Lynn Daigle has been touring the country for roughly 15 years as a member of Moncton, N.B.’s bluesy jam rockers Chris Colepaugh & The Cosmic Crew, laying down some bluesy, funky bass underneath Colepaugh’s searing guitar licks.
In recent years, Daigle has taken her knowledge of the music industry and created Malkin Music, a company that covers a lot of ground, including “management, label services, cyber pr & marketing and artist identity development (online),” according to the company’s website.
Some of her clients, past and present, include Joel Plaskett, David Myles, Damhnait Doyle, Gordie Sampson, Mary Jane Lamond, Shaye and more.
She also volunteers on various music boards, which you’ll read more about below. It’s music, music, music all the time for Daigle … except when she’s playing Warcraft.
Read on …
1. What are you up to these days, musically or otherwise? (Feel free to plug whatever you’ve got coming up.)
Lots of Colepaugh & Crew stuff! Also working with Sheri Jones and some of her artists through my company Malkin Music, which manages and develops online cyber identities for artists. Some of my clients are CCCC, Joel Plaskett, David Myles, Big Sugar, Grady, Pink Thunder, Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle, Gordie Sampson, and others, as well as local Moncton/New Brunswick artists as well. I also volunteer on the ECMA Board of Directors and the Videofact/MuchMusic Board of Directors, and I volunteer at Music New Brunswick to help them develop their online media.
2. How did you get into the music business and what was the first major lesson you learned once you got your feet wet?
I first started in the music biz at CHMA Radio station as a volunteer DJ. Then I moved on to music director. It was tough because I didn’t understand any of the music terminology. What’s the difference between a label, a publisher and a distributor? I didn’t know. I had to buy a book to figure it all out. It was a tough but great read – The Business Of Music. I learned a lot from it.
3. What song or album have you been listening to most lately?
I’ve been listening to a lot of Corb Lund, Blue Oyster Cult, Skynyrd, Steve Earle, The Pretenders and the Pixies. Hmmmm …. All listed like that it does seem like an odd mix, eh?
4. What’s your favourite way to waste time or relax?
I am a shameless Warcraft fanatic. Nothing beats a stressful day like murder and mayhem.
5. The Internet and social media are allowing artists to get closer to their fans than they ever were in some respects. What are your thoughts on this?
I think there are amazing opportunities for artists to really connect with their fans. Artists can become integrated in to the everyday lives of the people who love their music the most. It is an unprecedented season of connectivity.
The downfall is social media overload, being too demanding of your fans and (for an artist ) not being able to effectively maintain and use these sites. It’s a double-edged sword for sure ( get it – sword? Warcraft? I kill me!)
6. If you weren’t in the music industry in some capacity, what would you be doing today?
I can’t see myself doing anything else. I’m too much of a love-geek for music. If I weren’t in the industry, I’d be pining away somewhere wishing I was.
7. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned recently?
I just relearned these ones recently … The truth hurts. Life is hard. If you want things to change then you have to make changes. To the winner go the spoils. I, Me, Me, Mine.
8. If you could hit the “delete” button on anything related to music (a song, artist, trend, whatever), what would you delete?
There are some terrible songs, ideas, etc. out there, but I don’t think I would delete any of them. Creativity comes not just from the great ideas, but from the controversy over the bad ones too. Every bad song or trend sparks at least one good idea.
9. What’s your favourite thing to drink (alcoholic or otherwise)?
It ‘was’ diet cola but I had to give it up. It ‘still is’ diet cola – but I can’t drink it … I’d really like a diet cola now. Curse you Eric Lewis!
10. Finish the sentence below and please elaborate on what you mean:
The east coast music scene … is on the verge of something big. If we can keep pace with the industry, keep innovative, keep inspired and keep making the incredible music we do, then we are going to shine like diamonds. But, it’s not going to come easy.
11. What’s the next thing you want to accomplish, musically or otherwise?
I want to go to a bona fide 100 per cent authentic sci-fi convention in Vegas with everyone tricked out in their best costumes. It would be amazing.
Check back to EastCoastNoise.com next Friday for a chat with: Thom Swift
