It’s only taken 8 months but I feel comfortable back in the captain’s chair at my record label after having not done it for the past 5 years. Re-issuing old albums will continue to be my bread and butter but I will always keep supporting and promoting independent music. It’s where I started and will always have a special place in my heart. The spirit of original and new music is what drives creativity forward. Nostalgia is full of sign posts but without new music to build and cultivate new paths the road ends and the sign post will read ‘dead end’.
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JAIMIE VERNON – HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL INDIE ARTIST
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags biography, Bob Segarini, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, CD Baby, David Komie, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, email, entertainment lawyer, Facebook, Haileerosemusic, incorporate, independent music, Instagram, iPhone, iTunes, Jaimie Vernon, Myspace, original music, Pandora, Photos, Pinterest, Presence, Reverbnation, Rock and Roll lawyer, self-promotion, Soundcloud, sounds incorporated, Spotify, success, SXSW, TuneCore, tweet, Twitter, Unsigned Sealed & Delivered, You've Got Mail on May 7, 2016 by segariniRoxanne Tellier: Bits and Pieces
Posted in Opinion with tags Allvays, American Bandstand, Amy Winehouse, Analogue Gallery, banana Zombie apocalypse, Blondie, Bob Segarini, Brave Shores, Busty and the Bass, Cam Carpenter, CMW, DBAWIS, Dirty Loops, Doomsquad, Dundas Square, Henrik Linder, Ivory Hours, Jaclyn and Allie Blumas, Janet Jackson, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, LeBron James, Lee's Palace, Leon Bridges, London Music Hall, Marianne Faithful, McGill University, Molly Rankin, Montreal, NBA Finals, NPR, NXNE, Osheaga Music Festival, Pat Blythe, Pope Francis, Roxanne Tellier, Sam Cooke, Silver Dollar Room, Sneaky Dees, social inequality, Sook Yin Lee, Swiss Guards, SXSW, Tiny Danza, Toronto, Trevor, Vintage Trouble, Way Home Festival, Women in Rock, Xprime on June 14, 2015 by segarini
I’m In lunch bag let-down mode. Had too much fun in May, what with all the activities and gigs, and June has so far been one of the worst clunkers of the year, weather wise. I even apparently missed the biggest (ooh!) sports news this week when LeBron James accidentally flashed 18.5 million viewers during the NBA Finals.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 