Sebi interviewing Popa Chubby
Added: Oct 13, 2008
Author: monsterbazz
Duration: 0:25
In September 2007, I had the pleasure to interview the great blues guitar hero Popa Chubby for my Geekinomix show before his gig at Kofmehl, Switzerland. Popa Chubby is well known for encouraging artists to let go of old music business models and use the Internet and new technologies to create albums and promotional tools. Popa Chubby signed with a label that belonged to Sony Music in 1994 and only two years later he lost the deal. This experience taught him to take his career in his own hands and keep more control over his band. He shopped for a rather small label, which he can actually trust more and where he is a more important act. That approach turned out to be the right thing to do and brought Popa Chubby back on track and his music was more successful than ever before. His latest album "Deliveries After Dark" debuted at #4 in the Billboard Blues Charts. I believe that Popa Chubby is doing exactly the right thing and would encourage every newcomer band to take their fate into their own hands and work with record companies that "really care" about them. It does not have to be an independent label. Some major record companies work very close with their artists. Nonetheless, bands need to evaluate potential labels and decide for themselves how much power they are ready to give up.
Channel: Music
Tags:
blues
chubby
geekinomix
kofmehl
mereu
popa
sebastian
sebi
sebinomics
Rating: 5.00 (1 ratings)
Views: 246
Comments: 1
Added: Oct 13, 2008
Author: monsterbazz
Duration: 0:25
In September 2007, I had the pleasure to interview the great blues guitar hero Popa Chubby for my Geekinomix show before his gig at Kofmehl, Switzerland. Popa Chubby is well known for encouraging artists to let go of old music business models and use the Internet and new technologies to create albums and promotional tools. Popa Chubby signed with a label that belonged to Sony Music in 1994 and only two years later he lost the deal. This experience taught him to take his career in his own hands and keep more control over his band. He shopped for a rather small label, which he can actually trust more and where he is a more important act. That approach turned out to be the right thing to do and brought Popa Chubby back on track and his music was more successful than ever before. His latest album "Deliveries After Dark" debuted at #4 in the Billboard Blues Charts. I believe that Popa Chubby is doing exactly the right thing and would encourage every newcomer band to take their fate into their own hands and work with record companies that "really care" about them. It does not have to be an independent label. Some major record companies work very close with their artists. Nonetheless, bands need to evaluate potential labels and decide for themselves how much power they are ready to give up.
Channel: Music
Tags: blues chubby geekinomix kofmehl mereu popa sebastian sebi sebinomics
Rating: 5.00 (1 ratings) Views: 246 Comments: 1
