Lemingheads, Rejoice: Josiah Signs With Warner Bros.!
You know how they say that when one door closes, another opens? Well, if there was ever any proof that this saying is true, it's the success story of Josiah Leming.
Yes, the American Idol door hit Josiah firmly on the behind on his way out during Hollywood Week, when he failed to make Idol's top 24. But now--according to a heartening report on Knoxnews.com--Josiah's kicked the door at Warner Bros. Records HQ wide open.
Yes, kids: Josiah Leming has reportedly landed a major-label record deal!
Josiah was back in Hollywood recently, playing the Hotel Cafe on March 7, and now it seems he was likely in town (with his newly acquired agent and lawyer) to start wheeling and dealing with Warner. Looks like Josiah's through to Hollywood now, for real.
Knoxnews.com even reports that Josiah, who famously once had to live in his car, just bought his father a new truck to celebrate this good fortune. How cute is that?
Bet Josiah's still crying his eyes out these days, but this time they're tears of joy.
Enjoy this short but sweet clip of Josiah at L.A.'s Hotel Cafe on March 7, and watch this space for more on his upcoming WB album release:
Randy Jackson was correct about at least one thing, "You should be doing A&R!"
I'm referring, of course to your interview with RJ:
Quote:
RANDY: Hey, you're pretty good with the insights, man. You should be doing A&R!
REALITY ROCKS: Hey, if I was doing A&R, I'd sign Josiah Leming! [laughs]
RANDY: OK, OK. Josiah good. He's a talented kid. But he's no David Archuleta!
REALITY ROCKS: I dunno, people really liked him. Maybe it was because he got so much screen time, people made a connection.
RANDY: He got a lot of screen time. Listen, I like him. I think he's a talented kid. But it's hard. You gotta be great every time, and I gotta tell you, during Hollywood Week he just sort of fell apart. But you know, Chris Daughtry just sold 4 million records and he didn't win, so if Josiah's got it going on--and I know there's a lot of labels out there looking at him--then we'll see! The proof is always in the end.
REALITY ROCKS: American Idol is a great equalizer in that way. Because the public makes the ultimate decision.
RANDY: Look, I did A&R at labels for years. Every label thinks, when they sign someone, "This is the perfect pedigree to sign. They're cute, they can sing, they can dance, et cetera." And they say to the public, "Here, this is what you're gonna like." But you might say, "No, I don't like that!" You'll probably say "no" many more times than you'll say "yes"! So the idea on Idol is, if we present the public with the artists and said, "Hey, you tell us which one you like best," the public always--no matter what the artist looks like--picks the best singer. ALWAYS. That's why the show is really cool. What it does is it puts the talent first. And for a guy like me, who's a producer and a manager--I love artists--the quality of music is what this is about. The public always picks quality. That's the coolest thing about the show and what I love the most.
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15. Yahoo! Music User - 1 minute ago
I know Idol helped HIM get notice, but I bet if they're honest RJ et al. will have to finaly admit that they were wrong.
I have no idea why I said "me" instead of "HIM".
Hahahaha....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/cl-et-idolbanter20mar20,1,7893423.story
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/cl-et-idolbanter21mar21,1,352184.story