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LABEL NEWS
Rhapsody,
the digitalmusic
servicepoweredby Listen.com,
hassecureda CD-burning
l i c e n s i npga c tw i th B M G.
\A/hencombinedwith the preexistingagreements
that the
companyhasalreadysecured
with Universal,WMG, Sony,
EMI and severalindependent
labels,Rhapsodysubscribers
Music Industry veterans
Michael Caplan and Larry
Miller haveformed Or Music,
an upstart New York-based
independentrecordlabel.Prior
to founding Or, Caplanserved
asSeniorVP of A&R at Sony
Music/EpicRecordsand Miller
had beenEntrepreneur
in
Residenceat ChazenCapital
Partners.The new labelwill celebrateits launchwith the
release
of albumsby the awardwinning femalesinger/songwriter Essence,
infamousfunk
outfit TowerOf Powerand
Texas-trioLos Lonely Boys.All
releases
will be distributedby
RED Distribution.'As an
industry,we'vedone so little
Iatelyto nurture and promote
artistswho havethe capacity
to developa
long careerwe'vemade
sureall these
new actshave
one hit single
- and forgotten totally
about what
happensafter
that single's
gone,"said
Caplan."Or
will now haveaccess
to burn
over90,000tracks(although
burning all of them would cost
almost$90,000,
aseachone
costs99 centsa pop) - all
without the fear of RIAA
goonsslappingthem with a
copyright
infringement
Iawsuit.o
Javakitty
Media has
#tr
introduced
Bandlink,an
interactive
musicCD
servicethat
helpsconnect
artistsand listeners.Whenevera Bandlinkencodedaudio CD is playedin
a CD ROM drive,an InternetpoweredCD experienceis
Iaunched,which can include
artist bios,news,tour dates,
photos,videos,lyrics and
more.Thoseinterestedin
Iearningmore can go to
www.bandlink.com or contact
JamesGore at: [email protected].. Syracuse
University's
WERW recentlyreleasedits
own album, WERWPresents:
ReaICollege
Radio,a collection
of 14 tracksby artistsincluding
The FlashingAstonishers,
Casper,Hooray! For
Everything, Poingly and Kevin
Groob.A portion ofthe proceedsfrom the CD will be
donatedto the SimeonPop<-rv
Memorial Fund.
Music is about changing that."
For more info on Or Musrc.
contact Matt Hanks at:
[email protected] The
Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) has
launched an investigation into
Vivendi Universal for alleged
financial improprieties under
former Chairman fean-Marie
Messier. The SEC inquiry
comesatop a similar investigation in France charging that the
company falsified financial
reports and misled investors
into buying or holding
Vivendi's stock in order to
strengthen its shares.Vivendi's
board ousted Messier in early
July, shortly before the company
announcedits liquidity crisis.o
Ellena Osis has been hired as
the new College Radio
Representative for MCA. She
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canbe contactedat:
212.841.8005
or at:
[email protected].
Osis
previouslyworked in the college
departmentat Jive.
MU S IC N E W S
Followingthe killing of RunDMC Dl lam Master Jayon
Oct. 30,the remainingmembers
ofthe pioneeringhip-hop act
haveofficially calledan end to
the group.'Asa tribute to the
positivelegacyof |am Master
fay,we startedtogetherand we
want the Run-DMC legacyto
alwaysreflectthe three of us
together,"stated|oseph
Simmons,a.k.a.MC Run,the
day following the funeral for |ay
(whosegivennamewaslason
Mizell). Simmonswasjoinedby
bandmateDarryl McDaniels,
a.k.a.DMC, aswellashis
brother,IslandDef lam cofounderRussellSimmons,Iay's
widow,Terri Corley-Mizell,and
fellow artistsSean"P. Diddy"
Combs,PublicEnemy'sChuck
D, Doug E. Freshand Beastie
Boy Adam "Adrock" Horovitz,
amongothers,in creatingthe
Mizell Children'sFund,which
wasestablished
to raisemoney
to supportMizell'sfamilyand
to help trackdou'n those
responsible
for his death.o
With the Thanksgivingholiday
approaching,
Moby hasjoined
animal-rightsgroup PETAin its
campaignagainstthe unnecessaryslaughterand crueltreatment of the millionsof turkeys
raisedon factoryfarmseach
year.In oppositionto a seasonal
recipetelephonehotlinesetup
by turkevcompanyButterball
for the holiday,the technostar
hasrecordeda message
of his
orvn,urging callersto flood the
Butterballline ( 1-800-BUTTERBALL)with complaints.
Moby'smessage,
which canbe
heardby calling1-888-VEGFOOD,featuresthe artist
join me in
imploring,"Please
callingthe Butterballpeopleto
let themknow thatthereis no
proper way to kill and cook
thesebeautiful birds."
that alsoincludedBlack
SteveDachroeden,and features Rosesfailed
to perform at the
Sabbath,the Sexpistols and
the signaturesof Black Flag,s
opening
show
of its long
ABBA, amongstothers.The
Keith Morris, Kira Roessler,
awaitedNorth Americantour
possibilityof induction to the
Chuck Dukowski,Jim Wilson
- its first in nearlya decade
Hall comes25 yearsafter an
and Rollins, At The Drive_
scheduledto begin on Nov.
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