute發表的回歸專輯,已是這兩隊樂隊睽違多時的新作。
A Certain Ratio早於四年前已開始跟Mute合作,再版發行他們的舊錄音室專輯,跟著在2018年出版精選專輯《acr:set》(包括兩首新曲),再在2019年紀念樂隊出道40週年而出版《ACR:BOX》這套box set。而在今年9月於Mute旗下發表的《ACR Loco》,是繼2008年的《Mind Made Up》後A Certain Ratio在12年來的全新專輯。
在《ACR Loco》裡的A Certain Ratio,包括有Jez Kerr、Martin Moscrop和 Donald Johnson這三位原裝成員,過去曾合作多時、不幸在今年7月逝世的Denise Johnson為他們三首歌曲獻聲,客席歌手還有Factory Floor的Gabriel Gurnsey、Sink Ya Teeth的Maria Uzor,客席樂手有Sink Ya Teeth的低音結他手Gemma Cullingford、前The Smiths鼓手Mike Joyce、Eric Random,帶來是得以把punk-funk、indie-dance、nu-soul、electronica、nu-jazz共冶一爐,極其高質的A Certain Ratio回歸專輯。
相對之下,Cabaret Voltaire回歸便更來得叫人望穿秋水,到底他們的上張專輯已是1994年由比利時電音廠牌Apollo出版的2CD專輯《The Conversation》,之後他們便告解體。到Cabaret Voltaire在六年前重出江湖舉行演出,Stephen Mallinder已一去不返,只餘下Richard H. Kirk獨力支持,變成了他的個人樂團。所以今年11月在旗下出版的《Shadow of Fear》,已是Cabaret Voltaire足足26年來的全新專輯。
《Shadow of Fear》一如以往Cabaret Voltaire的唱片,仍是Richard H. Kirk在他的Western Works灌錄及混音,所祭出是一張簡約、粗獷而以鼓機節拍主導的電音專輯,有如他們在post-punk年代黑暗聲音的、acid house的、industrial techno的、舞池的、耐人尋味的,聽到如舊是Cabaret Voltaire的神秘獨立音樂色彩。
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1. Indigence (n) /ˈɪn.dɪ.dʒəns/ = poverty (n) /ˈpɒv.ə.ti/ : Sự nghèo đói
- Indigence (n): the state of being very poor:
There is a reason you see someone riding a second-rate bike, and it's not indigence.
He claimed indigence and is being .
- Poverty (n): the condition of being extremely poor:
Two million people in the city live in abject (= very great) poverty.
He emigrated to Australia to escape the grinding (= very great) poverty of his birthplace.
Helping to alleviate poverty in developing countries also helps to reduce environmental destruction.
2. Indigent /ˈɪn.dɪ.dʒənt/ = poverty-stricken /ˈpɒv.ə.tiˌstrɪk.ən/: rất nghèo
- Indigent (adj): very poor
We are a non-profit agency that provides legal services to indigent clients.
- Poverty-stricken (adj)
A poverty-stricken person or place is suffering from the effects of being extremely poor:
Some beggars are neither poverty-stricken nor homeless.
There are few jobs for the peasants who have flooded into the cities from the poverty-stricken countryside in search of work.
3. Sanction /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/ = approve /əˈpruːv/; ratify /ˈræt.ɪ.faɪ/: Đồng ý,
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- Sanction (v) : to formally give permission for something
UK /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/ US /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/
The government was reluctant to sanction intervention in the crisis.
- Approve (v) : to have a positive opinion of someone or something
UK /əˈpruːv/ US /əˈpruːv/
She doesn't approve of my friends.
He doesn't approve of smoking.
I thoroughly approve of what the government is doing.
- Ratify (v): (especially of governments or organizations) to make an agreement official
UK /ˈræt.ɪ.faɪ/ US /ˈræt̬.ə.faɪ/
Many countries have now ratified the UN convention on the rights of the child.
The decision will have to be ratified (= approved) by the executive board.
4. Predilection /ˌpriː.dɪˈlek.ʃən/ = preference /ˈpref.ər.əns/ , liking /ˈlaɪ.kɪŋ/: Niềm vui thích, sở thích
- Predilection (n): If someone has a predilection for something, they like it a lot
UK /ˌpriː.dɪˈlek.ʃən/ US /ˌpred.əlˈek.ʃən/
Ever since she was a child, she has had a predilection for spicy food.
- Preference (n) : the fact that you like something or someone more than another thing or person
UK /ˈpref.ər.əns/ US /ˈpref.ər.əns/
Her preference is for comfortable rather than stylish clothes.
I have a preference for sweet food over spicy.
Choosing furniture is largely a matter of personal preference.
- Liking (n): a feeling that you like someone or something; the fact of liking someone or something
UK /ˈlaɪ.kɪŋ/ US /ˈlaɪ.kɪŋ/
She has a liking for fine wines.
I'm developing quite a liking for jazz.
5. Insularity /ˌɪn.sjəˈlær.ə.ti/ = narrow-mindedness /ˌnær.əʊˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/; isolation /ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/ (n): Sự tách biệt, sự không bằng lòng
- Insularity (n): the quality of only being interested in your own country or group and not being willing to accept different or foreign ideas
UK /ˌɪn.sjəˈlær.ə.ti/ US /ˌɪn.səˈler.ə.t̬i/
Their actions have led to accusations of insularity or arrogance.
She dislikes the cosy insularity of the local jazz scene.
- Narrow-mindedness (n): the quality of being narrow-minded (= unwilling to accept ideas that are different from your own)
UK /ˌnær.əʊˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/ US /ˌner.oʊˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/
He wanted to escape from the narrow-mindedness of the people in the small town where he grew up.
6. Propriety /prəˈpraɪə.ti/ = correct behavior or conduct (n) /kəˈrekt/ /bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/ /ɔːr//kənˈdʌkt/ : Sự đứng đắn, chuẩn mực
- Propriety (n): correct moral behaviour or actions
UK /prəˈpraɪə.ti/ US /prəˈpraɪə.t̬i/
The director insisted that there was no question as to the propriety of how the funds were raised.
7. Intransigence /ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.dʒəns/ = refusal of any compromise /rɪˈfjuː.zəl//əv//ˈen.i/ /ˈkɒm.prə.maɪz/; stubbornness /ˈstʌb.ən.nəs/ (n): Sự cứng đầu, ngoan cố, cố chấp
- Intransigence (n): the quality of refusing to change your opinions or behaviour
UK /ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.dʒəns/ US /ɪnˈtræn.sə.dʒəns/
Officials yesterday blamed council intransigence for the failure to reach a deal.
- Stubbornness (n): the quality of being determined to do what you want and refusing to do anything else
UK /ˈstʌb.ən.nəs/ US /ˈstʌb.ɚn.nəs/
His colleagues find his stubbornness difficult to deal with.
8. Fervor /ˈfɝːvɚ/ = glowing ardor /ˈɡləʊ.ɪŋ/ /ˈɑːr.dɚ/ ; intensity of feeling (n) /ɪnˈten.sə.ti/ /əv//ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ : Sự nhiệt tình
- Fervor (n) (UK fervour): strong and sincere beliefs
US /ˈfɝːvɚ/ UK /ˈfɜː.vər/
The country was swept by patriotic fervor.
9. Disparage /dɪˈspær.ɪdʒ/ = belittle /bɪˈlɪt.əl/ (v) Làm mất uy tín
- Disparage (v): to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or it
UK /dɪˈspær.ɪdʒ/ US /dɪˈsper.ɪdʒ/
The actor's work for charity has recently been disparaged in the press as an attempt to get publicity.
- Belittle (v): to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important
UK /bɪˈlɪt.əl/ US /bɪˈlɪt̬.əl/
Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts.
10. Obviate /ˈɒb.vi.eɪt/ = to prevent /prɪˈvent/; make unnecessary; get rid of (v): Ngăn cản, loại bỏ
- Obviate (v) : to remove a difficulty, especially so that action to deal with it becomes unnecessary
UK /ˈɒb.vi.eɪt/ US /ˈɑːb.vi.eɪt/
A peaceful solution would obviate the need to send a UN military force.
- Prevent verb (v) to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
UK /prɪˈvent/ US /prɪˈvent/
Label your suitcases to prevent confusion.
- Get rid of sth: to remove or throw away something unwanted
That cream got rid of my skin rash.
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