1 It was an album for everybody. That doesn’t happen too often, but when it does, the music business takes a giant leap forward, everybody pays attention, everybody listens, music is talked about, it drives the culture. Last example? Adele. Her album “21” sold ten times, literally TEN TIMES as much as everything else in […]

Shamrock Holdings has nothing to worry about, their investment is safe. I had a long conversation with Steven Wilson, the famous remixer, known for his redos of everyone from King Crimson to Jethro Tull to Chicago to Yes. And the first thing he said is the remixes were for the FANS! And you can’t change […]

PERSEVERANCE It takes longer than ever to make it. If you are not in it for the long haul, don’t even start. YOU CAN PLAY BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN WIN The barrier to entry has never been lower, but the odds of getting noticed and growing have also never been lower. YOU […]

Never was so much spent on so little. You rise to the occasion. Getting the gig is one thing, delivering is another. And it’s not as simple as performing, art is all about conception, and the Weeknd seems to have ceded his entire production to third parties and in the process lost control of his […]