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$VUQO trading today wasnt bad at all! Looks like theres more to come on this one. :)) weeeeeeeeeeeeee
trading was not that bad today!
that was me buddy
I just loaded 30k at .15 and going heavy. Wayne Williams is no Joke.
Thanks for that feed back Phil.
I got to taste VUQO and I must say this Vodka is really Good.
About wayne williams:
He is credited for choosing “Toxic” as the first released single off of Britney Spear’s album In The Zone.
http://www.talentscoutconnect.com/profiles/blogs/aampr-profile-wayne-williams
He is credited for choosing “Toxic” as the first released single off of Britney Spear’s album In The Zone.
Always keeping his ears open, Wayne was taken a back one summer afternoon when he heard an amazing male vocalist in a friend’s backyard. Enraptured by the harmonic tones, Wayne instantly became an advocate of R. Kelly. Knowing the potential of the young artist, Wayne would stop at nothing to get him signed. After a year of convincing, Jive Records agreed to give the R&B performer a chance. With Wayne’s guidance and musical know how, R. Kelly became a major player in the R&B world and it would not be long before the singer/songwriter went platinum. The Grammy award winning artist released singles such as “I Believe I Can Fly”, “Step In The Name of Love”, “Flirt” and countless other chart toppers. Since Wayne and R. Kelly have been collaborating, R. Kelly has released 10 consecutive platinum albums. All of would not have been possible with out the influence of Wayne Williams. While working with R. Kelly, Wayne continued to search for more artists
DJ Wayne Williams - Jive Records
The Man Behind The Music The Bio of Wayne Williams From a local Deejay to an Executive at a major record label, Wayne Williams is the man behind the music. Over 35 years ago, a young man started on a journey of sound. Brought to life by house and dance music, Wayne took a chance and stepped into uncharted territory. Noted for bringing disco into the Southside of Chicago, Wayne quickly became a local celebrity. The new sound echoed through backyard summer barbecues and Wayne found himself Deejaying a different party every night. The young entrepreneur quickly built an electric empire. Wanting to capitalize on his new business, Wayne began bringing in more Deejay’s to support the craze he had created. What had started with one was now “A Chosen Few”. The group of Deejay’s lead by Wayne became the top booked company in the area. Throughout his teen years, Wayne and the rest of his company worked together to build a following. As Wayne grew with the music he decided to reach deeper into the industry and began working for Trax Records. The Dance label gave Wayne the opportunity he needed to further develop his talents, and it was not long before he recorded his first track, “Undercover”. Using the alias Dr. Derelict, Wayne was able to gain a multitude of experience. Allowing himself to be absorbed into the European club scene, Wayne chose the hits that infiltrated through the speakers of every major club in the area. Songs like “Move Your Body” and “No Way Back” were brought mainstream due to Wayne’s natural ability to recognize hits. It did not take long before he caught the attention of a London label, Jive Records. After meeting with the label, Wayne was offered an A&R position with the company and was given the opportunity to run their Chicago studio. From day one, Wayne began selecting chart toppers. Early on he worked with Mr. Lee and also put together remixes for Samantha Foxx, but Wayne’s first major success was in his transformation of the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Songs like “Summer Time”, “Boom! Shake The Room” and “Ring My Bell” became more than just popular radio plays. They became songs that signified a decade. Fueled by his accomplishments, Wayne embarked on a mission to find an icon. Always keeping his ears open, Wayne was taken a back one summer afternoon when he heard an amazing male vocalist in a friend’s backyard. Enraptured by the harmonic tones, Wayne instantly became an advocate of R. Kelly. Knowing the potential of the young artist, Wayne would stop at nothing to get him signed. After a year of convincing, Jive Records agreed to give the R&B performer a chance. With Wayne’s guidance and musical know how, R. Kelly became a major player in the R&B world and it would not be long before the singer/songwriter went platinum. The Grammy award winning artist released singles such as “I Believe I Can Fly”, “Step In The Name of Love”, “Flirt” and countless other chart toppers. Since Wayne and R. Kelly have been collaborating, R. Kelly has released 10 consecutive platinum albums. All of would not have been possible with out the influence of Wayne Williams. While working with R. Kelly, Wayne continued to search for more artists. Wayne brought Mystical, Aaliyah and Rob to Jive. In addition to selecting hits for these artists Wayne also helped further the careers of artists that were already signed to Jive. Joe’s hit single, “Stutter” which Wayne worked on went triple platinum. More recently Wayne has reached a higher level of success. His artist Raheem DeVaughn received two Grammy nominations for singles “Customer” and “Woman”. Wayne has also achieved what most would consider impossible and enabled Charlie Wilson, a man in his 50’s, to produce a gold album featuring the hit single "Charlie Last Name Wilson". Wayne is off to a great start on Charlie Wilson's current album with the popular single “There Goes My Baby”. The song has reached number one on the contemporary charts for 10 straight weeks, and his current single “Can’t Live Without You” is currently climbing and holds the #2 spot on the UAC charts. Wayne’s most current singles include R. Kelly featuring Keri Hilson “#1 Sex” and Raheem DeVaughn featuring Ludacris “Bullet Proof”. Wayne is very excited about R. Kelly’s new album titled “Untitled” and Raheem DeVaughn’s new album titled “Love and War,” projects that he’s currently working on. Aside from these accomplishments, Wayne’s talents far surpass his ability to select talented artists. Due to his Deejaying experience Wayne also has the ability to create powerful remixes and he even worked on the popular Justin Timberlake remix of “Sexy Back”. Aside from this Wayne has also used his ear and background to select debut singles for popular artists. He is credited for choosing “Toxic” as the first released single off of Britney Spear’s album In The Zone. In addition to working with Jive Records, Wayne continues to inspire people through his Deejaying. Annually Wayne, along with the rest of the Deejays that make up A Chosen Few, gather together to celebrate music and all they have accomplished. The talented group of Deejays in combination with guest Deejays put on a concert for all to enjoy. The free concert started with about 150 people and has grown to over 30,000. The entire concert is put together year after year by Wayne, and is his pleasure to give back to the community that has given so much to him. Currently Wayne deejays his “Two Nations” event once a month in New York with his partner Kenny Dope. In the future Wayne hopes to continue to grow and mature his talents. He desires to reach out into every facet of music and create hits in all different genres. After achieving so much success with Dance and R&B Wayne foresees his next venture to be pop. The challenge of the industry is what drives him and as long as it exists so will the excitement. His mark has already been left on the industry, but his career has barley just begun. Whether he is turning tables, selecting hits, or developing artists, Wayne Williams will always be finding his way to the top of the charts.
Taken from: [url]www.talentscoutconnect.com/profiles/blogs/aampr-profile-wayne-williams
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Based in New York, Wayne Williams is a senior vice- president of A&R at Jive/BMG. The artists he works with
include R. Kelly, Joe, Syleena Johnson and Eamon. Jive,
which was the world's biggest independent label, was bought by BMG.
Here he tells us what kind of buzz makes him sit up and take note, how much it generally costs to make an
album and what aspiring artists should know about the
music business.
How did you get started in the music business and how did you become a vice-president of A&R at Jive?
I started off as a dance music DJ and after a while I started making house records. Then I started working for Trax Records, a dance label based in Chicago. We
released big records like "Move Your Body" by Marshall
Jefferson and "No Way Back" by Adonis, which were
pop hits overseas. Representatives of Jive, which was
based in the UK, came over to see who was making all
this music at this little indie label in Chicago, and that's
how I was discovered. I started working for Jive in
1989.
What experiences have contributed to your skills as an A&R?
Deejaying was a very important experience, because you're constantly picking new music for your audience to listen and dance to. Then of course there
are the projects that I worked on in the early days:
Samantha Fox, for example, or Will Smith, when he was
in Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. I co-produced "Boom!
Shake the Room" and "Ring My Bell" for them, and I
also signed the producers who did the "Summertime"
record. All these things helped shape my A&R skills.
Jive's owner, Clive Calder, helped me tremendously, as did Barry Weiss, then president of Jive. Listening to Barry and learning from him was a big
part of it. R. Kelly, who's a phenomenal songwriter,
producer and artist, also taught me a lot. Teachers
don't come much better than those three men.
How did the merger between Jive and BMG work out?
It's been an experience. Obviously, it has brought us many great artists and, although we already had great artists of our own, it's incredible how much talent
there is at the label now.
What difficulties did the merger entail?
There are growing pains with everything, but for the most part it's been very positive.
Who are you currently working with?
R. Kelly, who has just finished his new album; Syleena Johnson; Joe; Nivea; Eamon; Tony Sunshine; and Raheem Devaughn. I've just signed Charlie Wilson,
former singer of the r&b group the Gap Band, and a
group called Deepside, who are from Miami.
Are you currently looking for songs for any of your artists?
All the time. I'm always looking for songs and I'm very open to hot producers and songwriters.
How did you come across some of the artists you signed, like R. Kelly and Syleena Johnson, for example?
I saw R. Kelly sing with a group at a barbecue in a backyard on the South Side of Chicago, and he was phenomenal. At the time, Eric Payton managed him. I
went up to Eric, whom I knew from my high school
days, asked him about Robert, and the rest is history.
Syleena Johnson sent a tape in through the mail and when I was going through my demos, her voice just shot through and I thought it was fantastic. She
was at Illinois State College at the time, so I called her
and asked her to come up for a meeting.
How do you find new talent?
Firstly, you have to keep an open mind; secondly, you have to be out and about; and thirdly, you have to listen to everything. I listen to a lot of music, which
people send to me, or I might be out on the street and
hear about something. There are many different ways
and none in particular.
Do you accept unsolicited material?
Company policy dictates that I don't, but sometimes it gets to me anyway!
What kind of buzz makes you sit up and take note of something?
When a record is being played heavily in a local market, I pay attention, obviously. However, you still have to use your ears when you review the record,
because many stations play local records and you have
to be able to distinguish between what is really hot and
what is just a local record.
When listening to a rap artist's demo, does the production matter at all or is it just about the rhyming skills?
Nowadays, it helps to have everything. So many of the demos that I receive are well-produced. Don't get me wrong, sometimes the lyrics or a voice can shine
through a bad production, but as an artist, you're up
against people who have everything, and it's an uphill
climb.
Must artists have a fan base before you get involved with them?
No, but I would hope they had one. You'd think that they would, especially if they've released stuff on their own. If they've released stuff on their own and
they don't have a fan base, that's not a good sign.
What do unsigned artists need to learn more if they are to increase their chances of building successful careers in the music business?
They should do their homework as far as labels are concerned. They should know what A&R people work at the labels and know the difference between them.
Often, I find that artists tend to give their projects to
just about anybody.
Artists need to understand the business in terms of who can do something for them and who can't.
That's really important, because if they don't
understand that, they will be wasting their time and
energy as well as that of the A&R people. You'd be
surprised as to how many artists don't understand this
process.
If the artists themselves are not songwriters and producers, they need to find and work with songwriters and producers. These groups should communicate with
each other, because communication helps you grow
and it gets your project off the ground.
How much does it usually cost to record, market and promote an album?
Including the album budget, I'd say a little over $2,000,000.
If artists share the costs of making the album, because these costs are recoupable from their royalties, do you think they should also have joint
ownership of the masters?
Artists should get the best deal they possibly can. If that's what they want, they have to ask for it. I've never owned a label, I've always worked for one, so it's
hard for me to answer that question. From a business
perspective, you might not want to go that route, but
from an artist's perspective, absolutely.
What aspect of the music industry would you change?
From a business perspective, I would give artists more money than they currently get when it comes to the financial pay-off.
What has been the greatest moment of your music career?
Meeting R. Kelly.
What do you see yourself doing in five to ten years' time?
Living in Miami, Florida and owning a publishing company, but working very sporadically!
Fantastic news indeed. Im so excited where this is gonna go. :)
Lets drink some good vodka this morning folks! Tom Leykis rated VUQO sup-ah-smooth! http://www.tastingwithtom.com/
they took a pretty good darn dump then since the stock ended up with +35.5 percent gain from last week.
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and his verdict on $VUQO VODKA?
"Super smooth!"
i am thinking of going, but if i do we can do an i hub eyeball. :) hahaha!
Let us see. who knows. If that will be Britney Spears I will flip.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=64216670
were you the one who posted this? can you confirm this info?
rocketrosas:
Is VUQO part of diageo? A friend of mine from jive records told me that an A list celebrity is going to promote this thing.
wrong board honey. VUQO board is here: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=14876. Not much trading but can you confirm this information before posting we have to be careful about what we print here dear. Are you an investor?
I betcha it would IMO not much shares in the float. 8.8 M? Just needs more eyes thats all.
tasted it. Tastes like Patron Silver
.17 by .18 now
I agree with you equity.
i dont know its a different movie to me.
people bought it at 3 cents so we can easily go figure.
its not a tough guess right pennymoney?
interesting article.
why do they have a few locations in manila?
I wonder where they will be distributing next.
I love this deal that s going on! Hope we shareholders have good future ahead of us.
They were even featured in the history channel via mesocoat
Watch Mesocoat on History Channel Here
I have stock on this one. Im keeping it looks like it's gonna bounce IMO.
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oops sorry thank you for the correction. anyhow just call that number and ask. do your own dd
I am up in my holding! $$$$$$$
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LMAO with that new definition Cha. You got me all confused right there. WE Finished Good! .092 Woohoo
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News Please....Go .50 cents!!!!!!
Oh by the way the website is updated