So, having a demo means they’ve been writing (one song at least)....so new album next year hopefully. These Screen To Stereos are fun. I’m glad they’ve stuck with them to the point now where’s we have 3. And they are each a different to mark different parts of their career.
Lets keep raving about how great they sound so they hire Will to produce their next album. Then lets hope Will gets motivated to write another Cartel album by working with NFG and then tour with NFG. EDIT: Also so Will can be featured on an NFG song.
There was a moment at NFG's album release party in LA this week where the guy moderating the Q&A suggested "Maybe for the next covers EP" regarding some song I forget and Jordan said "Nah," but the tone seemed in line what what you said above...
They’ve been releasing albums since 1999, and it’s 2019. In 20 years, that’s 3 Screen To Stereos. As great as these things are, I would t expect them to release one again soon. Also, getting rights to these songs can’t be easy.
It’s fun, and it’s probably jolt of energy for the band. They don’t have to invest the time into writing music and lyrics, and just work on arrangements and such. But, maybe with the success of working on this with Will, they’ll bring him in produce an album of originals. It’s 7 songs too. I get the covers aren’t for everyone.
If feel like you absolutely do. It’s not a live show, it’s a recorded a released product for sale under NFG’s name. Disney would come after you. There are different rules for satire and public figures. Song writers and rights owners make money this way. People like Sam Smith have had to pay money to Tom Petty for even writing songs using his melodies (if that’s the right word). Shows like Glee had to pay and get permission, music talent shows too. I wonder what cut of the sales NFG would even get for From Your Screen To Stereos. It’s may not be much for their efforts. That could be a reason to stop. If someone knows for a fact otherwise, please let me know.
Gotcha, I just thought it fell under the satire rules and such. Just thinking about the likely millions of covers of songs on YouTube seems like they wouldn't need all that but I really have no idea one way or another.
I think with YouTube you stream songs without profiting, or could argue a degree of live performance. I think profiting look-a-like or cover bands are supposed to pay royalties too. When the mp3 sharing became a thing, the record industry tried to recoup potential lost profits anywhere they could. I remember hearing they wanted wedding DJ’s to pay music licensing fees too, because they were profiting from playing other people’s music. Maybe it was blanket fee. An event DJ could answer this better than me.
As far as the arrangements go, this is probably the best of the trilogy. They really made pretty much every song on here sound like their own song without changing too much of the original which can't be easy to do. Super happy with this, it's a lot of fun