Love him or hate him, Kanye West has something to say. I came across a Charlie Rose interview with West, Alicia Keys, and Jay-Z. What’s interesting to make note of is how much he wants to say and get out to people in his music. He emphasizes the reason for his success is the ability [...]
A few months ago, a Samsung commercial aired featuring Beyonce. The commercial was intended to showcase the new cell phone at the time. The phone lets you control your music one side and then (if you flip it over) make calls on the other side. After viewing it, I thought DAMN, Beyonce and her Management [...]
Today I got an email from my favorite music insider Bob Lefsetz. Usually I agree with everything this man has to say. Or at least mainly. But today he wrote this: If you want to be in this business, you know what’s good and you know what sells. Put your time in. Don’t try to [...]
By now, those who know what’s going on in the industry know all about 360 deals. The deal where the label gets a piece of the pie from every (or many) revenue streams an artist makes. Some artists and managers are angered since the Majors have built a reputation for making most of the money [...]
In the age of digital downloads, the cover art displayed on your Ipod really doesn’t cut it. If you really are a music fan and want to experience an album, the artwork and the liner notes really help give you that experience. CD’s never really were able to deliver a worthwhile experience. Vinyl, on the [...]
Today I heard some great news. Elton John is coming to Saskatoon. Although he has been to Saskatoon before, this is more then a one off show. Elton is doing 3 dates in our humble Prairie Province. 3 Dates! Thats more then Alberta and Manitoba are getting. Provinces with 3 times our population. So why [...]
This weekend was the Much Music Video Awards. I didn’t watch the whole program, but I was lucky enough to catch New Kids On the Block. Dressed in white, and as cheesy in 2008 as it was in 1989, their performance just hammered home the point that THE GAME HAS CHANGED. Market Saturation does not [...]
There is an amazing website that nobody knows about: www.artistshouse.org It is a wealth of AMAZING information on everything to do with Music. Check it out and drop your jaw at how untapped it is. I just finished watching a video by David Kershenbaum. David is an industry vet who’s worked with major stars like [...]
Jermaine Dupri, The guy is the industry heavy-weight who brought you Kriss Kross (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m probably older than you. I was digging that cassette tape back in elementary school…good times). He is now the president of Island Def Jam’s Urban Division. Recently, he sat down with Forbes Magazine [...]
Ivana Santilli Needs a Crossover Hit
Last night I attended the SaskTel Jazz Festival. I managed to squeeze my way into an intimate show for Ivana Santilli. Ivana Santilli is a fantastic artist. She is talented, confident, charming, beautiful, and most of all she has an amazing set of pipes. So, why is she an underground artist, when she could and [...]