Veteran exec leaves Warner Classics

musicmuse says:

What were they thinking? Joel, they don’t think, period. The lawyers, MBA’s & functionaries who run recording companies know nothing about classical music – they’re just egomaniacs on power-trips. The brilliant minds that were fired from their jobs in record companies were terminated by administrative morons who were threatened by the fact that these people actually knew what they were doing, so they thought that by getting rid of the qualified people, their own jobs will be more secure. For this reason, most major recording labels fail every 5 years or so, as the revolving door of fired experts and administrative nincompoops continue to mirror the volatility of that ever-dying industry. The average career-span in classical record companies is 3 to 7 years at most, and if some jealous higher-up hasn’t fired you yet, the company will eventually be bought-out anyway, in which case the new owners will fire you. So, if you currently have a position of authority in a recording company and you are musically knowledgeable, start looking for another career now — because your days are numbered.