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    * 17:55 18 February 2008
    * NewScientist.com news service
    * By Jason Palmer

A solar cell that mimics photosynthesis has been used to make hydrogen directly from water. The prototype is inefficient, but the researchers who built it believe they can boost its efficiency, perhaps leading to a viable source of hydrogen to fuel cars and other vehicles.

The device, built by Thomas Mallouk of Pennsylvania State University and colleagues, works much like a solar cell called a Grätzel cell, using sunlight to knock electrons off dye molecules. But instead of being used to create a current, as in the Grätzel cell, the electrons are shuttled away from the dye and into a catalyst, where they split water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen ions in a reaction similar to one stage of natural photosynthesis.

Other dye-based approaches to splitting water haven’t worked very well because the electrons often recombine with the dye before they can be used. Mallouk says that the problem was a matter of arranging the molecular circuitry to channel the electrons effectively, avoiding such “short circuits”.

His solution is to attach ruthenium-based dye molecules to a catalyst particle, clinging so closely that any electrons knocked out of the dye are directed into the catalyst. “The key thing is to get everything small and individually packaged,” Mallouk told New Scientist.

In the new device, water is split a thousand times faster than in other dye-based cells.
Elegant and original

“The attractive feature of the work is that the dye is wrapped around the iridium oxide nanoparticles. This is a very elegant and original approach,” says Michael Grätzel of the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, inventor of the Grätzel cell.

The approach may also be more promising than semiconductor approaches, which are incredibly complex, says James Durrant of Imperial College, London, UK.

Mallouk admits that so far the cell is very inefficient, as only around 1% of the light energy falling on it goes into splitting water, but he says that with some optimisation of the geometry and the molecules the efficiency could rise to 10% per cent. “Because we understand the relationship between intermolecular distances and electron transfer rates, we can in principle improve our system by changing the linking groups between molecules.”

Mallouk presented the work at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston last Sunday.

Energy and Fuels - Learn more about the looming energy crisis in our comprehensive special report.

ScienceDaily (Dec. 7, 2007) — A bioprospecting expedition to Iceland’s famed hot springs has yielded new strains of bacteria with potential of producing hydrogen and ethanol fuels from wastewater now discharged from factories that process sugar beets, potatoes and other plant material.

The microbes hold potential for combining energy production with wastewater treatment, according to a new report.

In the study, Perttu E. P. Koskinen and colleagues point out that ethanol and hydrogen are two leading eco-friendly candidates for supplementing world supplies of oil, coal, and other conventional fuels. Research suggests that there would be advantages in producing those fuels by fermentation with bacteria capable of withstanding higher temperatures than microbes now in use.

Knowing that thermophilic, or heat-loving, bacteria inhabit Iceland’s hot springs, the scientists “bioprospected” scalding-hot geothermal springs in different parts of the country for new ethanol and hydrogen-producing bacteria. After screening samples, including those from springs that approached the boiling point of water, the scientists enriched promising microorganisms that can produce the compounds from glucose or cellulose at high temperatures. The enrichments included those with unusually high yields of hydrogen or ethanol from carbohydrates.

The article “Bioprospecting Thermophilic Microorganisms from Icelandic Hot Springs for Hydrogen and Ethanol Production” is scheduled for the Jan./Feb. issue of ACS’ Energy & Fuels.

Adapted from materials provided by American Chemical Society, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.

by Kenny Smith

Hollywood (IFS) - Being a relative “newcomer” to Hollywood, CA in 1974, and just coming out of the military and Vietnam, left me very drained, but motivated at the same time to restart my music career.  Working with Glenn MacArthur at Glenn Records in Palmdale, CA, I managed to fall back into my old habits, just like I did when I was in college.  That drive from the Antelope Valley to Hollywood Boulevard in the middle of day — was only a 40 minute trip.  These days, my friends tell that trip is now two (2) hours each way — everyday.  No matter what time it is, except at 4:30 in the morning. 

However, I start to wonder away from my thoughts — almost;  Remembering Ty Douglas was a moment in time when Motown was moving its’ total operations to Hollywood.  I was an independent record promoter for ABC Records, and promoting a couple of records that were going nowhere.

I had to drop by the office and in the lobby was Lee Rogers, Jimmy Holliday and Ty Douglas, all waiting to see then record promotions’ god of the westcoast, Hose Wilson.  It was magic to meet all of these giants in one spot.   Ty Douglas is not well know on his own name recognition, but with the groups he have recorded and performed with is outstanding.  Douglas was riding the wave with “The Bells” written by Marvin Gaye and the Originals, the last of the motor city super groups were breaking up and Douglas was looking for another gig to keep him there in Hollywood.  When the boys of Detriot got together for a party; they could out party the real party-players in their time.  Douglas’ next appointment would take him to another level, as Holland-Dozier-Holland was in a major fight with Motown and was getting ready to start their own recording company.

The many years on the road and the traveling to the westcoast really didn’t set well with Douglas, but as time would have it, he new group –Eight’s Day — would rocket up the charts keeping Douglas close to the collar and in Los Angeles for another period of time.

Douglas was a very kind and caring person who loved the music business and loved singing.  He would tell me, that he had found the easiest ‘gig’ he could have ever enjoyed.  The girls really loved his vocals.  Starting out with Lee Rogers as a member of the Barons and Peppermints, these gentlemen went on to carve their own paths in the music business.  After a couple of beers, Douglas and Rogers would be out in the back of the yard just harmonizing various vocal parts, just like back in the day.  It was always a ‘vocal’ contest with those two guys, and it was fun to be there just to hear the ideas and the arrangments that would send you off to the piano with a song in your heart.

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Remembering Motown’s Soul groups - By Chris Rizik
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While spending most of their existence in the shadow of Motown’s biggest acts, the Originals had a brief shining moment and a couple now-classic songs that will forever secure their place in Soul Music history.

At their prime consisting of bass singer/songwriter Freddie Gorman (most noted for his composition “Please Mr. Postman” for the Marvelettes), falsetto singer Tyrone Hunter, tenors C.P. Spencer and Hank Dixon, and baritone Walter Gaines, the group broke out in 1970 after several years as a 2nd tier Motown group.  Their vehicle was an absolutely beautiful ballad written by labelmate Marvin Gaye, “Baby I’m For Real.” The song’s arrangement and the group’s performance were both perfect, and it became an instant soul classic that quickly topped the Soul charts.  Gaye helped the following year with a successful sequel, the similarly strong “The Bells.”  However, while similar help from Stevie Wonder (“It’s a Shame”) gave the Spinners the foundation for a sterling 20 year chart career, the Originals’ star fell quickly after the two hits.  Their visibility within Motown decreased when the label moved to Los Angeles and the Originals chose to stay in Detroit.  Though they landed a couple more Soul top 20 hits in 1971 (“We Can Make It Baby” and “God Bless Whoever Sent You”), it would be a half decade and a move to the West coast before the Originals would again have a hit, as the group reemerged as a disco act in 1976 with the hit “Down to Love Town.”  They left Motown in the late 70s and signed with Fantasy Records, where they scored a minor dance hit with a remake of the 50’s hit “Blue Moon.”

The Originals ceased recording by 1981 and, after a brief comeback in Europe as part of Ian Levine’s Motorcity Recordings project in 1982, broke up.  Hunter died, but the remainder of the group reunited from time to time to play the oldies circuit, mostly in Europe.  Gorman died on June 13, 2006 at age 67.

By Chris Rizik

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Andrew Hamilton Review of the Barons/Peppermints -  All Music Guide 
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The Barons were an early-’60s Detroit group more famous for its members (Roger Craton aka Lee Rogers, Tyrone Douglas, and Jesse Greer) than any accomplishment on their own whose records, due to limited pressings, are rare.

As the Peppermints, they cut three for Carmen C. Murphy’s H.O.B. Records (House of Beauty Records). The House of Beauty, a hair boutique/candy shop, was a female hangout frequented by Raynoma Liles-Gordy (Berry Gordy’s second wife). Motown’s Rayber Singers first label credit was on H.O.B.’s first release, an up-tempo sound by Herman Griffin, “I Need You” in 1958; Griffin later cut non-charting singles on both Tamla and Motown Records, and later married Mary Wells.

Gordy and Murphy were partners on Griffin’s release (this was before Gordy started his own label) but Gordy ended the association after the single floundered. H.O.B. affiliated with Mike Hanks’ D-Town/Mah/Wheelsville setup, and Berry and Raynoma started Tamla Records.  H.O.B. issued “Doing All Right” credited to the Peppermints with the flip “Don’t Take, Give” credited to Katie Blue & the Peppermints.

A second offering “I’m So Glad” b/w “Yours Is My Heart Alone” (1959) was issued as Jack Sucrell & the Contours (not the Motown group); a final single in 1960 featured two sides credited as the Peppermints: “Teenage Idol” b/w “Believe Me.” The flashy, well respected group was going nowhere with H.O.B. so they signed with Soul Records (not the Motown label) for two more stiffs credited this time to the Barons: “Money Don’t Grow on Trees” b/w “Dog Eat Dog” and “While the Cats Away” b/w “Who’s in the Shack,” both in 1961.

Not wasting a moment they cut two final releases in 1961 on Spartan Records: “I’ve Been Hurt” b/w “Willow Weep for Me” and “I Miss You So” b/w “Money Don’t Grow on Trees.” Nothing sold and Craton became Lee Rogers on Mike Hanks’ labels but only could muster small hits like “Sad Affair” and “I Want You to Have Everything.” Jesse Greer delved into songwriting for Correc-tone Records and other entities with little success. Tyrone Douglas’ career was the busiest and most fruitful, but nobody knows him cause he sang with groups who members weren’t well known.

Douglas sang with the Magictones then Eight Day on Holland, Dozier & Holland’s Invictus label; he joined the Undisputed Truth in 1973 and recorded with them on Motown and Whitfield Records reuniting with Magictones’ Tyrone Berkeley, Virginia McDonald, and Calvin Stevens; McDonald also sang with Douglas in Eight Day.

— Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide

 

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Denver (IFS) - SCJTV Productions has been this year’s selection for our Television Producers’ Award for Dr. Sandra C. Joseph’s presentation of “Playing With Computer Video Numbers Logic, Positioning And Practices.” Dr. Joseph, a practioneer of video poker, which happens to be a $12 Billion industry - by itself, videotaped a game segment teaching the logic of numbers and positioning. Outstanding! The video is available at youtube.com.

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Denver (IFS) - KDTN Radio One Network is announcing that it will no longer except MP3 downloads via its’ email units. This change is do to the large size of the downloads. Please, let us submit our music by snail mail. KDTN Radio One Network would like to receive your CDs and/or CD-Rs. Go to http://www.live365.com/stations/kdtn - for more information.

Denver (IFS) - The VINYL KNIGHTS movie script by Kenneth Howard Smith, has asked Linda Lou Kestin to join in editing dialogue segments. Ms. Kestin is a California Teacher of the Year Winner and a retired principal from the Los Angeles Magnet Schools. As of this writing, the project is around 45 pages. Also adding to the script writing will be Merrell Fanhauser and Bill Newell. More to come. . .

Denver (IFS) - A little History on this date in 1993, where three people got together to form the University of Angel Fire, a school of the theology in Park County, Colorado. Two of the founding fathers’ and mother was Kenneth Howard Smith and Sandra C. Joseph. As the board of directors grew, Smith and Joseph was placed at odds with the other members and were voted off the board. Upon their leaving, the board did vote to award them PhD’s as Doctors of Theology in the School of Letters. Smith never pursuited starting another school. It was his dream that went to someone else.

Denver - (IFS) - Last year, the recording industry released over 160 million cd’s worldwide. In the USA, the number has been around 78 million releases for commerical markets. Out of that market, D-Town Records placed in the top 10 million cds that were played around the world. As of January 1, 2008, D-Town Records Imprint Division will only release its music as digital downloads. D-Town’s switch to just digital downloads is assocaited with the rising costs of shipping and that the mom and pop music stores are not selling as much product.

Bob Baker’s TheBuzzFactor.com

Marketing tips and self-promotion
ideas for indie music people just
like you — since 1995

February 19, 2008

This issue is all about feedback. No, not
screeching frequencies through speakers. I’m
talking about comments and opinions. I’ll show
you one thing that I received but mainly I want
your thoughts on two important items below.
Please read and respond. I welcome your input.

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What Do YOU Want in a Music Conference?

As you may know, I’ll be presenting the first
Indie Buzz Bootcamp music conference June 20-22
in my hometown of St. Louis, MO. If you’ve read
my early description of it, you also know that
I want to make this a weekend workshop event
unlike any other in existence today.

Derek Sivers (of CD Baby), NYC music publicist
Ariel Hyatt, Nashville singer and music career
coach Nancy Moran, and I are the scheduled
speakers, with more to be announced soon.

While I have some definite ideas about how I want
to present this life-changing event (solo speakers
instead of panels, a focus on education and action
plans instead of showcases and parties, etc.) I’d
love to get your thoughts on what you’d like to
see in a music conference.

Please consider the following questions:

• What’s been missing from the music conferences
  you’ve attended in the past?
• What would you really like to see in a weekend
  event dedicated to indie music career success?
• What topics would you like to see covered?
• Who would you like to hear speak?
• What factors would motivate you to attend?

To send me your answers you can either go to
this blog entry and click the comments link to
post your responses. Or simply reply to this
email.

Thanks in advance for giving me your honest
feedback. I’ll give consideration to all the
responses and incorporate the ones that make
the most sense.

Note #1: You can still register to win a pair of
fr-ee admissions to the Indie Buzz Bootcamp here.

I’ll announce the winners by March 10, and
tickets will go on sale March 17. Everyone who
registers for the drawing will be first in line
to purchase tickets at an early discounted rate
before they go on sale to the public.

Note #2: If you’re on Facebook, I have an event
page for the conference here.

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The Coolest Email I’ve Ever Received

“Bob, I found you in 2004 when doing a web search.
I have read your blog, watched your video clips,
purchased your e-books, and look at you as a
mentor. Since then, we have been played on over
500 Internet, commercial and college radio
stations around the world, all with your help.
We have had Top 10 songs in some of the biggest
cities using your advice and, right now, have
two songs in the Top 10 national jazz charts in
Australia!

“Using your advice, we got signed to Rhombus
Records in Los Angeles last year and, as a
result, made it to the second round of voting
for a Grammy Award in the Best New Jazz/Fusion
Artist category. It’s funny, you were our manager
for the past four years and took us from not
knowing business to guiding our careers to this
point … and you never even knew it. Thank you,
Bob, and may you help others like us in the
future.”

-Terry Copley, Catz in the Hatz,
www.myspace.com/catzinthehatz

Thanks, Terry. Congrats on your success! YOU
earned it. You may have fallen a little short
of an official Grammy nomination this year, but
you’re a BIG winner in my book. I wish you
continued success!

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Could You Use a Music Success Coach?

There are many ways to learn and grow and move
closer to your vision of music success. Some
people develop their skills by reading books
and listening to audio programs. Some get
inspired by attending workshops and other live
events.

And some prefer to take things a step further
and work one on one with someone who will
encourage them, listen, offer advice, and hold
them accountable to the goals they’ve set.

If you’ve ever taken a guitar, piano or vocal
lesson, you know first hand what this process
is like.

More and more people are approaching me to act
as a mentor or coach for them. But the available
time I have for projects like this is virtually
nonexistent. So I have to turn people away, and
this has always bothered me.

But a recent conversation with indie artist John
Taglieri opened my eyes to another possibility.
What if I could set up a system that allows me
to pair up my readers with a coach that I know
and trust? Someone who could motivate and guide
aspiring artists to set and reach their goals.

John not only suggested the idea, but offered
himself up as my first officially sanctioned
coach. And he’s the perfect man for the job.
I’ve featured John in three of my books, and we
even teamed up on an audio program called “How
to Make a Living as a Full-Time Indie Musician.”

John has sold more than 12,000 CDs over the past
several years, tours, teaches, and more. He’s
got an indie music career work ethic like no one
I’ve ever met. I knew right away he’d be ideal
for this type of work.

I haven’t set up a page for this yet or finalized
the fee structure, but I wanted to throw this out
there and start collecting the names of potentially
interested parties.

Would you like to learn more about having John
Taglieri coach you? If so, reply to this email
and change the subject line to “Coaching Info.”
If there’s enough interest and we decide to
launch the service, you’ll be the first to know.

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Books, Reports, Audio Programs You Might Enjoy

Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook
www.bob-baker.com/buzz/music_marketing.htm

MySpace Music Marketing
www.bob-baker.com/myspace/music.html

Indie Music PR Bootcamp
www.bob-baker.com/musicpromotion/bootcamp.html

Killer Music Press Kits
www.bob-baker.com/buzz/presskits.html

Guerrilla Music Marketing Power Course
www.bob-baker.com/buzz/music-books.html

70 Ways to Promote & Sell Your Music on the Internet
www.bob-baker.com/buzz/online-music-promotion.html

Online Music PR Hot List 2008
www.bob-baker.com/buzz/music_pr.htm

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Will I See You at Folk Alliance?

If you’ll be there, look me up and say Hi.

Saturday, February 23
Folk Alliance Conference
Memphis, TN
12:00 Noon
I’ll be part of a panel called “The Internet Is
Your Friend.” Madalyn Sklar of GoGirls moderates.
Other panelists include Jim Schultz from Sonicbids,
Martin Folkman of Musicians Atlas, and Lydia
Hutchinson from Performing Songwriter magazine.
Registration details at www.folkalliance.org.

Thanks for reading. Until next time … share
your talents, connect with fans, get out there
and promote yourself!

-Bob

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Get more tips at these sites:

• TheBuzzFactor.com
• MusicPromotionBlog.com
• Bob-Baker.com/podcast
• MusicMarketingBooks.com
• MySpaceMusicMarketing.com
• MusicMarketingInsiders.com
• FullTimeAuthor.com

• You can also find me here:

• MySpace.com/thebuzzfactor
• YouTube.com/user/MrBuzzFactor
• Linkedin.com/in/buzzfactor
• Flickr.com/photos/bob-baker
• Del.icio.us/MrBuzzFactor
• Mrbuzzfactor.stumbleupon.com
• Twitter.com/MrBuzzFactor
• Facebook.com/p/Bob_Baker/605029417

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KOKO DOZO - DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE PARTY

Koko Dozo is a trio of legally alienated New Yorkers –
Polarity/1, Amy Douglas and Rubio — who create a sound
they call Global Funktronica: a unique blend of
electron- ica, funk, club grooves, jazz and roots
grooves from Brazil, Latin America and Africa. Their
lyrics are hilarious, provocative, and powerful, sung
in English, Spanish and Portuguese, supported by music
that is truly otherworldly, rich, textural and
extremely funky.

WHEN: February 23rd, 11:00 PM
WHERE: Nacotheque at Fontana’s
105 Eldridge St.
between Broome & Grand in the Lower East Side, NYC

For more information about the party visit
http://www.myspace.com/nacotheque and
http://www.nacotheque.com

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One Of Duke’s Last Jams Ever With Joe Pass,
Ray Brown And Louie Bellson
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=> BRIAN LINNE RELEASES SINGLE SHARED
CROSS TO AID CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES;
Linne Took A Page Out Of His Own Book Of Life
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=> UTOPIA RECORDS IS PROUD TO INTRODUCE
TO THE WORLD NEW SULTRY & SOULFUL SMOOTH
JAZZ FLAUTIST SHANA KAYE!
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=106826

=> SHAUNA BURNS EMBARKS ON A
FASCINATING JOURNEY OF THE SOUL
ON THE MOON AND THE FIRE CIRCLE;
Burns’ 2005 Debut Every Thought Spawned
Two Popular AAA Format Radio Singles
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=107288

=> FAMED MUSIC PRODUCER/
SONGWRITER MCKINLEY HORTON TUNES
UP FOR BETTER WORLD; “Scooty Mack & M Fire”
Present Inspiring Music, Artists, Movies, TV
Programs & Literature
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=106924

=> MANNHAI CARAVANS ITS LATEST
RELEASE TO NORTH AMERICA; “Hellroad
Caravan,” The Fourth Release From Finland’s
Hardest Rocking Groove-masters Mannhai Has
Received A North American Release
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=106920

=> U.K. SINGER AND SONGWRITER LEONA
LEWIS TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM SPIRIT
IN THE U.S. ON APRIL 8TH; Lewis In The Studio
Recording New Tracks For The U.S. Release
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=106912

=> ACCUSE LA BANKS RETURNS WITH
HIS NEW ALBUM “APACHE PAPA 2.1
(PART SCANDAL)”; Accuse La Banks Is A
Rapper, Songwriter And Music Producer; New
Album Contains 8 Tracks In Styles “Old School”
Hip-hop And R&B
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=106885

=> TREY SONGZ STEP’S IT UP WITH
RELEASE OF THIRD SINGLE AND REMIX
TO BE FEATURED ON MOTION PICTURE
SOUNDTRACK!; Trey Songz Remains On Top
Of The Charts With “Can’t Help But Wait”
As Third Single Is Released
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=106878

=> BIG FUSS RECORDS WELCOMES MISS
KRISTIN’S “THE RUNNER” TO THE NEW
AGE OF SINGLES; Miss Kristin’s “The Runner”
Weighty With Singles Worth Repeating Is Going
With The Trend Towards Singles
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=106855

=> ROCK & ROLLS BASTARD SON IS NOW
RIDING THE OUTLAW TRAIL; The New CD From
Peter X Anthony, Porcupine, was Released
Through VMG Canada; A Genre Switch For Rock
& Rolls Bastard Son Thats Taking Old Fans
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=106838

=> THE LIFE IS THE CONFIDENCE BY
MARKETA LINDEN; The Jazz Single Release
The Life Is The Confidence Is Interesting
Fusion Of Lyrical Voice By Marketa Linden
And Digital Music In Jazz And About Fear
And Also Optimism In Relationship
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AMY SPEACE JOINS IAN HUNTER ON ACOUSTIC UK TOUR

Wildflower Records artist Amy Speace will be joining
renowned artist Ian Hunter as a special guest on his
upcoming UK Acoustic Tour.

Upcoming Tour Schedule
19 Feb Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
20 Feb Aberdeen, Scotland - Tunnel Club
22 Feb Leeds, England - Varieties Theatre
23 Feb Manchester, England - Lowry Theatre
24 Feb Cardiff, Wales - The Point
26 Feb Plymouth, England - The Hub
27 Feb Milton Keynes, England - The Stables
29 Feb Ipswich, England - The Manor Ballroom
01 Mar Market Harborough, England - Leisure Centre
02 Mar Dartford, England - Mick Jagger Centre

http://www.amyspeace.com

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=> MUSICDISH & WILDFLOWER RECORDS
HOST CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK SHOWCASE;
Showcase Headliner Kobo Town Was Recently
Nominated “Favorite World Artist/Group Or
Duo Of The Year” By The Indies
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=107272

=> KOKO DOZO - DEBUT ALBUM
RELEASE PARTY; NY’s Hottest New Downtown
Soiree Nacotheque Is The Place Where NY
Will Celebrate The Release Of Koko Dozo’s
First Album, Illegal Space Aliens
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=107285

=> PHILLY BANDS ROCK FOR NET NEUTRALITY;
Philly Bands Rock For Net Neutrality! “Sugar
Town” At Tritone Presents A Night Of Lady
Rockers And DJs
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=> ANNOUNCING A NEW KCRW LIVE MUSIC
SERIES; KCRWSessions With **SIA** — New
Music Series At The Malibu Performing Arts
Center!
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=> COUNTRY RADIO SALES DAY AT
CRS-39: SET FOR MARCH 7TH, 2008;
CRB, Inc. Has Designated Friday, March 7,
Radio Sales Day At CRS-39
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=106848

=> RAQ ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR 2008;
Including Dates Along The East Coast And
Appearances At Langerado And Green Apple
Music Festivals
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=106843

=> BYRON ZANOS JOINS MATT WHITE TOUR;
Award Winning New Jersey Singer-Songwriter
Brings Songs To The South March 10-14
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=107303

=> WEST COAST MUSICIANS CAREER
GOALS SEMINAR; Seminar To Assist Bay Area
And West Coast Musicians On How To Move
Forward In Their Career
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=107301

=> ARLON BENNETT APPEARING AT MEMPHIS
FOLK ALLIANCE; Arlon Bennett Appearing At
National Folk Alliance Conference In Memphis,
Feb 20-24.
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=107281

=> SUPER PRODUCER STEVEN FORD HOSTS
HIS FIRST MUSIC CONFERENCE MARCH 6 &
7, 2008 IN NEWARK, DELAWARE; GRAMMY Winning
Gospel Producer And Hitmaker To Hold First
Music Symposium March 6 & 7, 2008
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* CHERI DENNIS @ SOHO’S APPLE STORE
Bad Boy Entertainment Presents
Tuesday, February 19, 8:00 PM
THE APPLE STORE SOHO
103 Prince Street, New York
http://cheridennisonline.com

* ROBERTO LINARES BROWN CD RELEASE
Roberto Linares Brown’s “Que no se pierda la esencia”
Friday February 22, 7:00 PM
LULA LOUNGE
1585 Dundas St. W., Toronto
http://www.lula.ca

* GRAM RABBIT CD RELEASE
New RadioAngel & The RobotBeat CD
Friday February 22, 7:00 PM
PIANOS
158 Ludlow Street, New York
http://www.pianos.com/nyc
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* KOKO DOZO RELEASE PARTY @ NACOTHEQUE
Space….Is The Face…..
Saturday February 23, 11:00 PM
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105 Eldridge Street, New York
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* PHILLY BANDS ROCK FOR NET NEUTRALITY
A Night Of Lady Rockers And DJs
Saturday, February 23, 9:00 PM
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1508 South St. Philadelphia, PA
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* WEST COAST MUSICIANS CAREER GOALS SEMINAR
Bay Area Blues Society and the East Bay Law School
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East Bay Law School
554 Grand Avenue, 2nd floor, Oakland, CA
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* NOVATUNES LAUNCH CONCERT
Simon Lynge,Kelly Dalton, AM, NK Band,
Meiko and Low Stars
Thursday, February 28th, 7:30 - 10:30 PM
THE KNITTING FACTORY
7021 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles
http://www.novatunes.com/concerts

* CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2008
Canada’s International Music Convention
March 5-8, 2008
FAIRMONT ROYAL YORK
100 Front Street W, Toronto
http://www.cmw.net

* MUSICDISH - WILDFLOWER RECORDS SHOWCASE
Official Canadian Music Week 2008 Showcase
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Denver (IFS) - Kenny Smith’s release of the first songs back in 1964, with clips of Florence Oggs, Brenda Smith on keyboards singing a spirited version of the gospel standard “99 and 1/2 Won’t Do”, and the “Purple Olive Theme” with Buddy Wampler on bass, Terry Lambright of guitar and Rick Perrine of drums.  These recordings circa 1965.  Other than that, it’s a collection of sounds and little pieces in time.  DDR is releasing CD digital only. 

A little about our Politics; at my age, I get elected as a delegate to the convention.  How about that!   Next, talking to my friend and spiritual advisor, Sandra C. Jospeh, we wonder how we got to this place in time.   ”…I now find myself living in the richest 3rd world country, in the world.  God best America.  Please!” - K. Smith, 2008

Bob Baker’s TheBuzzFactor.com

Marketing tips and self-promotion
ideas for indie music people just
like you — since 1995

February 12, 2008

As you read this, I’m flying back to St. Louis
from San Diego, where I attended a great Ultimate
Life Workshop weekend seminar with Jack Canfield
and Jim Bunch. Awesome experience!

You can be sure I’ll share some of what I learned
in future ezines and blog posts, and incorporate
some of these profound techniques into the Indie
Buzz Bootcamp event I’ll present in June (details
at www.IndieBuzzBootcamp.com).

Enjoy this latest ezine issue …

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How to Create Something Worth Paying for
in the No-Cost Digital Age

Technology writer Kevin Kelly wrote a great blog
post that I encourage you to read. He starts it
off by saying “The Internet is a copy machine.”
The basic idea here is that digital files can be
so easily stored, copied and shared online, they
often lose their value.

That’s certainly not news to musicians. Ever
since the early days of Napster we’ve known that
MP3 files flow freely when they can be easily
accessed. That’s why a lot of artists are now
thinking of digital music files as a promotional
tool only and finding other ways to earn a living.

That’s where Kelly’s ideas may help. He says,
“When copies don’t cost anything, you need to
sell things that cannot be copied.” He lists
eight ways to do that.

Here’s one I really enjoyed:

“Patronage — It is my belief that audiences WANT
to pay creators. Fans like to reward artists,
musicians, authors and the like with the tokens
of their appreciation, because it allows them to
connect. But they will only pay if it is very
easy to do, a reasonable amount, and they feel
certain the money will directly benefit the
creators.

“Radiohead’s recent high-profile experiment in
letting fans pay them whatever they wished for
a copy is an excellent illustration of the power
of patronage. The elusive, intangible connection
that flows between appreciative fans and the
artist is worth something.”

I love that idea and agree wholeheartedly. That’s
why it’s more important than ever to establish
strong bonds with your fans, to build a mailing
list, to be accessible, and to create a community
of like-minded people around the theme of your
songs and personality.

Read Kevin Kelly’s entire blog post here.

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Will I See You in Person at These Events?

Here’s a list of places where I’ll be speaking
(and one where I’ll be playing music myself):

Saturday, February 23
Folk Alliance Conference
Memphis, TN
12:00 Noon
I’ll be part of a panel called “The Internet Is
Your Friend.” Madlyn Sklar of GoGirls moderates.
Other panelists include Jim Schultz from Sonicbids,
Martin Folkman of Musicians Atlas, and Lydia
Hutchinson from Performing Songwriter magazine.
Registration details at www.folkalliance.org.

February 29 to March 1
Self-Employment in the Arts Conference
Hilton Hotel Lisle/Naperville
Lisle, IL (near Chicago)
(630) 637-5468
A conference where attendees learn how to turn
their artistic passions into a living. Details
at http://sea.noctrl.edu/sea_index.php.

Friday, March 14
Benefit show for Our Little Haven
The Schlafly Tap Room
2100 Locust Street (at 21st)
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 241-BEER
My part-time cover band, the e-Rockers, plays a
benefit to raise money for Our Little Haven (a
home for neglected children). Minimum $5
donation at the door.

March 29-30
Christian Indie Alliance Summit
Franklin, TN
Now in its fifth year, the CIA Summit has
established itself as one of the premier
Christian independent artist seminars. Produced
by Indieheaven.com founder Keith Mohr, the focus
of the CIA Summit is to empower independent
artists and encourage them to succeed. Details
at www.ciasummit.com.

Thanks for reading. Until next time … share
your talents, connect with fans, get out there
and promote yourself!

-Bob

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“I just finished listening to ‘How to Make a
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to drop you and John a note to say thanks. I was
a little skeptical at first. I’ve purchased
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find them long on feel-good generalities and
short on specifics. After listening to yours,
I’m happy to say it’s a lot of value for the
money. It was interesting, well paced and had
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Hot List‘ was worth every penny. I’m beginning
to get the word out and generate an online buzz
now. Thanks for your advice and optimism. I find
it truly refreshing and empowering.”
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• TheBuzzFactor.com
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• Bob-Baker.com/podcast
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• FullTimeAuthor.com

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by Scott Karp

The maxim goes that new technologies don’t kill off old media — radio didn’t kill newspapers, TV didn’t kill radio, etc. But it’s not clear this maxim will hold true in the digital age. The first industry to suffer the slings and arrows of digital technology was the music recording industry, back when MP3s and Napster gave birth to digital music sharing. Now it seems likely that if digital technology is capable of utterly destroying an old media industry, the music recording industry will be its first victim.

In a desperate, senseless, lunatic attempt to save the collapse of their business, the recording industry has declared jihad on their own consumers — trying to literally to sue their customers back into the stone age. This war on consumers has taken a bizarre and potentially fatal twist as the music recording industry has declared it illegal to to copy legally purchased music to a computer for personal use.

Yes, you read that right:

    Now, in an unusual case in which an Arizona recipient of an RIAA letter has fought back in court rather than write a check to avoid hefty legal fees, the industry is taking its argument against music sharing one step further: In legal documents in its federal case against Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer.

    The industry’s lawyer in the case, Ira Schwartz, argues in a brief filed earlier this month that the MP3 files Howell made on his computer from legally bought CDs are “unauthorized copies” of copyrighted recordings.

And you thought you actually owned the digital bits on the CD you bought. No, silly. The recording industry owns them. Who knows if you even have the right to listen to the music when you have friends over. Maybe they all need to bring their own copies. Maybe you need to buy a copy for each room of your house, or one for listening in the morning and one for listening in the evening, or…

Un-frigging-believable.

The implication of course is that virtually every individual who owns both a CD and a computer — and thus has likely copied that CD to the computer — can be subject to a lawsuit by the recording industry. Imagine the revenue potential from suing hundreds of millions of people, i.e. suing every one of your customers.

Is it possible for an industry to develop a business model based entirely on litigation?

More likely is that both consumers and recording artists alike will continue to abandon major record labels at an accelerating rate, causing at least one major label to declare bankruptcy and shut down, perhaps even in the next 12-24 months.

There is a simple, if cliched lesson in the recording industry’s bizarre death spiral, which every media company needs to carefully note:

CHANGE OR DIE

“Change” means that you should assume, worst case, that everything you know is wrong, that nothing that has worked in the past will continue to work, that complacency and resistance to change = failure, and that anyone who doesn’t get with whatever the new program is needs to be show the door as quickly as possible.

Of course that’s stating it in the extreme, but never has the disruption of technology moved so rapidly and with such extreme impact as it has in the media industry.

Don’t become the buggy whip — or the music recording industry — of the digital age.