Griz About Me Page at Helium

My passion is ...

Music.

I know too much about ...

Bears.

My parents always told me ...

Clean your plate!

My childhood ambition ...

To be a star.

My favorite memory ...

Raccoon attack at Big Sur.

Why I write ...

I have something to say.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading: Tim Dorsey, John MacDonald; Watching: Earl, Top Chef; Listening to: Oliver Mtukudzi, Te Vaka, and of course Jimmy Buffett

My first job ...

Music store.

My best moment ...

If I've already had it I don't want to know.

My inspiration ...

Blue skies, sandy beaches, palm trees swaying in the breeze.

Entertainment > Music Business Is radio giving artists the exposure they need: 3 of 12

Is radio giving artists the exposure they need? The answer depends on who you are. If you are a music industry fat cat executive, the answer, without a doubt is yes. If you are an artist who is struggling to make a career in music, then the answer is not only no, but hell no. What the listening public does not know, and many artists discover the hard way, is that radio today is nothing more than another marketing tool for big business. There's no such thing as an independent radio station any more. They are all targeted to a specific market and their playlists are carefully devised based o...
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