RIP - Hilly Kristal (CBGB Founder/Owner)
This release from the Kristal family came to me from Brendan Rafferty of CBGB’s …
It is with deep sadness and regret that we inform you of the death of Hilly Kristal, who died on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, from complications from Lung Cancer. Kristal, 75, founded the legendary rock club CBGB and ran the club [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Music | Comments(0) August 2007
Commodity Photography
As music photographers, we often hear a band say “we won’t pay you that much for your photograph because we can get the same thing elsewhere for less”. The tendency for less experienced photographers is to give in and accept a lower license fee for their work. Their rationale is that they are still getting [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Business, Music | Comments(0) August 2007
Where is the equity?
I had a recent exchange with some fellow music photographers. A photographer asked whether they should charge a well known music artist to use their photographs on the artist’s MySpace page. One photographer replied with the idea of charging per image what the band charges per ticket. While that might sound like a logical idea [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Business, Music | Comments(0) August 2007