Music

“You have to connect with an artist with love first. I mean love enough to go and care and stay up at night thinking about how far does the artist get pushed, you know. You have to do that with love and awareness and perception and compassion – you have to or it won’t work. And the studio is the most amazing place because you are praying for a holy grail every time you go in there. You’re not just some average thing that can do this as a nine-to-five job. No – you want lightning to be bottled!”

Quincy Jones – speaking recently on BBC Radio 2

“The Quincy Jones Story”

With Disc Jockey Norman Jay

To succeed in the music business you have to be a rebel to truly succeed with lasting effect. To succeed as an entrepreneur in the music business you must know how to control rebels and make money during the controlling process.

Quincy Jones (Michael Jackson), Sam Phillips (Elvis Presley), Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd (Bob Marley), Berry Gordy (Motown), Ahmet Etugen (Atlantic Records), Walter Yetnikoff (CBS/Sony Music), George Martin (The Beatles), Clive Davis (Arista), Chris Blackwell ( Island Records).

Just a few legendary names. More current – there is Pete Waterman, Puff Daddy, Master-P, Jay-Z, Russell Simmons, Damon Dash, Trevor Horn, and the list goes on.

CAS LONDONmagazine will take an in-depth look at the business of music from a talent perspective; production, reproduction and consumption. Focusing on major personalities that shape the business of music.