By Hans Ebert “Women they get weary/Young girls they do get weary/Wearing that same shabby old dress…” The late great Otis Redding sang that while dispersing the advice that when it comes to showing women affection, how there’s nothing more effective than trying a little tenderness. “Romance me,” “Woo me”, “Hold my hand”, “Cuddle me” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cat Stevens’
NEW LESSONS TO BE LEARNT FROM PAST LESSONS
Posted: 19th December 2016 by We-Enhance in MusicTags: Cat Stevens, Cuddle me, Hold my hand, JAMES TAYLOR, Jim Morrison, LED ZEPPELIN, Plant and Page, Romance me, Woo me
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THE BEST MUSIC EXECUTIVE TODAY: IS THERE SUCH AN ANIMAL?
Posted: 14th December 2016 by We-Enhance in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Music Industry, Music, Music Industry, Music MarketingTags: AHMET AND NESUHI ERTEGUN, Berry Gordy Jr, BHASKAR MENON, Bob Marley, Cat Stevens, David Geffen, DOORS, Happy Valley racecourse, happy wednesday, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, Jac Holzman, LED ZEPPELIN, Longines Hong Kong International Races, Marvin Gaye, PINK FLOYD, Stevie Wonder, Supremes, the Eagles
By Hans Ebert A friend recently asked who is the best music company executive. The “best” in any industry is tough to name these days as so much is hidden from view with smoke and mirrors creating illusions (and delusion) of success, whereas in the music industry, the impression, rightly or wrongly, is that it’s [...]
THE MAGIC AND THE LOVE OF SHARING MUSIC
Posted: 14th April 2016 by We-Enhance in BOB DYLAN, Marketing, Music, Music Industry, Music Marketing, Music MattersTags: "THE VOICE", Bob Dylan, Bobby Darin, Brian Wilson, Carole King, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Don Henley, JAMES TAYLOR, Jimmy Webb, John Martyn, joni mitchell, Juarez, LES PAUL, Mitch Mitchell, Paul Simon, Prince, Richard Thompson, the Eagles, The Stones, Tom Thumb
By Hans Ebert If every industry used the power of music to attract consumers, there just might be more honesty in the world that will make this a happier place- or, at least, more of a thinking person’s world, and not the vapid moment in time it can often be when one sings, “What’s it [...]
FORGOTTEN HEROES OF MUSIC: THE SONGWRITERS
Posted: 23rd March 2016 by We-Enhance in Beatles, Justin Bieber, Music, Music Industry, Music Marketing, Music MattersTags: BERNIE TAUPIN, Brian Wilson, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Cat Stevens, Drake, Elton John, JAMES TAYLOR, Jimmy Webb, joni mitchell, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Lennon, Leon Russell, McCartney, OneDirection, Pet Sounds, Rihanna, Rihanna Work, Rubber Soul and Revolver, Simon Cowell, SPOTIFY, Taylor Swift
By Hans Ebert Listening to “Work”, the new recording by Rihanna, and then hearing a brilliant Remix of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” recently in a club, one had to wonder whether, like everything else, if writing songs for a living and trying to make this a financially viable career, there’s a need to rethink one’s modus [...]
SAD SONGS SAY SO MUCH
Posted: 17th March 2015 by We-Enhance in Beatles, Don Henley, MusicTags: 10cc, Badfinger, Cat Stevens, Don Henley, Fred Neil, GEORGE HARRISON, Glen Campbell, Godly and Creme, Harry Nilsson, JAMES TAYLOR, Jimmy Webb, Leon Russell, Maybe I’m Amazed, Paul MCCARTNEY, Peter Ham, the Byrds, The Heart Of The Matter, THE SUPREMES, Tom Evans
A group of us were discussing and dissecting and coming to grips with the saddest song we’ve heard. It was tough getting to the heart of the matter as what was sad then isn’t sad now. One either stays in a relationship or moves on with memories of what was then, and what is now, [...]
CAT STEVENS, FATHER AND SON, AND LIFE LESSONS
Posted: 13th September 2014 by We-Enhance in India Music Market, Music, Music Industry, Music Marketing, Music MattersTags: "Father And Son", "HOWARD BEALE", Cat Stevens, Music, songs, Yusuf Islam
I was listening to “Father And Son” the other day before Cat Stevens decided to become Yusuf Islam and thought what a perfectly crafted- and creative- song it remains. What made the young singer-songwriter tackle such a mature and deep subject in such an outwardly innocent way where he played the sagely father and the [...]
YOU’RE A “MUSIC EXECUTIVE”.SO WHAT DO YOU REALLY DO?
Posted: 14th April 2011 by We-Enhance in Music, Music IndustryTags: Amos Lee, Ben Semmens, BEN TAYLOR, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, JAMES TAYLOR, JEFF BUCKLEY, Jeff Caylor, Jimi Hendrix, joni mitchell, KIM KARDASHIAN, Leora Gardner, NORAH JONES, ROBERT PLANT
A few days ago I sent a demo of song by an unsigned artist to a few friends. Yes, I still have some. It was and is a great cover and on which he completely turns the original version of the song on its head. Wish you could hear it, but if I did, I’d [...]
WHAT EXACTLY IS “A&R” TODAY- AND WHERE IS IT?
Posted: 31st January 2011 by We-Enhance in A&R, Music, Music IndustryTags: A&R, Ahmet Ertegun, Cat Stevens, Chris Blackwell, Daniel Lanois, David Geffen, Doug Morris and Sony Music, George Martin and the Beatles, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, Jac Holzman, King Crimson, Simon Cowell and Susan Boyle
Once upon a time, a good A&R person was priceless. They found the artists, they signed them up, they nurtured them, they knew which songs would be hits and they drove the entire creative process. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artists_and_repertoire Over the years, with armies of “Digital Folks” and New Media Experts and new media marketing and traditional marketing [...]