Isikhethi se-apula U-JKL aka Jan Kolias akayena nje u-DJ, kodwa futhi unelebula lakhe elithi ADIT Music, usebenzisana noDavid Kraus, uzama i-iPad futhi uthanda ifilosofi ye-Apple.
Sawubona, zama ukuzethula kithi ngokushesha.
Ngiyanibingelela bafundi be-Jablíčkář, igama lami ngingu-Jan Kolias futhi bengicula endaweni yokudansa yase-Czech ngaphansi kwegama mbumbulu elithi JKL iminyaka engu-12. Ekuqaleni kuka-2013, ngasungula ilebula yami ethi ADIT Music, lapho kuzovela khona kancane kancane abaculi abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba. Inzuzo yethu ukuthi siphendula kuwo wonke amademo ababhali abasithumelela wona, ngoba sifuna ukunikeza abaculi ithuba lokuthengisa umculo wabo kumaphothali omculo we-elekthronikhi angaphezu kwekhulu esikwazi ukuhlinzeka ngawo okuqukethwe.
Isiphi isitayela somculo ozosinika ngelebula yakho? Ingabe ikhona imikhawulo yohlobo lwabafakizicelo?
Ekuqaleni, bengifuna ukuthi i-ADIT ibe ilebula esebenza kuphela ngomculo we-elekthronikhi. Ngandlela thize konke kwavela kulokho engikwenzayo. Kodwa into eyodwa yashintsha yonke into. Sinefomu elilula kuwebhusayithi: Thumela idemo. Igama, i-imeyili, i-URL... Akukho okunye! Noma ubani oke wathumela okuthile endaweni ethile uyazi ukuthi siyini isihlanzo. Kancane kancane, izinto eziningi ezinhle ze-acoustic zaqala ukuvela kuleyo database yesicelo kangangokuthi ngawulahla ngokuphelele lo mbono wami wokuqala. Ngenxa yalokhu, maduze nje sizoba nephothifoliyo ehlukahlukene kakhulu, futhi into esemqoka kuzoba yinto eyodwa kuphela - ukuthi umculo unomphefumulo...
U-Jan Kolias weza kanjani ku-Apple?
Indlela eya ku-Apple yayine-prosaic kakhulu. Njengombhali osafufusa womculo we-elekthronikhi, bengidinga ukumepha imakethe ye-DAW, futhi i-Emagic's Logic Audio (njengoba yayibizwa ngokuthi uhlelo lokusebenza) ibonakale ikhanga kakhulu. U-Apple wabelane ngombono ofanayo nami futhi wawuthenga ngo-2002.
Yini oyithanda kakhulu nge-Apple futhi yiziphi izinhlelo ozisebenzisayo?
Ngithanda kakhulu ifilosofi yenkampani yakwa-Apple. Ikhono lokwenza izinqumo ezibalulekile mayelana nokuthi ubuchwepheshe buzosetshenziswa noma buthathelwe indawo obunye, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi butholwa kanjani abasebenzisi. Noma okungenani bekulokhu kubonakala kimi. Ngikholelwa ukuthi ekuthuthukisweni kwezobuciko nemikhiqizo, intando yeningi kufanele ihambe ngendlela.
Kusukela ezinhlelweni engisebenzisa i-Logic Pro, i-Wavelab, i-Nuendo kanye nama-AU Plugins amaningi. Isibonelo, izinhlelo zokusebenza ku-iPad, lokho kakade kuyisahluko esihlukile. Ngihlala ngihlola ukuthi yini le nto engayenza futhi ngivame ukumangala kakhulu…
Ingabe usebenzisa i-iPad ukuqamba umculo, noma ingabe iyincwajana yakho nje, hhayi nje amanothi omculo?
Kimi, i-iPad ngokuyinhloko inguzakwethu wokuphumula nogqozi. Lokhu kulandela ukuthi ngifuna ukudala kuso ukuze nje ngiphumule. Uma okuthile kufika engqondweni, ngibhala phansi ku-iPad, isibonelo kuhlelo lokusebenza lwe-FL Studio, engilujabulela kakhulu. Okwamanje ngisestudiyo ngiqedela ingoma epholile no-David Kraus, itimu engayilungisa ku-iPad ngaqhubeka nokusebenza kuyo. Ngakho-ke ngokwami, nginomuzwa wokuthi i-iPad ingaba nemiphumela yayo yokudala yangempela futhi akudingekile ukuthi ibe mayelana nokudla okuqukethwe.
I-iTunes yinto evamile. Nawe unomculo wakho kuwo. Yini ekwenze wanquma ukuthengisa umculo wakho nge-iTunes Store?
Ngesikhathi ngikhipha ingoma yami yokuqala, yayingaphansi kwenkampani engangibuzi lutho, ngajabula ukuthi i-albhamu iphume lapho. Noma kunjalo, angicabangi ukuthi angikho ku-iTunes Store. Ngingasho ukuthi cishe u-70% wemali engenayo yokuthengisa ivela ku-iTunes Store.
Linda, linda... Ingabe ilebula iwubeke lapho umculo wakho ngaphandle kwemvume yakho? Noma ukhohlwe ukukwazisa?
Ngokwalokhu engikushilo, cishe kubukeka kanjalo. Kodwa kwakuhluke kancane. Ngenzela i-debut Umhlangano Wokuqala unikeze imvume yokushicilela noma yikuphi lapho ilebula "iya khona". Ngoba nginomuzwa wokuthi abazange bakwazi ukufinyelela iTunes isikhathi eside. Kwathi uma icwecwe livela ku-iTunes, ngajabula. Kodwa kwakungesikhathi lapho kwakusenezingxabano mayelana nokuthi siyoke sibe khona yini Isitolo se-iTunes eCzech Republic.
Ngakho-ke uma ufuna ukunikeza izilaleli zakho umculo nge-Apple, kusebenza kanjani konke? Yini okudingeka uyithole/uyihlele?
Kunefomu elibanzi elitholakala kuwebhusayithi ye-Apple lapho ungacela khona ukwakhiwa kwelebula eSitolo se-iTunes. Nokho, kunento eyodwa engasidikibalisa: I-Apple idinga inombolo yokubhaliswa kwe-VAT yaseMelika, ngenhlanhla ebingeyona inkinga kithi.
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuvunyelwa okunjalo?
Okungenani inyanga. Kodwa kuyinto efanele ukulinda... Ngibe nethuba lokuxoxa nomunye wabaphathi bokuqukethwe komculo abakhulu futhi mina ngokwami angikwazi ukucabanga ngenza lolo hlobo lomsebenzi. Ukuzulazula kukhathalogi enkulu kangaka kufanele kube nzima kakhulu futhi ukusebenza ngakunye kuthatha isikhathi.
I-Apple iwugunyaza kanjani umculo? Uyawuphatha noma umshicileli?
Uma usungumhlinzeki wokuqukethwe weSitolo se-iTunes, ngokungafani ne-App Store, akusekho ukugunyazwa ngomqondo wangempela wegama. Umane unikeze okuqukethwe futhi unesibopho ngokugcwele ngakho. Ku-iTunes Connect, ungakhetha wonke amapharamitha e-albhamu nengoma, ukulinganisa okusobala, nokunye. Kuhle ukubalula iMonkey Business ngubani ukupakishwa ngekhanda elinqanyuliwe kwadingeka kwenziwe kabusha. Lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi abahleli bendawo bagada ngempela futhi ngimangele kakhulu inkampani eshicilelayo ukuthi bavumele le khava ku-Monkey Business nhlobo, ngoba imiyalelo evela kwa-Apple isivele isho ngokucacile ukuthi ikhava ebekela ingcaca ucansi noma enezithombe zodlame kufanele. ingalayishwa ku-iTunes Connect.
Ngenhlanhla, angisayinakekeli ngokwami le nqubo. Ngiqeqeshe umngane nozakwethu ekuhlanganiseni, osewazi imithetho ngokunembe nakakhulu. Ngokwami, ngigxile kakhulu kulo lonke isu nomsebenzi we-A&R - lokho kusho ukuthintana namaciko azokhipha nathi ngokuzayo.
Ingabe zikhona izimali ezikhokhwayo zokuba nomculo esitolo?
Nalapha futhi, kunomehluko phakathi kweSitolo se-iTunes ne-App Store. Ubulungu akusibizi lutho nhlobo, ngaphandle kwezimali ezimisiwe zekhomishini. Yingakho kancane kancane sivulela abaculi abasha abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba futhi samukele noma imaphi amademo abasithumelela wona. Njengamanje ngilungiselela ukukhishwa kwamaphrojekthi angaphezu kuka-12.
Yini esingabheka phambili kuyo? Obani abayoba lapho? Futhi ubani omthandayo?
Angifuni ukusho amagama aqondile okwamanje, ngoba ize ibe ku-iTunes Store, angifuni ukuyimemeza, ngakho ngingasho kuphela abantu abaxhumeke ku-JKL. Isibonelo, uDavid Kraus, uFrank Tise, u-DJ Naotaku, umculi weqembu iBullerbyne nabanye abantu kancane kancane bajoyina iphrojekthi yami yomculo. Ngizophinde ngihlonishwe ngokunikeza indawo yokukhosela kumdlali wopiyano waseBrithani nomculi omculo wakhe ungikhumbuza ababhali bami engibathandayo uNorah Jones kanye no-Imogen Heap. Ngibheke ngabomvu no-DJ bangaphandle engibathole nge-SoundCloud… Kuyinjabulo yami yangasese!
Yini oyithandayo nge-iTunes noma ngeSitolo se-iTunes?
I-iTunes into engcono kakhulu engenzeka emculweni. Akusadingeki ukuthi siqoqe ipulasitiki ngendlela yabathwali be-CD, engiyibheka njengesigqila esihle esinengqondo kubadlali abadume kakhulu. Uhlobo lwesitolo somculo i-Apple ekwazile ukuzenzela abasebenzisi bayo lusikhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi yibona abakha amazinga amasha.
Futhi yini ekukhathazayo?
Ngingasebenza nakanjani ekuphequluleni isitolo ngohlobo. Ngokuqinisekile bekuyofaneleka ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe lapho. Isibonelo, zama ukuthola kalula wonke ama-albhamu e-lounge akhishwe enyangeni edlule. Ngingaphinde ngamukele uhlelo lokubuyekeza oluhlangene olunazo zonke izilimi ndawonye.
Ungakwazi yini ukuziphilisa ngomculo eCzech Republic?
Ngesaba ukuthi angiwufanelekeli lo mbuzo. Ukube ngake ngaba nemicimbi eminingi kangaka ekhalendeni lami, bekungeke kudingeke ngibhekane nanoma yini enye. Kodwa kukhona abaculi abambalwa phakathi kwethu abaziphilisa ngomculo ngaphandle kwezinkinga. Kodwa ngifisa ngokusuka ekujuleni kwenhliziyo yami kuwo wonke umuntu.
Ngakho-ke uyini umthombo wakho omkhulu wemali engenayo?
Ngivuma kuphela ku-Jablíčkář ukuthi iwumkhakha we-cartography namamodeli ezindawo ze-3D, enginamahloni kakhulu ngawo. (uhleko)
Siyabonga ngesikhathi sakho. Ngikufisela inhlanhla.
Ngiyabonga! Kwakuyinhlonipho... Ngifisa bonke abafundi ihlobo elihle futhi akukho lutho kodwa impumelelo! Futhi nginamathisela isampula eliphuma kuyo yonke ingxenye ye-albhamu elandelayo ethi #MagneticPlanet. Okwa-Jablíčkář ngokukhethekile…
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Ukufunda okuhle. Ngiyabonga kumbhali wenhlolokhono futhi ngibonga naku-JKL :)