The Confidence Emperors Archives - Popguru Sound & Vision

It has been an amazing year so far for John Orpheus. In January, Penguin Random House Canada launched his book Saga Boy and then we released his thematically linked and powerfully emotional single Fela Awoke (I Will Miss You). Recently, we released the single and hyper-fun video for IG. The video was a trip and, if you haven’t seen it, head to YouTube right now! Next came the lyric video for We Nah Worry Bout Dat, and (finally) the album Saga King on July 30. You can dance, get sexy and, as John would say, do all the tings to his music!

SmartURL: https://smarturl.it/johnorpheussagaking1

New John Orpheus Single & Video Available On All Platforms Today!

July 9, 2021

John Orpheus, Popguru Sound & Vision, The Confidence Emperors

Afrobeat, Caribbean Pop, Funky, RnB, Saucy, Soul

It’s been an interesting journey. We started off representing John Orpheus for sync. We enjoyed working with him and were blown away by his collaboration with Chemical Dreams on their track, Look To The Moon. Then, we placed his song Stay Woke in the Netflix series Tiny Pretty Things. Over time and as we began to hear the new songs that John was working on with producer/songwriter Mike Schlosser, it made sense to become more involved with both John and Mike. Today sees the release of IG, the first single and video from John’s forthcoming album Saga King. It’s SAUCY, FUNKY and maximum Caribbean pop! The summer starts today! You need it in your life.

https://smarturl.it/johnorpheusIGsingle

POPGURU SOUND & VISION AND LINUS ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE GLOBAL LICENSING DEAL

June 8, 2021

John Orpheus, Martha and the Muffins, Popguru Sound & Vision, The Confidence Emperors, The Wilderness of Manitoba

Linus Entertainment Inc. and Popguru Sound & Vision Ltd. announce today that they have signed a global exclusive licensing deal that will see future and back catalogue Popguru releases being marketed and distributed by Linus, that includes music from both The Confidence Emperors and Popguru label imprints. The new pact enables Popguru to now bring Linus’ marketing team and global reach to its artists. The first release under this new arrangement will be the John Orpheus album Saga King. Earlier this year, Penguin Random House launched his book of memoirs entitled Saga Boy under his real name of Antonio Michael Downing. There will be new albums to follow from The Wilderness of Manitoba and Martha and the Muffins.

Linus president Geoff Kulawick says, “It’s a real honour to be able to work with Graham Stairs again, he has repeatedly proven his A&R and record production skills, and his ability to personally connect with artists across many genres makes Popguru an ideal label partner for us.”

Popguru president Graham Stairs says, “I have known Geoff Kulawick since our early days in the music business when I signed Rheostatics to Intrepid Records and Geoff signed them to Warner-Chappell for publishing. That was one interesting ride! Then, I was doing A&R and International at True North Records when Geoff bought the company. He has built a great group of companies and I look forward to working with Geoff and his team on upcoming Popguru and The Confidence Emperors releases.”

Penguin Random House Launches John Orpheus Book Today

January 19, 2021

John Orpheus, Popguru Sound & Vision, SyncGuru, The Confidence Emperors

Afro Pop, Afrobeat, Pop, Singer Songwriter

Under his real name Antonio Michael Downing, Penguin Random House is launching John Orpheus’ book Saga Boy today in Canada. Stay tuned for his new single scheduled for release on February 4th.

Popguru Lands Syncs For Odario, John Orpheus & Grand Analog

January 19, 2021

Grand Analog, John Orpheus, Odario, Popguru Sound & Vision, The Confidence Emperors, The Shadow Cabinet Music Group

Afro Pop, Afrobeat, Hip Hop

Recent syncs include the Odario song Good Morning Hunter in NCIS: L.A., the John Orpheus song Stay Woke in Tiny Pretty Things and the Grand Analog song Quiet Life in Private Eyes. Popguru looks forward to more of our music being used in film, television and commercials in 2021.

John Orpheus Drops New Single & Video

November 2, 2020

John Orpheus, Popguru Sound & Vision, SyncGuru, The Confidence Emperors

Afro Pop, Electronic Pop, Pop

Electric, the new single and video from John Orpheus featuring Jordan Hamilton, is now available worldwide on all platforms. The song was produced and co-written by Mike Schlosser. Electric is a song about chemistry. With a school yard chant disguised as a pop chorus filled with optimism and adoration, the track crackles with fun. The video is the story of a love that needs refreshing. It is the story of rediscovering that old spark.

Check them out here: https://smarturl.it/johnorpheuselectrics

Chemical Dreams Single And Video Featuring John Orpheus Now Available On All Platforms

July 29, 2020

Chemical Dreams, John Orpheus, Martha and the Muffins, Popguru Sound & Vision, SyncGuru, The Confidence Emperors

Afrobeat, Funky, Pop

Look To The Moon has been described by the collaborators as the ultimate “pan-cultural summer driving song”! It is a song that never could have been written by the various parties on their own. Martha Johnson and Mark Gane of Chemical Dreams (and Martha and the Muffins) saw John Orpheus perform at the Confidence Emperors album launch for The International Sound System Party, Volume 1 compilation at The Drake Underground in June 2019. Says Johnson, “His dynamic stage presence made an impression on us and we thought he was an interesting guy that we could work with someday.” Adds Gane, ““Several months later we were pitching a track for a car commercial which called for a dance/club feel. Martha made some beats with a hip hop feel and I added some rhythm guitar, but we needed another element and John immediately came to mind.” The single and video are now available on all platforms.

Link: https://smarturl.it/looktothemoon

Pre-Save New Chemical Dreams Single Featuring John Orpheus

July 15, 2020

Chemical Dreams, John Orpheus, Martha and the Muffins, Martha Johnson, The Confidence Emperors

Afro Pop, Afrobeat, Pop, Soul

You can pre-save or pre-order the new Chemical Dreams single today! Chemical Dreams is produced, co-written and performed by the team of Martha Johnson and Mark Gane of Martha and the Muffins. The project is as unpredictable as your dreams will be tonight. There is no set theme or style. One minute it could be a sultry love song and the next you might be hearing a rhythm Grace Jones would be happy to hula-hoop to all night long. And like dreams, a song sometimes comes out of the blue from somewhere beyond your imagination. Such a song is Look To The Moon, a collaboration with John Orpheus that they collectively describe as “a pan-cultural summer driving song”! It will be available on all platforms starting July 29th.

You can pre-save or pre-order the single here:

https://sym.ffm.to/qvxkvjp

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