Quincy Jones Talks about Future of Music at 2009 SxSW
by Robin Caldwell
Quincy Jones is the cat who performed with some of the greatest names in music, produced some of the hottest music for some of the hottest musicians most recently and notably Michael Jackson. He is the founder of Vibe magazine who found the perfect formula of bringing together multiple genres of music with a focus on the vibe and less on the difference. Do you think I’m a fan? I am.
Read MoreVibe Names Jermaine Hall Editor-in-Chief
by Angela
Yesterday the NYTimes revealed that Vibe named Jermaine Hall (@JermaineHall) it’s Editor-in-Chief. Hall will be the EIC for not only the printed publication but also for Vibe.com. In a phone interview with the NYTimes Brett Wright described the website as a place to find coverage on urban entertainment and music on a “regular, daily, [...]
Read MoreCo-Founder of Uptown Dishes on Vibe Deal (part 3)
by Angela
In this part of our interview with Brett Wright he talks about being a print purest. He makes a point on not trying to make Vibe an affluent publication in its’ rebirth while also stating:
“We would not have done Vibe.com if we couldn’t have figured out how to do a print version. We believe it [...]
Co-Founder of Uptown Dishes on Vibe Deal (part 2)
by AngelaBrett Wright goes into detail on the new Vibe’s business model and their advertising network referred to in our discussion as the Vibe Lifestyle Network which would not only focus on CPM sales but would service true brand integration opportunities. They hope to not only include Vibe and Uptown but would also like to involve [...]
Read MoreCo-Founder of Uptown Dishes on Vibe Deal (Part 1)
by AngelaWe got a chance to catch-up with Brett Wright Co-Founder of Uptown Media Group and new partner in the acquisition of the recently revived Vibe Magazine this morning. He talks with us about the Partnership’s plan to revive a new version of Vibe that is being dubbed internally as Vibe 2.0. The talks of the [...]
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