Dan Kanter: The man behind the Biebs

[deranger]

http://www.thegridto.com/city/people/dan-kanter-the-man-behind-the-biebs/

some highlights for me:

"Is it true that you sneak riffs by bands like Led Zeppelin and Phish into your Bieber performances?"

DK: I do. I’m a huge Phish fan and they have a lighting designer, Chris Kuroda, who is just incredible—the best in the business in my opinion. For years, Justin wasn’t happy with the lighting at his shows. My wife and I brought him to see a Phish show and he was just blown away. We brought on Chris to do Justin’s lighting, so when he’s there I’ll sneak in a Phish riff to make him laugh.

[DevO]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/celebrity-news/drugs-found-in-bus-on-biebers-concert-tour-stopped-at-us-border/article13494220/

...The 19-year-old pop star, who held two shows in Toronto last week as part of his Believe tour, has garnered a significant amount of negative attention over the last few months.

In April, numerous media outlets reported that Swedish police found a small amount of drugs and a stun gun on a tour bus used by Mr. Bieber.

And earlier this month, a video went viral that showed what seems to be Mr. Bieber urinating into a mop bucket in a restaurant kitchen while his friends and someone who looks like security stand by and watch. ...