Proponents of the traditional indie movement are destined for mediocrity
Tim Rideout RAW!
The Full What is INDIE Interview
14 mins 14 sec
Indie : Renaissance or Ritualism ?
Culling unseen footage from Dave Cool’s hit documentary What is INDIE?, the slick-looking fourteen minute doc argues that “proponents of the traditional indie movement are destined for mediocrity” if they can’t break free of the traditional dogma and philosophy often associated with the movement.
“The buzz word these days is indie-this and major-that,” Rideout explains. “The indie versus major stereotype is practically a religion for many artists managing their own careers. Independent artists don’t seem to realize that the lines have blurred between these two camps, and they are hurting themselves by holding onto these outmoded values. Blindly refusing to consider record deals or acknowledgement of one’s art as a commercial product are poison to the financial success of any artist.”
Leave Britney Alone
Rideout even goes so far as to suggest artists pick up a copy of a Britney Spears album – the antithesis of the indie movement. “We need to get over ourselves and stop being so cool and so indie. Can’t we take part of a mega-selling pop star’s business success, analyze it and apply it to our own microcosm?”
Get over it and listen to some Britney
Rideout’s acerbic wit and often foul mouth are guaranteed to entertain, inform and provoke
Produced by Tim’s own film production company FibiiFilms and using interview clips not seen in the original “What is INDIE?” documentary, the film gets Rideout’s points across – and then some. “I totally agree with the questions posed in Dave Cool’s film – but I wanted to take things a bit further,” he says – and does in interesting and entertaining fashion. The Maritime native’s acerbic wit and often foul mouth are guaranteed to entertain, inform and provoke.
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