INDIE NEWS BEAT July 12, 2004 Edition
* The MusicDish Network Partners With All Access Magazine
* Will The Inducing Infringement Act Kill The IPod?
* CCIA Calls For Public Hearings On Inducement Act
* New Spiderman Song Takes Over R&B/Pop Radio Stations
* Court Decision Preventing Internet Piracy Havens
* Valerian - The Knight Errants Of Rock
* Get Your Music Heard And Seen Globally!
* Terry Klientell's "Everything You Need"
* Musicians' Union Votes To Endorse John Kerry
* CatDesigners Go Digital
* Salesperson Needed For Radio Airplay Campaigns
The MusicDish Network Leaps To Print With All Access Magazine
The June 10th issue of All Access Magazine (http://www.allaccessmagazine.com) introduced its over 80,000 readers to a new breed of indie artists under the MusicDish Network umbrella. Representing such diverse talent as elctro-pop CoolBlueExit led by James Schappert, Joseph Patrick Moore's 'Drum 'n' Bass Society' and Latin pop siren Marilyn Fernandez, the full-page feature was the start of a collaboration between the West Coast print music magazine and East Coast web music network.
In addition to MusicDish Network artists, All Access Magazine will also publish business/career articles specifically targeted to indie musicians made available exclusively through the Network. All Access will also receive prominent exposure through MusicDish & Mi2N industry sites and newsletters.
"This represents a first expansion beyond the online medium for the MusicDish Network," said Network publisher Eric de Fontenay. "With its broad reach and credibility throughout the indie community, we know that All Access will be a key partner in exposing our artists to new fans and insiders."
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Will The Inducing Infringement Act Kill The IPod?
With Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and his colleagues pushing hard to bring the Inducing Infringement of Copyright Act ("Induce Act") to the full Senate for a vote, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is already dreading the loss of all technologies this legislation has the potential to destroy. Although Hatch wants the public to believe that the legislation will only hurt "the bad guys" in the P2P wars, EFF argues that the Act is so sweeping that "the good guys" will get taken down too. The Induce Act, which would make it illegal to "induce" people to infringe copyright, could potentially outlaw everything from CD burners to the iPod.
To dramatize how the Induce Act might harm innovators and consumers, EFF attorneys realized they would have to make the threat a reality by becoming devil's advocates. Today, EFF posted a mock complaint in a lawsuit that could be brought against Apple, accusing the corporation of selling its popular iPod music player to induce people to infringe copyright.
The complaint, which mimics the format of an actual complaint that record companies might draft, points out that "Apple advertises that its 40 GB iPod can hold 'up to 10,000 songs.' This amount of capacity far exceeds the total CD collection of the vast majority of Americans. This suggests that Apple knew and intended that iPod owners would be getting their music from elsewhere, including P2P networks." The complaint also named Toshiba as a defendant for manufacturing the hard drive used exclusively by Apple for its iPod and CNET Networks for writing a review of the iPod that instructs users on how to copy music files between computers.
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CCIA Calls For Public Hearings On Inducement Act
A bill introduced Wednesday in the name of stopping illegal duplication of copyrighted works in fact, threatens fundamental civil liberties, The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) said today. SB 2560 (The Inducement Devolves into Unlawful Child Exploitation Act of 2004) - being rushed through the Senate by Senator Hatch - is an overreaching bill that will have profound effects far beyond its original intentions.
The measure is being supported by the leadership of both parties, including Senators Patrick Leahy, Bill Frist, Tom Daschle, Lindsey Graham, and Barbara Boxer. This new bill could make illegal any technology that might infringe a copyright, even if it is routinely used for legitimate purposes.
The Induce Act would kill innovation by giving the entertainment industry an effective veto over many new technologies. Under this bill, even the financial backers of a new technology could be held accountable for infringing activity they have no knowledge of, even for activity they could not foresee. It seems almost unthinkable that in a time of economic recovery, the Senate would cast a shadow of uncertainty over an industry central to our economic growth.
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New Spiderman Song Takes Over R&B/Pop Radio Stations Across the Country
Everybody¹s talking about going to see Spiderman 2, but have you heard about the Spiderman song? It¹s Spiderman with an urban twist like never before, but it¹s not a rap song. It¹s a fusion of soulful R&B combined with a unique Pop sound - Definitely a crossover smash hit.
The Spiderman song has a sensual feel to it, and it¹s something that everyone can listen to - Black or White, old or young. Singer Evette Chris creatively likens Spiderman to her personal superhero - the ultimate man that any woman would want. However, even guys can groove to this funky track and place themselves into the song as the man that women call their Spiderman.
So far, the Spiderman song has been getting raving reviews from Pop and R&B fans across the country, and with the upcoming release date for the movie, the Spiderman song is expected to become even more demanding.
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Canadian Record Industry Praises Decision Preventing Internet Piracy Havens
Canada's recording industry has praised a ruling by the Supreme Court which shuts down the potential threat of copyright piracy havens; confirms that music rights holders in Canada need to be paid for music transmitted on the Internet from outside the country and calls for modernization of Canada's antiquated Copyright Act.
"Contrary to press reports on yesterday's Supreme Court decision on SOCAN's tariff for Internet Service Providers, the decision is not a 'set back' for the music industry," clarifies Richard Pfohl, General Counsel, Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). "The Court clearly affirms that Canada's Copyright Act applies to the Internet. This is a very good outcome for Canadian record companies."
The record industry had intervened in the Society of Canadian Composers, Authors and Music Publishers (SOCAN) case on the issue of internationally transmitted music. This issue is distinct from the proposed ISP tariff, on which the record companies took no position.
"The recording industry intervened in this case on a simple principle," explains Mr. Pfohl, "that communications which travel across Canada's border, and are received here, should be subject to Canadian copyright law. In upholding our position, the Court has sent an important signal to off-shore music pirates that they won't get away with sending illegal materials over the Internet into Canada. The Court not only supported our position, but went much further in calling for long over-due change to Canada's copyright law."
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Valerian - The Knight Errants Of Rock
City Canyons Records, indie music's "new sound in town" is proud to announce the signing of a groundbreaking new group, Finland's Valerian. The three album-deal contract between the downtown Manhattan label and the Finnish group kicks off with the late fall 2004 release of Valerians' North American debut album 'Intimations Of Sorrow'.
Valerian is full of surprises, moving from grinding almost metallic riffs to soaring and dramatic guitar solos to a softer almost delicate lyricism, all tied to solid, heartfelt lyrics voiced with style and conviction by a brilliant lead singer. That lead singer and spark-plug (and sometime guitarist) is Olli Koskela and he is backed by Toni Ritonen and Matti Toivonen on guitars, Janne Jaaskelainen on bass, and Tipi Andersson on drums.
Sounding like no one else but instantly familiar, Valerian are men among boys compared with other current young rockers, not through any macho posing, but through the fiery intelligence of its songs and the disciplined wildness of its play. While it admits to its own musican influences, Valerian is so disdainful of industry wisdom and industry expectations and so willing to tilt at industry windmills that one Finnish journalist has dubbed it the Don Quixote of Rock.
Get Your Music Heard And Seen Globally!
Two Indie Music resource websites join forces to offer the latest in music CD buying and selling. North America¹s Rikks Revues and the UK¹s Band Tattoo have joined together to offer the Indie Music community www.Music-Utopia.com and www.Music-Utopia.co.uk. Music Utopia is a new service that wants to offer the very best in Indie music to the world. What this means in simple terms is simply that music goes through a screening process to be accepted therefore offering only the best to the music buying populous. Music Utopia does not want to have their pages filled with sub-par music to simply look busy, rather offering the best indie music available will be sure to keep the music buyers coming back.
As for the music makers who would like to sell their music to the world, there are three different ways to do this. Sell your music to the USA and Canada only, or sell your music to the UK only. Along with those two choices Music Utopia offers a joint package where you can have your music sold in both stores, music will be warehoused in North America and the UK to offer cheaper shipping rates and faster shipping for those who would like to purchase your music. Sound good, well, for a limited time Music Utopia is also offering all who apply and get accepted NO Set-Up Charges in order to get the store populated with quality Indie Music and get the word out about this new Indie Music experience. Music Utopia only keeps $3.00 USD from the sale of your CD, or £3.00 in the UK, so you can set your selling price at an affordable rate for the music buying public.
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Terry Klientell's "Everything You Need"
Take a listen to Terry Klientell's "Everything You Need" and you'll hear a mix of modern R&B grooves and melodic Hip-Hop tracks. The Atlanta-based producer/songwriter has created an album that has melodies and grooves made to satisfy music lovers who like R&B and hip-hop. "This album is for R&B and hip-hop fans," states Terry Klientell, "When someone asks me to describe what the tracks sound like, I tell them to imagine if P. Diddy, Ashanti, Babyface and Usher came together to collaborate on an album. Those artists and producers have inspired me tremendously so I feel like my CD sounds like a combination of their styles mixed with my own style."
After moving to Atlanta from Las Vegas, NV in 1999, Terry Klientell (Terrance Beals) created his music production company, THE PRODUCTION FIRM, INC. Shortly after creating the company he began writing and placing songs with local Atlanta acts. After earning his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2003, he created his record company RXL Recordings (rxlrecords.com) and its debut release "Everything You Need." The concept of the album was also inspired by one of the music industry's greatest record producers, Quincy Jones. Beals explains, "He's always been able to successfully feature other artists on his songs while creating music that sounds good years after being released."
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CatDesigners are based in the East End of London and consider their music to be somewhere between Bowie, Beck, Brel, Blur and Buckley. They have released two critically acclaimed albums in "Chemical Jazz" and "Strange Little Creature" in the last 9 months with reviewers calling their debut "one hell of a calling card" and "a defiantly square peg where the round hole pigeonholers are concerned". The follow-up album, too, has been referred to as "CatDesigners' second consistently fine album" and "creative to the point that not only is the music capturing, but the stories through these songs add pure substance as well".
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Executive Board Of Musicians' Union Votes To Endorse John Kerry
During its June 2004 quarterly meeting, by unanimous vote, the International Executive Board of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada ("AFM") endorsed John Kerry for President of the United States of America.
The Board endorsed Kerry for his stance on labor issues and economic issues affecting musicians. AFM President, Thomas Lee, stated, "Kerry's stand on economic issues is consistent with that of the AFM. Whether the issue is offshore outsourcing, special tax giveaways to the wealthy or unrestrained corporate power and influence, Kerry promises to fight for fairness and economic prosperity for America's workers."
A key issue for the Board was the issue of health care. President Lee noted that "John Kerry believes in securing a bright future for working families who are currently struggling under failed health care policies. Kerry's promise to give every American the same access to the health care plan of the President and Members of Congress is one of the many reasons that working families across the country are supporting his candidacy."
Other issues leading to the Board's endorsement included Kerry's focus on the arts, copyright piracy, middle class tax relief, job creation, fair trade, prescription drug coverage, and social security protection.
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Inside-Salesperson Needed To Sell Radio Airplay Campaigns
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