First of all, let me introduce myself: my name is Carlo Basile, and I've been, without any doubt at all, the strongest rock international executive in the Italian record industry. I've worked hard and have launched hundreds of artists and still do to this day.
(for details and my career history, look in the general information on the left).
I'm looking for new talent!
My heavy passion for music has always been the "spring" that has pushed me to jump into the music business, but very often I have had to fight with the poor professionalism of many of my colleagues and the unfair competing firms in the domestic record business.
My past activities seem to demonstrate that I have a great musical insight that has always worked really fine as a filter with the rock & pop taste of the Italians. In other words, what I like seems to meet quite perfectly the appreciation of all the passionate people and fans of the pop repertoire and the so said rock oriented freaks (called in our country "rockettari"!).
I've decided to open this page in order to offer a free service to the younger generations. Using my experience and my know how, the intention of RADIO BASILE is to point out not only some of the famous rock stars of the past, but also, and mainly, the new talent both international and domestic. In particular, the new Italian generation remains generally unsigned due to the second-rate "performance" of the current executives of the record companies here, and they are not able to find an artistic and commercial way into our market.
FINALLY, I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT ALL TRACKS WILL NOT BE DOWNLOADABLE FROM THE PLAYER...
Instead, for full appreciation of their artistry, go out and buy their CD albums, EP's or singles. That's important and crucial for the music industry and also for the artists. Money is not everything, but it helps!
Our intention in short: RADIO BASILE would like to become a solid datum- point for all the people that love yesterday's and today's music and will accept your suggestions on the artists to listen to and buy.
I also want to make clear that I play only what I like. The right choices make radio successful, that's the obvious secret.
CARLO BASILE PERSONAL CAREER
Born in Rome...many years ago! Degree in Law at "La Sapienza" Rome University". From 1968 Editorial Director of the epic first Italian weekly magazine of music and comics strips "Off-Side" and member of the editorial staff of many musical magazines (Titan Avant Garde, Nuovosound, Ciao 2001, Supersound, Audiovisione, etc). From 1969 "promotion manager" at the Rome office of EMI Italiana. From 1970 to 1972, co-operates in the musical editing of the famous national radio program “Per voi giovani”, run by Paolo Giaccio and Mario Luzzatto-Fegiz, writing texts for the speakers and than live in the air as dj, introducing "one rock album per day". From 1972, international a&r manager at the headquarter of RCA italiana, later RCA/BMG, responsible of all international repertoire both of the in house labels (RCA/Arista) and all international distributed labels (Chrysalis,Stiff Rec.,Sire,Chiswick, Motown,etc) . From 1989, head of the BMG Italy music video division. From 1995 up to1999, "diverted" as head of the BMG Italian distributed labels department.
To my artistic intuitions and to my prefessional qualities are due, in Italy, the success of more than 50 artists of real big fame, like, just to mention some of them, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Grand Funk Railroad, The Nice, the 4 ex Beatles, I Nomadi, Alan Sorrenti, Francesco Guccini, Eurythmics, Jefferson Airplane, Hall and Oates, The Who, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, The Sweet, The Ramones, The Talking Heads, Madonna, Suicide, The Boys, The Damned, Lene Lovich, Ian Dury & The Blockheads,The Pretenders, Spandau Ballet, Jethro Tull, Ultravox, Blondie, Pat Benatar, Huey Lewis & The News, Billy Idol, The Housemartins, Patti Smith, Bruce Hornsby, Jeff Healey Band, Whitney Houston, Elio e le Storie Tese, Pitura Fresca, Prozak +, Latte e i suoi Derivati, Bisca, Alma Megretta, etc...well, not too bad, i would say! lol!
The Slackers on tour! Check out the slackers on tour for their new cd, "Lost & Found" available through www.interpunk.com and downloadable at www.whatevski.org
Dec 3 - San Antonio - White Rabbit Dec 4/5 - Austin - Flamingo Dec 6 - Houston - Meridian Dec 8 - New Orleans - one eyed jacks Dec 9 - Tallahasee - Engine Room Dec 10 - Tampa - Crowbar Dec 11 - Miami - Churhills Dec 12 - Orlando - The Social Dec 18/19 - Brooklyn, NY - - Knitting Factory Dec 20 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA
I announce that my new title Reggae "Rester Zen, Rester Cool" will listen fromThursday on my page, I invite you to come and listen and give me your opinion!
Hello Carlo! Wow....so you will live in Italy again? That's great! I'm thinking to go to Italy around early July. Where will you be? It will be so nice if we can meet over there! Anyway, I hope you had a good weekend. Have a nice week. It's cold and raining with sunshine (so I could see a rainbow today). Matane!
Come out Wednesday November 25th and see the Painkurst Girls - Ms Olivia Black and Miss Gia Maze at The Rockbox located at 2624 N. Lincoln Ave so Thursday you really will have something to be thankful for. It will be a fun filled night of beautiful ladies and amazing performances that you won't want to miss. In addition to the Painkurst Girls, Spankgiving will also be featuring performances by Mistress Xena and DJ Peter Propaganda and hosts Maya Sinstress and Mistress Vine.
VERNE LANGDON -MONSTER OF CEREMONIES RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD CAST !!!! Allen Trautman -(TarMan) Beverly Randolph (Tina) Don Calfa - (Ernie) Brian Peck (Scuz) John Philbin (Chuck) Thom Mathews ( Freddy ) Tony Gardner -Makeup Artist ROTLD,Zombieland and many more AWARD WINNING FX ARTISTS DISPLAYING AND SELLING!! 200 venders!!! MONSTER MUSEUM !!! Presentations!!!!! For more info: www.therubberroom101.com
Amigos, cuánto tiempo sin comunicarme con ustedes!!! Han sido días de muuuucho trabajo y esfuerzos!!! Esta es una carrera en la que uno no puede quedarse quieto. Estoy muy feliz porque, de a poco, las puertas se van abriendo y se empiezan a ver los resultados. Ustedes son, para mí, un apoyo fundamental. Gracias a ustedes siento que debo esforzarme cada día más para lograr mis sueños... nuestros sueños. GRACIAS infinitas amigos por el aguante, por la predisposición, por el tiempo invertido, por promocionar mi música y mi carrera... MUCHAS GRACIAS!!!
En la actualidad me estoy preparando para actuar, el jueves 3 de diciembre, a las 22.15, en el PRADO VERDE de GODOY CRUZ en LA FIESTA DE LA CERVEZA. También sigo trabajando en el segundo disco... de a poco va tomando forma. Más canciones, más historias, más amor... tengo planificado presentarlo a principios del año que viene!!! Espero que todo resulte... igual, antes, seguro subiré un adelanto...=)...
¿Ustedes cómo están? Muchas gracias por tantas cosas... de verdad, sin ustedes nada tiene sentido... Les mando un abrazo GIGANTEEEE!!!
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