We can all agree Haley has come on the scene at a time the music industry is in the midst of a paradigm shift on how to survive and prosper in the digital download age.
As often happens in a time of 'chaos' in any system, there is a period of redistribution. The powerful lose some power, the 'have nots', become the 'have more than they dids'.
A new, wild wild west frontier on how to maximize your market, all the while trying desperately to hold on to the product of your creativity.
Through this short two year saga with Haley, I think we have been witness to two sides in this paradigm equation:
Interscope, Monolythic, bloated with artists and beaurocracy. Something of this size is generally unwieldy, moves slowly so therefore not easily adaptable. This means they would be a difficult fit for talented artists who are not easily categorized or templated.
Ole. From what I've seen of them, they have a 'newness', a freshness to their approach. In Haley's case, I get a sense of energy, that they understand that what Helps Haley, helps them. Unlike their unwieldy counterparts, Interscope, they appear to be more progressive, forward thinking.
It feels like more of the power/control has shifted towards the artist.
Haley and Ole have more of a 'partner' relationship. Interscope just felt like an indentured servitude, and maybe why Haley was able to so seemlessly recover from being dropped. She already saw the opportunities that lay ahead of her.
We fell in love with the voice, little did we know what the
artist/forward thinker had in store for us
(^^^^^^ yes, Im feeling a tad hyperbolic, today. I get that way, sometimes, when it comes to anticipating/contemplating what's in store for Haley
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