Dangling Carrots

The Globe just published an article on indie musicians' struggles to record. Lack of studio space and time are cited as obstacles. The real focus of the piece is The Banff Centre's Indie Band Residency, a two week program that hooks up artists with music producers, engineers and good studio equipment. As I read about the appreciation for the opportunity felt by Ohbijou (one of the chosen bands) it all sounded like an indie dream come true. Until I reached the third to last paragraph and heard in my head the hideous movie touchstone sound that signifies all is not well; a record scratching beyond repair. The WTF moment: "As for the recordings, the centre is still working out who owns the rights, but the bands are all hoping to release at least some of the tracks they recorded." Really? Way to nullify the most significant benefit of the experience. CBC Radio 2 was going to air performances by the bands in residence earlier this month but the recordings don't appear to be available on the website. Radio 3 has posted a session with Ohbjiou from April 2007.