Lil Suzy/Susanne Casale

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I was shocked to hear somewhere on this forum that someone from the label distributing Lil Suzy's recodings was confirming that they were recommending for her to record under her name Suzanne Casale because they felt that the artist name "Lil Suzy" was no longer appropriate.

In my opinion, I think it only takes a buncha inexperienced people in an independent label to make certain decisions that some people, like myself, may at times find totally innapropriate and irrational.

Lil Suzy is not only a talented singer, but it is also a branded artist name with a distinct sound and a strong followship. Lil Suzy is no longer "little" nor does it stand for a debut teenager entering the market. Many major labels such as Sony, Warner and EMI have lots of untalented millionaire " lils" in their artist rosters. How old are Lil Kim, Lil Mo and the lil joe shmoes of the major labels?

It is unfortunate that Lil Suzy is not ditributed by a major label that will put some sense into her management team and some of the choices that they may be projecting for her. Lil Suzy has a major following in north america, especially here in Canada, although that fan loyalty is not always rewarded with retail sales. This stems from the weak resources of her current label who cannot propel her stardom to the next level, let alone consitently put her records on store shelves or even insure their availability with online vendors. Nothing against Viper, I think that they have been a leader in the US freestyle movement for the past years, but reality is that they only have a tiny handful of artists with any type of national potential aside of course, from the very lucky association with Lil Suzy, her branded name, fan base and catalog.


Susanne, I hope that you come to your senses and not let anyone mess with your talent and fan base that you have worked so hard to attain over the years under your artist name "Lil Suzy". It is not the same as "little suzy", now that would have been a different story. I demand that they "TREAT YOU RIGHT"! Also, all my friends and I will travel to Toronto and see you at the invasion in November. Keep up the great work!

Best Regards,

gb
 
BASSBUMP!!!

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW ???

I HATE TO INFORM YOU THAT SHE'S ALL GROWN UP NOW AND THE RECORDING NAME "LIL SUZY" IS JUST NO LONGER APPROPRIATE...

AND AS FOR THE INEXPERIENCE PEOPLE YOU REFER TO I THINK THAT SUCH PEOPLE AS SUZANNE CASALE, LATIF, ADAM MARANO, JOHNNY BUDZ, ETC. KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SPEAKING ABOUT AND DOING...

FURTHERMORE, I AGREE WITH THEM 100%...

THEY ARE JUST KEEPING IT REAL!!!

😎
 
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#1- the decision to record the single "from the inside" as suzanne casale was SUZANNE CASALE'S.

is that ok with you ?

also, she is presently recording a greatest hits album with 10 new trks and is preparing to record the FINAL LIL SUZY album

is that ok with you ?

her more mature sound will be reflected with her recording under her real name
people grow and expand their musical and personal desires

is that ok with you ?

un!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!in'believable

MAJOR PROPS TO NELSON.....................THANX DUDE
 
Whatever She wants To Do Is A-OK....
But Lets Look At It Like This.....
LIL KIM...Is How Old? And She Is Still LIL
Debbie Gibson Is Deborah Now....Yeah She Did Change Her Name....But Where Is She Now?
I Mean Personally In My View....If She Wants To Change it? Go Ahead...But...Its Gonna Be A Big Jump For Those Who Wont Know She Changed Over.
There's so Much More To It Besides This...But This Is All For Now...
 
how long has LIL KIN beeb around? not too long, not as long as LIL SUZY. it works with some new artists but not all.

i dont see any big deal with a name change. its not hurting anyone. what if she got married? would you hate her for that?
 
Here's what I think...

I think, for prosperity's sake that a name change is not a good thing.
This is coming from a good friend of Lil Suzy. We were to start recording some new music together and in speaking to to certain members of her team I always stressed how she shouldn't change her very well known stage name.
If you look at some of the biggest pop stars (Michael Jackson, Janet, Ricky Martin, Mark Anthony, New kids On the block, New Edition, etc..) they have this one thing in common. They grew up right before our very eyes. Some of them even changed color and faces....however they kept their names. Lil Suzy is one artist who is very much in that very unique position, being that her first recording was when she was a very young twelve years old.
There's no doubt that this extraordinary young lady is not little anymore, in fact she is now a very attractive and voluptuous woman. :0P
Still it doesn't make good business sense to change names unless your totally changing your musical genre, and you have a bonafied hit in that other market, pending. Who's to say that she doesn't have those things ready to go?

I have a great example of a group who had a huge following as young entertainers and felt they should change their name....Immature....to IMX..they seem to have thoroughly confused and even lost some of their most passionate fans despite pretty good records under the new name, they haven't been able to make the kind of noise that they used to when they were simply Immature.

This is just my opinion. I wish my good friend Lil Suzy/Susanne Casale, the very very best, she is very hard working, very sweet, and deserves to be a mega star!

Stay Lil for me!

Ty.
 
hello

lil kim is 4 feet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ing tall

the name lil suzy was not given to her by her own choice

she doesnt want to use it

BMG DOESNT SEEM TO MIND

and most importantly, THE VIPER MUSIC NETWORK HAS DECIDED THAT SHE WILL HAVE A HIT UNDER THAT NAME
We Make Radio Records period
she will have a new hit
it's that simple
we do it over and over again with no-name artist let alone a successful radio artist



also, there will be 2 new lil suzy albums for her freestyle fans internationally distributed by BMG

alot of people say they are going to work with this artist and do this or that but what do they do



we get you signed
we get you played
we get you paid

Prior to the record being signed, we had spins at ktu and other major markets
under the name SUZANNE CASALE

Does the music have anything to do with her getting played, her more mature vocals and lyrical content
 
it's for no one specific

it's our opinion on the topic and it's a statement about our corporate policies

everyone else feels free to express themselves openly and honestly

we just did
 
she's gettin distributed by BMG? when that happen? does that mean she'll be in wal-marts, targets, and other major stores?
 
rookie

rookie

send your info again

we just got the chapter 3 promos

and were not in a chill mood

yes, she will be in all major chains

tour posters, blah blah etc

i'm tellin' ya, you will see her everywhere
 
Viper...

You can send the items that Rookie requested to the same address I e-mailed to you (again) the other day. I will make sure that he gets them...
 
WHAAAT!! WHAAAT!!(stone cold)
SHUT THE HELL UP!!(chris jericho)
WHO IN THE BLUE HELL ARE YOU!! (the rock)

HAHA just kidding

I think it's a 50/50. by the sounds of Viper, it's sounds like they have ways & money to promote this change. And if it doesn't work well it's because of the reason's that these folks has given.

Good Luck

IT DOSEN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!!(the rock)
 
YEAH KENNY AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO BEBBIE GIBSON. SHE NEVER HAD ANOTHER HIT AGAIN.
 
I know, but LIL SUZY isnt "LIL" anymore!! she got that name when she was 12. she isnt that age anymore. if it doesnt work out, she can always change back. will you still buy her music if does go ahead with the name change? I Would.
 
Well, here is another opinion...
I agree with those who say she should keep her name the same. I worked at a dance radio station here on the west coast, and we had lots of requests for Lil Suzy. And many times they would request her just by name, saying something like ("play any song by Lil Suzy" ) . Many people become fans and are loyal to these artists, so if you play a new song and say "here's a new song by Suzanne Casale" a lot more people will flip the station than if you say "here is the latest from Lil Suzy". SOOOOO many people recognize the name Lil Suzy. Now Kenny Guido says"will you
still buy her music if does go ahead with the name change?"
Yes I still will, but I know the deal with her and her name change so I can easily go into a music store and look for "Suzanne Casale". But let me tell you, almost all of the radio listeners that we had won't be able to do the same, because I know of few, if any that stay up to date on freestyle as much as us here on CF or other freestyle messageboards. In addition to that, there are many radio markets that don't have stations that play dance music. So again, those millions of people will never get to hear of Suzanne Casale, because many stations play no dance music. But if those same listeners are to go into their local record store and see new cd's filed inder the name Lil Suzy, that would catch their interest. If they haven't heard it on radio, then they might breeze right by the cd's filed under Suzanne Casale and never know who it was. At most record stores here, freestyle CD's (unless they are compilations) are mixed in with other dance music. I see 100's of dance music CD's in the dance section from artists or DJ's that I don't recognize, so I won't touch them. I don't know what type of music that might be. Same would happen if I was the average person, I would walk by Suzanne Casale and not know who that was and not even look at it. Lil Suzy is a name that so many people recognize, I can remember seeing her on CNN Headline News or something like that several years ago. When people hear her in the club, they know "Lil Suzy" sings it. Now if Lil Suzy wasn't so well known, then changing her name wouldn't mean a thing. The only other reason I could see her changing her name is if maybe she was going in a totally different and non-freestyle direction and wanted to totally change that image. But even then, keeping her name might help.
Anyway, just my opinion. Whatever happens, I wish Suzanne Casale the best, as I am a big fan (she pretty much was the artist who got me into freestyle). Good luck, and I hope to hear you soon over here.
 
hello

lil suzy will still be making freestyle records under lil suzy
a greatest hits package with 5 new cuts is coming out on bmg this fall
after that a 20 song lil suzy freestyle will appear for next summer

suzanne casale's music is more adult, mature, and european influenced, so the name really fits those specific trax
and also we should mention that artist like deborah gibson were unfortunately on the downslide of their carreers
lil suzy has yet to release a stiff
isnt it refreshing to watch an artist grow without abandoning the freestyle community
 
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