A few days ago, while updating the music on my MP3 player I started to sort music by different genres. Then I thought that is an interesting word: genre, meaning category. Immediately I started to think back to my time promoting music. DJ’s, radio program directors, distributors and buyers alike, used categories extensively. All inRead More
Author: Edward Reid
Musical Theater of Life!
As I sit here writing this blog entry I was recently forced to remember my high school days. You see, because of advancements in technology, I’ve been able to contact many of my high school, and in some cases, grade school classmates from the past. Reflecting on life back then has been wonderful; a welcomedRead More
What’s the future of the Broadway Musical?
Just a few weeks ago I watched the movie “Rent”. Yes I am very late only because I’ve never really been a big fan of musical theater. Sure, like most people I do like musicals simply because at the root of it all is: music. But “Rent” came and was successful without me really noticingRead More
What’s next?
Well, I’m back again for a while. I just took a short trip back to Chicago to do a little research for a book I’m writing. It was great to be back with family and friends. The city has changed even more and looks fantastic. I spent a great deal of time with my cousin’sRead More
Recharged and ready for more!
Well I’m back. I took a long vacation away from the blog to kind of breathe mentally. Now I can pay a little more attention to what’s happening in the world of music. I had a rather interesting conversation a couple of weeks ago with my cousin. He asked me if I had started toRead More
Remembering the Vision
Last week was the one-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death. And while so many people listened to his music and watched his videos and remembered them in their own way, I sat down and watched “The Jackson’s – An American Dream”. This was a great movie that told their story starting with Joe and KatherineRead More
The New Radio Game
The radio game has sure changed within the past few years. I had a moment of reflection about my time promoting records and realized what has happened. The game used to be to take a recording around to radio stations and sell the program director that the song will hit. Then he would act interestedRead More