Very talented girl.
Her debut album Unfold sold an unimpressive 18,000 units in it's debut week. That's not terrible, in the event that promotions for the album stayed in the low five figures, and no one was hoping to get rich or anything.
Here's the thing, Marie is a Youtube starlet. She has almost 200,000 subscribers to her channel, and therefore, has value. She has a venue for advertisers, and she can pull a hundreds of thousands of views on any given video.
Just don't confuse her with Rihanna or anything. She's not going to take the Billboard 200 by storm.
The new emerging music industry needs acts like Marie, and she is not to be overlooked; however, those A&R people who keep looking to her for a Hot 100 hit need to look elsewhere.
By the way, I know of a certain Youtube star who has over 1.3 million subscribers, and is said to be pulling in $40,000 a month for their channel.
Take that for what it's worth. =)
Monday, September 28, 2009
Does This Girl Have A Deal Yet?
Watch it:
Okay, this girl is not only objectively talented, but she sounds exactly like Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, Feist (???), and a slew of other contemporary female acts. I'd be willing to bet, though she has a modest 5,000 subscribers to her youtube channel (although an impressive 800,000+ views of the above video) that she has a healthy number of record labels looking into her.
She must be good for at least some licensing deals if not a moderate hit single.
There can be no doubt that her style is a bit trite and has not proven to cross over into massive mainstream success, but it is certainly worth a low six-figure investment.
Get her song on a commercial for a digital camera, then some publicity shots, and then get that girl on a college tour.
Make sure you check your numbers before spending a dime.
Here's another:
Come on! She's great.
Okay, this girl is not only objectively talented, but she sounds exactly like Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, Feist (???), and a slew of other contemporary female acts. I'd be willing to bet, though she has a modest 5,000 subscribers to her youtube channel (although an impressive 800,000+ views of the above video) that she has a healthy number of record labels looking into her.
She must be good for at least some licensing deals if not a moderate hit single.
There can be no doubt that her style is a bit trite and has not proven to cross over into massive mainstream success, but it is certainly worth a low six-figure investment.
Get her song on a commercial for a digital camera, then some publicity shots, and then get that girl on a college tour.
Make sure you check your numbers before spending a dime.
Here's another:
Come on! She's great.
Maybe, Possibly... This Could Be A Hit Song
It's the melody, more than the lyrics (though the lyrics suffice) that really makes this a potential winner in mainstream music.
This song, at the very least, would make a hell of a single for a Disney Channel Original Movie.
In fact, Disney should sign these girls. That is no joke. They have a look that would appeal to the average girl, and they have talent.
Aly and AJ anyone?
This is a new age for music and these girls have proven successful on the YouTube front, so I doubt that there are many A&R guys who are unaware of the duo.
Whose going to make a move?
Poor Amerie
Go listen to the song:
CLICK HERE
It's Sept 28th (though it's 1:18 in the morning) and this video has 20,000 views.
It had Perez Hilton exposure.
This is a failure. Amerie's publicists should be fired. She ought to have more views than 20,000 in 3 days. DISMAL!
It's not that it's a bad song, but there is no discernible parts other than that chorus, whose melody is almost impossible to sing along with.
This is a waste of a single from Amerie.
"1 Thing" was Amerie's peak single
This is what she needs to be doing. Showing off her voice in an intensely enjoyable rhythm, not getting sucked into an overproduced NON-song like "Heard Em All."
Also, just as "1 Thing" was on the Hitch soundtrack, when you have an artist with a questionable amount of noteriety, such as Amerie, put her on a freaking soundtrack or something.
In any case, non-songs like Heard Em All have their place, but it is not within mainstream pop music.
Prove me wrong billboard, prove me wrong.
CLICK HERE
It's Sept 28th (though it's 1:18 in the morning) and this video has 20,000 views.
It had Perez Hilton exposure.
This is a failure. Amerie's publicists should be fired. She ought to have more views than 20,000 in 3 days. DISMAL!
It's not that it's a bad song, but there is no discernible parts other than that chorus, whose melody is almost impossible to sing along with.
This is a waste of a single from Amerie.
"1 Thing" was Amerie's peak single
This is what she needs to be doing. Showing off her voice in an intensely enjoyable rhythm, not getting sucked into an overproduced NON-song like "Heard Em All."
Also, just as "1 Thing" was on the Hitch soundtrack, when you have an artist with a questionable amount of noteriety, such as Amerie, put her on a freaking soundtrack or something.
In any case, non-songs like Heard Em All have their place, but it is not within mainstream pop music.
Prove me wrong billboard, prove me wrong.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Hillary Johnson
Hillary's Myspace page
This girl can sing. And that being far from her only talent. You must check out "Kaleidoscope" on this girls myspace. That song has a vibe that is too new and hip to ignore. It's got a spunk that we have not seen in quite some time.
I think this track needs to be heard and perhaps passed along to a Duffy type.
Check out this video of Hillary playing a song "My Silence"
While she may not rank a 10 in the looks department, she could be developed. She is far too talented to overlook. She's got a beautiful voice and is a beautiful, and very talented, piano player.
She has a Lady Gaga edge to her voice.
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