Following the cuts to Welsh music royalties, many of us have come to appreciate the difficulties the current scene in Wales. As I mentioned in a recent article in The Basement ('Screw Welsh Musicians'), I think the problem with the relationship between musicians gwnelai'r and media.
The BBC and S4C Welsh music is the most important broadcasters, the BBC and the most important. But the BBC limit its use of Welsh music to Radio Wales only - it is not willing to play music too 'foreign' on the rest of its stations. ibalance In this respect internal linguistic boundaries of the United Kingdom (on our main mass medium, ibalance at least) are maintained by the BBC, and so to the extent that the Welsh to exist ' Most citizens of this island. Unless Glyn Wise, would not most of them had never heard.
However, the Welsh pop musicians tend to count themselves as part of the wider Anglo-American scene as a direct result of linguistic policy of the BBC, although it obviously can not we join the scene that in our language ourselves. As a result, since the successes of Furies, Catatonia and Myncis, there wwedi that natural ambition among our pop bands to release an English language material; and who can blame anyone for trying to earn a better income and credit more about their work?
As a result, we tend to measure our success ibalance not by "standards" of the English scene. ibalance It's not possible to band "make it" in Wales. Must go to England to do so. Complement the strong assumption that the fact that C2, the main medium of pop Wales, Welsh tracks playing alongside recent hits the charts English. Not necessarily been that bad - at least pretend that the two are equal in sin better than nothing, and suggests that Welsh artists is part of the wider scene pledge Ce is a positive thing; if the BBC but will realize ibalance suggestion and treat Welsh equally beyond music to Radio Cymru.
Of course, for the kindness of the BBC Welsh musicians portrayed standing alongside Cold Play and Madonna, there are big differences between the two sine - differences that may be forgotten by Welsh musicians in their rush to "do it" for the border. In the hierarchy of the Anglo-American media scene on the top. The them choose and select the artists most likely to improve their listening and viewing figures. Fortunately for them, the English language pop music in a very easy thing to get hold of. In fact, there are thousands of bands English language have to compete hard with each other to get any attention from the media, and the media as a result of running the show.
Now, because of the focus on the industry musicians Welsh English, there is a natural tendency to believe ibalance that the industry in Wales following the same pattern. If the media that control the Anglo-American scene, it follows that it is happening here in Wales. But the truth is, the situation here is completely different. ibalance The majority of the power in the hands of musicians - but we realize it. Of course, the Welsh media tend to behave like the English media - they believe that the agenda-setting them. But unlike England, where there is plenty of choice in new music, in Wales there is not enough. Music Welsh language compared to English ibalance music are extremely rare.
Those of us who work in Wales know how the media can be newynys new material for their programs. Can new recording ibalance by a band, as far as the production quality is not too bad, ffindio'i way to the radio in a short time. Not so in England. The need for Welsh music in the BBC much, much more than the need for English music. Usually, when there is a demand for something rare, its price reflects that. But so far, the body responsible for music royalties, the PRS, has signally failed to realize the full market value of Welsh music.
Although only a very small cohort of Welsh musicians with the ability to deliver music that is so important to the Radio Wales, the BBC, so far, have insisted that PRS pay scales better for them. Radio 1 on the scale of around 15 per minute; Soon it will scale down to about 50p Radio minute. That does not only degrade Radio Wales as our only national station, but it makes it more difficult for musicians to pay high costs gystlltiedig
