Technics 1200: On The Road At Radioactive Records In Fort Lauderdale Florida
They say money talks as Pat Ogle walks On The Road in classy shoes to Radioactive Records to talk more with Mike Ramirez about live in-store DJ setups. Mike talks about the financial aspect of bringing artists in and what he can do to help the local scene.
If you missed the first part of this video, where Mike talks about a possible Technics 1200 DJ booth setup, you can catch it here.
MIKE RAMIREZ: Right. So how the live acts work per se is we have no problem booking anybody, you know, for the next 30 minute sets a piece. The reason why we say 30 minutes is because kind of after 30 minutes I think people kind of lose interest in what you’re doing.
PATRICK OGLE: Right.
MIKE RAMIREZ: We can’t charge people to come in because.
PATRICK OGLE: Licensing.
MIKE RAMIREZ: Yeah. Licensing is definitely the main factor. But also too you have someone who’s pulling off the street, they just want to shop, it’s really not fair to them that they have to pay for something that they don’t know what’s going on and [INDISCERNIBLE] buy some records. On the downside to that is for the talent, obviously, there’s no money that we’re collecting, there’s no money to be given.
PATRICK OGLE: Right.
MIKE RAMIREZ: But the way I see it is, I mean, you talk to most any local band artist trying to get a gig in any club around here is nearly impossible. A paying one is even more impossible. But just to get a gig in general or open up for somebody, just get your name out there, that’s non-existent. So I have no problem being able to showcase that talent here. That’s a great opportunity. Let say if an artist wanted to sell their merchandise, let them do it. I’m not going to.
PATRICK OGLE: Right.
MIKE RAMIREZ: We’re not going to collect the money. That doesn’t make any sense. Even with the local CDs that we sell now, we take nothing from that. Maybe a dollar. Nothing. The bulk of the money goes directly to the artist.
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