Warner Brothers: More Daffy Duck then Bugs Bunny
Written by: Mary Whitehouse
A friend lucky enough to be in Warner records the other week. Their band was being made an offer and telling them what Warner Records could do for them. Now Warner Records has had some of my favourite acts over the years: Mr Bungle, Mastdodon, Even Red hot Chili Peppers weren’t always f**king bilious. Having Bugs Bunny behind you can open a lot of doors.
But in this case, I would love to site a moment of delusional hyperbole. So back into the room with Warner Brothers: Daffy Duck and chums wheeled out a recent case study to prove to these youngsters that they were so on the ball. They told a case study on how they ‘broke’ Seasick Steve…
Christ on a bike with a bad tummy! Man alive… I wish I was there at that moment.
Was this the same Seasick that had worked his arse off playing every festival to rapturous audiences before they signed him? Was this the same Steve that already been booked for TWO Jules Holland News Eve Specials before pen was put to paper? Was this the same Steve of a Seasick nature that had already sold over 60,000 records in the UK on the independent label Bronzerat? Finally was this the same Warner hit squad that broke a guy that had already won Best Newcomer at the Mojo Awards the previous year before they had ever met him?
You do have to worry for a Major Label that uses somebody else’s work as their flagship case study to new artists.
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