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Jan 16, 2022 · Sudden Impact was a group discovered by Michael Bivins of New Edition and Boyz II Men, but they never released any music or became famous. Learn about their brief cameo in Boyz II Men's "Motownphilly" video and their mysterious fate in a podcast by Dave Holmes.
- Lyndsey Parker
Former MTV VJ Dave Holmes has spent 30 years wondering what became of Sudden Impact, who, for three seconds of a music video, were tipped to be the Next Big Thing—then disappeared.
- Kevin Fallon
- Senior Editor, Obsessed
Jan 20, 2022 · Sudden Impact was a group discovered by Michael Bivins of New Edition and Bell Biv Devoe, but they only appeared in one video and vanished. Find out what happened to them in this podcast and article by Dave Holmes.
- Dave Holmes from MTV Never Forgot About Sudden Impact
- Dave Holmes Compared The 90s to Today For Musicians
- ‘Waiting For Impact’ Has Former MTV Guests Like Joey Mcintyre on The Podcast
Before there was a show like The Voice, Instagram, and influencers who could push fame to the masses, there was MTV and high-powered tastemakers who became emerging musician kingmakers. Holmes was a part of the early 1990s music landscape when acts rose to fame through a music video and a nudge from someone like Holmes. But acts needed to get throu...
Holmes admitted that he could never shake the “what if” with the band. “And I always wanted to investigate what the story was because obviously there’s a story there,” he said. After pondering a slew of options, Holmes decided to move forward with a multi-episode podcast, Waiting for Impact: A Dave Holmes Passion Projecton Exactly Right Media. He a...
Holmes said, especially with his background of being entrenched in the music industry in the 90s, that the investigation made him think of the slew of bands and musicians who ended up in a similar position as Sudden Impact. “Beyond those guys, the idea of meditating as this story made me do about the nature of success and failure, especially in the...
- Gina Ragusa
- Senior Writer
Waiting for Impact is a 10-episode limited series podcast hosted by Dave Holmes. It premiered on the Exactly Right Podcast network on October 12, 2021. It tells the story of a 1990s band Sudden Impact who disappeared after making an appearance in a Boyz II Men video.
Sep 15, 2021 · Former MTV VJ Dave Holmes is launching a new podcast, 'Waiting for Impact,' to track down 1990s boy band Sudden Impact, who appeared in Boyz II Men's 'Motownphilly' music video.
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Nov 24, 2021 · “Waiting For Impact” is the only way to spend your Tuesday mornings. Hear an overly-serious podcast about a completely overblown musical act that actually delves into something kind of serious. It’s a deeper look at ’90s culture and the evolution of the “Sudden Impact years.”
