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WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR JAMAICA’S IRIE FM?
By Lloyd Stanbury— Jamaican independence holiday weekend of 1990 was one of the proudest moments of my life. It was on this weekend that Grove Broadcasting Corporation officially went on air all over Jamaica with the world’s first 24/7 all-reggae FM radio station IRIE FM. I was not only responsible for the naming of the station, along with chairman Karl Young, but acted then as the vice-chairman of Grove Broadcasting Corporation and served the station in the capacity of legal and business advisor. I also worked with the initial team of Karl Young, Clyde McKenzie, Bob Clarke and Dennis Howard in formulating the all-reggae programming content of the station. After our first year of operations, we were recognized as the leading new business organization in Jamaica, and we quickly moved to become number … Read entire article »
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ATTORNEY LLOYD STANBURY LAUNCHES NEW BOOK “REGGAE ROADBLOCKS!”
By Howard Campbell— Lloyd Stanbury—- AS a high-profile music business lawyer in the 1990s, Lloyd Stanbury was not afraid to let his views be known on the shortcomings of the Jamaican industry. Stanbury still has a lot to say, and he expresses his grouses and solutions in Reggae Roadblocks, his first book which he launched at the recent Rototom Sunsplash Festival in Spain. Now in his late 50s, Stanbury points out the long standing problems he believes still affect the Jamaican reggae industry. “I decided to write this book to capture and present my perspective of the challenges to local and international business development as far as Jamaican reggae is concerned. The book is a reflection of my experiences as an industry practitioner for over 30 years,” said Stanbury. “It is my hope that Reggae Roadblocks … Read entire article »
Filed under: GUEST RUNDOWNS
“THE STATUS OF THE REGGAE MUSIC BUSINESS IN THE USA” UP FOR DISCUSSION AT THE SIERRA NEVADA WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL JUNE 20-22!
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston— Lloyd Stanbury— REGGAE’S plummeting sales in the United States will be the focus of a panel discussion at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, scheduled for June 20-22 at Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California. Dubbed ‘The Status of the Reggae Music Business in the USA’, it is the brainchild of entertainment lawyer Lloyd Stanbury. He, tour/artist manager Copeland Forbes, attorney/concert promoter David Baram, Texas reggae disc jockey Sister Irie and Sierra Nevada World Music Festival founder Warren Smith, are the panellists. Stanbury told the Jamaica Observer that he got the idea for the forum after attending last year’s show. He plans to outline plans for an improved reggae industry in his book, Reggae Roadblocks — Who Is Responsible, expected to be out this year. “I am examining the issues surrounding the … Read entire article »
Filed under: GUEST RUNDOWNS
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