Case Study: Holle Cook “Hollie Cook”
Goals Coming to us from seminal label Mr. Bongo, Hollie Cook is an artist with a unique history (having a father in The Sex Pistols & working with The Slits) but with a limited online presence and...
View ArticleCookin’ Up A Storm
Have you heard of Hollie Cook yet? No? Yes? Well, if you haven’t yet, you will do soon. We’ve been watching this little London lady cook up a steady storm over 2011, slowly but surely capturing...
View ArticleHollie Cook In France: Stars Get Born, But Not Overnight
Dare I admit it – when the Label Manager first mentioned the name Hollie Cook in one of our weekly New Release calls, I wasn’t immediately convinced that this would be an artist with great potential in...
View ArticleKina Grannis: Another Rising Star in Paris
It’s a hard life running the Paris Office for The Orchard – especially when in the same year you have two rising stars gaining serious recognition here. In a previous blog post, I mentioned Hollie...
View ArticleParis 2011 in Concerts
It’s that time of year again: Reindeers and lights everywhere, and long lists of presents… especially from my children. For my part, I just want 2012 to be as much of a “party year” as 2011 has been –...
View ArticleDon’t Mess with Texas: SXSW 2012 New Music Sampler
It doesn’t roll off the tongue with quite the same alliterative ease but let’s call this Freeloader Monday. If you’re heading down to Austin next week, it’s a good bet that you have started to assemble...
View ArticleThe Orchard Setting Foot in Brighton for The Great Escape
Put your party pants on people. We’re going to Brighton. Yes, you guessed it – to The Great Escape Festival. TGE runs UK’s leading music business conference (programmed by CMU) alongside the Brighton...
View ArticleLooking Back at The Great Escape: Rad Gigs, Insightful Panels and Impromptu...
The Great Escape, the UK’s own version of SXSW, is growing in prominence across the industry, with bands and delegates coming from far and wide to showcase their work in the lovely seaside town of...
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