Comments on: The Perversion of Power http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/07/18/the-perversion-of-power/ Peter Boyce of MADD Entertainment gives you a comical view of the serious business of entertainment in Barbados and the wider Caribbean. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:21:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: POui http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/07/18/the-perversion-of-power/comment-page-1/#comment-2477 POui Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:13:25 +0000 http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/?p=1051#comment-2477 You know Pete your position that this is a perversion of power et al would have more credibility if Cohobblopot was launched this year for the first time and Euphoria were around for say...as long as MADD.(wink, wink) As it stands Cohobblopot is a National event and all the ranting about that show(Cohobb) versus the Bajan show(NEWPHORIA) just ent cutting it. If you want to continue to be the good entrepreneur you have always been continue working the rest o the year instead o whining about Cohobblopot. Whining without sound merit is beneath you. Oh..all the truths about America throwing money behind the entertainment industry is but one shade of black...and speaking o black...ask those blacks who got ripped off to make their white "singers" look good during the 60's. Go watch Dream Girls or the Story o Motown proper to get an idea about how the same US Governement aided and abetted the wholesale ripping off of black artists to "protect" up the white music industry. wait....somebody callin muh and this soap box getting tottery...i getting off. heeeheeeeee.. You know Pete your position that this is a perversion of power et al would have more credibility if Cohobblopot was launched this year for the first time and Euphoria were around for say…as long as MADD.(wink, wink)

As it stands Cohobblopot is a National event and all the ranting about that show(Cohobb) versus the Bajan show(NEWPHORIA) just ent cutting it.

If you want to continue to be the good entrepreneur you have always been continue working the rest o the year instead o whining about Cohobblopot. Whining without sound merit is beneath you.

Oh..all the truths about America throwing money behind the entertainment industry is but one shade of black…and speaking o black…ask those blacks who got ripped off to make their white “singers” look good during the 60’s.
Go watch Dream Girls or the Story o Motown proper to get an idea about how the same US Governement aided and abetted the wholesale ripping off of black artists to “protect” up the white music industry.
wait….somebody callin muh and this soap box getting tottery…i getting off.
heeeheeeeee..

]]> By: Birdseye http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/07/18/the-perversion-of-power/comment-page-1/#comment-2395 Birdseye Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:40:07 +0000 http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/?p=1051#comment-2395 I am not for the Government funding Crop Over deal that excludes so many artists and favors only a set group of entertainers, one thing for a private promoter to only hire certain persons every year as it is freedom of choice but a National effort should have space for all genres to earn some of the $ allocated, it limits creativity to 'Soca music' and gives young artists a false direction that can not be maintained in the larger markets...but thats not what I am writing about. I was curious to know what help the US Government gives its entertainers. We need to let the thousands of bands and artists in the U know so that they can go to their local Gov office and get a disbursement. In reality Barbadian artists have access to Government grants, loans and venture funds and assistance that could never be had in the US. Its just that most artists do not have the management structure or export sales demand to access the $. I am not for the Government funding Crop Over deal that excludes so many artists and favors only a set group of entertainers, one thing for a private promoter to only hire certain persons every year as it is freedom of choice but a National effort should have space for all genres to earn some of the $ allocated, it limits creativity to ‘Soca music’ and gives young artists a false direction that can not be maintained in the larger markets…but thats not what I am writing about.

I was curious to know what help the US Government gives its entertainers. We need to let the thousands of bands and artists in the U know so that they can go to their local Gov office and get a disbursement.
In reality Barbadian artists have access to Government grants, loans and venture funds and assistance that could never be had in the US. Its just that most artists do not have the management structure or export sales demand to access the $.

]]> By: Canboulay http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/07/18/the-perversion-of-power/comment-page-1/#comment-2391 Canboulay Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:23:32 +0000 http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/?p=1051#comment-2391 I will spend my money at Euphoria.........let NCF suck salt. I will spend my money at Euphoria………let NCF suck salt.

]]> By: jdid http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/07/18/the-perversion-of-power/comment-page-1/#comment-2390 jdid Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:35:55 +0000 http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/?p=1051#comment-2390 never thought of it that way but you are correct never thought of it that way but you are correct

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