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“They say the music business is in trouble. No! The business of selling CDs is in trouble; this is a religion.”
- Michael Rapino, CEO, Live Nation

I was in the weekly Southern California marketing meeting at House of Blues the morning it was announced that Tower Records was going out of business. [...]

To the extent that any advertising works, the model in place at websites like Hulu and Fancast, that offer commercial-supported streaming video of TV shows and movies, is pretty damn effective. Unlike the 3-minute average TV commercial break, which most people Tivo past or click away for or simply go to the bathroom during, the [...]

In April 2007, Italian Vogue featured an editorial spread by photographer Steven Meisel, entitled “The Greatest Show On Earth,” which featured members of L.A. circus troupe, Lucent Dossier:

The current, September 2009,  issue of Italian Vogue features an editorial spread by Steven Meisel entitled “Performance,” and involving a gaggle of cross-dressed models done up in decidedly [...]

Just getting around to some bits of music housekeeping I’ve been meaning to mention:
1. Mos Def Sells New Album on T-shirt
About a year and a half ago I wrote a post called Sell Music On ANYTHING! where I suggested that since digital technology had recently liberated music from its previously contrived confinement on things like [...]

MLB 2k9 ad starring Tim Lincecum:

It’s totally funny, but it’s also kind of interesting social commentary in a way. I’ve been doing some research for a client over the past few months on community sites for kids such as Club Penguin, GuppyLife,  Stardoll, imbee, etc. Because of the way that COPPA laws restrict what kids [...]

Talkin’ bout the love at Lucent L’amour, the big Valentine’s music festival I was directing the marketing for at the beginning of the year, on Vimby:

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Been missing in action over here cuz I’ve been working on the site launch and onsale for The Do LaB’s first event of 2009:

I’m stoked on the event. It’s unlike anything the Do LaB has ever done before. We’re closing down a street and throwing a block party style music festival in Downtown L.A. It’s [...]

Britney Spears has a new album out today, and guess what it’s called:

That’s right!

Britney Spears’ new album is called Circus, and this is incredibly interesting to me.
Once upon a time, I used to be the production manager for a circus called Lucent Dossier–

This troupe is actually part of a whole larger Circus performance subculture that [...]

Big news in Mobsterville this week. My favorite boy-band ever (and also friends, and clients) have officially signed with Windish as their new agency. As their original booking agent, Arin Ingraham, a.k.a The Ringleader Herself, says of this big move: “Watch out world The Glitch Mob has gained access to your sound systems.”
Could not [...]

It’s gonna likely be a little quiet here for a coupla weeks as I am heading out to Boston today to spend some time with the fam. Then it’s off to New York, where at All Points West Music Festival The Do LaB will be turning this:

into this:

I’ll be in NY from August 4-10, and [...]