My Life On A Stick Group – where legacies live
My Life On A Stick is a groundbreaking multimedia legacy project that preserves the truth of a life in a way no traditional memoir or documentary has done before. It blends viewing, listening, and reading into a single immersive experience in the “incredible ‘Docuvideobook” – a living archive that honours the people, places, and moments that shaped the journey. Our mission is to preserve precious legacies, capture the essence of life stories that inspire, connect, and endure and publish the soundtrack of lives that matter in a way that is authentic, immersive, and unforgettable.
This isn’t just content – it is legacy, preserved with dignity, depth, and emotional truth.
My Life On A Stick Group – multimedia group
Venus & Mars Music
indie label serving aspiring artists including global pop star Sam Smith
Sam Smith (About)
Our mission is to preserve precious legacies, capture the essence of life stories that inspire, connect, and endure and publish the soundtrack of lives that matter in a way that is authentic, immersive, and unforgettable.
All creatives need time and space to explore and uncover their talents and skills. They then need more time to develop and hone those talents; and only then, should they seek fame and fortune.
Our ethos is that of non-exploitation of young talent, which soon burns out if not nurtured carefully.
Our philosophy comes from our core belief that, in the right environment, talent can only grow. On protecting young talent from exploitation, optimal development is predicated for the maximum long-term benefit of their professional and personal lives.
We stand for trust, truth and time… no exploitation, no shortcuts – we protect the dignity of every story we tell.
We are relaunching with two exclusive significant legacy stories
STORY ONE
About an ‘aspiring artist‘ who was discovered by a ‘band‘ in a Musicals Class where their real potential was spotted and they was signed and developed into a Popstar.
The ‘aspiring artist is multi-award winning ‘Sam Smith’ and this is the true story of how Sam was discovered, developed and enabled to become a popstar.
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STORY TWO
The ‘band‘ ‘Ria John Bob’ journeyed 22 years through the music business, signed by major labels, had their own TV series, oh, and discovered that ‘aspiring artist’.
Ria John Bob are a band of conviction and commitment, evidenced by their long-term working relationships, their vast and beautiful music and art catalogues and their discovery of, and work with, the global popstar Sam Smith. Ria John Bob have never received any credit for their work.
‘Ria John Bob Walking To A Different Beat’ is their story published in our new imprint the “Incredible Multimedia DocuVideoBook”; it includes ‘When Sam Met Bob’ (Read More)
The groundbreaking DocuVideoBook from DVB Publishing
Some stories are too powerful to be contained by pages alone and thankfully, in our modern times, we finally have the tools to experience it all. Yet, while technology has long offered us the possibility of combining book, music and video, rarely has anyone truly used this potential to such a full and immersive effect … until now with ‘Ria John Bob Walking To A Different Beat’ written & produced by John O’Reilly, Betty Kane, Dee O’Reilly.
The Groundbreaking DocuVideoBook from DVB Publishing is more than a book – it’s a living, breathing multimedia journey providing a life story-documentary in a book. As entertaining as the best chat show and as good a read as the best book. Anne Palmowski – creative, archivist, Kung Fu practitioner – Erfurt Germany
The ingenious DocuVideoBook from DVB Publishing
‘Ria John Bob – Walking to a Different Beat’ is the innovative account of three wonderful artists whose catalogue of always original material is the equal of their more successful peers. And now they could they be your new favourite band; This features everything you always wanted from a music book but could never enjoy before without scrabbling around other media to watch and listen to the acts described. All the videos and tunes work a treat and the way they are integrated into a book is ingenious … the “ingenious DocuVideoBook” documents the entire journey of Ria John Bob and it does offer at your fingertips all the trios’ recordings, videos and photoshoots alongside their story …. funny, frustrating, passionate but always optimistic, inventive and joyful, of their journey through the shark infested world of the music business garnished with choice and fitting quotes from singer Ria’s brilliant lyrics throughout the book. It is also a fascinating account of promoting music at a time of seismic technological change, in which the trio – and the management team that have never lost faith in them to this day – were ingenious pioneers in diversifying their music into their very own 6 part television series – ‘super delta three tv’ – and internet platforms. It also reveals the remarkable untold story of how Bob discovered an actual superstar, Sam Smith who, at that time was planning to have a career in Musicals.
James Norton TV Producer