How One Music Startup Is Defying the Odds By Breaking the Rules
The fact that this company got 800k and their plan is in no way directly connected to artist is a total joke. Here's the funny part. Altavoz launched 3 streams for Microsoft's windows media and had 74 thousand individuals on it daily in 2000 and we couldn't get 10K. We did it with scrapes. Mind you this music was also legal.
The part of this plan that I highly question is the fact that this company is going to stream this music and they think that somehow, someway they don't have to comply with the same rules that others that stream music have. Like having to pay sound exShaITge.
How to you stream music for free.
We also pointed out that folks down more the 3 bucks a day on designer coffer and scoff at the idea of payin artist for their work. Maybe this company would like it if we took all their workers and had them come over and do some role for us without compensations. Oh wait. the promise of paying a company that will pay another company and it claims that they will pay the artists is good enough for 800k and mention in the press these days.
Oh well, you get what you pay for right..........
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Mi2N.com - US IP Czar Proposes Limits On Civil Rights And Liberties To Protect Big Content
Obama Administration is showing that they know very little of the state of the music business and or they are just stooges for the Major labels.
Which by our reckonin' are stealing American jobs, and taking Profits overseas and now they want to fill our prisions with folks that do what radio users do every day~ hear music without the artist being compensated.
Which by our reckonin' are stealing American jobs, and taking Profits overseas and now they want to fill our prisions with folks that do what radio users do every day~ hear music without the artist being compensated.
" White House's IP czar Victoria Espinel is calling on Congress to further expand and toughen U.S. intellectual property law, which is already among the most sweeping and strictest in the world. Copyright regulation has grown into a massive and complicated bureaucratic system, which has lost sight of it purpose and limits. The capture of this Administration and key members of Congress by the powerful special interests called Big Content continues to grow as demonstrated by this report, which fails to address the need for a balanced reform approach.
Espinel is asking Congress to expand federal wiretapping laws to pursue those accused of infringing on copyrighted material, and to ensure that illegally streaming movies, once considered only civil infractions, be treated as felonies".
Espinel is asking Congress to expand federal wiretapping laws to pursue those accused of infringing on copyrighted material, and to ensure that illegally streaming movies, once considered only civil infractions, be treated as felonies".
Geldof: Only rock can save the music business :: Rock News Desk
Geldof: Only rock can save the music business :: Rock News Desk
Altavoz co-ceo Nelson Jacobsen has a different take on this and it seems we have seen this story line play out else where.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Independent Music is good for American Jobs.
So let's face it the way the world of entertainment works, The Majors are on top driving 90 percent of the profits. So what have they done?
They have done the same thing that every multi-national company has done. Take all the jobs and money out of the US economy and laugh all the way to the off shore bank.
Now lets' look at the difference between Indie & Major record companies.
The continued attention to all things Major Record label related and for their financial gain has actually hurt the US. Now! if we lift up the covers and take a look at who they are in bed with - There is a reason why the main stream media covers them relentlessly. They are part of the same eco system and it is used to to reinforce their business model. Rest assured they are still making loads of money the Entertainment Business grew by 2.3% in 2009. Yep during a recession.
Now! over here in the Independent community we are all operation daily in our local markets, our suppliers are often local design, manufacturing, and packaging firms. All of these checking accounts are often serviced by local banks and the artists, bands, and labels all live in these communities. So we are hosting our whole eco system in the US Economy. Where are the Majors? Where ever the best Tax policy for them and their profits exist.
The sad truth in light of this is that the US Government, Congress and So called trade groups are actively undermining the Independent market ever day they show up to work -if you call it that- Because Indie's are not in Washington with lobbyist lining their pockets with drugs, sex parties and wild boozed filled nights there is no heed paid to the local music business. And, Politician have the nerve to point at music as some bad influence.
So it begs to ask....who's business is better for the US Economy.
They have done the same thing that every multi-national company has done. Take all the jobs and money out of the US economy and laugh all the way to the off shore bank.
Now lets' look at the difference between Indie & Major record companies.
- Majors- think Halitburtonization of whole business model.
- Indies- think mom & pop, local owned business.
The continued attention to all things Major Record label related and for their financial gain has actually hurt the US. Now! if we lift up the covers and take a look at who they are in bed with - There is a reason why the main stream media covers them relentlessly. They are part of the same eco system and it is used to to reinforce their business model. Rest assured they are still making loads of money the Entertainment Business grew by 2.3% in 2009. Yep during a recession.
Now! over here in the Independent community we are all operation daily in our local markets, our suppliers are often local design, manufacturing, and packaging firms. All of these checking accounts are often serviced by local banks and the artists, bands, and labels all live in these communities. So we are hosting our whole eco system in the US Economy. Where are the Majors? Where ever the best Tax policy for them and their profits exist.
The sad truth in light of this is that the US Government, Congress and So called trade groups are actively undermining the Independent market ever day they show up to work -if you call it that- Because Indie's are not in Washington with lobbyist lining their pockets with drugs, sex parties and wild boozed filled nights there is no heed paid to the local music business. And, Politician have the nerve to point at music as some bad influence.
So it begs to ask....who's business is better for the US Economy.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
1 sided conversation with Google about their cloud blackhole
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Our whole business is at a standstill because @googledocs don't have their FKIN form tied to a real mail box. UHAV2BJOKING @google #fail
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Atten @googledocs we need our doc back so we can do what we do. This not working is, well not working for us. #Justayin
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Don't worry about all the reconstruciton
We are in the process of moving out servers to the cloud and fixin up the various Altavoz social media properties.
We will also be putting up our information about One on Ones at Narm11.
We will also be putting up our information about One on Ones at Narm11.
Monday, March 7, 2011
DMV Music Council: If you ain't here you aint in th Music Biz.
DMV Music Council: If you ain't here you aint in th Music Biz.: "85 Percent of the music buyers in the U.S.A. are all connect to one EDI system and if your distributor is not part of that EDI system they a..."
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