As an A&R man I always tried to sign artists that were completely different to the ones other labels were signing......I never cared about anyone else other than myself ,after all I've got better taste than most !
I signed a guys like Jazzie B,Kevin Saunderson ,LeftField,Curtis Mantronix and DJ Rap BECAUSE they were Innovators - going where noone else was ,making great original music that ,once the mainstream caught up , spread worldwide coz it was just so bloody good . If you look at my career you wil se that my artists often lead the way - its hard for Innovators but I always encouraged all my artist to go as far left-of-centre as they could ,after all if they went too far they could always come back. as Oscar Wilde ( or was it Bernard Manning ? ) said " a Life lived unchallenged is a life not worth living " .........whatever that means !
DJ Rap is one of the artist I worked with who I think was just too far ahead of her time ......listen to Bad Girl or Good To Be alive from her Columbia album and sonically it is amazing - a futuristic fusion of Electronic Music/Po/Drum and Bass that is so popular now.....but this was 12 years ago.
I love Rap ,we are still friends but I don't see her as much as I would like as she lives in LA putting out amazing music on her Propa Talent and Impropa Talent....great modern electronic music of all genres,House,dubstep,drum & bass,.........Google her and the labels and you will find so much great music.
She is on TV in the States now in a reality TV DJ Battle show - no surprise as she is so bloody good-looking ! She has a new track called " Party Like A DJ " ready to drop early next year ...it is brilliant !
Like all the guys I mentioned at the start of this post music is not a " career choice " to Rap -it's part of her DNA
Go to youtube now ,search DJ Rap " Good To Be Alive " US video........one of the greatest dance videos ever !
She will be in the UK for 2 weeks in January DJ-ing,make sure you check her out ,she's brilliant !
DJ Rap I Salute You
TSG x
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