1.5.13 Vietnam Concert Treasures, CCTV Interview
Jan 5, 2013 16:42:59 GMT -5
Post by maddie509 on Jan 5, 2013 16:42:59 GMT -5
This is the article which I posted a couple of days ago for folks to kill time during the slow days 
and it is being referenced to in this particular discussion by a few folks right now:
www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/record-labels/how-direct-management-group-helped-katy-1008032962.story --- "How Direct Management Group Helped Katy Perry Reach Her Goals". Keep in mind Katy was signed with DMG when she was just 20 years old...
AND, this is the other Billboard article where RCA and DMG reps talked about Adam before the album Trespassing released:
www.billboard.com/news/adam-lambert-takes-control-with-trespassing-1007035152.story
>>> Direct Management Group's Martin Kirkup, whose firm began working with Lambert last summer after the singer's departure from 19 Entertainment, says the process of reintroducing the artist to the marketplace will simply revolve around getting as many eyeballs on him as possible and then allowing the music to speak for itself. That started earlier this year with performances on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," Logo's NewNowNext Awards and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
"We feel he has good recognition because of 'American Idol,' but really when you get to your second record everything is starting off fresh. Whatever audience you brought with you from 'Idol,' whatever the perception you have-some of that remains," Kirkup says. "But basically you're now going to thrive or fail based on your own talent or skills. The most important thing we can be doing is getting people to see Adam, whether that's on TV, live or on video."
RCA VP of marketing Nick Pirovano says that Lambert is still very much in the artist development stage. "We're breaking an artist," he says. "We want him to be more than just an 'American Idol,' and that takes time."
But there's still the matter of where Lambert fits into the current musical landscape. Although he performed classic rock songs from Led Zeppelin, U2 and others during his stint on "Idol" and will front upcoming international dates with Queen, the artist mostly identifies himself as a pop act. It's been challenging finding his place in the female-dominated genre, he says. <<<
Context is everything!! As a perfectionist, Adam would be the last one to say there's no room for growth and development in his performance or anything else in his life, but he's doing these concerts in Asia or else where is NOT because his label or management is sending him out on a skill-honing trip. He is doing them because there're demands and is a natural next step after you release an album, and the man does need to make a living, too! ;D
and it is being referenced to in this particular discussion by a few folks right now: www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/record-labels/how-direct-management-group-helped-katy-1008032962.story --- "How Direct Management Group Helped Katy Perry Reach Her Goals". Keep in mind Katy was signed with DMG when she was just 20 years old...
AND, this is the other Billboard article where RCA and DMG reps talked about Adam before the album Trespassing released:
www.billboard.com/news/adam-lambert-takes-control-with-trespassing-1007035152.story
>>> Direct Management Group's Martin Kirkup, whose firm began working with Lambert last summer after the singer's departure from 19 Entertainment, says the process of reintroducing the artist to the marketplace will simply revolve around getting as many eyeballs on him as possible and then allowing the music to speak for itself. That started earlier this year with performances on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," Logo's NewNowNext Awards and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
"We feel he has good recognition because of 'American Idol,' but really when you get to your second record everything is starting off fresh. Whatever audience you brought with you from 'Idol,' whatever the perception you have-some of that remains," Kirkup says. "But basically you're now going to thrive or fail based on your own talent or skills. The most important thing we can be doing is getting people to see Adam, whether that's on TV, live or on video."
RCA VP of marketing Nick Pirovano says that Lambert is still very much in the artist development stage. "We're breaking an artist," he says. "We want him to be more than just an 'American Idol,' and that takes time."
But there's still the matter of where Lambert fits into the current musical landscape. Although he performed classic rock songs from Led Zeppelin, U2 and others during his stint on "Idol" and will front upcoming international dates with Queen, the artist mostly identifies himself as a pop act. It's been challenging finding his place in the female-dominated genre, he says. <<<
Context is everything!! As a perfectionist, Adam would be the last one to say there's no room for growth and development in his performance or anything else in his life, but he's doing these concerts in Asia or else where is NOT because his label or management is sending him out on a skill-honing trip. He is doing them because there're demands and is a natural next step after you release an album, and the man does need to make a living, too!
;D
