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In this episode:
We talk with the creative commons jazz group Oprachina.
Here are Doug's notes from the interview.
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/336813/oprachina
http://freemusicarchive.org/member/bluesbomb
http://www.oprachina.com/home.html
Angelica is translating for us.
Fabio, the bass player, is here with us. Massimo and one other are late.
General/Music Questions
Tell us about your music and tell us what’s new!
Massimo and Adriano show up before we end the first question.
Opra-keen-a is proper prounounciation.
Oprachina is a neologism.
opra - work
china - work so hard your back is bowed
it means back-breaking work
year 2000 with monographic work. Saxophone player
Never stopped looking around (I am assuming for players)
written music, but never abandoned improvisation.
longtime friends - played together for more than 20 years
What are some of artists and genres that influence the band, CC or otherwise?
jazz bands and classical music
as a base, jazz and classical...but each has their own influences
Soft Machine
Why the name of the band?
Opra also means opra! double-meaning
must work hard in the music industry and for art
there is also a political meaning: hard work of people in the fields
What are your ambitions for this particular iteration of the band?
being musicians, you have the chance to play with many people. Sometimes close band relationships strain friendship, but this band was natural.
creating a space that was a common space -- no real leader of the band
one of the good things is that they are all relaxed
Doug asks for feedback from the listeners about the format at this point
License/Business Questions
What drew you to Creative Commons?
The license specifics seem to be the reason, so on to question 2!
Why do you use the the license you use?
BY-NC-SA 3.0 ← they say best because allows them to be professionals
100 of short movies from all over the world. Some are professional and some are ‘naive’
They have the chance to let people listen AND also to let them use it.
One movie was on the life of Angela Davis. Last lover of Malcolm X
Mountains that take wing. Christine Griffin?
http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c796.shtml
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1538867/
Do you tour?
No.
Single concerts though...that is, they do play live
Play jazz concerts, festivals,
Doug mentions Claudio, who is also in Rome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo_Gets_Mad
http://badpandarecords.bandcamp.com/
What is the Creative Commons culture like in Italy (and in Rome specifically)?
started in 2007. since then, they’ve learned many bands
Germany, France and Poland
There is a rights organization in Italy: SIAE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_rights_organisation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIAE
Creative Commons on TV in Italy
SIAE controls copyright once you set up
one album with CC
second album not CC
the difference is second album was in traditional channels, but limited diffusion of new channels
What are your other artistic projects, if any?
each one does solo stuff.
Fabio plays bass and double-bass.
mandolin
Looking forward to new oprachina album!
Massimo as guitar player has a solo album with acoustic, 12-string and electric guitar original compositions!
Massimo has a music school!
popular school...in this context means low prizes...for the populace.
people can learn for their career or for other reasons
‘We float!’
What advice do you have for people wanting to release Creative Commons?
CC is a great chance.
One path is for rock, pop because wide distribution.
For more ‘intellectual’ music, it is harder, because follows more traditional music. critics can be snooty!
Moving Forward Questions
Who are some people you think we should try to get on the show (aka, who are the important people in Creative Commons music today)?
Paulo Pavon piano player (https://soundcloud.com/paulo-pav-n)
Progetto Migala← World Music
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4490316BC6F9384A
Creative Blues band
Is there anything else you would like to say/tell us about?
Massimo: he wants artists to be stronger in the ‘intellectual’ music
Fabio: So much music. Curation is a problem -- world of mouth important
the audience gets to pick winners and losers
After we cut the mic...they say they want to tour the US! We’ll see.
