First thing I do is — like every good executive should be doing — scour the charts. I go through the Top 200 viral charts and radio charts in every major territory; sometimes secondary or tertiary territories.Put it like this: I spent a good part of my career with R. Kelly, Chris Brown, Britney Spears and Frank Ocean. There was a lot of drama. When Britney had her breakdown, I’d come home from a really crazy day and I put on CNN and there were ambulances at her house.
Clive Calder, a mentor of mine at Jive, also taught me grace under pressure. And perseverance. He used to say, don’t be so impulsive in your decision-making; don’t be knee-jerk. He was the king of strategic, critical thinking. It’s an overheated marketplace. I don’t have the war chest, nor do I want to be blowing my brains out on crazy deals. I also don’t want to put that much pressure on an 18-year-old. I know that sounds hokey, but i think you have to do it at a more measured pace. Quality over quantity. Some of the deals being made right now are just stupid. I am trying to run a proper business here.
... 'Mix gut with ears...' Thank u Barry.
He's responsible built that fully loaded jive records hip hop roster
Oh I thought bariweiss wrote a love ballad for Netanyahu or something 😅 my mistake
This is bariweiss erasure
Yes. Golfing time and cash like womanizing time and cash gets reinvested into building of our Studio and all those needed accessories. Ha! What’s a hobby? ;-) ….gotta look that up.