Word has it that Ann Nesby has signed with Tyscot Records. I was gonna say “you’ll remember her from Sounds of Blackness,” but the fact is that she’s had FIVE solo albums since she left Sounds of Blackness in 1995 (wow… that means that their first hit, “Optimistic,” came out in 1991… don’t you feel old?!). Anyway, seeing that it’s been 13 years since she left, maybe you’ll know her from somewhere else.
She’s expected to release her album, The Lula Lee Project, in the Spring of 2009. At first, I wondered who the heck Lula Lee is… turns out it’s a nickname… or moniker… or something. Anyway, I look forward to hearing it.
In the meantime, an older video for your viewing pleasure. Gotta love YouTube:
Ummm, that kinda did make me feel old....
I know! I thought the same thing as I watched it!
Fuuuuunny, Janice... we're just old! I was thinking about "I Owe You Me" from 1987. sheesh, that things 21 years old! And I was grown enough to buy my own records back then. aaanyway, my question is THE ETERNAL DEBATE QUESTION: big label or indie? after having read in another gp-post that cece winans' hymn project had been cancelled by a label and reading in this here post that ann nesby is now a tyscot artist (after having released a GREAT hymns record on her own label), what's the deal? we hail owning one's own label as the best way to control one's own interest and make the most money, but after doing it successfully (at least in terms of big name "indie" artists), 2 industry LEADERS are back in the saddle -- pun. I didnt craft this to be good readin'...just wanted the question posed. Do you understand my question?
Byron: Big label vs. Indie label... it depends. The short answer, in my humble opinion, is about RESOURCES. Big labels have the manpower, the experience, the know-how (supposedly) and the money to get it done. With indie labels or releasing an album yourself, there's gonna be a bit more of a learning curve and the process won't be as streamlined. Having said that, there are dozens of indie labels that operate as efficiently as major labels, so there are certainly exceptions to the rule. At the end of the day, I think it's all about the BEST FIT-- what you're in need of, what you're willing to give up, and how that can best be accomplished.