Feid, one of the biggest artists in the urban music movement today, participated in the From Clubs to Stadiums Featuring Feid panel. Presented by Live Nation, the discussion — which also featured his manager, Luis Villamizar, and Hans Schafer, SVP of world touring for Live Nation — took place Monday (October 14) during Billboard's Latin Music Week 2024.
Moderated by Alejandro Marin – radio DJ, author, podcaster and music analyst – together they offered insights into the Colombian star's rise to the top. Here are the best quotes:
“For me, the most special thing is to work as if it were the first day, with the same enthusiasm. I don't like waiting,” Feid said. “There are many of us who are part of the team. It was a daily process, dreaming of all that we achieve. I strive every day to be better than yesterday in every possible aspect. We live intensely in the present and that helps us stay alert.”
He mentioned that he started as a composer from his home and how his team gradually grew. “In the beginning we were one, two, three, four — and now we are 140! We focus on organizing all aspects, improving concerts, producing music and emphasizing the importance of the live show,” he said. The musician also spoke about a trip to Europe where he played in front of only six people in nightclubs and how he never gave up despite the difficulties. “There's a very interesting theory that says that even though sometimes something can be tiring, we always celebrate our triumphs,” Feid said.
“When we opened for Karol on the Bichota tour in Bogotá and Cali, we broke records in Colombia, but when we started on the West Coast, we had to learn how to handle an audience that had no idea who we were,” Feid continued. . “In one way or another, it broadened our view of how to manage tours in the United States and Europe and how to navigate those worlds.”
“There is a secret magic in our team, including the executives and everyone involved in every aspect: recording, lighting, screens and sound,” said director Villamizar.
Schafer mentioned what he considers Feid's most important qualities: “Being patient, hardworking, having a lot of empathy, optimism, being a person who accepts failure, not as a bad thing, but as a way to change, to adapt. The setlist was not perfect. had to adapt. I always believe that money follows success. The things that move you, motivate you, inspire you. Money isn't going to solve everything. Like turning this stone into a diamond.”
For the past 35 years, Latin Music Week has become the one, steadfast foundation of Latin music in this country, being the most important—and largest—gathering of Latin artists and industry executives in the world. Originally called Latin Music Seminar, sponsored Bulletin boardthe event dates back to 1990, where it began as a one-day event in Miami with a two-artist exhibition and an awards show.
Latin Music Week coincides with the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards airing at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 20, on Telemundo. It will be available simultaneously on Universo, Peacock and the Telemundo app and in Latin America and the Caribbean through Telemundo Internacional.
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