Drive North – Call Me In An Hour

Written by Cathy Lemmon, President on Monday, March 1st, 2010

True story: When I was 18 I played in some small time road bands. We were so completely faithful that we’d get gigs from our agent that we would literally get in the van, packed full of musical equipment, and do exactly as our agent instructed us to: we’d drive north and call him in [...]

An Artist’s Drama in the Music Industry

Written by David Harper, A&R on Monday, February 8th, 2010

We humans are interesting creatures. Artists take intersting to a whole new level. And while we usually have an abundance of creativity, looks, talent, great singing voices, etc., we also share all the everyday, common human flaws that can be found in just about anyone.
Here’s a little ditty… about Jack and Diane. What a great [...]

How Original Is Your “Original” Music?

Written by David Harper, A&R on Monday, December 21st, 2009

I’m thankful that I’ve spent the bulk of my musical career in film and television. One of the interesting aspects of visual media is that success is based on ratings. Ratings are not usually related to much more than what holds people’s attention. Its open season every day in TV land and the show, that [...]