By Hans Ebert As usual, when everything else fails in the music industry, those in the business of trying to prop it up and seeing where the money might be, look to the China market. It reminds me of the early 2000s when some of us at EMI Music’s Regional Office perpetuated the mantra that China was POTENTIALLY the largest music market in the world. Say it long enough and passionately enough at worldwide music conferences and everyone starts believing in it and want a slice o

by Hans Ebert It’s been around three days since we lost Charlie Watts. The tributes and stories are still pouring in with many of us learning more about the drummer in these past few days than we ever did before. There’s a new respect and appreciation for Charlie Watts, as a drummer, as the quiet leader of the Rolling Stones with his comrade in arms Keef, and as a human being. It’s taken his passing to also hold a mirror to many of us. It’s a strange feeling to see what’s the