did you know that you can occasionally communicate directly

[Mr.Ree]

with disco artists/producers by using You Tube? I've had private (well, as private as possible) discussions with writer/producer Ian Levine and drummer/writer/singer Alfred Beasley (of Watson Beasley) by commenting on the videos posted on You Tube. I now wonder how many other disco artists read the comments accompanying their videos.

[Videoskooter]

I now wonder how many other disco artists read the comments accompanying their videos.

Not so many I'm afraid! In the case of Ian Levine: its' an official YouTube page and he is personally behind it. So when you contact him, it really is Ian levine.

Many pages however are not official and I doubt that a lot of stars are following them. Same goes for MySpace, some of the artist pages are bogus, some are updated by the management of that artist, some use ghostwriters who act with the full approval of the stars and sometimes you really connect to the artist him/herself. The point is that connecting with stars is a lot more easier than in the past. And don't forget that MySpace is a giant promomachine that works both ways. You connect to 'em, they use your space to promote their stuff. A tip, when you do an add request to a star, check who's in their friendlist already. If there are not many official star-pages in that list, you are not connecting to the real artist!

F.i., I see a lot of people who have an updated Prince-page on their space. Sorry, but Prince is not on MySpace anymore. This is the ONLY official one and it's closed permanently:

MySpace.com - PRINCE - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Funk / Pop / R&B - www.myspace.com/prince

[Cdnbob]

Yes Videoskooter is correct. I've got a MySpace page for my Live365 radio station (Online Adult Contemporary Radio Station - Live365 Internet Radio - smoothplay radio) and have managed to connect with such stars as Maria Lawson, Howard Hewitt, and Evelyn King. But like VS says, most are run by management or ghost writers. Some are just fan sites.

[wever]

wow! yes! Ian Levine is so cool just for doin that! i'm sbscribed to his channel of course but haven't tried to contact him, i wouldn't know what to say! just left few comments :icon_rolleyes:

[Dayna]

with disco artists/producers by using You Tube? I've had private (well, as private as possible) discussions with writer/producer Ian Levine and drummer/writer/singer Alfred Beasley (of Watson Beasley) by commenting on the videos posted on You Tube. I now wonder how many other disco artists read the comments accompanying their videos.

In my experience..
not many Top artists read the comments on YOUTUBE because people can be so hateful..Say you have a Diana Ross video"who else would I use? :icon_lol: and you have Conversations about OLD OLD subjects that should be buried by now but they come up in the comments..You will ALWAYS have the haters and the backers of another artist write nasty and hurtful comments on youtube. Plus in my experience other artists of lesser fame will send their friends to youtube to spew hate and they themselves will do it too.
BTW check out our very own Glenn Rivera's Videos.."Fantastic"~!!

[Mr.Ree]

Not so many I'm afraid! In the case of Ian Levine: its' an official YouTube page and he is personally behind it. So when you contact him, it really is Ian levine.

Many pages however are not official and I doubt that a lot of stars are following them. Same goes for MySpace, some of the artist pages are bogus, some are updated by the management of that artist, some use ghostwriters who act with the full approval of the stars and sometimes you really connect to the artist him/herself. The point is that connecting with stars is a lot more easier than in the past. And don't forget that MySpace is a giant promomachine that works both ways. You connect to 'em, they use your space to promote their stuff. A tip, when you do an add request to a star, check who's in their friendlist already. If there are not many official star-pages in that list, you are not connecting to the real artist!

F.i., I see a lot of people who have an updated Prince-page on their space. Sorry, but Prince is not on MySpace anymore. This is the ONLY official one and it's closed permanently:

MySpace.com - PRINCE - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Funk / Pop / R&B - www.myspace.com/prince

well, I am POSITIVE I've communicated directly with Ian Levine, because he revealed how the 12 inch version of "24 Hours a Day" was assembled, and only he would know that....

[PierreConstantin]

well, I am POSITIVE I've communicated directly with Ian Levine, because he revealed how the 12 inch version of "24 Hours a Day" was assembled, and only he would know that....

and? How? What happened? :icon_surprised:

[FlyRobinFly]

Angie Sylvers has posted some responses and updates on her family on some of the Sylvers videos.

[kdavid13]

You can also send personal messages to them [as opposed to comments]via MySpace.

I've received personal notes from Ultra Nate,Jody Watley and Tom Moulton.

Mr. Moulton [a personal idol of mine] left me some very interesting tidbits of info regarding his legendary mixes and possible upcoming projects.

[Mr.Ree]

In my experience..
not many Top artists read the comments on YOUTUBE because people can be so hateful..Say you have a Diana Ross video"who else would I use? :icon_lol: and you have Conversations about OLD OLD subjects that should be buried by now but they come up in the comments..You will ALWAYS have the haters and the backers of another artist write nasty and hurtful comments on youtube. Plus in my experience other artists of lesser fame will send their friends to youtube to spew hate and they themselves will do it too.
BTW check out our very own Glenn Rivera's Videos.."Fantastic"~!!

Danya: I agree (actually, you and I seem to think a lot alike often) that some people write some inCREdibly cruel things online about people in the entertainment industry...I'm glad that's why YouTube allows nasty comments to be deleted. I often wonder if the people who write these things are actually that unkind or are they just trying to be clever. For a good example of this, look at the "Rants and Raves" section of your local Craigslist.

[Zef]

You can also send personal messages to them [as opposed to comments]via MySpace.

I've received personal notes from Ultra Nate,Jody Watley and Tom Moulton.

Mr. Moulton [a personal idol of mine] left me some very interesting tidbits of info regarding his legendary mixes and possible upcoming projects.

Yes thats true, Ive also had personal messages from Tom and Jody, also Carol Jiani, Martha Wash and Coati Mundi who was intrigued by a CD of his stuff that I had lovingly created with a gatefold cover which included pop up figures when you opened it, just for fun of course!

[Mr.Ree]

Not so many I'm afraid! In the case of Ian Levine: its' an official YouTube page and he is personally behind it. So when you contact him, it really is Ian levine.

Many pages however are not official and I doubt that a lot of stars are following them. Same goes for MySpace, some of the artist pages are bogus, some are updated by the management of that artist, some use ghostwriters who act with the full approval of the stars and sometimes you really connect to the artist him/herself. The point is that connecting with stars is a lot more easier than in the past. And don't forget that MySpace is a giant promomachine that works both ways. You connect to 'em, they use your space to promote their stuff. A tip, when you do an add request to a star, check who's in their friendlist already. If there are not many official star-pages in that list, you are not connecting to the real artist!

F.i., I see a lot of people who have an updated Prince-page on their space. Sorry, but Prince is not on MySpace anymore. This is the ONLY official one and it's closed permanently:

MySpace.com - PRINCE - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Funk / Pop / R&B - www.myspace.com/prince

did you see that Janet Jackson was on TV last night (commenting on her recent illness) and she mentioned items she read on You Tube.