MySpace Digital Music Service - My Synopsis

Posted in 360 Deals, Independent Labels, Legal, Major Labels with tags , , , on May 9, 2008 by Iceman

Not too long ago, I came across a storm of blog postings that all claimed MySpace was launching a new digital music service in conjunction with three of the four major labels. According to Billboard.biz, the new service will be “called MySpace Music, (and) the service is expected to be a one-stop destination for all things music, including DRM-free full-song downloads, ad-supported free full-song streaming, concert tickets, merchandise and ringtones.”

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NY Court Rules in Favor of Labels in P2P Case

Posted in Legal, Major Labels, P2P with tags , , , on April 1, 2008 by Iceman

Major labels won a victory yesterday against file sharing networks and people who participate in them. A federal District Court in New York decided that by offering to distribute files on P2P networks by way of a shared folder, a person violates a copyright owner’s right to reproduce and distribute the work.

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My First Show at Milly’s Tavern in NH!

Posted in Interesting Stories with tags , , , , on March 29, 2008 by Iceman

For everybody who lives in New Hampshire (and most parts of Massachusetts), you already know, Milly’s Tavern in Manchester is an absolute must for any artist looking to book live shows in the 603. The owner, Peter Telge, is a big fan of Hip-Hop and live music in general, and has been for years. Peter has given many up-and-coming artists like myself a chance to showcase their live performances and to make a good amount of money doing it. Hat’s off to Peter for that!

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CD Baby Turns 10!

Posted in Independent Labels with tags , , , on March 26, 2008 by Iceman

I’d like to wish Derek Sivers and the staff at CD Baby a happy 10th birthday!  Man, time flies when you’re having fun!  It seems like just yesterday that I put my first CD for sale on their site!

So it’s amazing to me that CD Baby is now celebrating it’s tenth anniversary.

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Young Buck not Receiving Royalty Checks?

Posted in Major Labels with tags , , , , , , on March 26, 2008 by Iceman

Not too long ago, I came across an article on ProHipHop.com that talked about Young Buck’s revelation that he’d never once received a royalty check from G-Unit Records. Young Buck’s interview was originally posted on Yo! Raps, a German-based Hip-Hop blog.

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12 Year Old Hits Soulja Boy’s Tour Bus With Rock

Posted in Interesting Stories with tags , , , on March 24, 2008 by Iceman

Now, I’m definitely not a hater. For the most part, my attitude is do what you gotta do to get your paper, it’s all good. Now, that being said, I have to say that I can’t stand Soulja Boy’s ‘music’. But I always thought that his kind of shit was a necessary evil, because it seemed to be what the younger kids (the 12+’s) seem to like. So whatever.

But I may have been wrong about the taste of 12 year olds, though…

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More Good News for Indies

Posted in Independent Labels, Major Labels with tags , , , , on March 20, 2008 by Iceman

More numbers are coming in all the time, and it’s looking better and better for the indie labels, and worse and worse for the majors.

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HypeBot’s One Dollar Challenge.

Posted in Major Labels with tags , , , , , on March 19, 2008 by Iceman

Edgar Bronfman Jr., CEO of Warner Music Group, is over-paid. According to an SEC filing this week, it was revealed that WMG has extended CEO Edgar Bronfman’s contract through March 2013. According to the filing, his annual base salary is at least one million dollars. With incentives, bonuses, and stock options, his total compensation could end up being between $15-$20 million over 5 years. Wow.

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Spring Cleaning..

Posted in Do it Yourself with tags , , , , , , , on March 16, 2008 by Iceman

In anticipation of the long New England winter FINALLY coming to an end, I’ve decided to do some “spring cleaning”. For one thing, I’ve decided to place my company Red Zone Records on the back-burner. At least for a couple months or so. There’s a couple of reasons for this.

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How to Become Famous

Posted in Do it Yourself, Politics with tags , , , , , on March 14, 2008 by Iceman

Ashley Alexandra DupreeForget doing auditioning for American Idol, doing tons of live shows, paying thousands for print ads, and networking your ass off. If you really wanna become a successful indie artist nowadays, all you have to do is sell your body to a high-level government official, and then bring about said official’s downfall. Worked for Ashley Alexandra Dupre!

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