Monday, January 4, 2016
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Future Of Music Coalition On Internet Radio Royalty Decision
Music Industry News Network [01-02-2016] Future Of Music Coalition On Internet Radio Royalty Decision
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On December 15, 2015, the Copyright Royalty Board issued its decision establishing non-interactive webcasting royalty rates for sound recordings in the 2016-2020 period. These rates represent a partial increase over the amount currently paid by digital radio services transmitting music via the Internet.
Future of Music Coalition CEO Casey Rae made the following statement:
These rates aren't exactly a lump of coal. Over the past decade, we've seen billions of dollars in revenue generated by the explosive growth in webcasting. The new rates will allow artists and independent labels to participate in this success at a higher level. The fundamental value of popular Internet radio services comes from music creators, and we are glad this has been recognized in a healthy rate increase for non-subscription Internet radio services. Creators can feel good about how payout is structured under the statutory license, where revenue splits between artists and labels are fair and transparent, and payment to artists comes direct from SoundExchange.
We are concerned, however, that there does not appear to be a distinction in rates for small commercial webcasters. Digital music benefits from diversity, and services with more modest operations often help developing talent and niche genres find audiences while contributing to the overall revenue pool. If there isn't an option for new entrants to perform music from a broad range of artists, we may end up with a less diverse digital landscape.
It also appears that by combining pureplay and commercial rates, incumbent broadcasters will receive a sizable reduction in royalty obligations for their digital transmissions. Commercial terrestrial radio already gets an unfair advantage due to the fact that they are not required to pay performers a dime for over-the-air broadcasts. This is in stark contrast to the rest of the developed world. Congress should take swift action to close this loophole to support a positive global balance of trade and the equitable treatment of American creators. And artists and their allies should push back on consolidated corporate FM getting yet another unfair advantage.
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Monday, December 21, 2015
C.C Grace
C.C. Grace is a reincarnation of the spirit of 1970s Southern California
cosmic country folk-rock, currently living in Pasadena, CA. Little is
known of her early life. She appears to have emerged on the California
music scene full-grown.
Some say she is the alter-ego of Callie
Cardamon, a jazz singer also living in Pasadena, CA. But Callie Cardamon
is a brunette and barely five feet tall, whereas C.C. Grace is a blonde
and easily 5’2” (in her kick-ass cowboy boots), so that couldn’t be
true.
Plus, C.C. Grace denies that she is anyone’s alter-ego and finds it insulting to be considered a mere creation of someone else’s imagination. Regardless of who she is and where she came from, this girl can sing a song and bring tears to your eyes. Her sultry voice and finger-style guitar-playing, reminiscent of James Taylor, Jim Croce, and Joni Mitchell, will soothe the ears and the soul. Give her a spin!
Plus, C.C. Grace denies that she is anyone’s alter-ego and finds it insulting to be considered a mere creation of someone else’s imagination. Regardless of who she is and where she came from, this girl can sing a song and bring tears to your eyes. Her sultry voice and finger-style guitar-playing, reminiscent of James Taylor, Jim Croce, and Joni Mitchell, will soothe the ears and the soul. Give her a spin!
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Debby Clinton's Platinum Sound Records of Mountain Park, Oklahoma rocks the music charts
Clinton is also an actress that has appeared in many films including with Hong Kong's Bruce Li, Chuck Norris, and several others. But her love of the recording business really took her by storm. It has always been her first love and when she first met RG Ingersoll, who introduced her to Lee Rogers and Kenny Smith, and that's what we call it history. Clinton actually took control of Platinum Sound back in 2004, ask the SDC OmniMedia Group would periodically release several compilation CDs from various artists on the label over the years.
Clinton is behind the RG's All Nite Funk Band with three major charting songs in the pass two years, and with two artists riding the national charts as this story is being put together.
It would only be three (3) years later that Sir Paul McCartney of MPL Communications would purchase all of Claridge Records. Along with the Platinum Sound Records, all of the masters of the Four Seasons, Mitch Ryder, Bo Kirkland, Ruth Davis, Freddie Canon, Sugarloaf and Cardella DiMilo.
McCartney's streamlining of Claridge Records and its publishing arm all went into the catalog of Wen Music. As Platinum Sound was only an independent production house, Lee Rogers our CEO/President at that time decided it would be a better deal if we went on our own.
Platinum Sound Records was born with the release of Lee Rogers' "Second Thoughts" produced by RG Ingersoll for his Hotrax Productions.
Clinton has been active in the music business for over twenty-five years and this quiet beautiful lady does not even let her neighbors know anything about her music and/or business attributes.
Burning the midnight oil, you would fine Clinton up at all hours of the night working on websites, group and record productions and promotions. Yet a grandmother, she always find some time to be with her children and grand children. But grandma rocks.
It was with little hesitation that Smith decided to record Clinton's first release for the Mountain Park, Oklahoma, with the hot label and moving it from Memphis, Tennessee. Clinton is the co-writer on several of the new songs along with Ingersoll and including a rendition of her first single 'Love Confusion". The album/CD is entitled "Brain Freeze: The Memphis Sessions" by Kenny Smith with Clinton as the executive producer. The CD will be released by January 2016 for Platinum Sound Records.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Charlie Sayles and Tony Fazio
Charlie recalls hearing music in Vietnam by bands touring to entertain the troops. There the impression of how music can make people feel was imprinted. Going from not being allowed to speak or make a sound on mission with the 101st airborne to hearing a Sonny Boy Williamson tune congealed Charlie's career of speaking with the harmonica.
Such is the background that landed Charlie back to Roxbury, Mass where he taught himself the harmonica. Massachusetts is the state where he was born in 1948. Son of a trumpet player, he spent his childhood in foster homes. In 1971, while playing the streets for money in Atlanta Georgia, a musician friend made the mistake of saying Charlie couldn't write a song. "I Like, What I Like" was composed 30 minutes later and is still part of Charlie's repertoire.
In New York, the curator for American art, music, and folk culture at the Smithsonian, Ralph Rinzler, heard Charlie playing on a street corner and set him up playing the harmonica with Pete Seeger. Charlie went on to play with the likes of Bill Monroe and Bobby Parker and audiences all over the United States and internationally have enjoyed his vocals and speaking harp, including President Jimmy Carter and audiences at Carnegie Hall.
His first album was in 1976 on the Dusty Road Label. He has several releases on JSP Records. Preferring to keep his street playing current, Charlie likens more formal concerts to putting on armor and going to war again. Charlie has been sponsored by the National Endownment for the Arts to teach harmonica to inmates in Washington DC.
Consciously or subconsciously, shunning the big name career track seems to keep him close to the roots of his inspiration to write and perform while staying an original. Charlie has also received his share of betrayal in the business but seems to keep on keeping on.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Jeffrey
Born in New Jersey and now calling New York home, singer songwriter Jeffrey is equally at home writing music or on stage performing. This acoustic style of music is new to this former cabaret performer who has performed at most of the New York cabaret venues. “ I have always been drawn to this acoustic style of music and it wasn’t until I studied to play guitar that I started to write my own music.”
Jeffrey will release his songs as they are completed versus waiting for the entire project to be finished. “Feelings and emotions are changing, as are my songs. I want them to be genuine. I don’t want a final date to dictate when the music is ready”.
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