Beacon Records' new associate director of music, Damon. Sparker officially took office.

As his boss, the first task assigned to him by Ye Luo was to make a record of his own.

Ye Luo can see that Damon. Sparky and Morrow. Chavez is different, Chaves is a worldly figure who treats money like dung. And Spark, although he has an elegant appearance and a unique taste, is actually a lord who regards money as his life.

For Spark, although Ye Luo admires him in talent and entrusts him with important tasks, he will not fully trust him.

After being educated hard by Ye Luo with music, Sparker has been very well-behaved in the past two days, and he is also anxious to prove himself in front of Ye Luo, so in addition to making his own records, he also joined the current poaching plan that Lighthouse Records is currently underway.

Because there is New York music and the head snake Damon. Sparker joined, and in the past two days, Song Yan and Marina dug into the corners of the wall and dug up the wind and water, and the results were fruitful.

They have recruited three famous singers and a good rock band.

The record of this rock band, which was even photographed by the parent record company last year, has been promoted globally, although the effect of pushing it down is not very good, but if it can have this qualification, then this band can be regarded as a world-class band.

Of course, the band is also the most expensive liquidated damages, with the four of them adding up to a full $40 million.

The rock band called "Roses" Ken joins the lighthouse, or Baidamon . Given by Spark, these four men were Damon's best friends.

"Boss, the other three singers, I'll just come." Damon. Spark, who was in Ye Luo's office, said to Ye Luo, "The Rose Band, you must take action yourself. ”

"Why?" Ye Luo asked with a smile.

"Rock 'n' roll. I'm not really good at it. I didn't believe that I couldn't do it before, but in the past two or three years, I have also worked hard, and I really can't help it, I can only achieve the level of the national market, and no matter how high it is, I can't do it. Sparky said. The Roses are good friends of mine, they have world-class live prowess, and I make their records, but it's a shame.

You're better than me, or you're better off making a move. ”

"The national market level, it's okay." Ye Luo said, "Our lighthouse is just a small label now, and New York City can't get out. ”

"But we can sell the rights." Damon. Sparker said, "Although the big labels in the United States are very wary of you right now. But who has a grudge against money, as long as the lighthouse has a good record, there will always be big labels that cooperate with the lighthouse. ”

"Oh, Damon." Ye Luo smiled, "You may not know, my record company does not sell copyrights. ”

"Huh?" Damon. Sparky was surprised.

"But don't worry, it's next year. We're big labels ourselves, maybe next year. We can go one step further than the big labels. Ye Luo said.

"Oh." Damon. Sparker nodded, "It seems that the boss is really ambitious. ”

"Huh." Ye Luo smiled, "Since you highly recommend it, I'll make the first record of the Rose Band." ”

When Sparky left, Song Yan said leisurely: "With Sparky and other new singers and bands joining. At present, the dilemma of the lack of major generals in Lighthouse Records can be regarded as over, and the amount of records will soon be raised.

That record of yours is going to be released tomorrow. It's a big hit in the New York market, and the number of downloads on the Leshi side is estimated to be amazing, because there are domestic music fans who will support you.

With the profitability of this record, coupled with the recent addition of new singers and bands, Lighthouse Records has been promoted to a mid-label label, and it will be next month.

Ye Luo, what happens after that? ”

Ye Luo smiled and said, "With your wisdom, you should know. ”

"And then you make records honestly, as long as Beauty and Lighthouse, in California and New York, two major cities of American music, release more than 100 records with more than one million sales, and as soon as we integrate, we can transform it into a big label record label." Song Yan said.

"yes." Ye Luo smiled slightly, "Now, Lao Ding's side, the main volume, his level, is more than enough to make million-selling records." On my side, the main thing is to produce high-quality products, rush up the highest sales, and establish a reputation for the big labels in the future.

So the big labels are not a problem for us. The question is how to become the parent of the record.

I think Lao Yang still needs to work harder. ”

"Hmm." Song Yan nodded, and then said, "But this can't be blamed on Lao Yang, the current music section of the music situation, the number of albums is still too small, and the background is too thin, compared with websites like Billboard, it is far behind." ”

"yes, so, we've got to put on a record." Ye Luo said, "It is not only necessary to run the volume, but also to enrich the music genre, so as to attract Internet users with different music preferences." ”

"Then your next album is rock 'n' roll?"

"That's right." Ye Luo smiled, "The Rose Band is a good band. ”

……

Beginning in the afternoon, Ye Luo began to select songs for the Rose Band.

There are a lot of classic songs in rock music, another world, but most of the classic songs are old songs of the last century, and in terms of arrangement and interpretation, they are actually a little unable to keep up with today's times.

This point is deeply realized in the American music scene.

Domestic pop music is thirty years, another world around the beginning of the twenty-first century classic Chinese songs, casually, no problem.

But not in the United States, European and American pop music has a history of hundreds of years, and every step of development has its profound humanistic background and the imprint of the times.

The music industry, as well as other fields, is like this, the predecessors as pioneers, of course, are great, but the present people stand on the shoulders of the predecessors, and they must be better than the predecessors.

The development of pop music is changing with each passing day, and now the world's top musicians naturally stand at the pinnacle of pop music history, they are not only the strongest in contemporary times, but also the strongest in history.

Their work is also the best in history so far, or to be more precise, the work that modern people like.

Therefore, if Ye Luo is in the United States, he can do whatever he can do with an old English song from thirty or forty years ago, which is unrealistic.

Ye Luo must be adapted, the old classics are reinvented, and new pop elements are added.

This is even more prominent in rock music.

Rock 'n' roll is the strongest of all pop genres. Moreover, there are many classifications, large regional differences, and strong personal characteristics of singers.

How to integrate these classic, old, and different rock songs into an album that is still popular with fans and can sell well in the modern music scene is definitely a great challenge.

The challenge was more difficult than rewriting twelve new rock songs.

In fact, with Ye Luo's current musical skills and literacy, it is nothing to rewrite twelve new rock songs, and he is at least sure that he will not be better than Damon. Sparky poor.

But Ye Luo still chose to meet this challenge.

Because the songs of another world helped him, and he was moving towards success step by step in this world, Ye Luo felt that he couldn't just ask for it, but there was no return.

He shoulders the responsibility of spreading the classic songs of another world to this world.

The countless good songs in the other world are not only a gift from God, but also a task entrusted to him by music, and he has an unshirkable responsibility.

When making this English rock album, Ye Luo couldn't help but think of the four basic principles of rock and roll that had been summed up by a historic rock band in another world:

1. Attitude determines a qiē.

2. Rich rock roots.

3. The rhythm guitar is a necessary means of expression.

4. Intriguing lyrics.

The first rule is that attitude determines a qiē.

This album finally slowed down Ye Luo.

For every classic old rock song, Ye Luo not only has to adapt it from the tune, reorganize the musical instrument collocation, and even have some contemporary lyrics, Ye Luo also has to change it, which must be more in line with the contemporary background, but it can't take the taste of rock and roll.

For two whole weeks after that, Ye Luo devoted himself to this rock album, sometimes unable to finish a song in a day.

This weekend, he didn't even have time to see Chu Mo'er, but made a few phone calls to comfort Acacia.

Two weeks later, the album that Ye Luo has put the most effort into so far, and all the arrangements are finally completed.

Tomorrow, it's time to start recording. (To be continued......)