"Q" NEWS: WHAT DO BLUES GOT TO DO WITH IT?

 "Q" NEWS: WHAT DO BLUES GOT TO DO WITH IT?

KEVIN WHEELER

I Got The Blues

Quinn Records TM

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While Kevin Wheeler may have been flying under the radar for many in the blues community, Kevin has been bitten by the Blues-bug and is working his way into the hearts and minds of Blues-lovers around the World. Like other well-known blues greats who grew to great heights in the blues business, Kevin Wheeler will tell you that music has always been a part of his life, fortified by a strong upbringing and background in the church that is still the meat and bread that fuels his musical career today a fact made clear as his story unfolds. Kevin since 2004 is credited with nine (9) CD releases on the Quinn Records TM label a milestone in any form of measurement for a break-through artist like Kevin, to add further to his recording credits he has one (1) gospel CD releases, under The Redemption Record label that lead Kevin and his group. "The Divine Messengers to a first-time Grammy Nomination. But his latest project and a new release on the Quinn Records TM label titled, "I Got The Blues" has really gotten the Radio Blues Jocks talking and wanting to hear more of Kevin Wheeler with his striking blues vocal style and skills that are reminiscences to that real earlier blues sound, expressions and the telling of what was going on in their private lives. Kevin said that Blues is news, good, bad or ugly, but it's news that we all can use.

Here is a brief bio of Kevin that I will like to share with you to help you to get to know Kevin a little bit better because he's definitely is becoming a new rising name in the Blues music markets.

BIOGRAPHY OF KEVIN WHEELER,

Kevin Wheeler is the real deal. Born and raised in the Washington DC metropolitan area, Music runs in his family, his grandfather, the late Grant Williams III, who played the tenor saxophone in the Louis Armstrong band. Following in his grandfather’s footsteps, Kevin is a consummate seasoned performer with many songs and performances under his belt. As a young man, Kevin got his musical training in the traditional Baptist Church; In the late '70s, Kevin Wheeler was one of the founding members of (The Ayre Rayde band & show) from Maryland. In the early '90s Kevin Wheeler founded and formed his own national gospel group (The Divine Messengers), shortly after, the group signed Albert Phillips & The Divine Messengers and recorded their first album entitled “Victory” under The Redemption Record label, which included the instant hit Victory, which vaulted the album to #18 on the Billboard charts. The album was a huge success, Kevin`s gospel group charted 3 additional times in the Billboard magazine, the group was also nominated for a Grammy award, Soul Train music award, Dove award, and many other awards. Kevin Wheeler and his group were featured in the Library of Congress Gazette News, Dallas Morning News, The Washington Post newspaper, just to name a few. Later Kevin Wheeler went on to put together a national Blues/Soul/R&B group called (KL&R2 featuring Kevin Wheeler) under the Quinn Record label TM, Kevin recorded 8 albums on the Quinn Record label TM, which all of his albums gained national and international attention through land base radio, magazine, DJ`S Pools, digital radio, syndicated radio and television. The music industry calls Kevin a genuine triple threat” due to his prowess as a singer, songwriter, and producer. Kevin performs both solos and accompanied by the perfectly seasoned group of musicians who make up the Kevin Wheeler Band and always a crowd-pleaser.

Kevin's current project, I Got The Blues, has been released on Quinn Records TM Records label in the CD format. It was originally released in Australia, Netherland and Japan's blues Kevin wrote the songs and called his band together, and "I Got The Blues, was born. The band rocks it is with lead guitarist Keith Williams, Kevin Wheeler Jr. on drums, legendary bass player Lewis Greenhowe, and Mike Bella rhythm guitar.

Kevin and his band will be returning to the studio after the easing up of this Pandemic to complete his next Blues album due for release this Summer on the Quinn Records TM label. The top song on Kevin's I Got The Blues CD according to Australian Radio Airplay is "Mistreated". The song “My Baby” is the favorite in the US, Canada, UK, Russia, and China. He is in awe of his I Got The Blues growing appeal. His I Got The Blues CD is gathering hoard's on fans in parts of Africa like Bhutan, Abuja, and Nigeria, so it looks as if Kevin and his band will soon be dealing with a bad case of jet-lag if his new release CD, I Got The Blues keeps this same growth trajectory.

Here's where you can get your copy of Kevin Wheeler's CD I Got The Blues",

For CD https://www.quinnrecords.net/product-page/i-got-the-blues-by-kevin-wheeler-amp-kl-amp-r2

For digital download: https://www.quinnrecords.net/digital-downloads-1

For Radio? Retail: email promotions@quinnrecords.net

Q NEWS WHAT DO BLUES GOT TO DO WITH IT? writer Dave Wilson, August 1, 2021

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT QUINN RECORDS TM'S RECORD PROMOTIONS

by Dwight L. Quinn
10-21-2013

Our Promotion Department, headed by Ronald Rayford a.k.a Ron Ray is busier than a  bear with a sweet tooth, being chased by a swam of mad honey bees, he's on the move.The Promotion Department is key to our business. Because when Ron is successful in securing airplay for our records, than our Marketing Plan comes alive.

The Promotion Department is working several releases for the label today,that is doing rather well.They are targeted to Radio,s  Blues n' Soul Music Shows both domestic and international those projects are, GO SLOW-Blues Crossing, " The Soul of A Man by KL&R2," " Keep On Keeping, by James Gilbert. We have a great sound being released into the Blues n' Soul Marketplace this fall/winter period and we're all excited and elated about the already  positive feedback the we are getting from industry movers and shakers.
The songs that are getting most of the industry M&S's buzz  are James Gilberts,"Blues This Morning," Osee Anderson's,"Breaking Up Somebodys Home," KL&R2's,"I Got My Swag On" and Mississippi Red's,"Send Me Some To Love". Quinn is already entering into two non-exclusive Master License Deals with two international Music companies for the territories of India and Spain.

Competition is heavy, record labels, big and small, are releasing several hundred CDs each and every week. And the Radio stations are over-whammed with these records. So when Ron get one of  our songs added to the Radio stations playlists this is an outstanding victory.
A “playlist” is a list of songs a station plays and the playlist is created every week or so  by the station’s Music Director. Ron gets real passionate with his sales pitch to MD's, Pd's and Djs when he's communicating a Quinn Records TM recording it gets us a chance to be heard by the radio station’s Music and Program Directors.

Just like sales people our Ron don't let any grass grow under his feet. Ron is always pitching a Quinn Records TM recording may it be a blues, a gospel, a jazz or a soul project it doen't matters. If you’ve ever had any experience selling anything, then you know how important enthusiasm and a positive attitude are in convincing potential customers to buy your product. Our Promo Rep is just that way he stays  in a positive, upbeat and motivated frame of mind. He know that, this is an important element in the music business. And,
Ron knows also, that we’re not the only label releasing new music every week, and that radio stations can only play a few of these new songs at a time so,it's not personal, it's just business as usual .

Promotion at Quinn Records TM goe's a bit further than  describing the work done by Ron to get radio airplay for our releases.
The Promo Rep” is the companies breathing apparatus,pitch man,the spokes person who present the label’s new releases to radio stations with the intent to build a relationship that would allow us to place products that would both provide entertainment to the exsisting listeners as well as attract new listeners by playing the songs the we selects for promotion.
Quinn Records TM rely on it's Promo Rep. to  decide very carefully what specific songs from an artist's new record would most likely fit the radio station’s format and attract the listener’s attention.

Keeping the human-element alive, well and active in our Record Promotion  Progam is still the number one strategy  used  in our Record Promotional planning. It's nothing more powerful and enjoyable than visiting the Stations face-to-face and learning just what the Market is really like from a birds-eye view. We do every thing possible to make sure face-to face contact with the Radio Station stays our utmost priority.

To add even more  convenience for the commercial customer in our Record Promotion Program, we created an online page at our website,that's dedicated to the Radio MD's.PD,s, DJ's, Press and Retail  commercial customer where they can go 24/7 and request any Promo Copy that they want and Ron will send it out to them asap. All they do is go to our website, login set up an account, than go to the  Radio,Press,Retail link and order. The CD is free and we ship it free.

The Promotion Department is the arm of the company that makes sure that our records are at the Radio Stations that we service, and are available for airplay.


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MOBILE IS NOT AN OPTION,MOBILE IS A MUST!

by Dwight L. Quinn

Mobile is no longer just a luxury, which is available to an exclusive class of society. 

It has now emerged as a necessity for users, developers and businesses alike. 

Users who once browsed Websites now do so, on their mobile devices.
Everything, including payment, has now become mobile.

For the first time, web and mobile measurement firm comScore Inc. is breaking 

out mobile commerce sales by product category. The firm offers a glimpse at what 

mobile shoppers are buying.

Following are select product categories, the percentage of web sales from desktop/laptop computers, the percentage from smartphones, and the percentage from tablets, for the first half of 2013, according to comScore:

Event tickets, 84.6%, 10.9%, 4.5%.

Apparel and accessories, 90.3%, 6.2%, 3.5%.

Consumer electronics, 94.4%, 2.6%, 2.9%.

Computer hardware, 94.5%, 3.3%, 2.1%.

Consumer packaged goods, 95.6%, 3.0%, 1.3%.

Overall, 90.4% of total web sales came from desktops and laptops in the first half 

of 2013, 6.0% from smartphones and 3.5% from tablets, comScore says. 

Mobile commerce sales hit $10.6 billion in the first half of 2013, comScore finds, 

up 27.7% from $8.3 billion during the first half of 2012.

“While mobile devices are already extremely influential in the overall buying process, 

they are also beginning to drive a meaningful percentage of digital commerce

,” says comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni. “One out of every ten consumer e-commerce 

dollars is now spent using either a smartphone or a tablet, and growth in this segment 

of the market is outpacing that of traditional e-commerce by a factor of 2x, which itself 

is growing at rates in the mid-teens. Any channel shift has the potential to be disruptive 

to established revenue streams, and it would appear that m-commerce spending has

reached enough of a critical mass that key stakeholders must begin to address this new 

market dynamic today or risk losing competitive advantage.”

Hence, it would be desirable for you to move with the changing times and adapt to

 the latest mobile technologies. It is no more enough to merely get someone create 

an app for your business – you also need an IT team which is “mobile-literate” and 

can take care of post mobile app development aspects, such as developing an 

effective mobile strategy, promoting the app and so on.

Today, each and every company does need to create a powerful enough mobile 

presence. In case you are not ready to develop a mobile app for your business yet, 

you should think of the next best thing – that of creating a mobile Website to 

showcase your products and services. This Website should ideally be compatible for

 viewing on a number of different mobile devices.

You will have to do a bit of research in order to hire the right app developer or team.

You could ask your business contacts or visit forums online and post your query. 

Once you choose a developer, follow the above-mentioned steps to ensure that your app 

development process is smooth and trouble-free.

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JAMES E. GILBERT OUT IN THE OPEN, BLUES N' SOUL MUSIC'S BEST KEPT SECRET!

By Dwight L. Quinn

 The Biography 

James Gilbert has been delighting audiences all over the world for nearly four decades. A James Gilbert & Legacy show promises to take you on a journey of an era when music was MUSIC!! James Gilbert is a man with a missionto get you to listen to what you've been missin.

 James Gilbert starting his singing career in 1974 performing in his grammar school talent show, James been a singing my whole life. James says that his vocal ability is a family trait, as his Mom & Dad both love to sing. James is a self thought musician, learning lead guitar, bass & drums and to avoid trouble as a teenager. Blues music was a staple in our household in his early years as I studied the mechanics of the Blues, which played out when he was 17, as he was fortunate enough to share the stage with Blues Legend John Lee Hooker. From then on performing has been James Gilbert's way of life.

After bouncing around the country as a member of a Top40 Rock and RnB band in the early 1980's, James decided to return home to expand on his own versatility. So he joined a local musicians union singing radio jingles, of which his first assignment was vocalist for the Missouri Lotteries New Pick-3 campaign in 1992. That same year, his new band got noticed and was selected to perform as actors for the Toyota Corporations Big Spring Sale TV commercial. Although falling in love with the art of voiceovers, performing continued to hold James heart hostage, so he put doing voiceovers on the back burner and continued to pursue his musical career. In nearly four decades of performing, James played with and opened for such superstars as B.B King, KoKo Taylor, Johnny Winter and War.

 In 2006 James released his first solo CD project entitled Best Kept Secret, where he had the #1 song for two weeks on Southern Soul radio and received rave reviews in both the US and Europe. In September 2012, James Gilbert was signed to the roster of Quinn Records TM, where his talents as a recording artist as well as company official spokesperson continues to attract attention from all over the world.

 JAMES GILBERT"S Discography; 
1-BEST KEPT SECRET
2-GO SLOW,BLUES CROSSING (QR121222-1)
3-KEEP ON KEEPING ON (QR121236-1)

 JAMES GILBET'S Set List; 
BLUES THIS MORNING
A REAL GOOD SIGN
RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA (COVER)
SOMEONE TO LOVE
OOH BABY
KEEP ON KEEPIN ON
KISS (COVER)
I BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE TALKIN
PLEASE COME BACK HOME
LONELY MAN
BREAKING MY HEART AGAIN

 MEET JAMES GILBERT & THE LEGACY BAND 

• JAMES GILBERT-LEAD VOCALS, LEAD GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, DRUMS 
• ROBERT (BOBBY) ADAMS-DRUMS 
• EUGENE SMILEY, SR.-RHYTHM GUITAR 
• BRENT WHEATLEY-KEYBOARD 
• TOM FLORA-BASS 
• RONNIE REED-TRUMPET ERNEST MELTON-SAX 

 James Gilbert's dreams and goals is to continue to work,thrive and delight audiences all over the world for many,many more years to come.

Total Song List is 85+ songs performed own show by James Gilbert & Legency Band.
Average Showtime: 3-4 Hours long..

Covers: see above list.
 Typical Repertoire: Blues/Soul/R&B

Check Out James's Electronic Press Kit (EPK)

Book James email: bookaartist@quinnrecords.net

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