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(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
♪ A BAND'S BIG IN OAKLAND ♪
♪ YEAH, OUR BAND'S GOING FAR ♪
♪ WE GOT A FOUR SONG DEMO ♪
♪ AND WE PLAY IT IN A CAR ♪
♪ CAN I BORROW TWENTY DOLLARS? ♪
♪ HEADED FOR ♪
♪ A ROCK-N-ROLL LETDOWN ♪
♪ HEY, BABY, I'M A LIVE WIRE, ♪
♪ YEAH. ♪
♪ YEAH SOMETIMES ♪
♪ ALL THAT EVER FEELS GOOD ♪
♪ IS A ROCK-N-ROLL LETDOWN. ♪
♪ OH YEAH! ♪
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>> WE'RE IN A CRUNCH FOR TIME.
WE GOTTA GET STUFF GOING,
WE GOTTA MOVE.
WE GOTTA GET ARTISTS SIGNED.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.
SO, WE'RE GONNA START
BRINGING PEOPLE IN.
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>> SOME OF THE QUALITIES
I LOOK FOR IN A BAND
ARE DILIGENCE, YOU KNOW.
IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE
GREAT MUSIC,
BUT IT'S ANOTHER THING
TO BE ABLE TO SAY I AM WILLING
TO HIT THE STREETS
AND ACTUALLY PUSH THIS.
BANDS EXPECT A LOT
FROM A LABEL.
WELL, A LABEL ALSO EXPECTS
A LOT FROM A BAND.
THEY HAVE TO BE AS EXCITED
ABOUT THEIR CAREER AS WE ARE.
>> THERE'S A CERTAIN SENSE
OF STAR-QUALITY THAT YOU CAN
FEEL WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN.
IN THE SENSE OF READINESS,
THAT IT'S MEANT FOR THEM.
THAT THEY SLEEP,
EAT AND BREATH IT
AND THIS WHAT THEY NEED TO BE.
>> I LOOK FOR ORIGINALITY,
AND I LOOK FOR, YOU KNOW,
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE
THAT STAGE PRESENCE,
THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU CAN WORK ON.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT LIKE
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, BUT,
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A PLUS
IF IT'S THERE ALREADY.
>> AUDIENCES ARE SO FICKLE,
MORE THAN EVER THESE DAYS,
AND, UMM, IF YOU CAN'T HOLD
THEIR ATTENTION
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
THEIR GONNA GO ELSEWHERE.
IT'S JUST LIKE CHANGING
THE RADIO DIAL.
IF THERE'S KIND OF A BLAH SONG
ON THE RADIO,
THEY'RE GONNA CHANGE THE DIAL.
IT'S EASY.
>> I LEAN TOWARDS PEOPLE
WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE
AS SONGWRITERS.
>> I REALLY DON'T THINK I KNOW
WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR
IN ARTISTS.
I FEEL SOMETHING
WHEN I SEE THE RIGHT ONE.
I EITHER FEEL SOMETHING
OR I JUST DON'T GET ANYTHING
AT ALL.
(CLAPPING)
>> THE SONGWRITER
WE JUST SIGNED, KIRSTI,
BROUGHT AN ARTIST IN
THAT I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS A PART OF THE PACKAGE.
>> KIRSTI GAVE ME THE CD
AND I HAD SAT ON IT FOR MAYBE
A MONTH AND I POPPED IN THE CD.
I'M LIKE "AH, I GOTTA CHECK
THIS OUT."
AND THERE'S ABRIELLE'S SONG,
"HANG WITH THE TWANG",
COMES ON AND I'M LIKE "YEAH!",
MY FOOTS ON THE PEDAL.
>> WHEN SHE PLAYED ME A SONG
CALLED, "HANG WITH THE TWANG,"
I HONESTLY THOUGHT
I WAS LISTENING TO SOME
THIRTY YEAR OLD GIRL.
>> SHE IS AVAILABLE,
SHE HAS BEEN HOME SCHOOLED.
SHE TURNED 15 NOW I BELIEVE.
>> AND I FOUND OUT THAT SHE
WAS SOME YOUNG GIRL
FROM BIRMINGHAM.
HAD NO EXPERIENCE,
HAD NO LABEL CONNECTION,
NO MANAGEMENT TIES.
UH, IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT
WE HAD TO RUN FOR.
>> IS THE STUDIO ALREADY
IN PLACE?
OR IS THAT SOMETHING
THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
>> BILL WARNER IS GOING
TO WORK THAT OUT.
HE'S GOT OMNI.
AND IT'S BASICALLY TO JUST GO
LISTEN TO THE SONG,
LISTEN TO HIS MIX.
BUT IT'LL BE OUR OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET ABRIELLE.
GREG GETS IN FRIDAY NIGHT...
>> UH HUH.
>> ...AND HE'LL BE WORKING
WITH JESSICA.
A GOAL WOULD BE TO SCHOOL
JESSICA AND ULTIMATELY
THE INTERNS ON MARKETING
THE WEBSITE AND SUCH.
>> WHEN I MET GREG LEE,
IT WAS AT A HOTEL IN L.A.
NEAR THE AIRPORT
AND HE WALKED INTO THE ROOM
AND WITHIN THIRTY SECONDS,
I LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID
"WE ARE GOING TO WORK
TOGETHER."
>> FRED AND MARIANNA
HAD A STORY BUT THEY KNEW
IT STILL HAD TO BE DEVELOPED.
AND THE WAY IT GET'S DEVELOPED,
ACTUALLY, IS NOT BY ANY OF US,
BUT IT'S THE MUSIC.
>> YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE
THAN TO BE AN INTERN AND TALK
TO SOMEONE LIKE HIM
WHO KNOWS SO MUCH.
>> YOU KNOW, A NUMBER ONE SONG
SOUNDS THE SAME THE DAY
YOU WROTE THAT SONG
AS THE DAY IT GOES
TO NUMBER ONE.
THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGES
IS WHAT ANY OF US DO.
HOW WE EMBRACE IT, ABSORB IT,
AND THEN SHARE IT.
>> I MEAN, SEVENTEEN YEARS,
AS HEAD OF PROMOTIONS
AT WARNER BROTHER'S RECORDS.
OVER TOP 40 CROSSOVER MATERIAL
FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS.
>> BUT I WAS VERY LUCKY.
I HAD GOOD MENTORS.
QUINCY JONES,
THESE ARE MUSICAL GENIUSES.
PEOPLE THAT IT'S MUSIC
FIRST AND FOREMOST.
AND THAT'S THE WHOLE THING.
THAT'S THE BEAUTY
OF FRED'S MODEL, IS, UH,
THIS IS A MODEL WHERE
THERE ISN'T BOUNDARIES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
PUT IN A BOX.
YOU MAY SOUND LIKE
A COUNTRY ARTIST,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IS LADY ANTEBELLUM
A COUNTRY ARTIST
OR ARE THEY NOW
A MAINSTREAM POP ACT?
>> AND I WAS LIKE NO,
I WANT THAT "BRING TO TEARS"
FACTOR.
BECAUSE I THINK
A REAL SUPERSTAR WILL MAKE
EVERYONE BE MOVED THAT WAY.
I WANTED TO SEE
IF SHE HAD THAT.
♪ SOMETIMES THE ONLY THING ♪
♪ THAT FEELS GOOD, ♪
♪ IS A ROCK-N-ROLL LETDOWN. ♪
♪ OH YEAH! ♪♪♪
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>> WE ARE ON OUR WAY OVER
TO OMNI STUDIOS,
TO SEE THE ARTIST ABRIELLE.
ABRIELLE MULLINS,
SHE'S AN ARTIST
THAT KIRSTI MANNA
AND BILL WARNER
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
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>> I HAVE BEEN SINGING
SINCE I COULD MAKE A SOUND.
SINCE I WAS TWO YEARS OLD
IN MY GRANDMOTHER'S KITCHEN.
SHE TAUGHT ME ALL OF
THE CLASSIC COUNTRY, UH, SONGS,
ALL THE ARTISTS.
>> SHE'S GOT A LOT GOING ON
FOR HER.
SHE'S GOT A GREAT HEAD
ON HER SHOULDERS.
SHE'S GOT A GREAT ATTITUDE
AND WORK ETHIC
AND IT'S JUST INCREDIBLY
WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH HER.
>> IF I BECOME A BIG STAR
ONE DAY THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> IT'S JUST BEEN
AN AMAZING RIDE.
IT'S EXCITING
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
HER DAD AND I BEHIND HER,
HER SISTERS BEHIND HER,
AND, UM, IT'S JUST A VERY
EXCITING TIME.
>> WHEN I GOT TO THE STUDIO,
I WAS KIND OF SUSSING OUT
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I KNEW THAT THE CREW
WAS IN THERE SETTING UP JUST
TRYING TO GET THEIR LIGHTING
AND THEIR POSITIONING RIGHT.
BUT WHEN WE SHOWED UP,
I THINK FRED
AND A COUPLE PEOPLE
STARTED TO GO
INTO THE CONTROL ROOM.
>> WHEN WE GOT TO OMNI,
THE STUDIO, BILL WAS STILL
ADJUSTING SOME THINGS
AND WHAT HAVE YA.
>> AND I WAS LIKE GOING IN,
AND I'M LIKE,
THEY'RE NOT READY YET.
CAUSE SHE WAS STILL IN
THE CONTROL BOOTH AND THAT'S
NOT HOW THE PLAN WAS GONNA BE,
SO, I GO IN AND I SAY
"HI" TO HER AND MAKE SURE
SHE'S OKAY, AND I COME BACK,
"EVERYBODY OUT OF THE STUDIO,
SHE'S NOT READY YET."
>> HOLLY CAN COME ACROSS
FAIRLY BRASH AT TIMES,
BUT HER ONLY GOAL IS TO WORK
THAT ARTIST.
HER ONLY GOAL IS
FOR THE INTEREST OF THE ARTIST
AND IF SHE COMES OFF
LIKE A MACHINE GUN,
IT'S ALL FOR THE JOB.
>> YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WANT
TO IMPRESS SOMEBODY WITH,
IT'S ALL ABOUT
THE PRESENTATION. YOU DON'T
WANT PEOPLE GETTING
DRIPS AND DRABS.
WHAT IS THIS PERSON DOING.
LIKE, OUT, OUT!
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>> SO, BASICALLY,
EVERYBODY IS GONNA COME IN
AND THEY WANT TO HEAR
THE FULL PRODUCTION?
>> UMM HUH.
>> OKAY. THEN WE ARE GOING
TO SAY HELLO WITH HER,
AND MEET FAMILY
AND TALK WITH HER.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO,
YOU'RE GONNA SING
A LIVE VERSION OF "TWANG"
NOW TO THE TRACK
WE IMPORTED.
>> OKAY.
>> ALRIGHT?
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>> I WASN'T READY.
I MEAN, I HEARD THE RECORDINGS,
UMM, I WASN'T READY FOR IT.
♪ NOW EVERYBODY'S HOPPIN ♪
♪ ON A HIP HOP WAGON ♪
♪ SAY YOU COUNTRY FOLKS ♪
♪ ARE LAGGIN' LISTEN UP. ♪
♪ YA'LL IF THAT WAS MY THING ♪
♪ I'D BE KNEE DEEP ♪
♪ IN THE BLING, BLING. ♪
♪ I MIGHT COULD MAKE ♪
♪ A MILLION DOLLARS.. ♪
>> I WAS FEELING NERVOUS,
EXCITED.
IT WAS AMAZING.
IT WAS LIKE, "OH MY GOSH.
A RECORD LABEL,
THEY ARE LISTENING TO ME,
IT'S LIKE, TODAY, IT'S LIKE,
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
IT WAS JUST WILD.
♪ CRANK UP A LITTLE SWANG ♪
♪ON MY HILLBILLY GUITAR STRINGS♪
>> SHE WAS EVERY BIT
WHAT I HEARD IN
THE FIRST RECORDING AND MORE.
>> SHE JUST KICKED BUTT.
SHE ACTUALLY SOUNDED BETTER
ON SINGING LIVE TO TRACK...
>> SHE'S ONE OF THESE SINGERS
THAT YOU HEAR YOU JUST CANNOT
BELIEVE THAT PERSON'S OPENING
THEIR MOUTH AND THAT IS COMING
OUT OF THEIR MOUTH.
IT HITS YOU AS A LISTENER,
TO A CORE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE
THE PERFECT MARRIAGE
OF A SONG AND SINGER
AND I THINK IF SHE HAS
THE SONGS THAT ARE
REALLY RIGHT FOR HER,
THAT THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
EVERY TIME SHE SINGS.
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>> WOW.
>> YEAH!
(APPLAUSE)
>> THAT WASN'T TOO BAD,
I'VE HEARD YOU DO IT
A LOT BETTER.
(LAUGHING)
>> I'M A FAN.
>> THANK YOU.
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>> KIRSTI, THAT IS A HIT SONG.
>> OH THANK YOU.
>> SO AFTER THAT, I THOUGHT,
"WELL, IT WOULD BE A REALLY
GOOD IDEA FOR HER TO SING
ACAPELLA AND FRED
WAS COMPLETELY SOLD
BY THAT POINT.
HE HAD GOOSE BUMPS
AND HE WAS SO EXCITED.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW
YOU ARE GONNA DO THAT...
(LAUGHING)
>> I'M OKAY IF YOU WANNA...
>> I STILL, I'D STILL...
>> THEN YOU JUMP INTO IT.
>> I JUST WANNA HEAR
THAT VOCAL MAGIC.
AND I WAS LIKE, NO, I WANT
THAT BRING TO TEARS FACTOR,
BECAUSE I THINK
A REAL SUPERSTAR WILL MAKE
EVERYONE BE MOVED THAT WAY
AND I WANTED TO SEE
IF SHE HAD THAT.
>> GREAT JOB, SWEETIE.
> YEAH!
(APPLAUSE)
>> ARE YOU COMFORTABLE
DOING THAT?... OR?
>> YEAH.
>> I JUST WANT TO SEE
EVERYBODY REALLY CRY
ALL EXCITED ABOUT YOU.
>> WE'RE ALL PUTTING OUR ***
ON THE LINE.
I WANTED TO SEE IF SHE COULD
CARRY THROUGH.
♪ THE ONLY THING ♪
♪ THAT FEELS GOOD, ♪
♪ IS A ROCK-N-ROLL LETDOWN. ♪
♪ OH YEAH! ♪♪♪
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>> I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT
ABRIELLE THROUGH DOING
ACAPELLA PERFORMANCE.
>> I'M OKAY IF YOU WANNA...
>> I STILL, I'D STILL...
>> THEN YOU JUMP INTO IT...
>> I JUST WANNA HEAR
THAT VOCAL MAGIC.
>> AND HOLLY INSISTED ON IT.
AND I KEPT THINKING
"AHH, DON'T DO THAT
TO THE LITTLE GIRL."
>> AND SHE FORCED HER TO DO IT
AND IT WASN'T REALLY DIFFICULT
TO DO ANYWAY.
BUT IT EXACTLY THAT THING
THAT PUSHED ME OVER THE EDGE.
>> I WROTE THIS SONG WITH ONE
OF MY GOOD FRIENDS, CHAD HILL,
AND WE WROTE IT FOR ALL
THE SOLDIERS THAT ARE OVER
IN THE MIDDLE EAST
AND HAVE TO BE AWAY
FROM THEIR FAMILIES
FOR SONG LONG.
AND A WEEK AFTER I WROTE THIS,
ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS
WAS DEPLOYED OVER
TO AFGHANISTAN.
SO, IT JUST SUNK IN EVEN MORE
HOW EVERYBODY THAT IS DEPLOYED
OVER TO THE MIDDLE EAST
HOW MUCH IMPACT IT HAS
ON THE FAMILIES.
♪ CLOUDS ARE ROLLING IN ♪
♪ ON THIS DESERT ONCE AGAIN ♪
♪ I CAN HEAR THE WHISPER ♪
♪ OF YOUR VOICE ♪
♪ CALLING IN THE WIND ♪
♪ LET THE THUNDER OF YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ ROLL IN ON THIS STORM I SEE. ♪
♪ SO I CAN FEEL YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ RAIN DOWN ON ME. ♪
♪ YOU'RE MY RAIN IN THE DESERT ♪
♪ TONIGHT YOU'RE MY... ♪
>> SHE SANG THAT THING
LIKE A SONGBIRD.
EVERYBODY'S HAIR WAS UP
ON THEIR ARMS...
>> I JUST THINK SHE'S
AN AMAZING, AMAZING SINGER.
I THINK SHE'S ANOINTED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
♪ YOU'RE MY RAIN, ♪
♪ IN THE DESERT TONIGHT. ♪♪♪
>> THERE'S A FEEL
TO SPECIAL MOMENTS
AND IT WAS IN THAT STUDIO.
(APPLAUSE)
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
(LAUGHING)
>> I HONESTLY KNOW HOW
TO BLABBER ALL NIGHT, BUT I...
(LAUGHING)
>> YOU ARE, YOU ARE GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WHAT A FIND.
I TELL YOU RIGHT NOW,
SHE MAY BE THE BEST
I'VE EVER COME ACROSS
IN RAW TALENT.
>> WHEN SOMEBODY IS
14 YEARS OLD AND CAN PUT OUT
THAT KIND OF POWER
AND REDUCE A ROOM
OF EXECUTIVES TO TEARS.
YOU'RE A STAR.
>> AND I TELL YA,
AT YOUR AGE TO KNOW
WHERE YOUR VOICE IS,
TO HAVE THAT MUCH CONTROL
OVER YOUR VOCAL CHORDS...
>> OH YES.
>> UH, WE WANNA DO A DEAL
WITH YOU.
SO, WE NEED TO TALK HER WAY
THROUGH THAT.
>> WELL, LET'S GO BACK
TO THE OFFICE.
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>> THERE'S A DANCE THAT HAS
TO HAPPEN WITH THESE ARTISTS.
YOU FALL IN LOVE
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
"MAN, I WANT THIS ARTIST."
THEN THE REALIZATION HITS YOU,
"HOLY SMOKES,
I WANT THIS ARTIST."
SO, NOW I GOTTA SELL HER
ON MY SCHTICK.
HE SPENT SIX YEARS COMING
WITH A BUSINESS PLAN
AND THIS WAS TRULY
OUR FIRST TIME TO PITCH IT.
AND IT'S TO SOMEBODY
WE REALLY LIKE, WE REALLY WANT.
>> OVER THE LAST FIVE
AND A HALF YEARS,
I HAVE DEVELOPED
A BUSINESS MODEL
AND GATHERED FRIENDS IN
THAT BELIEVE IN IT...
SO, WE SAT DOWN IN A CIRCLE
AND BASICALLY SHOWED THEM
A PRE-EMPTIVE LOOK AT
WHO WE ARE, UM,
AND EVERYBODY DID THEIR BEST
TO SELL 'EM ON THE PLAN.
CAUSE I WANNA SIGN YOU,
AND I THINK THAT WE WOULD
MOVE REAL FAST.
BECAUSE HERE'S
WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
WITH US, YOU'VE GOT
A FIVE MEMBER,
THERE WOULD BE SIX WITH MY SON.
YOU PRETTY MUCH HAVE
A STREET TEAM THAT
IS REALLY WELL EDUCATED
IN BREAKING ARTISTS.
EVERY NEW FACE NEEDS
A NEW DESCRIPTION
OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND YOU NEVER KNOW,
"A", DO THEY GET
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING
OR DO THEY JUST THINK THAT
BECAUSE THEY BUY THE PLAN
AND RUN OFF WITH
THEIR OWN WORLD.
OR HAVE THEY TRULY
REALLY GOTTEN IT.
SO THE COMPANY IS
A REVOLUTIONARY COMPANY
THAT FORMS PARTNERSHIPS
WITH THE ARTIST
AND THE INDUSTRY
THAT USED TO BE IS NOT
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO PLAY.
WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING THAT,
I THINK IS GOING TO OVERCOME
A MAJOR SHORTCOMING
OF THE OLD INDUSTRY.
>> NOT ONLY ARE YOU DEALING
WITH A CHILD AND HER PARENTS,
BUT YOU ARE DEALING WITH
A CHILD AND THEIR PARENTS.
HAHA...
SO YOU'VE GOT
THE MAMA BEAR ISSUE,
THE PAPA BEAR ISSUE.
YOU'VE GOT THE DESIRE
TO BE FAMOUS,
AND AROUND IT ALL,
I KNOW YOUR PERSPECTIVE IS,
THERE'S A POTENTIAL TO CRUSH
A WHOLE FAMILY.
>> YEP.
>> THERE'S A POTENTIAL
THAT I COULD BUILD THIS UP
AND THEN IT DOESN'T WORK.
♪ SOMETIMES THE ONLY THING ♪
♪ THAT FEELS GOOD, ♪
♪ IS A ROCK-N-ROLL LETDOWN. ♪
♪ OH YEAH! ♪
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♪ SO WHERE ARE YOU NOW? ♪
>> YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY
HAVEN'T CLOSED THE DOOR
ON AUTUMN.
I, I FEEL LIKE ANYONE
THAT'S GOT THAT KIND OF TALENT,
THAT SHE DISPLAYS IT IN WAYS
THAT SHE MAY NOT EVEN KNOW
THAT SHE DOES.
BUT, WHILE I WASN'T TOTALLY
BLOWN OVER THE TOP
BY HER PROJECTION, UH,
AND THEN WHEN I SAW
THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE
FROM THE INTERNS, EVEN,
YOU HAVE TO SECOND GUESS
YOURSELF AT THOSE MOMENTS.
AND I DON'T WANNA MAKE
A MISTAKE EITHER FOR ME
AND CERTAINLY NOT FOR HER.
>> I KNEW THERE WAS SOME
AWKWARDNESS IN REGARDS
TO THIS PERSON THAT WAS HER
ACTING MANAGER THAT WAS
IN THE ROOM.
SO MAYBE THAT WAS AFFECTING
HER PERFORMANCE AS WELL,
HER HOLDING BACK MAYBE,
BECAUSE SHE WAS THINKING
I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND
MY FRIEND, YOU KNOW,
WHOSE COME IN AND INSTANTLY
ENDEAR MYSELF TO THESE PEOPLE
AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO MAYBE SHE FELT TORN BETWEEN
BOTH ENTITIES, I DON'T KNOW.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S TWO CAMPS
IN THE BUILDING.
THERE'S THE INTERNS
AND THE EXECUTIVES.
THE EXECUTIVES SAW HER SHYNESS
AS A HUGE PROBLEM.
THAT'S A BARRICADE.
YOU CAN'T TEACH SOMEBODY
TO BE OUTGOING IF THEY'RE NOT.
>> I FELT LIKE SHE
WAS A LITTLE BIT SHY.
BUT I THOUGHT, THAT CAN
ALWAYS BE WORKED ON.
>> SHE HAS THE POTENTIAL
FOR GREAT STAGE PRESENCE.
>> THE INTERNS ARE SITTING
THERE THINKING,
"WOW, SHE'S SO COOL,
THIS IS JUST A SPEED BUMP
ON HER WAY TO FAME.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
IF SHE GETS ENOUGH ATTENTION,
SHE'S GETS ENOUGH PEOPLE
PATTING HER BACK,
SHE'LL BLOOM, SHE'LL BLOSSOM.
>> I FELT WHEN AUTUMN WALKED
INTO THE ROOM, IT WAS LIKE,
THE ENERGY WAS LIKE
JUST TOTAL STATIC.
YOU KNOW, THAT TOLD ME
THAT SHE'S INSECURE
AND THAT SHE HAD WRAPPED
HERSELF IN THE SECURITY BLANKET
OF FRIENDS.
SHE HAD IMPORTED A LADY FROM
TUCSON THAT SHE WAS EVIDENTLY
COMFORTABLE WITH,
WHO HAD ABSOLUTELY
NO MUSIC EXPERIENCE WHATSOEVER.
YOU CAN'T GET TO THAT POINT
YOU HAVE TO GET AS AN ARTIST,
IF SOMEBODY IS STANDING
BETWEEN YOU.
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>> YOU KNOW, WE,
EVERYBODY IS UNANIMOUS.
EVERYBODY IS JUST JUMPING
UP AND DOWN ABOUT
SIGNING ABRIELLE.
BUT ARE WE SAYING
WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
ABOUT GETTING THROUGH
THE CONTRACTS?
CAN WE TEAR HER OUT
OF THEIR ARMS AND GIVE HER
THE ADVICE THAT REALLY IS
CRITICAL TO MAKE HER A SUCCESS?
AND THEN, WHAT DOES
SUCCESS BRING?
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(LAUGHING)
>> SO YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT?
>> I THINK IT'S SO WONDERFUL
WHAT THEY ARE DOING
FOR THE ARTIST.
TO FORM A RELATIONSHIP
WITH THEM SO THE ARTIST
IS NOT JUST ANOTHER NUMBER
IN THE SYSTEM.
>> I JUST THINK YOU ARE
A GREAT TALENT
AND I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW,
I TOLD PEOPLE ON THE WAY
OUT OF THE STUDIO
I THINK WE HAVE WITNESSED
HISTORY TODAY.
>> I'M GONNA START TO CRY.
>> ON EITHER DIRECTION,
SUCCESS OR FAILURE,
THEY CAN NEVER GO BACK.
YOU'VE CHANGED THEIR LIFE
FOREVER.
>> IT'S JUST SO AMAZING TO SEE
EVERYTHING COME TOGETHER
THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING
SO HARD AT.
>> WHAT IS GOING TO BE HARD,
I THINK, IS THE EFFECTS IT HAS
ON ABRIELLE, THE EFFECTS
IT WILL HAVE ON THE FAMILY.
I SAW THE TWO LITTLE SISTERS,
AND WHEN I WALKED INTO
THE STUDIO, AND I SAW
THESE LITTLE GIRLS JUST
SITTING ON THE COUCH,
PERFECT PICTURE OF INNOCENCE
AND HOW THAT IS GOING
TO AFFECT THEIR LIVES.
AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN
A PART OF IT.
THEY'RE NEVER GOING
TO BE BEHIND THE MIC,
BUT THEIR WORLD WILL
NEVER BE THE SAME.
>> FOR BETTER FOR FOR WORSE,
THE OLD LIFE IS GONE,
THE NEW LIFE'S HERE.
>> AND IT'S MORE SO WITH
SUCCESS THAN IT IS FAILURE.
>> BIG TIME.
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>> YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT
OF AWESOME SONGWRITERS
THAT CAN'T MAKE ENDS MEET
RIGHT NOW.
IT'S CAUSE PEOPLE...
STOP ILLEGALLY
DOWNLOADING MUSIC.
♪ OH YEAH! ♪♪♪