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Stéphan Wener, chief customer officer at Compugen Recorded on-site at HPE Discover in Las Vegas, this episode of In The Channel features Stéphan Wener, chief customer officer at Compugen, one of Canada’s most established HPE partners. It was a big week for Compugen at Discover. The company achieved Triple Platinum Plus status under HPE’s Partner Ready Vantage program — the highest tier available, reflecting deep investment across compute, networking, storage, and security — and was named HPE Canada Solution Provider of the Year at the Partner Growth Summit on Monday. Wener credits the recognition to consistent, long-term investment in the full HPE portfolio and what he describes as genuine “exec-to-field” engagement with the HPE Canada team. But the conversation moves quickly from celebrating to analyzing — and that’s where it gets useful for Canadian partners. His take on HPE’s evolution is direct: “It’s not anymore a compute-led company. I think it’s an AI technology-led company, but with a big focus on networking.” He sees the Aruba acquisition as having already delivered strong returns for both sides, and the Juniper integration as filling the data centre gap to create what he calls a genuine “powerhouse” networking portfolio — a view that aligns with what Antonio Neri laid out in Tuesday’s keynote but carries different weight coming from the partner side. On the Canadian market, Wener flags two converging trends: data sovereignty concerns continuing to push customers — especially in the public sector and regulated industries — toward on-premises and edge deployments, and the economics of cloud-based AI creating a second wave of on-prem investment as the cost of tokens at scale starts to sting. The “Power of One” program consolidation? Compugen has been asking for it for a couple of years and welcomes it — with the candid observation that the compute and networking sales motions are still distinct, and that closing that gap in practice will take ongoing work. And on self-driving networks and the automation question: Wener is a believer — but as an Air Canada Super Elite, he has some pointed thoughts about where the human layer still matters. Read Full Transcript ROBERT DUTT: This episode of In The Channel is brought to you by HPE Discover 2026. Check out our full coverage of the event on ChannelBuzz.ca. You’ll find our HPE Discover 2026 news hub in the menu bar at the top of the page. Hello and welcome to In The Channel from ChannelBuzz.ca, bringing news and information to the Canadian IT channel community for the last 16 years. I’m Robert Dutt, editor of ChannelBuzz.ca, and your host for the show. We’re recording this one on-site at HPE Discover in Las Vegas, and if you’ve been following our coverage from the event, you know it’s been a full one. Big keynote from Antonio Neri on Tuesday, a lot of networking announcements from Rami Rahim and the HPE networking team, the Partner Growth Summit on Monday, where HPE laid out some significant program changes, most notably the coming unification of the Juniper Partner Program under Partner Ready Vantage by November 1. My guest for this episode is Stéphan Wener, chief customer officer at Compugen. Compugen is one of Canada’s largest and most prominent HPE partners. They just achieved Triple Platinum Plus status under the Partner Ready Vantage program, which is the highest tier available under HPE’s partner program, reflecting deep investment across compute, networking, storage and security. And at the Partner Growth Summit earlier this week, they were named HPE Canada Solution Provider of the Year. So yeah, it’s been a pretty good week to be Compugen in Las Vegas. I sat down with Stéphan to talk about the story behind that recognition, how Compugen sees the evolution of the HPE portfolio, especially now that it includes both Aruba and Juniper, and what’s actually resonating in the Canadian market right now around AI infrastructure, data sovereignty, and the economics of running AI workloads in the cloud versus at the edge. There’s also a moment in here about self-driving networks that any Air Canada Super Elite will relate to. Let’s get right into it. My chat with Stéphan Wener. ROBERT DUTT: Stéphan, thank you for taking the time. STÉPHAN WENER: [It’s my] pleasure. ROBERT DUTT: Big week for Compugen here at Discover. You were named HPE Canada Solution Provider of the Year. Separately, just announced Triple Platinum Plus status under Partner Ready Vantage. That’s the highest tier, as if the name didn’t give that away, right? Tell me the Compugen-HPE story that led here. When you think about why you’ve ended up at this point, what do you credit it to? STÉPHAN WENER: I would say it’s a long-term engagement. We’ve been really connected. It’s important, if you want to succeed with the OEM, it’s all about connection from the execs to the field. I think our sales resources are really well-engaged with HPE’s sales resources. It’s really a teamwork. The results are all around this collaboration. It’s all about also bringing common value to the customer. We’re working very closely, making sure that we are doing the right thing and growing the business. Being Partner of the Year was actually a surprise, but one element is we’re really engaged in the entire portfolio of HPE. HPE is a different company right now. We were dealing with Aruba in the past and HPE and all this, now being one portfolio. The fact that we are engaged with all lines of business really helps us out, taking it to another level. Having this recognition is great. It’s great for us. It’s great for our teams because there’s a lot of people trained on the technology. There’s a lot of investment we’re making internally, both on the technical side but also on the sales side. We have BDR motions. We have a lot of engagement commonly with HPE. I think it’s really the combination of all these actions that made us successful. We have to thank the HPE team in Canada as well because we don’t win this award by ourselves. It’s really by working very closely with them. The Triple Platinum is a commitment to HPE. We believe that Compugen with HPE can provide great solutions to the market and we want to bring this engagement to another level. We’re also very proud. It was a lot of work on the technical side to be able to ramp up to this level, both on the compute, same thing on the networking side, security. So it’s the entire portfolio. ROBERT DUTT: To that point, the entire portfolio — some listeners may still think of HPE primarily as a server company, a server and storage company with networking kind of on the side. Can you walk me through what the HPE relationship actually looks like at Compugen today in terms of how you work with each part of that business, and how’s that picture changed over the last couple of years? STÉPHAN WENER: I would say HPE is a different company because they kept for a very long time Aruba and the compute side and the networking side separately. You can really feel now that it’s more one company. I actually feel, and Antonio said it today, the networking piece with AI is a big, big part of the strategy right now. So the fact that now networking and compute and storage, all the technology is really evolving in one big channel. It’s really changing what HPE is. It’s not anymore a compute-led company. I think it’s an AI technology-led [company], but a big focus on networking, especially in an AI world. Networking is key for all organizations. And I think specifically, Aruba was already a great company. That was a great acquisition. For all of us — I’m a shareholder of HPE — I can say that for the shareholders, the acquisition of Aruba was amazing, very profitable. But adding Juniper to the mix, it fills the gap. Data centre, DC — it was more campus and branch with Aruba. Now it’s really, really a powerhouse. So networking is definitely… you don’t make these type of investments as a company if you don’t believe that networking is a big part of your future. And already the Aruba part was one of the most profitable pieces of the business. In the years where compute was struggling a little bit more on the profit side, now, okay, HPE is having a great year with all AI and the shortage and all this. It’s great. But I think now HPE [has] a complete portfolio of technology, and that’s what makes it very appealing to the market right now, in my opinion. ROBERT DUTT: On that profitability point, what is having that unified networking story doing for you guys in terms of margin opportunity and that sort of thing? STÉPHAN WENER: I would say HPE would love us to leverage both sides of the portfolio. It’s still two different sales motion[s], let’s call it out. The compute and storage is one element, the network is on the other [end]. I think profit comes with investment. Compugen is a service-led company. So a lot of our sales motion is based on leading with our services, our managed services, our professional services. So we can have great margin when we are leading with our services. So technology with services, it’s the best. We even deliver — we do partner-branded support on the behalf of HPE, so really engage as one company. This is where we maximize our profitability. Again, I know because I’ve been hearing it and hearing it from the leaders, that we would like to lead more with the entire portfolio now. I think it makes a lot of sense as a strategy. Let’s see how we can accomplish and deliver on this because I still see that it’s two different business needs. The networking and security is one element and the compute and storage and all the tools around it are another motion technology-wise. ROBERT DUTT: Well, a big step towards that I suppose was announced yesterday at the Partner Growth Summit. The big theme being “Power of One” — one portfolio, one partner program, one integrated partner experience, a whole bunch of stuff changing as of November 1. From where you sit, is that message landing with you as a partner? What does consolidating under one program actually mean for how you go to market and how you work with HPE? STÉPHAN WENER: I should add my colleague, Lorene, to the discussion. She deals with them. But to be honest with you, we’ve been waiting for this moment for a while. It was a question we asked them for a couple of years actually, saying, “Listen, we see these two programs. We took the best of both programs because we were having large volume with both sides of the business.” But I think having something unified, that makes a lot of sense, and it’s going to bring more opportunity. It’s also going to reward partners that are invested with HPE. That’s what we like about this program: with this Platinum, Triple Platinum Plus certification, we’re rewarded for the investment we’re making, which is I think something that really resonates for some of us partners. The other element, to be honest, the go-to-market is going to be evolving with time. AI is transforming everything that is happening. So having one program, I think it’s putting HPE in a position that we can leverage all the success we can have on the market. No, I think it’s great news. We’ve been seeing it coming. Now it’s there. It’s still two teams because we’re still interacting with people on compute. We still have two PBMs. We’re still on a service, partner-branded support discussion around the table a little earlier. Now they’re coming with a program that’s going to be one partner-branded support. Juniper had one, Aruba had one, and now all of a sudden HPE wants to have their own. So on the compute side, they’re going to come with one program, which makes it better because it’s going to allow us to have a better ROI on our investment moving forward. ROBERT DUTT: Today was Antonio Neri. STÉPHAN WENER: Yes. ROBERT DUTT: Keynote. “Architecting AI starts with the network.” Pretty deliberate framing. From where you’re sitting and when you’re talking to Canadian organizations day to day, does the premise ring true? Are customers coming to you and saying that the network is the constraint, or is the conversation starting somewhere else? And maybe you discover along the way, “By the way, if you want to get the most out of this, you’re probably going to have to do something with the state of your network.” STÉPHAN WENER: I would say, yes, customers are looking at the network. I think it’s something that I think HPE but other OEM[s] are wishing, that AI transform[s] the network because it’s a good way to kind of, let’s say, let’s refresh these networks. Let’s make sure to create opportunity. I would say, on top of network, I’m really attracted by the security side of it, which means with AI — I was with a customer at lunch today because also we have multiple hats, we meet customers while we’re here — and he was sharing with me that the challenge they live with security, with this AI motion that we see right now, with this new AI world where now it’s not about traditional security. You know, you can get attacked from all over the place. So I think this is going to change the way customers see their network and they’re going to make sure to secure it, but also integrate performance, security, evolution for AI. Because again, you’re building something now. You don’t know what AI is going to be in a year and a half. That’s like — I was actually talking to some customers and we were saying, you know, you have to revise your AI strategy every quarter, every month, because you’re starting somewhere and then, oh, you’re figuring out that there’s another business need that needs to go quicker. So there’s a lot of unknown where it’s going to take us. I think [Antonio] making the right decisions on the network, it’s brilliant for Antonio. And again, when you do a $15 billion investment, okay, you’re going to say this to the market, but I mean, it’s a strength. It’s the strength of HP. If you look at competition, HP has a broader portfolio and being able to lead on the network security side and AI network and all that is brilliant. Now let’s see how the market takes it. I think the AI discussion is not exactly the same depending on where the customer is in his journey. Some of them are more focused on “where do I put my compute?” What we really see now is that it’s not only cloud only anymore. The move back to on-prem is for real now. And we’ve been saying it, we’ve been dreaming it for a while, you know, because it allows us to have more opportunity to… like, to put AI not only on-prem, but also at the edge. We see that coming more and more. So I think the discussion is broader because again, if you go at the edge, it’s all different architecture for networking. You need to protect multiple sites, you know, so… there’s a lot of moving pieces, but I think HP has everything to cover that very well. ROBERT DUTT: When you’re talking to customers today in Canada, what are the big drivers of that move towards the edge and that kind of thing? Just curious how you’re hearing customers weighing data sovereignty versus tokenomics, the big topic of the day. STÉPHAN WENER: There’s two different discussion[s] there. The one part is that — because we do a lot of business in banking and retail and all of this — we have a lot of customers that are looking at the edge. And to be honest, what we were observing a couple of years ago was that they all thought that they didn’t need anything at the edge anymore. “Let’s centralize everything. Let’s go to the cloud. Let’s use VMware. Let’s not even [have] the server at the edge. Let’s just figure out other ways to manage it.” Now we see a total[ly] different direction. Now, customers are realizing that you need to perform a lot of stuff at the edge. So it’s forcing a lot of organization[s] to revisit their plan. So that’s… disruptive when you have… when you had a plan two years ago or five years ago and now you have to revisit it to do it a bit differently. But I mean, I think everyone realizes that you need to run a lot of stuff at the edge right now. AI is one thing, but there’s so many other application[s] that are not really [running] really well in the cloud, you know, security cameras and all of that. So we see a big shift towards having more compute at the edge. But also you need networking to back this up because if you start breaking up, so it creates a lot of opportunities. When you have customers looking [at this], also the explosion of cost of AI. Because if you run all your models in the cloud, it’s highly expensive. So some customers are realizing that for some specific business outcome or business needs, they better run it at the edge because it becomes more economical. I think that was ramping up pretty heavily and it’s really exploded since that [news of the] $500 million [monthly] tokens [bill] came public. And it’s funny, we hear because we have a lot of our people involved in AI, talking with different OEM[s], and I don’t know what’s going to be the end of the future model. You know, these tokens are one element, but there’s going to be competition there, too. You know, it’s never, at the end of the day, they’re all playing in one field where there’s going to have to [be] competition and not… it’s not going to be unlimited token[s] and paying that forever because of the cost. It’s the same thing with the cloud, you know, running AI in the cloud for some large organization[s]. It’s costly. So they have no choice [but] to look at alternatives because, yes, you have business value when you run an AI model that addresses a business need, but at which cost? It’s always the question. You know, where all these customers are running businesses. So they need to make decisions accordingly. ROBERT DUTT: In this moment, for whatever reasons, it may be regulation, general interest in data sovereignty. How do you find data sovereignty is weighing amongst [your customers]? STÉPHAN WENER: It’s big in Canada, especially. Let’s call it out. You know, we’re a Canadian business partner. It’s a big, big subject, sovereignty, both in provincial jurisdiction and also in the country. There’s multiple ways. We all have different options of sovereign [cloud], but also some customers are also rethinking what kind of data do we want to keep to ourselves? This is why there’s a bit [of] turning around to co-location or having on-premise, just because [of] you want to control some of your data. It’s always… there’s always a cautious side to which extent do I think that everything in the cloud is going to be in sovereign cloud in Canada one day? I don’t think so because I think… Azure, all the cloud providers are now having data center[s] in the country. So they found ways to kind of say[ing] that their cloud is also sovereign in a certain way because it’s located in Canada. So they found ways because they don’t want to lose all this market. So they had to have no choice but to go with the flow and figure out a way to address this element. But yeah, it’s definitely a big [topic]. No one wants to send data anywhere in the cloud without controlling where it resides. That’s a very important [consideration], even more in public sector and regulated [industries] in Canada. In Canada, public sector is a big, big part of the business and they are regulated and they have no choice but to follow this very closely. And I think it’s the same in the U.S. as well. We have a lot of discussion with U.S. peers and there’s also this tendency even from state to state, you know, and that there’s like… you never know, you know, there’s all these stories you hear about where’s your data going. You know, the value your data has. A lot of value. These organization[s] know that now. It’s all start[ing] there because you cannot have AI without having the right data. ROBERT DUTT: Today’s presentation from Rami Rahim was mostly about self-driving networks, AI-native, agentic, experience-driven operations, a whole new way of thinking about running the network. It’s a compelling vision. Where’s that at when you’re selling to, say, a 500-person mid-market company? STÉPHAN WENER: It’s great. I would say even enterprise. It’s just, in my opinion, it’s just the beginning. I think it’s great, and it’s really a great vision of HP with Juniper and all that to have that self-[driving capability]. We’ve been hearing about it for a couple of years, but now it’s really for real. I [think], in my opinion, it’s just the beginning because they are going to accelerate that, they’re going to figure out ways to be even more proactive about the network and having more powerful tools. I think it has a lot to do, especially with the SMB and the smaller customers who have a hard time having technical resources to support them. So that’s a big [win]. But on the other side, I always say automation is great, but you always need human[s]. So it’s also a great opportunity for us partners that are delivering a lot of managed services because we’re able to leverage these tools to deliver, to add this little layer where they don’t want to just have a self-[driving] solution that nobody’s going to look at. You know, it’s like you have a dashboard. Somebody needs to keep an eye on the dashboard. So I think it’s also going to change the way we deliver services. So as a service organization, we’re really transforming, leveraging AI as customer zero. So I think it forces us business partners that deliver managed services to our customers to… adjust the way we deliver services to leverage these tools and just add that human layer that is needed. I still believe in AI. We’re looking at it internally and we have a bunch of initiatives. It’s never going to replace totally human because at the end of the day, especially when you have a customer at the end, because the customer experience is very important. So you cannot just decide that you automate the way you answer the phone. See, I was telling [and] giving the example today: I’m [with] an airline that I’m a Super Elite with, Air Canada. I don’t want to call the 1-800 number and be asked 24 questions. I’m very happy because my nicest perk with Air Canada is, I think, a concierge line where I can call as a Super Elite member and somebody’s answering the phone and they’re changing my ticket in three minutes and I don’t have to press one and two and five and six. So in a way, I’m just giving you this example because I, as a user, there’s a frustration with AI. So I think it’s very important to leverage AI, but keep that human touch that you need to complete the CX at the end of the day. ROBERT DUTT: So is that the pitch that lands then — the idea that we can take some cost out of operating the network by automating a lot, but we’re still going to have that trust. But we can… STÉPHAN WENER: I think we can do more with less. I think it’s all about bringing even more value to our customer and leveraging these tools. It’s a must. You know, we see it all over the place in our service organization. We see it on the field services where we have to use this intelligence to be more effective. And I was… I can call it out, it’s like I was with an airline for lunch. That’s why it’s all in my head. And they’re using AI for maintenance because they said it’s so powerful because the data is amazing. All these manuals about the aircrafts and everything, so you can document this with also other tickets they had and they can give instruction to the maintenance team and they save them. They’re telling them it’s either A or B before they add ABCD and they were doing try and try out. So they’re way more effective. So I’m just saying AI is helping us doing more with less, being better at what we do. But I mean, you still need to leverage it the right way. You need to have human intelligence behind and bring the value around it. That’s my [view], my opinion about AI. And in the case of what Rami said and where Juniper is going, all these tools are amazing. But I think it’s important. Customers are going to leverage it. They’re going to be able to do more with less, too. But I think for the mid-market type of customers, it’s more important for us business partners to add these services to our portfolio and be able to complete the service offering of HP, HP, Juniper and Aruba, or whatever HP networking [is called] now. More services, always a win. That’s what to do. ROBERT DUTT: We’ve covered a lot of territory. I’m curious. What else have you taken away from this week? When you’re going back and meeting with your teammates, what’s going to be the thing that goes, “Hey guys, did you think about or did you hear about…?” STÉPHAN WENER: I would say it’s the broad portfolio that HP has to bring to the market right now. And the fact that, you know, it was amazing to see all these announcement[s] about HP [and] the new tools, the way they are, the evolution of Central, the evolution of Mist. I think HP now, after these big acquisition[s], [is] getting their act together. And I think they’re one of the best OEM[s] ready… to be ready for AI. They’re all saying it because all our team members are going to Cisco and all that, and they all have a message around AI. I think it’s a must in this industry right now. But I’m telling you, as an experienced [partner], as a technology ally that we are at Compugen, we see that HP has a real story and they’re really doing the right thing to be a key player in this AI transformation that we see right now. So I think the value HP brings, all the tools around… there’s multiple examples to give. But I think the portfolio, the engineering, you know, Antonio is an engineer at the end of the day. And Antonio’s vision is about integrating the solution and doing the right thing so we can bring the right set of solution to the market. And I think we can feel it now that this is all getting together nicely, adding the building blocks that are missing to the offering. But HP is really [positioned] to be a strong partner for all customers in this AI journey. That’s what I see. ROBERT DUTT: Last question. What should partners and customers of yours who aren’t here this week take away from what’s been announced, what’s been discussed here? If you’re updating a customer on what you’ve learned here, what’s the headline you’re going with? STÉPHAN WENER: I would say one thing I was impressed [by]. I feel, and again, I’m on the partner advisory board of HP Networking. So I’m going to see tomorrow what they say. But I have a feeling that the transition of bringing HPE, Aruba and Juniper is going quicker than expected. I think they’re doing a very good job at it. And that’s going to create a very good motion. So I would say that’s a powerhouse now when you put Juniper and HPE Aruba together. So I think for all customers, I see HP like a very strong dominant player in the future in that networking and security space. So the fact that this integration seems to go very smoothly and rapidly, I think is going to have a very positive impact on the market. That’s one element I see. Again, I love what I see, all these announcements about compute and storage and all these AI-ready solution[s]. That’s also, again, what I would take back. It’s all [about]: if you need help in AI, HP has a solution for you. That’s pretty much what I would say to customers: wherever you need to invest because they’re not all investing at the same area. Some of them, it’s only the network and they decided to do it in the cloud and they’re going to do it in the cloud. Some others are looking at different models. So that’s my biggest takeaway: where HP is as a portfolio right now and the role it can play on all customers’ AI journey. Considering the attention on AI, [it’s] pretty good, to be honest with you. But again, AI is also driving a lot of other transformation. It drives the way customers are looking at their IT services because again, I was talking to [another] customer yesterday. If you have to invest in AI, they’re not going to tell you, “Hire 20 more employees to do your AI.” They’re going to say, “Listen, figure out a way to do your AI with the staff you have.” So if I’m a CIO, the way I’m going to look at it, I’m going to say, “Listen, I’m going to need help elsewhere. If I’m able to allocate a certain number of my resources working on AI, I’m going to need business partners to perform some IT services on my behalf.” So it creates an amazing opportunity for us business partners, not only the AI journey itself, but the fact that they have no choice but to kind of reinvent the way they’re providing their services, because nothing changes: you still have users, you still have infrastructure, you still have to keep the lights on and run your business. So this is something I see a lot: AI is transforming the way they look at where they’re going next. Because they’re not going to have an explosion of cost, especially now with what we are experiencing in supplies and the price increase. They still have to do the same with the same money a lot of time. So they need to reinvent themselves to figure out a way to meet their budgets and meet their business outcomes. ROBERT DUTT: Good luck on helping many customers, man. STÉPHAN WENER: We will do it. And our goal is to do it as a team with HPE. We got the title for 2025 and we want to do what’s best to make sure we do it for 2026 as well. ROBERT DUTT: Good luck with that. And thank you again for taking the time. STÉPHAN WENER: My pleasure. ROBERT DUTT: There you have it. Stéphan Wener from Compugen. I’d like to thank Stéphan for his time on what was a very busy week at HPE Discover and a very successful one for Compugen. If you’ve been following the news from the event on the site, you now got a pretty complete picture of HPE Discover from a few different angles: the preview with Jeremiah Jenson, the partner program announcement deep dive on Tuesday, and now a partner’s-eye view from one of HPE’s top Canadian players. The thing I keep coming back to from this conversation is something Stéphan said fairly early: that HPE is “a different company right now” — not compute-led anymore, but AI technology-led with networking increasingly at the center of gravity. That message was all over Neri’s keynote and Rahim’s session, but hearing it reflected back from a partner who’s been in the trenches with HPE for years and who had to make real investment decisions to get to Triple Platinum Plus — that carries a different kind of weight. The data sovereignty and tokenomics point is one I’d flag for your own customer conversations if you’re an HPE partner, or really any partner in the infrastructure space. The cost of running AI at scale in the cloud is increasingly nudging customers, particularly in the Canadian public sector and regulated industries, back toward on-prem and edge deployments. That’s not a new idea, but it’s getting sharper, and it plays directly into the HPE portfolio story that was front and centre this week. In The Channel is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and most podcast directories. If you find value in what we’re doing here, a rating or review is always appreciated — it helps other people in the Canadian channel find us. Until next time, I’m Robert Dutt for ChannelBuzz.ca, and I’ll see you in the channel.

The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul's PIVOTAL Moment!​In this deep-dive album review, we explore why Mary J. Blige's third studio album, 'Share My World' (1997), isn't just a classic—it's arguably her greatest, most complete work.​After the raw, dark soul of My Life, Share My World marked a massive shift. We discuss the transition away from Puff Daddy, the new, polished sound brought by hitmakers like Rodney Jerkins (Darkchild), Babyface, and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and the chart-topping success of singles like "I Can Love You" and "Everything."​Did this album perfect the Hip-Hop Soul sound, or did it pave the way for a more commercial Mary? We break down every track, every sample, and what this Triple Platinum-selling record means to 90s R&B history.​​Introduction: Why Share My World is the one​The Puffy Combs split and the new producers​Track Review: "I Can Love You" & "Round and Round"​The Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Magic on "Everything"​Final Verdict: Share My World vs. My Life​#MaryJBlige #ShareMyWorld #AlbumReview #90sRnB #HipHopSoul #RodneyJerkins #MusicReview #Everything

On today's show, we chat with Cory Asbury!Cory Asbury is a singer-songwriter who began his musical journey in church at the age of 14. He became a full-time performer at 21. His influential album, Reckless Love (2018), topped the Billboard Christian Albums chart and earned him two Dove Awards and a GRAMMY nomination. The album's title track spent 18 weeks at No. 1, earning him accolades from Billboard, ASCAP, and BMI as Christian Song of the Year. The song has also been certified Triple Platinum by RIAA.In 2019, Asbury released his follow-up album, To Love A Fool, which included the single "The Father's House," which has since been certified Gold by RIAA. After relocating to Tennessee with his family, Asbury ventured into new musical territory, incorporating traditional country sounds into his work. In 2023, he released his departure album, Pioneer, featuring songs such as “My Inheritance,” “Misunderstood,” and “These Are The Days.” Asbury and his wife reside in Tennessee with their five children, ages 15 to newborn.Cory's latest single, Cheap Seats, is available now!coryasbury.com@coryasburychristianmusicguys.com@christianmusicguys

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, nos movemos entre 2022 y 2025. Una sesión energizante, melódica y flotante a partes iguales. Tremendas canciones, vamos. Suenan: THE SPEEDWAYS - "IN COMMON WITH YOU" ("TRIPLE PLATINUM", 2024) / THE WHIFFS - "ROMEO" ("SCRATCH 'N' SNIFF", 2023) / PELAZO - "LONELY GUY" ("SONIDO SANTA MARINA", 2024) / UNI BOYS - "HIDING IN MY HOME" ("BUY THIS NOW!", 2023) / THE LEMON TWIGS - "IF YOU AND I ARE NOT WISE" ("A DREAM IS ALL WE KNOW", 2024) / MONTEFURADO - "FOOL'S MOON" ("HEAVY HEADS", 2025) / KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD - "FLIGHT B741" ("FLIGHT B741", 2024) / SEAN THOMPSON'S WEIRD EARS - "STORM'S COMING TONIGHT" ("HEAD IN THE SAND", 2025) / LEWIS COLEMAN - "TRUTH" ("OFFLINE", 2023) / LAZY EYES - "FUZZ JAM" ("SONGBOOK", 2022) / MYSTIC 100S - "WINDOWPANE" ("ON A MICRO DIET", 2023) / PEPSI & THE CLITS - "AVALON" ("GOD & CHIPS", 2025) / CARSON MCHONE - "SOMEONE ELSE" ("STILL LIFE", 2022) / LEE BAGGETT - "NO SLEEPING HERE" ("WAVES FOR A BEGULL", 2024)Escuchar audio

Hi everybody and welcome to another episode of the TALK MUSIC podcast! My guest this week is BOB ROPER! This is a great, entertaining deep dive into his illustrious career. Bob has done it all! From booking concerts at university to doing major label promo, to working for top concert promoter MICHAEL COHL doing marketing. Bob then became an A&R guru at WARNER Music where he signed acts such as HONEYMOON SUITE, BLUE RODEO and FROZEN GHOST. He also helped ALANNAH MYLES and RUSH get their US careers going.Before joining Warner, he spent time as tour manager of SUPERTRAMP who, then at the peak of their career, ended up playing Madison Square Garden. After leaving Warner, Bob jumped into management working closely with SHARON LOIS AND BRAM, where he brought them to another level before moving on to handle A&R/management for the SRO/ANTHEM company (home of RUSH, GOWAN, MAX WEBSTER & CONEY HATCH).Following that, Bob ran his own management company (GOWAN, MOLLY JOHNSON) and then taught at the HARRIS INSTITUTE for 30 years! Wanting to be closer to home, Bob spent a couple of years working at the PRECISION manufacturing company and he just recently retired.I truly loved this interview as I also had a chance to THANK Bob for taking a chance on me as Producer of the debut album for HONEYMOON SUITE.His faith in me and the massive success of the 4 Top 10 singles (and TRIPLE PLATINUM sales of the album) was a game changer for me and changed my life forever!! Take a listen, there's lots of interesting stories in this one and I can honestly say Bob really is another one of the really good guys out there. ENJOY! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rumer Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson It had been too long, too many years, since I'd last seen Rumer, whom I first heard about through our mutual friend, the late, J Marshall Craig a decade ago. As soon as I had my first taste I became obsessed with her and made it my quest to have her sing in my living room. I saw her perform at a benefit concert for Jeff Jones about 10 yrs ago and vowed to make it happen. A great friend and collaborator of the late, beloved PF Sloan, Rumer oft lived across the country and abroad, I met her at last at PF's memorial 9 yrs ago, just after he'd performed in the living room. Rumer and I became fast friends and I've listened to her in heavy rotation almost non-stop since. We came thisclose to her appearing at Women Who Write in 2016, and it's taken all this time to get her on Game Changers… good things come to those who wait. We went deep today, fittingly on 9/11. First, into Rumer's past. Her humble beginnings, at the time, one of seven siblings. A secret revealed long ago, which led to unwarranted shame, and an ongoing almost unfathomable generosity. The origin of her name, another sweet, and loving familiar story. Adele, the 16-year-old down the street who had the record deal that Sara sought, La Honda, her early band, the years, the hard work, finding the right producer and manager, and grit determination that finally paid off. Her platinum debut album, Seasons of My Soul, which garnered her numerous Brit and MOJO Award nominations and a couple of wins. Performing in the UK with Dionne Warwick and meeting her musical director, Rob Shirakbari, who would become Rumer's partner in music and life, Elton John became enamored of her talent, an oh-so-sweet story there! Touring brought her to the United States, where she began a long ongoing collaborative relationship with Burt Bacharach, to the White House to sing for the Obamas, to Jimmy Webb to sing his P.F. Sloan, and ultimately to sing it with the man himself, so important to this day as we ready to vote, to Daryl Hall and his Daryl House, great story about that, an email from Richard Carpenter, after being likened to his sister for years, a series of albums, motherhood, moving to Arkansas, a visit back to LA, where last we met, first giggling like girls in my car and then at a party at Stephen Bishop's, her Nashville Tears, then back to the UK. where she, husband Rob, and son, Denny, currently reside, and where Rumer will be performing her now Triple Platinum, Seasons of My Soul, to a Sold Out crowd, and soon, a new album, with her 9/11 song, will drop. Rumer shared her September 11th story, and I, mine. I'm so grateful to have had this reunion with Rumer, a treasured friend, and an artist I adore to my core, who gives me goosebumps every time I hear her sing. Her Slow remains in my top 5 of all time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvYUfwMBCrU. Her duet of I Can't Go For That with Daryl Hall is unforgettable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzr6mvDar30 as is her cover of his Sara Smile - that her first given name is Sara, just makes it that much sweeter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh7y--Mc7kk. Rumer has the voice of an angel and the soul of one. Rumer Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson Wednesday, 9/11/24, 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET Streamed Live on my Facebook Replay here: https://bit.ly/3MIVDaA

Episode 83 of Moments That Rock with Henry Priestman where he shares stories of his decades long career and triple platinum success with The Christians where he was a founding member. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back for another weekly episode of Your Mates Podcast. In this episode, the boys talk about becoming overnight sensations with going viral on tik tok and Instagram over the weekend. We also cover our teams moments from the weekend and share some of our hilarious experiences throughout the show. Thank you for all the feedback nd support, let us know what you want us to talk about on the next episode!

It's the two man weave with Rell & Kev this week as they discuss the Los Angeles Lakers announcement of Kobe Bryant's statue. Rell gives his first week picks for college football. Kev's #NotList includes Fyre Festival II tickets selling out, Las Vegas Aces Aja Wilson's historic 53 point night and the hype surrounding the former president's mugshot. We lastly breakdown the busy week Stephen A Smith is having between the Lonzo Ball back and forth to him finally revealing Shannon Sharpe as his new co-host. Thank You for listening or watching please help the pod grow by following us and subscribe !

Released in 1987, at the age of only 16 years old, Debbie Gibson's first album made it to Triple Platinum status (5 Million copies worldwide).  Let's check it out!   Album Links: iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/out-of-the-blue/321974111   Amazon (Deluxe Version): https://www.amazon.com/Out-Blue-1DVD-Deluxe-Digipak/dp/B09CRTDH4G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JFFBNCSRX6UK&keywords=Debbie+Gibson+out+of+the+blue&qid=1683847690&sprefix=debbie+gibson+out+of+the+blu%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1:   Band Website: https://debbiegibsonofficial.com/   HaskinCast Podcast links:   My Website: https://www.scotthaskin.com/podcast   Official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1210703585754449&ref=br_rs   #Atlantic #80's #Synthpop #Synth #1980's #Bubblegum #LasVegas #Podcast #PodcastLife #HaskincastPodcast

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AARON CARTER: DEATH OF A POP STAR The death certificate for Aaron Carter has revealed that the late singer's body was cremated just days after he died. Andy Symonds, the co-author of Carter's controversial unfinished memoir — the publication of which has since been put on hold — wrote in the book that Carter had told him he struggled with taking Xanax and huffing canned air like Dust Off. According to Symonds, he wasn't doing either in 2019 as they worked on the book about the highs and lows of his life. Aaron Carter's memoir release date has been pushed back amid controversy from his friends and family. Aaron Carter's memoir delayed ‘out of respect' for his family The “I Want Candy” singer became famous at a very young age as he sought to stand out in his talented family, which includes his older brother Nick, a member of the Backstreet Boys. Carter opened for the Backstreet Boys in Germany at the age of 8. His “Aaron's Party” album was certified Triple Platinum when he was 12. He allegedly got into drugs at an early age as well. In his book, originally planned for publication on Tuesday, Nov. 15, he revealed he started smoking weed when he was around 11. He claimed he spent $30,000 on ecstasy one summer when he was 15. Carter said he dabbled in heroin, but quit it after getting sick. He also got into Xanax and said he took some from another patient while at the Betty Ford Center in Palm Desert — a trip he claimed Nick paid for because he was taking “more Xanax at that point than ever before.” It's unclear what Carter's relationship with drugs was when he died. Symonds said he last spoke with Carter in April 2021. Symonds said they met three times in person in 2019 and 2020 for the project. In the book, Carter describes some eerie bathtub moments. He recalled falling asleep in a tub as a young child star in need of a break. “I remember locking myself in the bathroom of one of our hotel rooms and falling asleep in the bathtub because I needed more sleep,” he wrote. “My mom broke down the door, afraid I was drowning in there.” He said shortly after his 18th birthday, he booked a trip to Amsterdam, where he overdid it with mushrooms. “I was all alone tripping, talking to the bathtub, watching the curtains, and having all these emotional highs and lows, seeing everything from rainbows to lightning,” he wrote. “I always overdid everything.” In the memoir, Carter claimed he was always suicidal, but never planned to actually do it. “I was always suicidal, especially through those years. I never attempted suicide, but never had anyone to talk to about it,” he wrote. “But I knew I loved life too much to actually do it.” Since his death, those close to him have offered tributes. He leaves behind a son, Prince, who turns a year old on Nov. 22. Prince's mom is Carter's on-again, off-again fiancée, Melanie Martin. INSERT PHOTO Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter says he got a restraining order against his brother Aaron after he allegedly confessed intentions of killing his pregnant wife and unborn child. His statement below In September 2019, Nick Carter filed a restraining order against Aaron after he made a series of disturbing comments about his older brother's wife and child. Nick said in a statement, "In light of Aaron's increasingly alarming behavior and his recent confessions that he harbors thoughts and intentions of killing my pregnant wife and unborn child, we were left with no choice but to take every measure possible to protect ourselves and our family.” However, Aaron denied his brother's claims and said he hadn't spoken to him in years. Aaron Carter is a singer-songwriter famous for churning out tweenager-friendly music in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He hasn't aged gracefully. His latest public meltdown is one for the history books. When a celebrity's career is dying, they often flame out in a cringeworthy public meltdown. It's their best defense against becoming irrelevant. Congratulations, Aaron Carter, it worked; we're talking about you again. Carter, the recording “artist” behind that terrible song in the Jimmy Neutron movie, is suffering one of these classic public meltdowns. And he's sharing it on Twitter for all the world to see. Aaron Carter is a singer-songwriter famous for churning out tweenager-friendly music in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He hasn't aged gracefully. His latest public meltdown is one for the history books. When a celebrity's career is dying, they often flame out in a cringeworthy public meltdown. It's their best defense against becoming irrelevant. Congratulations, Aaron Carter, it worked; we're talking about you again. Carter, the recording “artist” behind that terrible song in the Jimmy Neutron movie, is suffering one of these classic public meltdowns. And he's sharing it on Twitter for all the world to see. What Ever Happened to Little Baby Aaron Carter? Aaron Carter has come a long way. And not for the better. Aaron Carter's latest antics involve stealing artwork, bashing the artist when he complained, and then practically begging the artist to take him to court. Oh, plus he hates America for some reason? MJ Coke Aaron Carter's rep claims the singer NEVER told an entertainment reporter Michael Jackson gave him cocaine and alcohol when he was 15 years old ... and says the reporter COMPLETELY FABRICATED the story. The controversy stems from an article that ran in OK! Magazine in Australia, written by international journalist Daphne Barak. In the article, Carter was quoted as saying, "Yes, [MJ] gave me wine. I mean, I could have refused, but I was 15. As for drugs? He gave me cocaine." But Carter's rep tells TMZ, "Nothing was said that was reported" ... and directed us toward a YouTube video of the interview with Barak ... which seems to back up Aaron's side of the story. UPDATE: A rep for Barak tells TMZ, "Aaron Carter told Daphne Barak in his lengthy interview in Spain, that Michael Jackson gave him alcohol and cocaine while he was 15. He also said that Michael invited him to sleep in his room, and when Aaron woke up at 5:00 AM, he found Michael on his bed."  

Emily Marchese is the CEO of the Marchese Team Keller Williams in the Jersey Shore, NJ. Her team is also active in PA. Emily has been honored as the Top Agent in NJ, received a Platinum & Triple Platinum award from KW, and is a business center partner and broker.

RCA Country Artist Chris Young is joined by his friends Ryan from Miami, Haley the Bear and Producer Josh to discuss four topics from Sports, Music, Movies and a Hot Take. The Invitation was about Vampires, and Vampires really arent scary anymore because of that horrible Twilight series. I mean did you see those? Laughable.

How do we create the life of our dreams? Joining Sarah Grynberg is one of Australia's most prolific and chart-topping musicians, Vance Joy, who graciously gives us a glimpse of the man behind the music. In this in-depth personal interview, Sarah and Vance talk about what happens when you manifest your dream and call it into fruition; the power of commitment to persistent personal growth; and navigating the waves of grief. Vances new album: In Our Own Sweet Time, has almost reached Triple Platinum in Australia, and its video is currently amassing 5 million views. If you are looking to live a meaningful life of deep, personal satisfaction that comes with contributing to a world beyond yourself, then this warm discussion and Vance's words of humility will transform your mindset and help motivate you: to experience life collectively, rather than going it alone.    Connect with Sarah for more inspiration & wisdom: Instagram: instagram.com/alifeofgreatnesspodcast Website: https://sarahgrynberg.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/sarahgrynberg Twitter: twitter.com/sarahgrynberg YouTube: youtube.com/sarahgrynberg   Connect with Vance & His Music Instagram: instagram.com/vancejoy Tickets to his concerts:  https://www.vancejoy.com/ Purchase His Music: https://liberationrecords.lnk.to/VanceJoyInOurOwnSweetTime    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will God answer your prayer if you don't end with, "In Jesus' name, Amen?" Learn what praying in the name of Jesus really means. I taught this week on the call of Abraham and the development of God's missionary call through the nation of Israel as they were responsible to communicate the truth of God to the cultures around them. They were given that great commission. The great commission didn't start in Matthew 28. It started with Abraham in Genesis 12 —the first three verses there —Abraham, chosen by God to raise up a nation who would then be God's priests to the world so that they would be a blessing to all of the nations. They had a unique role in the great monotheistic religion. The Jews were supposed to reflect morality to the world. Israel was to witness to the name of God. When they talked about the name of God and witnessing to God's name, that does not mean that they were to let everybody know what they called God, "Yahweh." Their goal wasn't to cover the countryside with evangelists who just let everybody know what the right word for God was. It meant something different. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ https://linktr.ee/jacksonlibon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #realtalk #face #instagram #amour #take #couple #dance #dancers #vogue #voguedqnce #garden #tiktok #psychology #beyou #near #love #foryou #money #ForYouPizza #fyp #irobot #theend #pups #TikToker #couplegoals #famille #relation #doudou #youtube #twitter #tiktokers #love #reeĺs #shorts #instagood #follow #like #ouy #oyu #babyshark #lilnasx #girl #happybirthday #movie #nbayoungboy #deviance #autotrader #trading #khan #academy #carter #carguru #ancestry #accords #abc #news #bts #cbs #huru #bluebook #socialmedia #whatsapp #music #google #photography #memes #marketing #india #followforfollowback #likeforlikes #a #insta #fashion #k #trending #digitalmarketing #covid #o #snapchat #socialmediamarketing H

It took us almost 6 1/2 years but we've made it to our 300th episode. This week we take a look back at our favorite episodes and guests. We also talk about some of the friends we've made along the way and the fun things we got to do because of the show.

Many consider Simon & Garfunkel's third studio album to be the breakthrough album.  The tracks on Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme were written primarily by Paul Simon during his time as a visitor in England in the prior year.  The songs maintain the folk feel of previous albums, and are heavily tilted towards acoustic instrumentation.  Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel met in elementary school in Queens, New York, in 1953.  They had their first minor hit as teenagers in 1957 under the stage name Tom and Jerry.  They began by emulating the sound of The Everly Brothers, but moved towards a folk sound as that genre gained in popularity.  Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme was a follow-up to their second album, which had been a commercial success, but which the duo felt was rushed.  Simon insisted on control of the recording process, and they took nine months to craft and record the album.  The result would be both a critical and commercial success, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Pop Album Chart and eventually achieving Triple Platinum status with the RIAA.The duet would go on to record five studio albums before growing apart and breaking up in 1971.  The duo would reunite several times afterwards, perhaps most famously for their concert in Central Park in 1981. Scarborough Fair/CanticleThe opening track originated from an English ballad that had its roots in a Scottish folk song from at least the 1670's.  Simon learned it from Martin Carthy in London, and set it in counterpoint against a song he had previously written in 1963.  It would appear as a single after being featured in the film "The Graduate" in 1968.Homeward BoundThis song had previously appeared on the UK version of the duo's second studio album before appearing on the this American release.  The single hit number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier in 1966, and was on the charts for 12 weeks.  SImon wrote it after returning from England in 1964. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)The name of this song is from a bridge in New York, also known as the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.  The theme to the television series "H.R. Pufnstuf" originally considered composed by Sid and Marty Kroft, was found to be too similar to this song, and Paul Simon was given writing credits to this theme after a court suit.A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission) This song is considered a parody of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues," which was released the year before.  The lyrics name-drop many contemporary politicians, musicians, and celebrities, including Art Garfunkel.  Robert McNamara was the U.S. Secretary of Defense at the time the album was released. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:The theme from the television series "The Saint" Roger Moore starred as Simon Templar in this British spy series.  His work in The Saint would propel him to a future role as James Bond in the 007 movie franchise. STAFF PICKS:Psychotic Reaction by Count FiveWayne walks down the psychedelic path to open our staff picks.  The song name came from a professor in the lead singer's college psychology class.  The lyrics are about losing your mind due to heartache.  While this is a one-hit wonder, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists this song as one of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock."You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes Brian's staff pick was written by Holland-Dozier-Holland, authors of the Motown sound.  This song was written specifically for The Supremes, and details the tragedy of a relationship in which a man cannot let go of the woman, but can't commit to her either.  This was one of a string of four number 1 songs by The Supremes.Walk Away Renee by the Left BankBruce brings us a little baroque pop, complete with harpsicord and strings.  co-writer Michael Brown claims he wrote the song about Renee Fladen-Kamm, who was the girlfriend of The Left Bank bassist Tom Finn, and with whom Michael Brown was infatuated.  Co-writer Tony Sansone contradicts Brown, saying it was a French girl's name selected at random, inspired by the Beatles' song "Michelle."A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon & GarfunkelRob's closes out the staff picks with a famous Simon & Garfunkel single that was recorded during the studio sessions for the album, and was on the charts at the time, but which did not appear on this album. COMEDY TRACK:Boy Wonder, I Love You by Burt WardThis strange piece is a weird collaboration between Burt Ward (who played Robin in the 60's "Batman" series) and Frank Zappa.  

Live albums aren't for everyone, and if you want to get technical, some might say Elvis isn't either. I'm not sure who those people are, but I'm sure they're out there somewhere. Regardless of what you think about Elivs, live music is something that he did exceptionally well, and if you're looking to get into listening to live recorded music, this might be a proper place to start, A majority of artists might go their entire music career without playing Madison Square Garden. Even fewer artists have the ability to sell out Madison Square Garden when and if they get the chance to play it. Elvis not only sold out Madison Square Garden, but he sold it out five times in two days, and then put out two different live albums from the events, and by putting them out I mean he released one of them literally eight days after the show—which even in modern times is completely unheard of. Released in June of 1972, the album was met with much acclaim which helped the album peak at number 11, on the Top 200 US Billboard Albums Chart by August of the same year. The concert and subsequent albums were promoted as being Elvis' first live concerts in NYC since the 1950s, so to say that these shows and the two albums that came from them were a big deal, is certainly an understatement. Despite what appears to be a rather lengthy tracklisting, the release only made its way onto one double-sided LP. Much later on, Evlis' drummer Ronnie Tutt would shed a little light on why this might have been sighting that "The Colonel" Elvis' manager had the mixes sped up so that more songs could fit on the album, increasing his song royalties.Elvis, As Recorded at Madison Square Garden would go on to be certified Gold in August of 1972, Platinum in May of 1988, Double-Platinum in March of 1992, and then Triple-Platinum by July of 1999. This isn't just any live album and if you ask Kyle, he'll tell you that it just might be THE quintessential live album. I guess you can be the judge of that after you come with us as we talk about everything a live Elvis performance has to offer. It's season 4, episode 17 of your favorite music podcast (even if you don't know it yet). LET'S GO!!! Keep up with all of the music we talk about in each episode by listening to the Infectious Groove Podcast Companion Songs playlist, exclusively on Spotify. Infectious Groove Podcast, part of the OddPods Media Network.

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Chosen by Billboard as Bruce Springsteen's best album! Spent 97 weeks on the US charts and was certified Triple Platinum! Ranked #1 Album of 1978 by New Music Express in UK! And.... Graeme Jensen from near Merimbula recommended it! What more do you need?

The Independent Mouth - Exclusive interview Sheri Pedigo Triple Platinum Country Artist joins the show. Enjoy the interview and new documentary on the way!

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The Independent Mouth - Exclusive interview Sheri Pedigo Triple Platinum Country Artist joins the show. Enjoy the interview and new documentary on the way!   The video is available on Rumble and YouTube!   More projects to come! https://theindependentmouth.com/ https://www.facebook.com/theindependentmouth https://rumble.com/c/c-346315 Purchase your copy of “On Borrowed Time: The Reinvention of a Lost Soul” https://bit.ly/OnBorrowedTime_Book The Independent Mouth exercises it's right to free speech. The intention is to include everyone by exercising the right to freedom of speech. All we ask is that any guest, reviews, or contacts please follow respectful correspondence. The intent of this show is to inform fans and create a free-thinking environment. We love hearing all views while being able to find the best available solution. Thank you for joining in the debate. Advertising, sponsorships, guest appearances, and all additional services are available via the Podbean Patron Program. Fill out the contact form to never miss an episode, comment on your favorite episode, and receive updates on all news, giveaways, and guests. We thank you for all your love and support. This show would not be possible without you!

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Steve's brand new album is available here from AmazonUncovered by Steve HarleySTEVE HARLEY was born in Deptford, south London, on February 27th 1951, the second of five children.Due to a childhood illness, Steve spent almost four years in hospital between three and sixteen years, undergoing major surgery in 1963 and 1966. Aged 12, while in hospital recovering from surgery, Steve was first introduced to the poetry of Eliot and Lawrence, the prose of Steinbeck, Woolf and Hemingway, and the music of BOB DYLAN and realised that his life was likely to be preoccupied with words and music.Close to Christmas 1964, during that same nine months' hospitalisation at Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton Beeches, Surrey, the ward welcomed the young ROLLING STONES who were on a goodwill PR visit.Charlie Watts spent quite a time chatting with us kids, but the others seemed more interested in joking about the huge poster of THE BEATLES pinned to a wall.Steve was a pupil of EDMUND WALLER PRIMARY SCHOOL, in Waller Road, New Cross, London, a short walk from his parents' home at FAIRLAWN MANSIONS, New Cross Gate, between the ages of five and eleven.He attended HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S HATCHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Telegraph Hill, New Cross until seventeen. He left school without completing his Advanced Level exams. Steve later took an A-Level in English in his mid-30s.Steve's first guitar was a Christmas gift from his parents when he was ten-years-old. It was a Spanish, nylon-strung instrument.He took classical violin lessons from the age of nine to fifteen and played in his Grammar school orchestra.But he has always admitted he was a hopeless reader of music, so “must have been bluffing a lot of the time”.In the spring of 1968, Steve got his first full-time job, as a trainee accountant, at the DAILY EXPRESS newspaper in Fleet Street, London, in spite of gaining a mere 24% in his mock O-Level maths exam. But his heart was set on a career in Journalism, so being at the industry's heart was a useful stepping-stone for the nascent reporter. Interviewed by several newspaper editors, Steve finally signed indentures to train with ESSEX COUNTY NEWSPAPERS in Colchester, Essex. After three years working within the group, including stints at the Essex County Standard, the Braintree and Witham Times, the Maldon and Burnham Standard and the Colchester Evening Gazette, Steve moved back to London to work for the EAST LONDON ADVERTISER, then based in Mile End Road, in the heart of London's East End.Among many of Steve's contemporaries who have gone on to successful careers in national Journalism are JOHN BLAKE (now Managing Director of BLAKE PUBLISHING) and RICHARD MADELEY, of daytime TV fame. It was Madeley who actually took over the desk relinquished by Steve at the ELA in 1972."So, if you hadn't given it up to become a rock star," Madeley has told Steve, "I may never have got my chance to become a reporter."Steve began his singing career "floor-spotting" (singing for free as a member of the audience) in London folk clubs in 1971/72. He sang at LES COUSINS, BUNJIE'S and THE TROUBADOUR on nights featuring JOHN MARTIN, RALPH McTELL, MARTIN CARTHY and JULIE FELIX, all leading lights of the London folk movement at the time.He later joined folk band ODIN as rhythm guitarist and co-singer, which was where he met the first COCKNEY REBEL violinist, JOHN CROCKER. However, the folk scene proved a little tame for Mr Harley and, as he was constantly writing songs, formed COCKNEY REBEL as a vehicle for his own work. It was here that Steve and STUART ELLIOTT first met and worked together. Stuart drums with Steve's band on record and on tour from time to time to this day.The band signed to EMI for a guaranteed three album deal in 1972 and released THE HUMAN MENAGERIE early in '73. From this collection, a single, SEBASTIAN, became a huge European hit, staying at NUMBER ONE in HOLLAND and BELGIUM for many weeks. Other COCKNEY REBEL and/or STEVE HARLEY albums are: THE PSYCHOMODO, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, TIMELESS FLIGHT, LOVE'S A PRIMA DONNA, FACE TO FACE (LIVE), HOBO WITH A GRIN, THE CANDIDATE (all EMI), YES YOU CAN (1992), POETIC JUSTICE (1996) and THE QUALITY OF MERCY released in late 2005, plus 2 other Live acoustic CDs, STRIPPED TO THE BARE BONES TO THE and ANYTIME!One Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel single, MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME), reached NUMBER ONE in 1975 in the UK and many European countries and is regularly voted among the top singles in the history of the charts, which covers six decades of releases. The Performing Rights Society has confirmed MAKE ME SMILE one of the most played records in British broadcasting.The song has been covered MORE THAN 100 TIMES in seven languages and has been featured in several movies including THE FULL MONTY (whose soundtrack album went TRIPLE PLATINUM in the UK, and PLATINUM in the USA and Australia), VELVET GOLDMINE, BEST and SAVING GRACE. The song has also been used on more than twenty TV and radio advertising campaigns around the world.Steve's other chart singles include, JUDY TEEN, MR SOFT, MR RAFFLES (MAN, IT WAS MEAN), HERE COMES THE SUN, LOVE'S A PRIMA DONNA, IRRESISTIBLE, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (with SARAH BRIGHTMAN) and A FRIEND FOR LIFE.During the eighties, Steve took time out from the rock world as his two children were going through their formative years but did perform on stage, albeit the legitimate stage. He starred as the C16th playwright Christopher Marlowe, in the musical-drama MARLOWE, which ran off-Broadway and in London. Steve's performance was described by one leading critic as "a major and moving performance."This has been taken from https://www.steveharley.com/biography.htmlSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/that-millwall-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Garry Christian is a Triple Platinum, multi-million selling award winning musician and songwriter, known as the lead vocalist of The Christians, an international chart hit band from the UK. In his established career Garry Christian has not only sung with The Christians, but other artists such as Sir Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden(Gerry and the Pacemakers) and Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood), collaborating on number 1 singles. As The Christians lead vocalist, Garry and the band also enjoyed a run of 8 consecutive UK top 40 hits (10 in total) with top ten albums in the UK and Europe. Steve and Tony Speak to Garry about his Career.

Today on the Music Business Podcast, we invite President of Management at Cinematic Music Group Hovain Hylton and Chief Marketing Officer Chris Herche. Hovain and Chris have decades of experience between the two, and join Sam and Jordan to discuss their careers, how they joined Cinematic, their relationship with Founder Jonny Shipes, breaking Flipp Dinero’s “Leave Me Alone”, which peaked at #1 on Urban Radio and #20 on the Billboard 200, and Luh Kel’s first single ever becoming a platinum record. For aspiring and current industry professionals, Hovain discusses his style of management and what makes a great manager, while Herche dives into what makes a great marketing campaign and his favorite type of stories to market. They additionally offer advice on how you can think outside the box during the pandemic for yourself or your artists, how to handle yourself as a professional in the industry, and more. As always, feel free to leave a comment or a review on what you thought about the episode on Apple Podcasts or on the Music Business Podcast instagram @musicbusinesspodcast. Finally, we’re so excited to announce that our Patreon is now LIVE at MusicBusinessPodcast.com/Community. We look forward to you joining our community! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Ray Fulcher stops by to talk about the quick rise from Harlem, Georgia to writing a Triple-Platinum song and half of an album with Luke Combs. Ray give you the story behind some of his most popular songs and shares how his career may not have happened without Eric Church. Keep up with Ray Fulcher here -  https://www.rayfulchermusic.com/TeeParty Merchandise is available here - https://bit.ly/2Z2IspITheme music - Music: https://www.bensound.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tee-party-podcast--4837858/support.

This week Ray Fulcher stops by to talk about the quick rise from Harlem, Georgia to writing a Triple-Platinum song and half of an album with Luke Combs. Ray give you the story behind some of his most popular songs and shares how his career may not have happened without Eric Church. Keep up with Ray Fulcher here -  https://www.rayfulchermusic.com/TeeParty Merchandise is available here - https://bit.ly/2Z2IspITheme music - Music: https://www.bensound.com

Dan and Andy talk sports and music while using a new platform for the show. Minnesota is under a "Lockdown" order from the Governor. High School sports impact is discussed. College hockey is discussed along with two local Goaltender notes. Pro Football, including the release of the new logo for the L.A. Rams. Andy goes over "this day in sports" and "this day in music". Dan review the album "Little Queen" which was released by Heart in 1977 and went Triple Platinum. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportsandsongs/message

"Music City U.S.A" becomes a slogan, Johnny Cash records his first Number One hit, the world meets the Ewing family, and Garth goes Triple Platinum. Also, happy birthday to Warner Mack, Sonny Throckmorton, Emmylou Harris, Billy Dean and Chris Janson. That and more in today's podcast! Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @TICMHpodcast

**Thoughts, Prayers & Condolences are with the Family and Cast-mates of 90210 and Riverdale actor Luke Perry, in response to his unfortunate passing March 4th. HOT TOPICS: 1 Day away from Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel premiere!; Disney announces Maleficent sequel for Fall 2019; PLAYLIST Recap. On The Road VIDEO INTERVIEWS with listed creators: Dylan Geick (Columbia University Wrestler and Author); Timothy Delaghetto (Wild N' Out Alum); YouTube's Jackson Krecioch and YouTube/live streaming duo Conner & Sky -- available on the social accounts @societyhillpc MUSIC: My favorites from last week's releases-- listed projects: Solange's "When I Come Home"; 2 Chainz's "Rap or Go to the League"; T-Pain's "1UP". One Direction's Louis Tomlinson releases new single "Two Of Us"; SZA's "Love Galore" hits Triple Platinum; Khalid new song "My Bad", his 2nd album release set for April & guest appearance on SNL hosted by Idris Elba this weekend Saturday, March 9th. TV News: FOX's EMPIRE & STAR both return next Wednesday from winter finales -- Wednesday 8PM - 10PM #DoNotDisturb and The Jonas Brothers appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden and performed a familiar song with a twist. Go check it out on YouTube. FRIDAY RELEASES: Juice Wrld NEW Album; Mariah Carey's A No, No music video; Alfre Woodard Netflix film 'JUANITA' on Friday March 8th! SPOTLIGHT On Guest Tae7Day! Georgia's Very Own Tae7Day in his words -- he is an ARTIVIST meaning a fusion of being an Artist and Activist; also an Up-and-coming Content Creator. He entertains the masses with his sketches on Social media and informs the public through Music. Get to know Tae! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FOLLOW @societyhillpc on Instagram & Twitter. Share your thoughts, questions or topic ideas using #SocietyHillTalk or #SocietyHillPodcast and tell a friend about the podcast! Feel free to follow the Host SHANE DA BEST on social media: Instagram: @shanedabestmcqueen Twitter: @ShaneDaBestMcQ FOLLOW Today's Guest Tae7Day on all social media platforms including: Instagram; Snapchat; YouTube; SoundCloud @Tae7Day - - Check Out his content! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Happy International Women's Day to all the incredible women making it happen & Happy Birthday Mom! I Love You Very Much! And to the listeners - Continue to Build, Find Happiness within yourselves, Focus on Growth & Be the most authentic and best versions of yourselves. Have a Great Weekend and Thank You For Listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/society-hill-podcast/message

Diane Wagg is chair of the MMF, the largest artist management organisation in the world. She’s also the owner of Deluxxe Management & Ideal Music Productions and a member of the Musicians Health Advisory Board at Help Musicians UK. Diane started out in A&R at EMI Records before moving into artist management where she worked with Philip Lynott from Thin Lizzy. Her roster has included Brit/Ivor nominated Triple Platinum album act, Scouting for Girls, Beth Orton, Republika & Mike Scott (The Waterboys). Earlier in her career, Diane was Director of record producer Tony Visconti’s group of companies for five years. She managed Visconti’s Good Earth Recording Studios in London (clients included Duran Duran, George Michael, U2, the Sisters of Mercy, Altered Images and the Stranglers). A really open conversation about how being a professional coach has helped her become a better manager, the importance of curiosity and what David Bowie was really like.

***This is a Spoiler Free Episode*** 2013 Best Original Song: Winner from Frozen “Let It Go” by Idina Menzel (& Demi Lovato) - :59 Despicable Me 2 “Happy” by Pharrell Williams - 6:57 Her “The Moon Song” by Karen O (The Yeah Yeah Yeahs) - 12:12 Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom “Ordinary Love” by U2 - 15:16 Alone Yet Not Alone “Alone Yet Not Alone” by Joni Eareckson Tada - 18:50 Perfecting Musical Perfection (Top 5 Re-Rank) - 22:58 It’s another fun flex of our critical muscles as we grapple with our second Best Original Song category in this miniature podcast. Go back and check out our first of this series, the 1997 Original Song review, where we discussed Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” and how much we miss the music video watching lifestyle of the 1990’s. This episode features the 2013 Best Original Song including the films Frozen, Despicable Me 2, Her, & Mandela. There’s a lot to digest in this one as we chronicle some Oscar drama where a technicality / rule violation revokes one of these nominations. We also have two (Metalsmiths, what’s better than Triple Platinum???... wait, you said Unobtainium???...OK, you, the voice in my head is James Cameron. That’s sane. Anyway-)... We also have two Triple Unobtainium level hit singles in Frozen’s “Let it Go” and Despicable Me 2’s “Happy.” Then there’s the ultimate minimalist love song from the quirk-fest that was “Her,” and by the way, the biggest rock band on the planet, U2 is also nominated. We chat about the song use in each movie, the music videos, and the oscar performances. As usual, we gush over what we like, heckle what we don’t, and somehow self-depricate ourselves in the process. Music criticism may not be our forte, but damn, do we have some fun podcasting about it. Don’t miss this episode. The Marvel Cinematic Universe re-watch continues next as we continue to build up to Avengers: Infinity War, and do stay tuned for a comprehensive review of that film after it’s much anticipated release. We’ll get to a late review of Isle of Dogs, there’s a May Movie Preview coming soon, and we’ll have several big movie events coming next month. MMO is going strong, and we thank you for listening. Please feel free to chat with us on social media. We’re on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’ll eventually have a website for our written words and to make a home for all our cool stuff. Reality being what it is may require some escapism, but we’re having a ton of fun offering you some alternative listening this spring. Do please help us spread the word about our show. Thanks again. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!

The music producer known as Analogic played a major part in one of the biggest albums of 2017 by co-producing Rick Ross' "Rather You Than Me" standout track, "Triple Platinum," alongside The Olympicks. We talk about that as well as his experience working with Fat Joe, meeting Dr. Dre for the first time, and plenty more. Follow @Analogic360 Subscribe - https://anchor.fm/pmf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

AMY GRANT has sold more than 30 million albums, including one Five Time Platinum album, 1 Triple Platinum and 1 Double Platinum album, as well as additional Six Platinum and 4 Gold albums. She has won six GRAMMY Awards in multiple categories. Her career spans over 25 years and stretches from her roots into her experience as an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality and philanthropist. It's been ten years since she has released a full-length studio album and her new album, 'How Mercy Looks From Here', delivers one of her most powerful albums. It's a soundtrack that embraces both the triumphs and challenges of life and was inspired by talks with her ailing mother (to whom the record is dedicated).

Experience a reflective time of music & inspiration with 9-time Grammy Award winner and spiritual wayshower Larry Seyer. Intermingled with his original music, Larry discusses his fascinating journey and shares insights from A Course in Miracles, The Law of One and other spiritual teachings. By following his intuition, Larry has experienced phenomenal success as a producer/engineer, working with some of the biggest names in the music and film industry, including Dolly Parton, Larry Gatlin, The Dixie Chicks, Willie Nelson, George Strait, George Martin (the producer of the Beatles) & over 300 artists. He has scored music for 8 motion pictures, as well as national TV shows and documentaries. He is an ADDY and Triple Platinum recipient and served two years on the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the organization responsible for the Grammy Awards. His arrangement of "Red Wing" is the theme for the upcoming 2013 motion picture. Having played and written music for over 50 years, Larry's collection of original material is regarded as intelligent, diverse and imaginative. He collaborated with popular spiritual teacher David Wilcock to create the transcendent "Wanderer Awakening" musical journey - 2 songs are included in this program. Larry has his own podcast and is currently working on a visionary fiction novel, a channeled spiritual book, and regularly hosts Divine Cosmos Convergence conferences all over the world with David Wilcock. Larry created the new musical theme for The Frontier Beyond Fear broadcast. Larry's web site:  LarrySeyer.com Music in this program copyrighted by Larry Seyer, used with his permission. Wanderer Awakening artwork by Android Jones.

IMELDA MAY, born in Dublin, Ireland and raised in the Liberties, may be an unknown name to some, but to many she is already a superstar. She is unmistakable both in her music (a fusion of surf guitars, blues and rockabilly that wouldn't be out of place in a David Lynch film) and her style, with a solitary curl and shock of blonde in her jet black hair. In Ireland, her debut album 'Love Tattoo', which she recorded and released on her own label, has gone Triple Platinum. She has shared a stage with Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, Wanda Jackson, and Meatloaf. APRIL VERCH is a dynamic award winning Canadian fiddler, singer and stepdancer. With her band, she plays a traditional and original repertoire that is deeply rooted in the style she grew up with in the Ottawa Valley region of Ontario. She became the first women in history to win both of Canada's most prestigious fiddle championships, The Gran Masters and Canadian Open; and when Canada hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics, she was asked to represent her country's music at the opening ceremonies. Her latest album 'That's How We Run' is her eighth release and explores Appalachian mountain music with her Northern roots.