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  • RISING ICONS: RYAN LESLIE (Part 3 of 4)

    • 11 Sep 2010
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    Ryan is a baaaad dude....  One of the most talented, smartest guys I've ever met.  I have no clue why this guy isn't a bigger star than he is.  Amazing performer, producer, songwriter words I say can't do him justice.  All I needed to do on this shoot was coordinate the dates with BET and his camp.  He came back with loads of ideas and a full schedule on what he wanted to do for his 'day in the life' shoot.  He rehearsed 2-3 days non-stop with his band (which isn't cheap) and delivered a great performance.  Check the clips below and judge for yourself:

     

    For you digital marketing, social media freaks, peep his game online.  Very savvy website and strong presence on You Tube, Twitter, etc.

    Get BOTH of his albums!  His debut, Ryan Leslie and the follow up Transition.

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  • RISING ICONS: HAL LINTON (Part 2 of 4)

    • 4 Sep 2010
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    As you’ve probably noticed I had a lot of artists featured on this show **patting myself on the back**.  Out of 8 artists featured in the series, I had half of them (Melanie Fiona, Kid Cudi, Ryan Leslie, & Hal).
    Hal is the newest of the bunch.  No album, no single, no video just pure talent and presence.  After watching this episode you can see that this kid’s a star.  This was a fun one to work, unfortunately I didn’t get the chance to do one of the shoots with him.  I was away on vacation and of all the business trips I would’ve loved was this one.  The Tourism Board of Barbados (Hal’s hometown) actually paid for the crew to fly to Barbados to shoot Hal’s ‘day in the life’ segment.  DAMN, DAMN, DAMN!!  I LOVE Barbados, flying fish sandwiches, Bank’s beer, and the best (& only) barracuda I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating.

    Back to Hal, this dude is amazing.  He's one of those guys you love hangin with and throwing back a couple beers and shots of dark rum.  I really hope his label does him justice and gets the world to notice his talent.  I had the pleasure of listening to some early work which I KNOW will blow your socks off.  Follow him on twitter.

    Hal_linton

    His full episode on Facebook here (glad he ripped it ;-)

    Full episode here (in case you can't access his video).

    Pics from the Barbados shoot here.

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