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Chapter 173 Timeline Correction

"Oh, yes, the 8th, 19th, and 20th of August, and the 26th, 9th, 4th, and 9th of September, right? Don't tell me if I remember correctly."

Of course, Chris Comstack is not mistaken. He used the IP of Marshmello to start contacting commercial performances, that is, in the last six months, and Mad Decent is the organizer that signed the most performance contracts with him in one go. No one.

$12000 a game, seven games in a row.

It may not seem like a lot, but for just seven hours of work, Marshmello is paid 45.7 percent more than the median annual household income in the United States.

What could have a greater impact on Marshmello and Mo Shaliz in the early stages than tangible cash?
This is the importance of advance layout. If we wait another three years and then want to impress Marshmallow and his management team, this number will need to be doubled by at least a hundred times.

But now, $84000 was enough for Chris and Mo to stay in the VIP box after their performance and listen patiently to Han Yi's contract terms.

"Yes, but that's just the performances in North America. I have communicated with Thomas. We also hope that you can join Block Party's European tour in Barcelona, ​​London and Paris in October."

"Very happy, since I started doing...well, Thomas has been very supportive of me since my debut. You know, the first radio mix I did was Diplo&Friends' special on BBC Radio 1."

"Really, that's a coincidence." Han Yi raised his eyebrows and nodded with a smile, "When did it happen?"

"Last July, I uploaded a couple of Jack U remixes to Soundcloud, and then the Mad Decent team contacted me and asked if I would be interested in being on his radio show. Later, he and Skrillex took me with Jauz Going on stage... Overall, Mo and I are very grateful to Thomas. He was the first electronic music superstar to reach out to us."

"Who doesn't love Thomas?"

Even Han Yi sometimes has to sigh with emotion that the acquisition of Mad Decent as the first step into the music field can indeed be called a wonderful business operation.Not only tied one of the most influential figures in the electronic music industry to his career chariot, but also gained extensive and deep contacts and a considerable degree of convenience through him.

Some opportunities, no matter how thoughtful and exhaustive the traveler is, may be difficult to predict.

For example, the radio show Diplo&Friends was able to help Dua Lipa's "Hotter Than Hell" climb to No. [-] on the BBC Radio Playlist.

For another example, Diplo's support and assistance to Marshmello is likely to become the winner of Chris Comstack's nod to HMG's invitation.

Isn't that what collaborating with celebrities is all about?

Perhaps their quotations are much higher, but the reputation, fame and status that these people have built throughout their careers, after time has accumulated, the rewards shown will definitely make you feel like a treasure.

A Diplo can leverage so many unimaginable resources and cooperation in the field of electronic music, what about the West Coast hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg?What about record tycoon Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iowin, who even Apple wants to woo?
If he wants to become King Arthur who dominates the music industry and even the entire entertainment industry, he must gather knights of the round table who can ascend to heaven and earth.

The powerful people he has come into contact with now can only reveal the tip of the iceberg of this treacherous world for him, and this is far from enough.

You know, in the different historical versions recorded by the Britons, King Arthur even had 150 knights of the round table when he had the most.

How easy it is to enter an industry, register a company, and you are a practitioner.But how difficult it is to really gain a foothold in an industry, especially in Hollywood, a promised land where honey, milk and gold flow, and everyone covets.Han Yi, who had thrown out [-] million US dollars, hadn't even turned around the three big mountains who were chasing after him, and really paid attention to the sudden emergence of Han Music Group.

There is still a long way to go.

Therefore, as long as the artist can be signed in, no one can be let go.

"He's the best."

"No, he's not the best...According to Thomas, you are the best one." For nearly half a year, Han Yi, who had been honing his verbal skills with various people almost every day, saw people talking about others. The skill of talking nonsense has reached the highest level, "And to be honest, I agree with him. Your Future Bass does have a lot of personal imprints with a strong style. Even if you only listen to it once, it will still be fresh in your memory. .”

"It's just some timbre made by myself, nothing special."

Chris Comstack smiled coyly as he took a sip from his glass of beer.Most of the electronic music producers that Han Yi has met are introverted and reserved like Marshmello in real life, which is completely different from wild and unruly hip-hop singers like Migos.The former wears a white T-shirt and a pair of jeans, and does not change his look for a hundred performances throughout the year, while the latter can’t wait to wear eight gold necklaces on stage every performance, throwing one away and buying one.

This is also an important reason why Han Yi is willing to chat more with DJs, but try to let other people deal with Rapper-related matters.

Producers can hold you and analyze the tone of a certain drop for two or three hours with great interest.And with Rappers, if you don't get some white powder on the tip of your nose, you won't be able to blend into their conversation atmosphere at all.

"It's not your tone, it's your thinking."

Han Yi nodded his head.

"As long as there is a host and plug-ins, anyone can create timbres on the computer. But the unique understanding of electronic music and pop music cannot be achieved purely by technology. And that is what Thomas and I agree talent."

"I don't want to judge your career, but from a personal point of view, this song "Alone" is already an excellent pop electronic dance music. Regardless of its genre and style, whether it is trap or future bass, the core is pop .”

"I have to say...I quite agree with you." Many producers see pop as an unacceptable word, an insult to their unique musical taste.But Chris Comstack is obviously not such a producer. You know, before he became Marshmello, his old identity Dotcom originally made bass and trap music with Saymyname, Kayzo, Yultron or Slushii.

If he doesn't want to follow the mainstream route, there is absolutely no need for him to wear this headgear.

"The popularity of electronic music is the key." Chris pondered for a moment, and said, "Not only is it of great help to the development of electronic music, but I believe it is also crucial to the continuous innovation of popular music. David Guetta, Afrojack and...Thomas, they are already doing this, and I believe I can take over their banner in the new era."

"Carrying their flag in the new era, I love the confidence."

Han Yi raised the polyethylene cup in his hand, applauding Chris' mentality.

"The group of people behind us also appreciate your confidence."

"Mo is surrounded." Chris Comstack looked at his artist manager, who was carrying out business negotiations in five fields at the same time, and seemed to be heavily burdened, and laughed softly.

He was not worried about this young Persian boy who had worked with him for more than a year, judging from the collagen on his face, and was still a bit childish.Artist management seems to be an innate talent in the Middle East. The Weeknd's manager Wasim Slebi is a Lebanese-Canadian, Madonna's manager Guy O'Shealy is an Israeli born in Jerusalem. Mo Shaliz is Iranian-American.

Maybe it's the domineering and decisiveness that men in the Middle East have developed in traditional society, or maybe it's the exaggerated rhetorical techniques they take for granted, and the casual big talk, which is really suitable for the artist management industry.

Who knows?No matter what the reason is, in the European and American entertainment circles in the 2010s, there are indeed more and more Middle Eastern managers who have entered the first echelon.

Mo Shalizi is the most versatile hand who can handle interpersonal relationships that Marshmello has ever seen in his career, and he is also the toughest jack guy he has ever seen who is not afraid of working under pressure.The bigger the challenge, the more excited he is.

Chris knows that fighting five professionals at the same time will not make Mo feel intimidated, but will make his adrenaline rush.

Some people are born to eat this bowl of rice.

"He will soon start to enjoy this feeling of being surrounded." Han Yi patted Chris on the shoulder, "And this is the environment I want to create for you, Chris. A great creator needs the same great creation Only by being together can we have a greater opportunity to present works worth remembering for this era... No matter what kind of way we cooperate in the future, I hope to introduce you to the signed musicians under HMG. They are real, It's really...excellent."

Meeting Marshmello tonight, the minimum expected goal he wants to achieve, is this.

"Silence", which has won 35 platinum certifications worldwide, requires Khaled and Marshmallow to compose the song together.

The phenomenal single "FRIENDS" with 10 billion streams on the whole network, without Anne-Marie's singing, would have lost its soul.

Not to mention the song "Wolves" sung by Selena Gomez in the previous life. In addition to Chris Comstack, Electric Feel's all-star creative team is out - Andrew Watt, Ali Tan Posey, Brian Lee and Louis Bell worked together to bring this Future Bass from idea to reality.

Now that Han Yi's overall acquisition of Electric Feel has derailed the development of Austin Rosen and his creative geniuses, he has the responsibility and obligation to try his best to help them meet the contacts they should make, so as to avoid the popular classics of the previous life. strangled in infancy.

"I've heard a lot of HMG's artists. Believe me, I'm actually looking forward to working with them...for example, this one on stage right now."

Speaking of which, Chris Comstack glanced at the box next door, quietly breaking the rule of no video recording at the concert, and took a SLR camera to take a serious photo of the O'Connor couple with their children, and a couple sitting on top of them. Row, although Madison's performance has ended, but still very supportive of the Bill family enjoying the performance.

The Gulfstream G650 that Han Yi chartered from Atlanta to Miami was big enough to accommodate 19 passengers.Therefore, carrying six more people is not a problem at all.

Generally speaking, the short flight time from Atlanta to Miami is only one and a half hours, and the private jets used should only be small models such as Phenom 300 or Hawker 800XP.But luckily, FlexJet happened to have a G650 departing from JFK International Airport, going to Miami to pick up Herbert and Nicole Wertheim and his wife back to Manhattan, making a short stopover in Atlanta, taking Han Yi to earn extra money, There is nothing wrong with it.

It is possible to take an artist commercial vehicle, but it is not necessary.

Of course, Chris didn't know that the billionaire sitting next to him was even rewarded for chartering a private jet.Therefore, at this moment, in his heart, there is only emotion for Han Yi's rich money bag.

"Bili? Have you heard her music?"

"Of course, this song "Ocean Eyes" has been very popular recently... The writing of the melody line and the information conveyed by the lyrics are very high-level, it is hard to imagine that this is the debut work of a 15-year-old kid.

"I'm 14 and a half years old, and I'll be fifteen in half a year."

Han Yi crossed his arms, breathed a sigh of relief, and stared at the end of the arena with those doting eyes that were more like a father than an elder brother, the little boy with half-closed eyes singing softly.

Unlike Madison Beal's popular electronic set, which exploded from beginning to end and ignited the atmosphere of the audience, Billie Eilish brought a completely different independent pop experience to the audience of Future Now: The Tour.

Whether it was the hot guests who came on stage before her, or the two main coffees who were waiting, their music styles were very different from this silver-haired girl with a bright yellow body.

"My concern for you,
It's been a while.

oceanic eyes,

I can't help but stare..."

"Ocean Eyes" has been on the Billboard chart for almost a month, with a peak of 57 and a ranking of 64 this week.It's not as good as "Panda", which anyone can complete a couple of sentences, let alone "One Dance", which has been at the top of the list for a long time.However, the total number of streaming media on the entire network is approaching 500 million times, and the number of MV playbacks on YouTube is 140 million times, which is enough to make Eye of the Ocean a small hit that is gradually leading Bili to the public's attention.

Just listen to the chorus of the fans in the audience.

Although not everyone in the audience was holding up their mobile phones, recording the grand scene with tears in their eyes and choking their voices, the number of people who can sing this song in the BT&T Center does not exceed one hundred. The venue with an area of ​​87.2 square feet still looks a bit sparse and lonely, but this has greatly exceeded Bi Li's expectations.

She originally thought that even if someone has heard "Ocean Eyes", they should just catch a glimpse of the song list on the radio or streaming media platform, and switch to the next song after less than 30 seconds of trial listening, leaving nothing too deep impression.

Unexpectedly, there is actually someone who can echo the melody with her word for word.

Bi Li waved her hand towards the area where the chorus volume was the loudest, showing a pleasantly surprised smile, and her voice, which was not particularly stable in the live environment, trembled even more.

A 14-year-old is still a 14-year-old, no matter how much she has accomplished from nothing in the past season.Currently, Bi Li is at the end of her voice-changing period, and her control over her voice will naturally be much weaker than that of a normal adult. Coupled with the violent ups and downs in her emotions, it is normal for her to have some flaws in her pitch.

However, Zhao Youzhen has considered this a long time ago. Just like the performance on the Jimmy Kimer live show, the chorus part of the chorus track was put in without landing, and the audio engineer was also asked to overlap the verse part. The stem of the main voice of the first layer achieved the effect of half-opening the microphone, coupled with the harmony of Phineas and the cooperation of the music fans, the opening song presented by Bi Li in Sunrise City did not make the audience hear any problems.

"It's not fair,
You know too well how to make me cry,

All it takes is one gaze from those oceanic eyes.

I am really scared,
Never have I sunk so deep,

Fallen in the eyes of your ocean..."

"It's compositional ability that has really stood the test of time."

Chris Comstack in the VIP box sighed.

"The simplest melody line, coupled with the simplest orchestration, can actually produce such an effect."

"I'm still sticking with that... I'd love to do a remix for her if I get the chance."

"Her writing and your reinterpretation would be a match made in heaven...but I don't think it's this song."

Hearing Marshmello's words, Han Yi pursed his lips and smiled, shaking his head.

After the song "Ocean Eyes" was played, there were more applause than cheers from the audience.Screaming and shouting are inappropriate for this kind of slow song that needs to be listened to quietly.

For live performances, the main thing to look at is the atmosphere. From this point of view, "Ocean Eyes" and Bi Li's third single "Six Feet Under" are inherently less competitive on the road of tour.

Luckily, she also has a cold, dark, bittersweet, but at the same time light, playful, catchy electronic pop song about crime and death that Gen Z will have to digest for a while.

"The next song, you'll like it even more."

"It can represent the best Billy Eilish in my heart."

　I still want to say sorry to everyone. I am really sorry. I didn’t expect that after the death of my family, I would have so many things to be busy. Now I basically run outside every day, not at home at all, and I have to travel every weekend. With a tour... so the update has been affected in the past few days, I sincerely apologize to everyone here, I promise to resume normal updates after finishing the family affairs, and work hard to strive for daily [-]D

　　
　
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