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KEY SONGS IN THE LIFE OF
COLIN LESTER
CEO, Twenty First Artists
IN PRODUCTION The MPG Ambassadors Lunch took place at the Hospital Club at the end of last month, with a host of faces from the trade giving their views. [Clockwise from left] Fiona Haycock (PPL) and Darren Haynes (AIR); Tony Platt (MPG) and Graham Boswell (Prism Sound); all the lunchenors; Richard Lightman (MPG) and Roger Bechirian (producer); Mick Glossop (MPG) and Bobby Lombardi (Avid Tech USA)
First record you remember buying? Ziggy Stardust. I remember reading on the footnotes “play loud” which genuinely confused me as I thought, how else are you meant to play music?
What was the last track you downloaded? Wonderful by Angel last week. Watch out for this guy.
What track would you like played at your funeral? A Song For You – Ray Charles. But please make sure it’s blasted and the system is great.
What’s your karaoke speciality? Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, although I’m still not sure about the line “Two fat ladies click, click, click”. An absolute classic.
ARCHIVE MUSIC WEEK August 29 2009
Key releases from the likes of Robbie Williams and Epic’s JLS are pitted against each other for the week beginning November 9. HMV head of music Rudy Osorio says: “I’m sure we can look forward to lots of Robbie v Take That tabloid stories that are always good value for getting people into stores, and, of course, there’ll be a bit of a Robbie v JLS dimension given they are both due out on the same day”… There is talk
amongst Universal executives that they have an artist with all the hallmarks of becoming one of the all- time greats: Mika (pictured) is back with an “altogether darker set of songs”. UMG chief exec Lucian Grange says: “Mika’s a complete one-off. When you look back at Prince and George Michael they were one-offs, I suspect he’s that kind of artist”… Michael Ball has gripes with reality TV musical shows when they “feed into cheap productions: it does theatre a huge disservice.”
NEW RELEASES RECOMMENDED 29.08.09
DIZZEE RASCAL Holiday ARCTIC MONKEYS Humbug Holiday by Dizzee Rascal is Single of the Week. The “ravey” Calvin Harris collaboration has a “relentless, in-your-face charm” and “shows what an urban artist with an open mind can achieve in the UK”. Album Of The Week, meanwhile, goes to Humbug by Arctic Monkeys. A record of “observing and thought-provoking” lyrics, it’s penned by front man Alex Turner and brings a new “heavy darkness” to the Sheffield band.
SINGLES TOP 5 29.08.09 POS ARTIST
SINGLE
1 DAVID GUETTA FEAT. AKON
Sexy Chick
2 BLACK EYED PEAS Gotta Feeling 3 TINCHY STRYDER
FEAT. AMELLE 5 BEYONCE
4 CALVIN HARRIS Ready For The Weekend
Sweet Dreams
Which song was the first dance at your wedding? Road To Hell by Chris Rea; problem is I can’t remember if it was me or my wife Amanda who chose it!
Never Leave You
Recommend a track Music Week readers may not have heard. The Mayor of Candor Lied by Harry Chapin, one of the most intricate stories ever told in a pop song. If you like Story Of A Hurricane by Bob Dylan, you’ll love this!
© Official Charts Company
ALBUMS TOP 5 29.08.09 POS ARTIST
ALBUM
1 CALVIN HARRIS Ready For The Weekend
2 TINCHY STRYDER Catch 22 3 BEYONCE
I Am Sasha Fierce
4 BLACK EYED PEAS The E.N.D. 5 PAULO NUTINI
What’s your favourite single/track of all time? Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye or Stairway to Heaven by Zeppelin.
Sunny Side Up © Official Charts Company
What was the best artist meeting of your life? The lead singer of [a popular Nineties band] once called me to tell me she was pissed off she had to pay for the electricity when she had a hairdresser round before a promo shoot, a cost the guys never incurred… When I realised she was being serious I suggested the record company pay £2 more to her on those days - she thanked me and agreed!
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