Sunday, May 4, 2008

Coincidence or Not - Gate Keepers

I need your help in interpreting an occurrence and deciding whether or not it was a coincidence.

This is an excerpt from Dj Judge Mental Blog November 2007:
“Which brings me to this sickness that has plagued the rap segment of the music industry; I call it GDS or Gatekeeper Deficiency Syndrome. Artist are jumping the gun and distributing their work to the world without checking with any of the Gatekeepers! Here come the lashings….don’t worry I can take it. Why do we need Gatekeepers you ask? Gatekeepers help you keep from distributing your unprofessional/rough demo to the world before you are ready to be heard…”

This is an excerpt from the myspace page of a new DJ Coalition www.myspace.com/officialgatekeepers
“November 1, 2007 marks the official start date of the newest and soon to be nationally known coalition-The Gate Keepers. None other than, Florida's very own C. Wakeley, "The Record Breaker", has founded The Gate Keepers. C. Wakeley has long been known as one of the southeast region's top record promoters and managers. He is now using his expertise of the music industry as a launch pad to better advocate for artists. C. Wakeley has, for his entire tenure in the music game, championed and rallied for the cause of the independent artist. However, this rationale should not be mistaken as an effort to disregard the promotional needs of major artists also. The two aforementioned statements are what led to the formation of The Gate Keepers.”

Now coincidence or not, I would have expected at least a phone call. I have great respect for C. Wakeley and I’m sure he or some of the members are aware of my pleas for the utilization of more industry Gate Keepers. Whether I hear from them or not, I’m glad that they exist and I hope that the artists in their region utilize C. Wakeley and the Gate Keeper’s expertise.

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