I was particularly saddened yesterday looking at The Sun (not that one, the English tabloid.) I went on line curious to see what they had to say about Manchester United’s destruction of AC Milan and there emblazoned on the front cover was a story about Take That’s Mark Owen. I read it and went back [...]
Archive for the ‘Artist Development’ Category
On March - 12 - 2010
On March - 5 - 2010
No matter what anyone says I’m sure American Idol has had it’s day, they won’t be producing a Carrie Underwood or a Kelly Clarkson for that matter and when you look at all the winners few are ’stars.’ To be idolized there should be some immortality and where is that in any of them? They’re pop [...]
On February - 17 - 2010
Once the jury was out and back with the verdict then time to put the wheels in motion. Was it good enough? If all were agreed about the finished product the planning would begin. They’d have ideas about a single , they would decide on the order of the tracks and start to engage in [...]
On February - 16 - 2010
Take a handful of artists away from the mix (not literally of course) and you’ll find there just isn’t the investment being put in to the record. If you’re signed to a record company they aren’t spending what they used to, they can’t afford to. They probably won’t be able to afford a top rate [...]
categories: Artist Development, View from the "Engine Room"
On February - 14 - 2010
Another topic I hadn’t really considered blogging about but then I thought, why not? Why not what, comment on Ellen DeGeneres’ debut on American idol that’s what. And then I thought who really cares, it’s not as though anyone’s going to drop her from the show and besides every paper and TMZ type show is [...]
On February - 13 - 2010
This all started with the question, ‘What makes a great album.’ I can only offer my own conclusion because if I ever went in a recording studio I can guarantee one thing, that I wouldn’t come out with a great album. I can’t play or sing, maybe a great spoken word album but then again [...]
On February - 5 - 2010
You admired those artists and what they had and if you had a bit of that talent you thought you stood a chance. It was worth giving it a go and at least if it didn’t happen it wasn’t the end of the world, you’d given it your best shot. You never needed to look [...]
On February - 4 - 2010
Like a dream sized Circus
U2 360 Tour…. an amazing live experience.
Touring cannot go on at this level. We’ll have to see but a change is gonna come, of that I am sure. The few that care are more scarce than ever and Bruce and U2 must hope that when they take their new record to [...]
categories: Artist Development, Insights Collection
On September - 15 - 2009
I can’t believe we’re half way through September! And before I know it I’ll be coming up with another dumb ass comment ‘What happened to 2009?’ I shouldn’t complain though, at least I’ve got things to do and probably enough things to do that’ll pre empt the ‘what happened to 2010 extra dumb ass comment.
I [...]
categories: About The Engine Room, Artist Development, Insights Collection, Interviews, People, Places, Tony Michaelides
On March - 8 - 2009
Again I apologize for the gaps and infrequent blogging, it will improve but have an excuse as I’m frantically trying to finish the book, Insights from the engine room..
Here’s a snippet..
In 1980 I was working with U2, I’d been taking them in and out of radio stations prior to the release of their first [...]
