Re: DJ Cassidy<\/p>\n
When Cassidy was in high school , I was at his Dad’s house (Jon Podell), at the time a great booking agent (CSNY) and many other huge artists. Jon sent me in to \u00c2\u00a0try and tell Cassidy to put aside his passion to be a DJ and stay in school. Cassidy told \u00c2\u00a0me basically to f*ck off. Yesterday I realize he became a star to spite of his Dad and me.<\/p>\n
I take great pride in his success .<\/p>\n
Ron Stone<\/p>\n
(Note: Zillions of people e-mailed to tell me DJ Cassidy was Jonny Podell’s son, and almost all of them told me to KEEP IT OFF THE RECORD!, which I find hysterical, since it’s public knowledge. But that’s the music business, if you’re not in it, you don’t know it, because nobody talks. Having said that, those who stand up and speak their truth on the record are the ones who win.)<\/p>\n
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Re: DJ Cassidy<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done a bunch of events with Cassidy\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an absolute professional, and a curating party machine!!! We produced a few pass the mics for streaming fundraisers during the pandemic and raised a lot of $ for people hurting. \u00c2\u00a0He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good dude and a monster DJ!<\/p>\n
Kerry Brown
\nOwner Licorice Pizza Records & RLS<\/p>\n
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DJ Cassidy has been making his bones for 20 years or so. He often opened the years of JAYZ shows I ran and was professional and a step above the rest. He read the crowd and was grateful to be up there.<\/p>\n
We have hope and much to look forward to. Music is hope.<\/p>\n
Cheers<\/p>\n
Bobby Schneider<\/p>\n
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From: HARVEY B. LISBERG<\/p>\n
Subject: 10cc<\/p>\n
Hi bob glad that you and many fans felt the benefit of seeing 10cc again \u00c2\u00a0. Just to clarify the move to mercury \u00c2\u00a0which one of your readers \u00c2\u00a0queriedI was purely because they were a subsidiary of phonogram whose offer was one of the highest in advance and royalty rates at the time no 4%of nothing any more !\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Regards Harvey\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ______________________________________<\/p>\n Subject: Re: Self-Promotion<\/p>\n Well Bob\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I wrote a song \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcZo Zomer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, a dutch song about the summer.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Than i released the song, choose a name- John de Koning- and it gotten played on the radio. And therefore it jumped on the Sterren Top 25, an hitlist that focus on dutch songs. On #22<\/p>\n Suddenly i was asked for promotion and photo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, but the singer of the song was not available.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So I decided that John was not available for promotions on the radio. Other artists are killing for a promotion slot on the radio.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile the radio got some good feedback from the listeners.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And suddenly the media were writing about the song. Good or bad, and I was feeding them with information. But key was the unknown artists, with some funny facts (in the past he was writer of fortune cookie \u00c2\u00a0texts) and a strong song (according to some radio dj\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s). The song went to #12.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After a podcast about the music industry (De Machine) cover the whatabouts of the song, all the serious main media jumped on the song.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The song went to #5<\/p>\n Other radio stations played the song, on tv there were coverage about this \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSong of the summer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and it went to a real hype.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcZo Zomer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 was on top of Spotify Viral 50 NL, and -still- Spotify Vital Hits<\/p>\n And\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The song went to #3!\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All with no budget, expect hiring a great plugger: Paul Jong!\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There is still little information about the artist, and there is still 1 photo of him.<\/p>\n What a great adventure!\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ______________________________________<\/p>\n Subject: Re: Re-Greg Kihn<\/p>\n Hi Bob,<\/p>\n Lots of mentions here about Beserkley label-mates The Rubinoos. A couple of weeks ago it was a thrill to present them at the small venue that I book, Hank Dietle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tavern–their first time in our area since 1977, and they did not disappoint. It was sold out, and I was surprised to learn that a number of attendees didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know their music, but wanted to check them out because, as one person said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the cool kids were excited about it\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Our musician community was out in force, and one exclaimed, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153they sing like they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still in their twenties!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d And they do. The harmonies were super, the energy in the room was really joyful. Long-time fans and new ones are still talking about it. Nights like that are why lifers in the biz like me do what we do, and fortunately for all of us The Rubinoos will be out & about again, in my opinion they are not to be missed!<\/p>\n As for “Pablo Picasso”\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6for many years now whenever I see the words Pablo Picasso, or hear them spoken, my brain adds \u00e2\u20ac\u0153was never called an as*hole\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in my head. Happens every time and I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expect this will ever stop…nor do I want it to.<\/p>\n Lisa V. White<\/p>\n Hank Dietle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tavern<\/p>\n ______________________________________<\/p>\n From: Nick Petropoulos<\/p>\n Subject: Re: The Last Dinner Party At The Fonda<\/p>\n This is a fascinating observation on the state of bands. Which proves your point on the commonplace of solo act\/brand extension focus today.<\/p>\n “The Rest Is Entertainment on Instagram: ‘There have been just three weeks so far this decade where a band has been number one in the charts.'”<\/p>\n\n