Interview: Richard Francisco (CHM), part 1
Since the early 1970s, PNG-based record label CHM Supersound has released over 3000 albums — all intended to reach a global audience. We spoke to Music Manager Richard Francisco about artists’ demos, the changing South Pacific production style and a very important thing called discipline.
In the 4.5 years Richard’s been doing the job, he’s been interacting with scores of up and coming musicians from PNG and beyond. As he explained to us, geography is less important than you might first think, with CHM having artists as far afield as Switzerland and Congo.
He also tells us how artists can improve their chances of getting signed by a label, and gives us some insight into how CHM filters the many demos they receive.
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