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OUR FRIDAY LOVE SHOW HAS OUR LARGEST PLAYLIST
(Dec. 2022) Our 12 hours long (midnight till noon) Every-
body Loves Friday show featuring songs with love in the
title or a love theme has our longest playlist (266
tracks from 1985 to 2025). It's also our second most pop-
ular program (after the Worldwide Disco Trip). Today,
some of the older artists in the playlist are Cherrelle,
Nu Shooz, Loose Ends and O'Chi Brown. The 4 most recent
additions are Romain Villeroy, DJ Philly Phil, Da Lukas
and Tony Tatum.... LOVE is by far the most common theme
in Dance music and is often found in titles, but can also
be found just as often in the lyrics themselves. Our show
is a blender and a mirror of Dance music selected at ran-
dom from the playlist by the station's hosting computer.
Everybody Loves Friday really puts the "V" in variety.///
ARTISTS NEED PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION
(Nov. 2022) Most of today's Dance artists do as much pro-
motion as production. Others seem only concerned with
production. The bigger artists on larger labels don't re-
quire as much promoiton as those less fortunate. They
have others to help with all that. However, if you're an
independent artist or just making waves and tring to put
yourself out there and penetrate the Dance world, some
promotion is required. What good is a great song if no-
body hears or knows of it? Promotion is not something
that should be taken lightly and neglected. Promo and MP3
samples are a great way to flood the zone and make a
difference. Websites and Facebook provide yet another
avenue for publicity. Successful artists are capable of
juggling both promotion and production to their advan-
tage.////////////////////////////////////////////////////SONG LYRICS SHOULD BE MINIMAL
What's in a word, or words? Dance songs need not be
stuffed to the max with lyrics. A rambling barrage of
words crammed into a Dance track can be overly distract-
ing. Are they trying to cover up something? Every beat
doesn't require a word to go with it. Repetition of the
same words over and over can also be a bit too much.
Although repetition is found in most Dance tracks, ex-
cessive repetition is a no-no. Does an artist really
need to repeat "down by the river" 25 times? Too many
lyrics can spoil the soup and pull the focus away from
hot rhythms and even cover them up. LESS is usually MORE
in the Dance world. Often, the better sample projects
only sample a few words or lyrics from the original. It's
much easier to clear a path through the forest than cut-
ting the entire forest down. Don't over think and over do
more than is needed. Listeners should be desiring more
from a production instead of less.///////////////////////

THE CURRENT DISCO & DANCE REVIVAL BEGAN IN 2007
After years and years of mindless Techno leading the
Dance music parade, it was finally kicked to the curb in
2007. That's when the revival we are experiencing now be-
gan to flourish. Dance music lovers became excited again
about Disco & Dance music. Artists responded by sampling
and remaking even more tracks from the past than they'd
ever done before, which was a shot in the arm for Dance
music sales and appreciation. No longer were we sitting
in the back seat. We were now driving the Dance music bus
once again. And we've never looked back. For someone like
me who has lived and breathed Dance music for so long it
was quite noticeable. Today, our brand of music is thriv-
ing worldwide and people are listening and dancing to it
24/7. Everything is looking up. Long live the revival!///

SOME TRACKS ARE ALL OVER THE MAP
Once upon a time Dance tracks were consistent throughout.
You could follow the same beats, themes and rhythms from
start to finish. Many of today's releases are actually 3
songs in one. Different themes and music (almost like 3
different jams) are all grouped together into one big
ole mess! And why? One section may be great but the other
non-matching segments thrown into the mix can spoil the
soup, which can bring down an entire track. The beginn-
ing and end of a track should be pretty similar. Artists
need to tighten up their stuff, instead of driving on an
interstate highway that suddenly turns into a sidewalk.
Consistency is desired and a "fruit salad" approach can
muddy up the message (and the music). Keep It simple.
There's no need to throw everything into a single prod-
uction.//////////////////////////////////////////////////

BO CRANE'S DISCO REPORT
A Florida Disco promoter from Miami had a big impact on
my DJ career. He published a 4 page bi-weekly Disco tip-
sheet in the late 70's which had a massive circulation
(100,000 at its peak). His Top 30 chart was an alterna-
tive to Billboard and Cashbox magazines and widely pop-
ular. I was impressed that somebody was actually making
their own chart and not being spoon fed by others. He was
able to to blaze his own trail and successfully put his
own spin on the genre. He was also closely associated
with TK Records and his charts were quite friendly to
their releases at a time when they were becomming a major
national record label with artists like KC & The Sunshine
Band, Peter Brown, George and Gwen McCrae as well as
others. He was not only inspirational but I ran with his
idea when I started my own Atlanta Disco & Dance promo-
tional tip-sheet in 1980. Doing your own thing can be re-
warding, but making a profit shouldn't be your only goal.DEBBIE JACOBS IS ONE CLASS ACT
"Don't You Want My Love" the 1979 monster hit by Debbie
Jacobs has been a favorite of mine from the start. It was
just as popular on radio as in the clubs and resonated
with so many. My Toyota Corolla played cassettes and I
recall playing it often while behind the wheel. Fast for-
ward a few years later. I'm in Atlanta and Debbie is
appearing at the popular Backstreet disco on a cold Sun-
day night. In addition to the weather there was an award
show on TV that night (I believe the Grammys) which re-
sulted in a very small audience. In true form she went on
with the show and gave it her all (as if there were 1000
people there)! It was more like 30. Anyway, she was on
the dancefloor singing her hits and patrons were moving,
dancing and even singing along with her (including me).
Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I'd someday be
"doing" her song with her live at such a famour location.
(good times).////////////////////////////////////////////

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