“7 Years” Lukas Graham – Spotify “7 Years” Lukas Graham – YouTube There hasn’t been a single reference to this act in the “Los Angeles Times” other than minor listings of television and concert appearances. The only reference in the “New York Times” is an August 8th story wherein Margarethe Vestager, the Dane who is […]

1. Know who we are. From day one, you should be collecting e-mail addresses and building up a social media following. This is the first line of aggression, the first way to make people aware of what you’re doing. To ignore this precept is like making phone calls without a directory. You can’t talk to […]

It’s nearly irrelevant. It’s a way for old school record companies to keep score…in a world where they’ve lost power and no one seems to know what’s going on. At best the chart measures instant impact, not longevity, and it’s the latter that matters. Not the splash you make, but the waves that continue to […]

He thought he was going to beat it. And that was the essence of Chip Hooper, his optimism, his determination, his perseverance. He saw what he wanted and he reached out and got it. Almost always. I first met him on a soundstage, at A&M Records, back in 1990, he was the agent for the […]