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Topic History of: Fascinating Billboard interview with my friend Donny Ienner
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GG |
Point is, your a legend JK, and I'm still working on it.
Not many even in the big leagues that can get a CD put on the Mail.
I do believe in free BTW |
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JK2006 |
Funnily enough I don't agree GG.
If I produced a smash hit with a brand new artiste (and if I wasn't a notorious Vile Pervert), I'd launch and break it as a cover mount free giveaway with the Daily Mail. |
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GG |
Good Stuff JK. What Donnie says about kids coming in without any practical experience (on the business side) and failing is overwhelmingly true. Its demonstrated that mentor ship and getting in the trenches for real is simply something that cannot be taught in a classroom. I have a real thing about tuition courses in music business. When I was a kid I wasn't siting in a classroom, I was in NY kicking down the doors at Black Rock to get anyone to listen to me, and in fact meeting many of the names mentioned in this interview.
Donnie went through it all before he ever headed a company knowing what it takes at every level of the grind, which cannot be said about many of the people at the helm in say the last eight to ten years.
Above all else it was about the music. I remember being told that Donnie, at the height of his powers at Sony had come up to a dingy club outside of Boston to see a band. Snuck in and out. That's how much he cared about music, and good for him.
I will say that the deals he talks about for the future can only happen with established acts (The Prince type deal, George Clooney etc.) that can't happen with a new artist. |
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JK2006 |
Second part up now...
www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_d...ontent_id=1003931072 |
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Andy H |
Dear All;
It is a must see interview this, it does show that some parts of the industry were addressing the download situation early on.
AH |
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