President and C.E.O of Downsound Records who has now partnered with Supreme Promotions for Reggae’s career launcher, Sting, Joe Bagdanovich, said this morning that the Sting launch last night was a success.
Sting celebrates thirty years as Jamaica’s biggest one night Reggae show. This year and in a bid to make the anniversary special Bagdanovich along with Supreme promotions pulled out all the stops,no expenses were spared and Isiah Laing who had not traveled to the U.S in years, made the trip. Sting is the only show in Jamaica’s history that has been credited for launching the careers of more than 80% of Reggae and Dancehall’s greatest. Sting’s crowd is brutal, their expectations are high, they cheer loud and boo even louder. Surviving Sting is said to show an artiste’s talent and endurance.
Reggae artiste’s worldwide flock to be on Sting’s lineup. Many without pay because the exposure is worthwhile. The shows production this year includes Mavado, American rapper 2Chainz, BeenieMan, ElephantMan, NinjaMan, Sizzla Lady Saw and the long awaited Don Dada Supercat who has not performed at Sting in many years. While speaking to JMG , this morning, Bagdanovich said that many patrons who did not attend Sting for many years will be returning this year because of the lineup.
The press release party was said to have ”exceeded expectations” Mr. Bagdanovich said , ”The location (The Griffin Hotel Soho) shows that we are not only reaching out to our regular audience but, Sting is a multi-age, multi-national international Reggae show and we want people to see that. Soho, New York was a great location for that”.
Young professional dancers danced on table tops, media personnel from all over the U.S turned out in high numbers for the first Jamaican based concert to ever have international release party. The ambiance was relaxed yet professional, driving in what Sting aims to do this year. Bagdanovich says the launch is ode to the change in the process for Sting’s 30th year. The show will be carried live by satellite from Jam World Entertainment Center and will be available at over 300 locations worldwide. There will be ”clash after clash” , ”veteran dj” and a string of new artistes . Special provisions were made for the 30th celebration which involved a drastic reduction in the price for watching the concert online . Person’s who will be watching the show online are encouraged to buy their tickets early because the cost will be far less than on the day of the show.(UNNO DOE FIGET). Not only that , but it will be much easier to get on the stream. There are also chances to win free tickets to the event and watch it online. Sting’s official sites http://bringthesting.com and http://stingjamaica.com.jm please log on for details.
Soho ?
What about Brooklyn ? Bronx , Queens ? or even Miami ?
What percentage of the diaspora hangs out in Soho ?
Remember your base. Stings base is hardcore
the sponsors are not hardcore…location was not available in Miami
So if u want to gain audience u cannot continue to stay inside the box u haffi try gain new people to the ting..das how di world go round no?
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:kiss i is r here i is r here
Well written!!
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Stings Audience will always be hardcore. Sponsors don’t understand the culture and the clash thing. If you go outside of your base too far you will become too watered down where no one will like you.
Look how one time Mavado did a shat a yard, now he is well watered down singing hooks on every B list hip hop artist songs.
yes he may make money, but thats not where his base is.
Soho is for Shaggy and Sean Paul. They will play to a more mainstream market.
Sting is a Niche product, which has a specific target market. Sometimes in the world you have to evolve or die, but Sting is Sting !!! hardcore to the end.
I may be out the loop, but I really don’t know 2Chainz, neither does most of Stings Fans !!!
I dont know 2chainz either but we were discussing location. A press release party has nothing to do with who will attend the show, it has to do with opening up to the press and announcing the product. For some events sponsors can be garnered , hardcore individuals are not sponsors of the event and you can go outside of your base to sponsor anything you have at the end of the day it is about showcasing your product and getting the name out there with the intention of gaining buyers