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Music Gorilla Empowers Musicians Music Gorilla Empowers Musicians With Tools To Reach Industry Insiders
Built specifically for the needs of the A&R community, label reps sign written commitments to screen artists from the Music Gorilla community. The artists themselves upload their music to our server, and are assured that industry professionals will hear their music, or else their membership fee is refunded! In exchange for a low monthly fee (refunded when the artist brings others into the fold,) Music Gorilla provides each of its artists with a full-service web community, featuring unlimited music hosting, fan base building tools, a personalized band store to sell CDs and merch, and more services being added monthly. Six Bands from the Music Gorilla community recently played their songs LIVE for an A&R rep from Sony Records. All this comes without any intrusive pop-up or banner advertising on the site! Music Gorilla's unique service benefits all parties involved. Each artist gets to post their state-of-the-art "online resume," thereby gaining crucial exposure to label insiders, and the labels get tipped off to talented artists. The user-friendly, ad-free environment is also a significant draw for the label reps and bands alike. Source:
VeriTouch Introduces World's First Fingerprint Secured Anti-Piracy Media Player VeriTouch Ltd. has delivered its groundbreaking iVue Personal Media Player for demonstration to several major US record labels and industry associations RIAA and MPAA. The iVue is the first wireless media player designed to provide biometrically encrypted and secured content for customers, both professionals and consumers. The patent-pending technology ensures that any music, video or video game delivered to the customer may only be played on the iVue after a successful fingerprint scan on the player. In practical terms, VeriTouch's breakthrough in anti-piracy technology means that no delivered content to a customer may be copied, shared or otherwise distributed because each file is uniquely locked by the customer's live fingerprint scan. "We view the iVue as the first viable tool for the music and film industries to protect their valuable intellectual properties from piracy," stated Gary E. Brant, CEO of VeriTouch, "With massively popular file-sharing networks like KaZaA and Morpheus, the only true solution will be encrypting content at its origin, and protecting all further distribution through secure playback devices like iVue." Source:
Sebastian Bach Forever Wild On First Live DVD
Forever Wild is a montage of all things Bach. The bulk of the DVD is a concert shot in 1998 at the Whiskey A Go-Go in Hollywood, CA, mixing Sebastian Bach solo material and Skid Row classics. The performance is intertwined with Bach's VH1 "Forever Wild" TV footage and includes special guest stars Joey Ramone, Vince Neil, Drea DeMateo (The Sopranos,) Ted Nugent and much more. Forever Wild bonus features include the video for the Bach-fronted Last Hard Men tune 'Sleep,' previously unreleased footage and outtakes from 'Forever Wild,' an interactive discography, commentary by Sebastian on all of the songs in the show and a live clip of Bach and friends performing 'This Is the Moment,' one of Sebastian's favorite songs from 'Jekyll and Hyde'. Sebastian Bach is back on the East Coast after filming his most recent episode of The Gilmore Girls. An air date for this episode hasn't been set yet, but 'The Gilmore Girls' airs on the WB Network every Tuesday night @ 8:00pm. Keep an eye out for Sebastian Bach to be back out on the road this summer. But until then, you can check out his live performance DVD, Forever Wild, out through Eagle Rock Entertainment on June 15, 2004. Source:
Inside The Music Business To Launch The Artist Network
"Inside the Music Business is proud to continue it's growth as the one of the preeminent companies and brands dedicated to helping artists and aspiring music industry professionals," said President and CEO, Eric Kline. The Weekly Radio Show features Kline as host; Justin Prager, MTV Director of Programming, the Music Dish Network's Eric DeFontenay and Attorney at Large, Steve Gordon. It returns Monday June 14th at 8pm via www.InsideTheMusicBusiness.com The Artist Network will offer many 'a la carte' services for labels,unsigned and signed artists alike, including: 1) A link to your website. 2) The ability to sell music through a technology called a 'virtual artist cart - enabling the artist/label to make upto 85% on each download. 3) Top-notch hosting via MyRealNetworks with 99.9% uptime hosting. 4)Educational tools including past radio shows, book 2 cd set and coaching. Source:
Music fans are about to have the opportunity to see well-known recording artists and songwriters perform like they've never seen them before S¹ karaoke style. Presented by Music Row Democrats to benefit the John Kerry presidential campaign, a series of fundraising karaoke events have been planned for each Monday night in June at Two Doors Down on Demonbreun Street. Billed as "Kerry-oke," each Monday a different group of performers will participate in a particular music theme. Monday, June 7th, "Motown Night": Bekka Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Gail Davies and Lynn Anderson Monday, June 14th, "Songwriter Night": Emmylou Harris, Allison Moorer, Rodney Crowell, Matraca Berg and Dennis Matkosky Monday, June 21st, "Diva Night": Desmond Child, Maura O'Connell, Raul Malo and Mandy Barnett Monday, June 28th, "Country Night": Pam Tillis, Raul Malo, Nanci Griffith, Hal Ketchum and James House Aside from the stellar performers on each night's bill (and more are expected to be added), "Kerry-oke" event co-chairs, record executive Fletcher Foster and songwriter Hunter Davis, expect a big music industry turn-out and special surprise appearances throughout the series. Source:
Busta Rhymes Everything Remains Raw
Multi-platinum recording artist and Winner of the 2003 Source Award for "Best Live Performer," Busta Rhymes, performs some of his most popular hits such as "Make It Clap," and "Woo-Hah!". Busta Rhymes: Everything Remains Raw was shot in Hi-Definition and features Busta at his best, displaying both his passion for performing and his incomparable lyrical talents. Busta Rhymes: Everything Remains Raw brings Busta's trademark raw intensity in live performances to millions of fans around the world and now, for the first time, to home viewing audiences. The DVD gives fans an All Access Pass with special Behind The Scenes footage of live on the road with the Flipmode Squad. Directed by Devin DeHaven and Busta Rhymes himself, the DVD special features include a discography, photo gallery, a profile on the Flipmode Squad, Flipmode Garage, the Flipmode Fortress, and more. Featuring tracks from his well-storied career, Busta's first ever live DVD shows him at the height of his game. The DVD features live performances of "Pass the Courvosier," "Ass on Fire," "Dangerous," and more
Wanted: 100 Musicians Who Want To Do Music Full-Time
In addition to expanded services and features, Kathode Ray Music is also offering an unheard of guarantee. "Musicians who work with us for six months will be in a position to quit their jobs and make a good living from their music. We're so sure of this that we not only offer a 100% moneyback guarantee, I'll also personally pay any musicians who aren't able to do music fulltime $50.00 from my own pocket for their time," said David Hooper, President of Kathode Ray Music. "The vision behind IndieBiz.com is to provide a destination for those in the independent music business who want access to professional networking tools, promotional resources, and marketing information that most smaller operations can't afford," said Hooper "The Internet is a great networking tool. Not only has IndieBiz.com has harnessed this global medium and turned it into a resource for establishing National and regional contacts, we've found a way to help our customers turn their online contacts into real world relationships and we've been successfully doing it since 1999." Source:
Last Friday night, I got together with Mike, Page and Fish to talk openly about the strong feelings I've been having that Phish has run its course and that we should end it now while it's still on a high note. Once we started talking, it quickly became apparent that the other guys' feelings, while not all the same as mine, were similar in many ways -- most importantly, that we all love and respect Phish and the Phish audience far too much to stand by and allow it to drag on beyond the point of vibrancy and health. We don't want to become caricatures of ourselves, or worse yet, a nostalgia act. By the end of the meeting, we realized that after almost twenty-one years together we were faced with the opportunity to graciously step away in unison, as a group, united in our friendship and our feelings of gratitude. So Coventry will be the final Phish show. We are proud and thrilled that it will be in our home state of Vermont. We're also excited for the June and August shows, our last tour together. For the sake of clarity, I should say that this is not like the hiatus, which was our last attempt to revitalize ourselves. We're done. It's been an amazing and incredible journey. We thank you all for the love and support that you've shown us. -- Trey Anastasio Source:
Phish Lyricist Tom Marshall Reacts To News Of Phish Breakup Longtime Phish lyricst TOM MARSHALL, currently leading his own band, AMFIBIAN, issued a statement today reacting to the sudden announcement that Phish was breaking up after 21 years. Marshall, who has been co-writing Phish's music with boyhood friend Trey Anastasio throughout the band's career, had this to say: "Of course I'm sad that Phish is breaking up, it's the end of an incredible era in so many ways. However, I'm incredibly proud and happy for them and more relieved, really, than anything. It's great that they were able to walk away and end on a positive note, because the potential for other unhappier endings seemed to be increasing. An unusual side-effect I'm noticing is that my band, Amfibian, seems to release a new album whenever Phish stops playing. And with Amfibian currently on tour, I'm interested to see how the crowd reacts when we play Phish songs now -- or better yet, if a Phish member joins us on stage. I think there will be an added level of intensity for Amfibian playing during this strange last Phish tour." Source:
Sarah McLachlan Gets Personal With Latest Artist's Choice CD
"The passion and emotion that Sarah McLachlan has for her work is evident in every song she records," said Don MacKinnon, vice president of Music and Entertainment at Starbucks. "The Artist's ChoiceTM series is a great way for Starbucks customers to sit down with an artist and discover where these emotions originated from, and learn about the influencers who have helped shape the music they create." "They are all beautiful songs, but as I look over them, I realize there's a lot of sort of heavy stuff on there," said McLachlan during her interview with Hear Music. "But that's what I'm drawn to. I'm drawn towards music that has a soul that moves me in some way that makes me feel something. Other songs do that as well, but they don't do it on a deep level." Source:
New Survey Shows That Teens Are More Likely To Illegally Download Than Tweens Tweens are less likely than teens to download copyrighted commercial software and other digital media (music, movies and games) through illegal, online file-sharing networks, according to results of a new Harris Interactive poll conducted for the Business Software Alliance (BSA). Three percent of tweens said they have illegally downloaded software while 33 percent of teens admitted to the practice. The results indicate that ethical attitudes toward copyright law are significantly weaker among teenagers, pointing to a need for more education. In comparing the tween (ages eight to 12) and teen (ages 13 to 18) age groups, the behaviors and ethical attitudes toward illegally downloading software are strikingly different: * Tweens are less likely than teens to believe that it is okay to download (16 percent vs. 38 percent) or upload (18 percent vs. 37 percent) software. * Tweens are more likely than teens to worry about getting in trouble with their parents (50 percent vs. 11 percent) for illegally downloading copyrighted files. * Tweens are less likely than teens to say that they know people who have downloaded files for free that they could have bought in a store or online (51 percent vs. 90 percent). "The gap in behaviors and ethical attitudes from the tween to teen years indicates a critical need to educate younger kids even earlier and provide them with guidance that will positively influence their growth as good cyber citizens and their respect for digital copyrighted works," says Diane Smiroldo, vice president of public affairs for BSA. Source:
OZZfest 2004 Is Looking For Raw Talent It's the rock & roll opportunity of a lifetime: Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are looking for the next great band to rock the OZZfest 2004 main stage alongside Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer and more. Auditions will be held coast-to-coast to find eight unsigned, undiscovered bands to take part in a final competition yielding one lucky winner. Not only will they share the same stage with rock legends, but theyíll also participate in a nationally televised performance straight from OZZfest 2004. In addition, the winning band will be awarded a coveted slot on the second stage at OZZfest 2005 as well as free music equipment and cash prizes. Source:
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Music
Gorilla, a new and fast-growing resource in the online repertoire
of both independent musicians and label scouts, is helping break
down the invisible yet substantial barrier between labels and emerging
artists.
Inside
the Music Business announced the launch of The Artist Network along
with the comeback of The Weekly Radio Show -- both hitting June
14th.
Kathode
Ray Music has expanded the services of its IndieBiz Pro-Musician
Mentoring Program to include more monthly coaching calls, more one-on-one
personal help, and more opportunities for acts to showcase, network,
and further their music careers.
Sarah
McLachlan reveals her favorite songs with the release of her exclusive
Artist's Choice CD available now in North American Starbucks locations.
Sarah McLachlan Artist's ChoiceTM joins Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash
and Sheryl Crow in Hear Music's signature compilation CD series
which encourages customers to discover music from both emerging
and classic artists. With this album, Hear Music gives customers
an intimate look into the memories and inspirations of one of today's
most successful female artists.
