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extensionboy 02:38 am UTC 06/10/07 |
| In reply to: | re: Ravenous Records - Alive or Dead? - Scaramouche 01:30 pm UTC 06/06/07 |
I believe the plan was to have Holden record "Surfs Up" using the original tracks from BFG,but Jim never got round to it.He raved about this guy for months,and played the demo of Surfs up to anyone and everyone.Rinkoff still wants to work with him. > I agree that an Adrienne Warren album is the best way to > go, commercially. > > Avril Lavigne & Kelly Clarkson are selling tons and > Jennifer Hudson's debut should shift as well. > > I feel Warren could take a huge slice of this 'youth' > market, possibly being promoted as a new Whitney Houston? > > I also think that with Steinman songs & production there's > gonna be an adult 'crossover' appeal, and the extra > element it needs, to take it to #1. > > In any case, no-one will ever know if it 'aint made. > > In regards to Bonnie Tyler, she is currently signed to > Stick Music (France), for I think European releases, and > they seem to be making a bit of an effort to raise her > profile. > > IF Jim is doing a record with her, Ravenous could possibly > sign her for US & Stick could handle Europe? > > > Having said all that, and even though Rinkoff could handle > the bulk of the production work, I get the impression that > Jim is only interested in finishing Bat for the stage > (which 'aint a bad thing)?? > > > > > > I really think that Steinman and Rinkoff should go with > > Adrienne Warren. She has the "it" factor. She looks really > > charming. Great voice etc. > > Likely Bonnie Tyler's up coming Steinman CD will be put > > out on Ravenous..??? > > > > > > > After reading below that Jim & Rink may have recorded 5 > > > songs with Patti Russo, it makes it even more curious as > > > to why Ravenous Records have never taken a 'punt' and > > > released an album for someone. > > > > > > I think they could do a great record with Patti, with > > > Adrienne Warren and maybe even Darren Holden. > > > > > > Also, there was all those 'rumoured' and abandoned > > > projects as well: > > > > > > Dream Engine, Karine Hannah, Hewitt Huntwork, Mandy > > > Gonzales, Nicki French etc etc. > > > > > > If they set the label up in the first place, you would > > > presume they had funds to offer artists deals & promote? I > > > also understand that they have a distribution agreement > > > with Sony as well. > > > > > > So Jim & Rink produce the records, Ravenous is the label & > > > promotes, Sony distribute, and the artist is booted out > > > on tour; I'm not a music industry expert, but is there > > > much more to it than that ?? > > > > > > I think Ravenous should forget their tagline 'When You're > > > Really Hungry For Hits' (we'd all be dead from > > > starvation), and change it to: > > > > > > 'We Used To Be Indecisive (But Now We're Not So Sure)' > > > LOL!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > | |
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