Comments on: Southern gospel and old new-media http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/ Criticism and commentary on southern gospel music and culture Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:19:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Charles Brady http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-362830 Charles Brady Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:44:46 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-362830 I think one of the biggest surprises to me personally came as a result of a survey I did among our readers a few months ago. If there is an area of real growth in the Southern Gospel market then it has to be online radio. While the majority of our readers (9738 responded to the survey) still listen to FM Radio (44%) the big shock was that over 32% listen to online radio stations which was more than AM & Satellite Radio combined. AM with 19% and Satellite radio with >2% which was about the same as those responding they don’t listen to radio at all. That being said it also made me question why all the big fuss about Satellite radio. Not many weeks go by that I don’t get a PR about some artist being on XM. I wonder if the artists really know how small that market really is. I did a follow-up among some of those who listened to online radio and learned that most listen at work. Several reasons were given but the vast majority fell into one of two reasons. “We can’t pick up regular radio in our building” and “I can listen and no one knows it”. I did get a kick out of the one respondent who said she got caught at work because she was humming too loud to a Booth Brothers tune in her cubical. (Or booth as she put it.) If you think of it the internet has changed almost everything it has touched. From banking to online bill paying to shopping to listening & watching music to newspaper & TV web sites now being heavily promoted. I even use SKYPE to make a lot of long distance calls now. It has certainly changed all of our lives and continues to do so at a rapid pace. Media has changed rapidly with more choices than ever for fans to get their information & it has promoted a period of excellence that has forced all the players to compete for the ever shrinking market that we serve. It has also created a bit of a problem for advertisers as to where to spend their dollars as well. I spoke with a promoter recently who advertises heavily and he was perplexed that the days of spending X dollars with the local SG Radio station would fill all the seats in the house. With so many choices for listeners these days the time has past for putting all the eggs into one basket. The same thing happened with TV. When you only had 3 major networks that 90% of the viewing public watched it was a no brainer how you spent your money. But with over 200 choices and specialty channels and online video content and now cell phone content those easy choices are history! Did you know that there are right now 4 times as many cell phones with internet capabilities than there are PCs? 1.3 billion currently in use. And kids today are beginning to spend more time on their cell phones than on the family PCs. Change… It’s coming… And now it’s coming at light speed! I think one of the biggest surprises to me personally came as a result of a survey I did among our readers a few months ago. If there is an area of real growth in the Southern Gospel market then it has to be online radio. While the majority of our readers (9738 responded to the survey) still listen to FM Radio (44%) the big shock was that over 32% listen to online radio stations which was more than AM & Satellite Radio combined. AM with 19% and Satellite radio with >2% which was about the same as those responding they don’t listen to radio at all. That being said it also made me question why all the big fuss about Satellite radio. Not many weeks go by that I don’t get a PR about some artist being on XM. I wonder if the artists really know how small that market really is.

I did a follow-up among some of those who listened to online radio and learned that most listen at work. Several reasons were given but the vast majority fell into one of two reasons. “We can’t pick up regular radio in our building” and “I can listen and no one knows it”. I did get a kick out of the one respondent who said she got caught at work because she was humming too loud to a Booth Brothers tune in her cubical. (Or booth as she put it.)

If you think of it the internet has changed almost everything it has touched. From banking to online bill paying to shopping to listening & watching music to newspaper & TV web sites now being heavily promoted. I even use SKYPE to make a lot of long distance calls now. It has certainly changed all of our lives and continues to do so at a rapid pace.

Media has changed rapidly with more choices than ever for fans to get their information & it has promoted a period of excellence that has forced all the players to compete for the ever shrinking market that we serve. It has also created a bit of a problem for advertisers as to where to spend their dollars as well. I spoke with a promoter recently who advertises heavily and he was perplexed that the days of spending X dollars with the local SG Radio station would fill all the seats in the house. With so many choices for listeners these days the time has past for putting all the eggs into one basket. The same thing happened with TV. When you only had 3 major networks that 90% of the viewing public watched it was a no brainer how you spent your money. But with over 200 choices and specialty channels and online video content and now cell phone content those easy choices are history!

Did you know that there are right now 4 times as many cell phones with internet capabilities than there are PCs? 1.3 billion currently in use. And kids today are beginning to spend more time on their cell phones than on the family PCs. Change… It’s coming… And now it’s coming at light speed!

]]> By: cdguy http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-362566 cdguy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:41:48 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-362566 Mark, I'm with you. I enjoy reading paper-and-ink, but I, too, see most of the news long before it gets in old-school print form. What I miss most about SN is news. It seems like too much space is taken with advertorials -- ads for upcoming concerts, disguised as news articles. What's up with that? Mark, I’m with you. I enjoy reading paper-and-ink, but I, too, see most of the news long before it gets in old-school print form. What I miss most about SN is news. It seems like too much space is taken with advertorials — ads for upcoming concerts, disguised as news articles. What’s up with that?

]]> By: Mark Crary http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-362152 Mark Crary Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:56:34 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-362152 I enjoy reading all the Southern Gospel Music web-site out there, and the digital age is taking SGM to new places at a 100 MPH. But. . . I'm old school, I still love making my coffee and reading the NEWSPAPER. I've be reading the Singing News for years, I miss the days when the singing News was a newspaper and it had FRONT PAGE news, I always enjoyed reading every page, looking at every adv and learning what was new in SGM. Now when the Singing News is in my mail box, there's NO real news, nothing that I have not read on the web. We now have Southern Gospel Music news in real time, if something happens today, we read it today. Everyday a weekly newspaper stop's printing, every day we lose something great. I still like setting down with my Singing News, looking at all the pages and reading the news the old fashion way, on paper and ink and if I like I can read it any time or any where. I enjoy reading all the Southern Gospel Music web-site out there, and the digital age is taking SGM to new places at a 100 MPH. But. . . I’m old school, I still love making my coffee and reading the NEWSPAPER. I’ve be reading the Singing News for years, I miss the days when the singing News was a newspaper and it had FRONT PAGE news, I always enjoyed reading every page, looking at every adv and learning what was new in SGM. Now when the Singing News is in my mail box, there’s NO real news, nothing that I have not read on the web. We now have Southern Gospel Music news in real time, if something happens today, we read it today. Everyday a weekly newspaper stop’s printing, every day we lose something great. I still like setting down with my Singing News, looking at all the pages and reading the news the old fashion way, on paper and ink and if I like I can read it any time or any where.

]]> By: wackythinker http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-361235 wackythinker Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:41:44 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-361235 Also, Daywind has had downloadables on their website for quite some time. Check it out. Also, Daywind has had downloadables on their website for quite some time. Check it out.

]]> By: Shawn http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-360975 Shawn Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:20:13 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-360975 Actually Nashville notation would be "1-4-2m-57-1." The others are Roman Numerals used in more scholarly analysis. :-) Actually Nashville notation would be “1-4-2m-57-1.” The others are Roman Numerals used in more scholarly analysis. :-)

]]> By: Revpaul http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-360387 Revpaul Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:43:06 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-360387 <em>"godly music focused on Christ and the cross in I-IV-ii-V7-I."</em> Nashville notation, no doubt, and I haven't even mastered shape notes yet. “godly music focused on Christ and the cross in I-IV-ii-V7-I.” Nashville notation, no doubt, and I haven’t even mastered shape notes yet.

]]> By: Zack http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-360181 Zack Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:37:52 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-360181 I am also glad to see everyone is starting to catch up with the digital age here...I know the Dove Brothers have added a digital store for music and tracks. I have not used it yet, but I do plan on using it when there new project is up on the list for download. I really would like to see more SG artist add there music to Itunes. I am also glad to see everyone is starting to catch up with the digital age here…I know the Dove Brothers have added a digital store for music and tracks. I have not used it yet, but I do plan on using it when there new project is up on the list for download. I really would like to see more SG artist add there music to Itunes.

]]> By: GospelMusicFan http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-360176 GospelMusicFan Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:12:42 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-360176 All news is not fit to print. We have a higher standard in life. You won't see fluff nor will you see dirt on my web site. I've see some of it. I own my site. I make the decision what stories I put on my site. Its all about lifting up the name of Jesus Christ. It is called discernment. Go here & read about discernment: http://www.spirithome.com/discrnmt.html#accountable or go here to get ideas to start your own site: http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/News_and_Media/Magazines/Tabloids/ You have to decide what really important in life. All news is not fit to print.
We have a higher standard in life.
You won’t see fluff nor will you see dirt on my web site.
I’ve see some of it.
I own my site.
I make the decision what stories I put on my site.
Its all about lifting up the name of Jesus Christ.
It is called discernment.

Go here & read about discernment:
http://www.spirithome.com/discrnmt.html#accountable

or go here to get ideas to start your own site:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/News_and_Media/Magazines/Tabloids/

You have to decide what really important in life.

]]> By: Kyle http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-360154 Kyle Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:18:26 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/03/25/southern-gospel-and-old-new-media/#comment-360154 Believe it or not, our demographic segment is actually making its presence known more than even I initially realized. If you visit enLighten's website, their News & Views links are an RSS feed of SG blogs and the SGN site. I'm sure if the Singing News did RSS feeds, they'd be included on that list.... Believe it or not, our demographic segment is actually making its presence known more than even I initially realized. If you visit enLighten’s website, their News & Views links are an RSS feed of SG blogs and the SGN site. I’m sure if the Singing News did RSS feeds, they’d be included on that list….

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