Hello Again

I came across a great article in Variety today.  So much is written about the cast and storylines of Glee but we don't know a whole lot about the geniuses behind the show.  Can any of you tell me who PJ Bloom is?

PJ Bloom is one of the masterminds behind Glee's incredible musical success.  Ryan Murphy approached his long-time cohort about Glee and had to explain to him what a show choir was and how on earth he was going to take an episodic musical and turn it in to one of the most popular and successful shows of our time.

Have you ever wondered how the crew of Glee manages to get rights to some of the most popular songs of all time?  Well, it is NOT easy.  According to Bloom, "We had this uphill battle of trying to license some of the biggest songs in the world by the biggest artists in the world for an episodic musical that nobody had ever seen. And this type of show has failed miserably." 

To start things off Bloom needed to somehow get the rights to "Don't Stop Believing" and it was very difficult.  Bloom notes, ""You were battling (writer/ex-vocalist) Steve Perry's concerns about how his music is exploited," Bloom says. "You were battling the band's inner turmoil. It took everyone's efforts -- mine, (Fox executive in charge of music) Geoff Bywater, all the publicity people, the promo people -- to develop an overall campaign to convince Steve Perry and the band to be involved. And it really has become the signature song moment of the show."

Neil Diamond was apprehensive at first to allow Glee to cover his epic hit, "Sweet Caroline" but was thrilled when he heard it on the show!  Here's where a little spoiler comes in...Bloom mentions that they have approached Diamond again for his song entitled "Hello Again".  Could this be the basis song for Glee's return show on April 13th with the title "Hello"?  We haven't heard it yet and we can only assume that it will be in an upcoming episode!

The bottom line is that us Glee lovers owe a gigantic THANK YOU to Mr. PJ Bloom for helping to create such a musical masterpiece. 

Read the full article here.