Jonas Sees In Color hails from North Carolina but why should you care? They just signed to Glassnote Records. Still don't care? You should. Daniel Glass runs the label.I'm a big fan of Daniel Glass and what he has done for this music industry in the last 20+ years. Glass started Glassnote Records waaaaaay back in 2007. In just 2 short years, he has brought the world the music of Secondhand Serenade. Secondhand has sold over 2 million singles and 400,000 albums worldwide since signing to Glassnote.
Daniel Glass found another gem that is now on everyone's "buzz meter." Ever heard of that French band Phoenix? Their album has sold over 80,000 copies in the last 10 weeks. Their song Lisztomania is one of my Top 5 Songs of the Week. They are also on Glassnote Records.
Daniel Glass has had his hand in the careers of artists like Billy Idol, Sinead O'Connor, Blur, Reel Big Fish, Erykah Badu, Huey Lewis & The News, Pat Benetar, Vanilla Ice and many more. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Glass in his office in 2008. I learned more in that hour than I did that whole year. He is big on songwriting and doesn't care about numbers, sales or where the artist is from. A sales history can be built but songwriting can't be taught.
Daniel Glass says that A and A- songs don't sell. Only A+ songs sell. Using a co-writer to turn your A- song to an A+ isn't always a bad idea. As a matter of fact, it is almost a must.
Daniel Glass also builds artists for the worldwide market, not just here in the U.S. Look at Secondhand's sold out shows across the globe. Glass then takes the chance of signing Phoenix, a band from Paris. And guess what? They are already breaking here in the States (and are booked till late November without a single U.S. date).
The point of this article is tell you that we should always be watching what Daniel Glass is signing. He is the former President of EMI and Universal but he always had an indie mind. Even though he was the head of major labels, he always hired indie-minded people. He builds bands from the ground up. You may not know who Jonas Sees In Color is right now. But chances are they will be a household name within a few years. Be one of the first to follow this band.
9 comments:
Daniel Glass is such a positive and intelligent person. He treated me like I was an equal even though I'm no where near and I could only hope to achieve half of what he's done.
July 28, 2009 at 7:23 AMFollow this man and his label!
While I'm not a fan of this band, Daniel Glass just knows what the deal is. Having met him on many occasions he is super passionate about what he does, and is also very into helping people get a break in the industry on the label side of things. He goes to meetings with everyone including all of his interns in tow.
July 28, 2009 at 7:31 AMDaniel Glass really knows artist development plain and simple.
Jayme, I was so impressed with him. I'm jealous you got to meet him many times.
July 28, 2009 at 7:46 AMPassionate is definitely the best word to describe him. And genuine.
I had the opportunity to meet this band in Virginia two years ago when I was out on tour. They seemed pretty passionate about what they were doing, but I just didn't think they had songs that would really take them anywhere. Ill have to give them another listen.
July 28, 2009 at 11:03 AM-Toph
Impressive! I previously did not know about Mr. Glass and his label or this band, but feel like I should have. Consider myself interested...
July 28, 2009 at 4:34 PMEverything Tim has said is true. I had the honor and privilege to work for Daniel as an intern on 2 occasions. First when Glassnote was just a baby in the summer of 2007 and again during the Spring of 2008 right when SHS came out with A Twist In My Story. Daniel is a very intelligent businessman, so passionate and knowledgeable about music, and a great human being. The atmosphere he's created at Glassnote is like no other!
July 29, 2009 at 9:03 AMP.S. Tim I forwarded this on to the Glassnote team!
Thanks Marc! I wonder if I met you in the office because I had my visit in Feb. '08. Hmmm...
July 29, 2009 at 12:18 PMInteresting...I was there during that time, but I don't remember meeting you. And I would have, I've been reading TDC for a while. I've actually started my own label, Pulse Records, since then. You should check out my first artist Abandoned Interstate!
July 30, 2009 at 12:08 PMmyspace.com/abandonedinterstate
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