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Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Rose Royce, Abba, Lionel Richie, Blondie, Shelly Fabares, Lou Rawls, |
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Each artist has an own sound.
You be the judge.
Dwight Thompson entered the entertainment industry, at the age of 19, as a disc- jockey in the university town of Lund, Sweden and later a manager of nightclubs in Malmo and Goteborg, Sweden.
Thereafter he owned a nightclub/restaurant in Berlin, Germany and designed and managed discos in Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain and Rhodes in Greece.
After becoming a singer, Dwight recorded and produced records in Germany, the Benelux and France while performing throughout Europe in a variety of arenas - television, nightclubs, casinos, and festivals.
His first single , "My Woman Is Calling" received heavy radio play in Holland and made the Dutch Hit Parade.
He followed "My Women Is Calling" with the single "Girls". "Girls" received heavy national radio play in France during the summer of 1984.
In 1989, Dwight became the first American radio talent to work at a major French radio station.
As the bilingual host of the prime- time Fun Master Dance radio program, Dwight and Fun Radio became the #1 rated station in France and one of the top radio stations in Europe.
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Music from the Heart & Soul...
...of North America, Europe, Japan, and Southeast Asia. World City Music, Inc. is a Minneapolis-based independent record company focused on producing, licensing, and marketing internationally, the recordings of emerging and established artists in popular music.
Experience
The success of World City Music stems from more than two decades of experience developing talent and producing and marketing recordings throughout Western Europe. With strong connections to the European music scene, WCM is committed to providing products that serve this rich and exciting market, as well as bringing fresh new sounds from Europe to listeners in the U.S.
Vision
At WCM, we recognize the evolving globalization of the music industry. As an internationally-focused independent record company, WCM's advantage in reaching Eastern Europe , Southeast Asia, and other emerging markets is our worldwide network of media contacts and our enduring personal and professional relationships in the international music industry.
Integrity
WCM builds success by adhering to ethical standards in our business relationships and by remaining sensitive and responsive to the needs and values of our artists and the communities we serve.
The WCM Tradition...
...is encouraging, supporting and celebrating the diversity, development and artistic fulfillment of our artists, while creating popular music for a global audience.
Whether representing its own exclusive artists or select products from other independent record companies, WCM specializes in well-targeted campaigns using Internet, street-level, regional, national and international strategies to build artist popularity and generate sales.
The mission of World City Music is to encourage and celebrate the development and artistic freedom of our artists, while creating popular music for a global audience. |
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Hi everyone, My name is Dwight Thompson, president of World City Music. I hope you like the music on our albums. It's different...... and that's good..... Being Independent is being different. It's about being You. Being yourself. So take our music home with you. You'll discover new things each time you listen.
As a producer for my own label, I have the opportunity to choose the artists I want to work with. I always look for artists that have their own sound. My job is to bring that sound out. It's the part of the music business I like the most.
I've included a bit of information about my background and influences. I hope you find it interesting.
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Musically speaking, one of the first artists that I can recall making a profound impression on me was the great Italian tenor Mario Lanza. As a kid I saw the movie musical "The Student Prince" . Mario's powerful smooth vocals in that movie just blew my mind. The gospel of Mahalia Jackson and Harry Belafonte 's Carribean music also struck home in those elementary years. In my early teens I discovered Jimmy Hendricks Cream, Crosby Stills and Nash and Wilson Pickett. I was also influenced by Nina Simone Carmen McRae, and Dionne Warwick. ("Anyone Who Had A Heart" "Walk On By") I can go on and on. I'm a big fan of World Music. I like South African singer Miriam Makeba Jamaica's Bob Marley, Oom Khartom, the Mother of Arabic music and Marinella the greatest Greek Diva. I'm looking forward to discovering new music from all over the world.
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I prefer foreign and independent movies to Hollywood movies.
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I like to watch soccer and nature documentaries.
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Without a question I've been most influenced, from an early age, by the ability of people to care for others. Fortunately, the prime example were my parents, but I also discovered it in complete strangers. I went to elementary school in Japan. When I was eight years old I was accidently struck by a man on a mo-ped. The old Japanese man who hit me was bleeding and broken but his main concern was for my welfare. I was o.k. but I'll never forget that moment. The genuine compassion and concern in his eyes as he ignored his own obvious injuries in his concern for my well being. I've also been influenced by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Che Guevara, Malcom X, Ghandi, Patrice Lumumba, the best of various religions and numerous writers and philosophers.
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