金中有我 我中有刚 金刚即我 我即金刚

 

  没VENUE是一急，有了VENUE价格谈不定是一急，价格定了不愿拿XXXX来是一急，什么都定了，合约拿不到着急，合约什么都订了，担心乐团反悔不来了是急，乐团靠谱了合约靠谱，没人买票又是一急。

When Christian Bernhardt moved to the United States to finish his law degree, the German-born owner of Emeryville, Calif.-based Kork Agency admits, "I didn't even know what a booking agency was."

But with the help of a friend in 1997, Bernhardt began booking shows for little-known noise-rock bands in Minneapolis and was hooked. Now, more than six years after moving to Northern California and founding the Kork Agency, Bernhardt oversees two North American offices, eight employees and a diverse roster of nearly 175 artists, many of them indie.

With such clients as Aesop Rock, . . . And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Atmosphere, Beirut, CocoRosie, Deerhoof, the Gossip, Mates of State, Of Montreal, Peaches, Sage Francis and Xiu Xiu, among others, Kork has between 10 and 30 tours on the road at any given time. And while Bernhardt describes the small to midsize venues Kork traffics in as "completely clogged," he says he still turns a profit while maintaining his independence.


Have declining album sales changed the way indie artists tour?

More and more bands realize that touring, if done right, can create quite a bit of income aside from record sales. The point of touring originally was to promote your record. But it has shifted to make money as well.


So then how has booking bands changed since you first started?

Nowadays there are way too many small bands out there that want to get on the road. When I started booking, the rule was-at least for the size of bands I booked-that you started booking about two months in advance. Now you need to start placing holds and reserving venues some eight months in advance . . . It's completely clogged up. It's insane that I have to book a 300-capacity-room tour six months in advance. Maybe the answer would be that venues refuse to book certain acts further out than four months in advance.


Does Kork only book acts that are signed to a record label?

No. I used to, only because we needed the support of the label to make it work. Since the Internet has become such a strong force, we occasionally take on bands that don't have a label, but have strong label interest . . . There are also bands we book that aren't established yet. We pick them up because we have a feeling they will go places, and because we know that once the band's record is out they're going to get swooped up by the Agency Group or William Morris [Agency].


As the owner of a boutique booking agency, is competing with larger agencies a major challenge?

Giant companies like William Morris and [Creative Artists Agency] are swimming in our pond where we fish for bands. They didn't used to do that. Acts that were unsigned were completely not of interest to them. But they see a band like Arcade Fire, who two years ago played for 27 people a night, co-headlining Coachella. They realize they need to have a closer ear to the ground as well.


What would stop a buzzing band on Kork's roster from moving to a larger booking agency?

I strongly believe that [larger agencies] can't offer much more at all. Bands think that once they're with a big agency, they'll get great support slots for larger bands. That's not true. Nowadays, large bands are very particular with who they want to take out. They want the hot, young bands and it doesn't matter whose roster they're on.

It's kind of disgusting nowadays with younger bands, because they want to go to the top right away. They think whoever waves the biggest check is going to be the best bet. But it's just not true. It's really a bummer because the pressure on us smaller agencies is becoming bigger and bigger.


Is there a place for an indie-rock package tour, a la Taste of Chaos or Warped?

Generally, Taste of Chaos or Warped tour attracts a very young audience, and that's where I assume the money is. For indie-rock bands, the audience is slightly older-and from my experience, more broke. So it's harder to generate enough money to make it work.

 

 我一个很好的朋友 ，竟然已经连着年复一年的在用音乐写日记，虽然看的人并不多，毕竟是很PERSONAL的SPACE，所以只要和关注他的人一起分享好音乐，或者是他爱的音乐就已经足够，我决定加入这种行动。毕竟I AM A MUSIC LOVER 。

 

  http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjA5MDM2MjQ=.html 是MUSIC VIDEO的连接，速度很快，因为是YOUKU。

 

  Au Revoir Simone 的 SAD SONG 是我今天要记录下来的。

 

   还记得她们曾经在VANCOUVER的演唱会上把这首歌献给了我，虽然我们只是新朋友。

 

 

 

    我昨晚在听HATEBREED的唱片，我在其中再一次领悟到了人生的真谛，那就是1 ：做自己爱做的事情，2：一定要无极限的相信自己 ，不要被“不可能”这类的字眼局限自己！ 3 ：一定不要理会别人的对自己的愚论 4 ：要爱生活 5 ：要坚持自己的梦想！

 

    我回想起我为什么回国的原因，1 ：离开父母和奶奶，5年的时间很长， 希望多陪伴父母。2 ：回国看看中国的娱乐工业发展的地步，摸请水的深浅。3 ：SARAH RAE离开VANCOUVER。4 ：如果我一直在干AL D TV ，我也就是赚更多的钱，与更多的明星工作，我自己的名气也更大，最后被无休止的PARTY麻醉！那是我不想要发生的，还好那个惯性被我及时制止了！

 

     就是这四点让我回的国，而我自己最想做的是，把更多的优秀的年轻的海外乐队带到中国来，我现在终于迈步了在这个轨道上，2009年又会是一个转折之年，对我来说。 想起一个名模姐们曾经对我说“ " Al. you are fabulous and great things are happening for you because you have worked hard and are seeing results! "  ， 她说的没错！

 

    我目前更应该注意的是我的身体，下周一定要休假！！一定要休假，一定要休假，说什么也要休假！

 

     今天，我竟然收到了一封来自SLIPKNOT的经济人CORY的信，天呀！

 

                                            

 

DAVE ：

 

          DAVE是我的恩师，他20多岁时就在北美乐坛创业，曾经担任SONY/BMG西海岸区总监，今天他给我写了封信，由于我向他抱诉在中国的市场多么难做，我觉得自己很不成功，今天他的信只有一句话，

al

    I cannot believe that Sarah rae left Vancouver in September 2007 , Which is also one of the main reasons i left Vancouver in November , I miss those days when Sarah rae with me , We had so much fabulous time together ! I haven't talked with her for almost a year since the day she left Vancouver .  Life is so harsh , I think that's why i spent so much time on career in 2008 , and i am just a walk-dead body in personal spare time .

    She said something to me what made me feel like a hero "  Al I think you are a very brave person to have had all of these realizations. You have accomplished so much in a mere four years that it is mindblowing. I truly believe that being the wonderful person you are with all of your strong powerful qualities that no matter where you are or what you are doing you will be successful. But as you are saying success and happiness are not the same thing and success means nothing if you are not happy.

   I miss you Al......... I want to know you are happy and successful in life ! "

   August 9th is her birthday , now She turns to 20 years old , I hope she will smokes less and drinks less too .  Hopefully one day our paths will cross again .

   Wines are tasteless without her by my side , I cannot sleep when i think of her ,  I really miss her in my every heartbeat ,  When will i see her face again ? When will she touch my life again ? Those answers will be prevail when the time is right , I should just enjoy each day wait and see .  

   Today , I feel happily sad when i received the comment from her on myspace

" AL DI! I miss you sososo very much.  Your voicemails have made me so happy, please call back soon and hopefully I can actually speak with you soon. I hope you are doing well, take care my dear. "

  When i know my voicemails have made her so happy , Tears are rolling from my eyes , Oh , Sarah Rae .  I miss you sososo very much too !

 

     我觉得是我自己总在为自己制造悲剧，然后从悲剧中汲取灵感去创作 ！我不能够在这样下去了，为什么我总是控制不住自己呢？难道也是一种发泄工作压力的方式？

 

     我曾经做着最COOL的工作，和最COOL的人一起工作，一起生活！虽然不想多说我在唱片公司的工作，但是和那么多世界一线的乐团和音乐人交流是我人生中的财富。

 

      AL D TV，我人生中另外一个老天给的礼物，我很感谢我的团队，还有无数的爱我节目的人，当然还有无数的宣传我的节目的朋友，无数个感谢！对了还有所有来我节目的艺人，还有经济公司和唱片公司的朋友。

 

      IT'S TIME FOR ME TO REALIZED WHO AM I ， I AM THE AL DI ！！！！ I RULE ！

     

 

There is no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness.

 

There are no accidents.

 

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.

 

 

 

 

 

1 :  The first duty of love is to listen .

 

2 :   look for a sweet person . forget rich .

 

3 :  I believe in love . But i don't sit around waiting for it .

 

4 :  At the touch of love , Everone becomes a poet .

 

5 :  I have learned not to worry about love . but to honor its coming with all my heart ~

 

6 :   When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody , You want the rest of your life to start ASAP !