Rusty Harmon was in the Music Business Radio studio today. Rusty was manager of Hootie and the Blowfish for 12 years, during which time they sold over 25,000,000 records. He's been president the the Atlantic imprint, Breaking Records and currently runs a music management, marketing, and sponsorship company, MTM Management.
We talked about artist development, how Rusty discovered Hootie and the Blowfish, what it takes for acts to get Rusty's attention, sponsorship, and more.
Demos Reviewed: Drop Dead Genius, Kenny Woods, John Restas, Jennifer Brantley, Danny Burke, and In the Movies
Show is currently being edited and will air shortly.
Pictured L to R: Dan Buckley (Engineer), Amanda Fletcher (MTM), David Hooper (Host), Rusty Harmon, Justin Hammel (Editor), Gary Kraen (Producer)
Hello It,s John Restas from Canada
Just wondering whjere i can hear the show
From Music bUISNESS RADIO oCT 23 2007
Posted by: John Restasjj | January 14, 2008 at 06:37 AM
Mr. Rusty Harmon:
I am going to be starting an on-line radio show in June on "HossTheBoss.com" in Corpus Christi. On this website, we need written authorization from the artists or their manager before we can play their music.
Currently, there are no local country stations playing Reckless Kelly here. In fact, I used to be a DJ at KFTX-FM here and saw the station manager throw away a cd he'd gotten in the mail. I checked it out and it was "Millican" with an autograph on the front saying "KFTX, we'd appreciate a spin". Unfortunately, even though I liked what I heard, I was told I'd be fired if I played anything off their cd.
Eventually, I was fired anyway, for playing a Robert Earl Keen song that had been requested by one of my listeners.
Now, I would like to get your permission to play RK's music on this free internet site. We could even set up a link on our website to yours, so it would be a win-win situation for both of us. I would get to play your music without guilt, and I would tell the fans about your site, so maybe you can sell some merchandise as well.
If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, please send an e-mail to "Hoss@HossTheBoss.com" in Corpus Christi. He should get right back to you with the form you'd need to sign, if the e-mail is not sufficient.
Thank You For Your Time,
Tony Kinsel
(so_tx_kinsel_pop@yahoo.com)
Posted by: Tony Kinsel | April 16, 2008 at 02:43 PM
Hi this is Singer/Songwriter Kenny Woods. It says my demo was reviewed, but I didn't hear it in the broadcast?
Posted by: Kenny Woods | April 27, 2008 at 09:06 PM