Saturday, June 30, 2012
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Rodney King
Dead at 47
Exclusive
0617_rodney_king_gettyRodney King -- the man who was at the center of the infamous Los Angeles riots -- was found dead this morning. He was 47.
According to our sources, King's fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a pool.
King became famous in 1991 when he was the victim of police brutality at the hands of the LAPD. The officers involved in the incident were acquitted the following year and the announcement of the verdict led to the Los Angeles riots.
Dead at 47
Exclusive
0617_rodney_king_gettyRodney King -- the man who was at the center of the infamous Los Angeles riots -- was found dead this morning. He was 47.
According to our sources, King's fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a pool.
King became famous in 1991 when he was the victim of police brutality at the hands of the LAPD. The officers involved in the incident were acquitted the following year and the announcement of the verdict led to the Los Angeles riots.
Friday, June 15, 2012
EntertainmentNews: Atlanta's own @SyYung25 Friedel "SyYung" Pinkston co/hosts 2nd annual A.U.M.A July15th 2012 - http://goo.gl/S8Iab (Blog)
MusicNews: Atlanta's own @SyYung25 Friedel "SyYung" Pinkston co/hosts 2nd annual A.U.M.A July15th 2012 - http://goo.gl/S8Iab (Blog)
Ladies meet @Mskrock's Co/Host @SyYung25 of 2nd ANNUAL ATLANTA UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS July 15th http://ping.fm/iUNKr HipHop Music Awards RT
BreakingNews IndieArtist "Beware of Scam Tours of 2012" - http://goo.gl/TVGcM via (Blog) Read & Comment! HipHopMusic
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Indie Artists Beware!!!
Its that time of year alot of Summer Concert Tours have started like the well famed Club Paradise Tour 2012 w/ Drake, Jay Cole, Waka Flocka to name a few.
Everyone one wants to get on tour as an Indie Artist, but its also that time of year for alot of scam tours. Earlier this year & the late part of last year everyone remembers the Infamous "U Rock Tour" that was promising indie artists deals via thru DefJam, well we all know how that went. after talking to Island DefJam reps they were not offering $50k Single deals & they were not sponsors of such tour.
Now we have another scam tour, this one is called "The Front Runner Tour based out of Cleveland,Ohio organized by Lisa Jett. This tour was to give Indie Artists to have Major Artist like Plies & other notables to open up on a 10 city tour. Starting in Atlanta, Shreveport, FortWorth, Houston, Los Vegas, Hollywood, Philly, Cleveland, Nyc & Phoenix.
Im the barer of bad news again alot of indie artist have paid anywhere from $1500 to $2000 to sign up for the tour. Now everyone is finding out this is Non-Refundable!
I have an artist that didn't have to pay the set up fee, but once he signed the contract. He cancelled his other paid show dates with the impression that he was going to get paid $28k. Now he is just not out of the tour money but he is also out of the other show money that he cancelled.
Indie Artist the lesson to be learned here to do your home work, always check for any (PR) thats press releases, if a proper press release was put out believe me the Major artists & labels would make sure there is Media info & radio aware of anywhere the artist will be.
Here is the a YouTube link: http://ping.fm/G75aI
Its that time of year alot of Summer Concert Tours have started like the well famed Club Paradise Tour 2012 w/ Drake, Jay Cole, Waka Flocka to name a few.
Everyone one wants to get on tour as an Indie Artist, but its also that time of year for alot of scam tours. Earlier this year & the late part of last year everyone remembers the Infamous "U Rock Tour" that was promising indie artists deals via thru DefJam, well we all know how that went. after talking to Island DefJam reps they were not offering $50k Single deals & they were not sponsors of such tour.
Now we have another scam tour, this one is called "The Front Runner Tour based out of Cleveland,Ohio organized by Lisa Jett. This tour was to give Indie Artists to have Major Artist like Plies & other notables to open up on a 10 city tour. Starting in Atlanta, Shreveport, FortWorth, Houston, Los Vegas, Hollywood, Philly, Cleveland, Nyc & Phoenix.
Im the barer of bad news again alot of indie artist have paid anywhere from $1500 to $2000 to sign up for the tour. Now everyone is finding out this is Non-Refundable!
I have an artist that didn't have to pay the set up fee, but once he signed the contract. He cancelled his other paid show dates with the impression that he was going to get paid $28k. Now he is just not out of the tour money but he is also out of the other show money that he cancelled.
Indie Artist the lesson to be learned here to do your home work, always check for any (PR) thats press releases, if a proper press release was put out believe me the Major artists & labels would make sure there is Media info & radio aware of anywhere the artist will be.
Here is the a YouTube link: http://ping.fm/G75aI
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Must read from @PlatinumVoicePR Great Info about Encoding ur Music
If you’re an artist of any sort or genre this is a must read all music that’s created by you the artist should be encoded with Nielsen BDS (Broadcast Data system) known as SoundScan or MediaBase. They are the leading providers for airplay tracking for example your single/ song is on main stream radio and its getting played by a Dj or On-Air Personality the only way that record companies know how many spins or how long you been in rotation is by pulling up the BDS or MediaBase.
Nielson Broadcasting is best known as the company that rates the popularity of television programs. In addition to T.V., the company is also diversified in several music entertainment properties, and is the owner of Billboard magazine, as well as SoundScan.
SoundScan is an online service that tracks the sale of music and video releases. Any music product that carries a barcode is eligible to be tracked by SoundScan, if the retailer elects to report their sales to SoundScan. Although this is no longer the case, Newbury Comics elected NOT to report their sales to SoundScan for years as they thought that their competitors could use the information and negatively affect their own sales. Almost all the major independent stores, as well as the chains and big-box retailers report their sales to SoundScan. The service reports sales every Tuesday morning. Anytime you hear information about the top-selling records or top-selling singles at any time, you can be sure that SoundScan provided this information. In addition to sales produced by retail outlets, touring artists can also report their venue sales themselves to the service by faxing in reporting documents.
BDS/SoundScan is a great tool for the music marketer. The service segments sales out in a number of ways to help marketers decide where to put their marketing dollars, including: independent/chain sales, online vs. physical sales, and most importantly, geography.
At a label, the first thing the marketing department does on Tuesday morning is check Soundscan, and then talk about the past weeks sales in their marketing meeting Tuesday afternoon. Marketing can then see how specific campaigns or visibility like a radio appearance, press hit, or live show has affected sales by region. Because all music marketing plans are fluid documents, if the marketing team sees an unexpected spike in sales in a particular area, they can dedicate more resources there to ‘keep the wheel spinning.’
For independent artists, SoundScan can be used for the same marketing purposes. But over and above any marketing information it offers, SoundScan sales can become part of the artists overall story. If any artist is interested in gaining the attention of a distributor or record label, a great SoundScan sales story is a valuable tool. Labels LOVE the idea of signing bands that have momentum, and can prove that they have a dedicated following in certain areas.
The Following Radio Stations use BDS/Soundscan
Adult Contemporary WILV Chicago, IL REWIND 100.3
Adult Contemporary WLIT Chicago, IL THE LITE 93.9
Adult Contemporary WTMX Chicago, IL 101.9 FM THE MIX
Christian WJKL Chicago, IL K‐LOVE
Christian WMBI Chicago, IL MOODY RADIO
Christian WONU Chicago, IL SHINE.FM 89.7
Gospel WGRB‐AM Chicago, IL INSPIRATION 1390 AM
Jazz WDCB Chicago, IL PUBLIC RADIO 90.9 FM WDCB
Mainstream Rock WIIL Chicago, IL 95 WIIL ROCK
Mainstream Rock WLUP Chicago, IL THE LOOP
Top Forty WBBM Chicago, IL B96
Top Forty WCPQ Chicago, IL DANCE FACTORY
Top Forty WKSC Chicago, IL KISS FM 103.5
Triple A WXRT Chicago, IL 93 XRT
Urban/Urban AC WGCI Chicago, IL 107.5 WGCI
Urban/Urban AC WPWX Chicago, IL POWER 92
Urban/Urban AC WSRB Chicago, IL SOUL 106.3
Urban/Urban AC WVAZ Chicago, IL V‐103
Video BET Video‐Cable USA BET
Video BETJ Video‐Cable USA CENTRIC
Video FUSE Video‐Cable USA FUSE
Video MTV Video‐Cable USA MTV ‐ MUSIC TELEVISION
Video MTV2 Video‐Cable USA M2
Video MTV3 Video‐Cable USA MTV TR3S
Video MTVH Video‐Cable USA MTV HITS
Video MTVJ Video‐Cable USA MTV JAMZ
Video VH1 Video‐Cable USA VH1
Video VHSL Video‐Cable USA VH1 SOUL
If your music is not encoded, the major labels will not know how many spins you’re getting so don’t submit music to Radio stations without going thru this process 1st. BDS has a digital pattern recognition technology, Nielsen BDS captures in excess of hundred million song detection annually on more than sixteen hundred radio stations, satellite radio and cable music channels in over a hundred & forty markets in the U.S. (including PR) & thirty Canadian markets. Read to see how to submit your music….
Nielsen BDS How to Submit Music
Submit CD’s and MP3’s free of charge, electronically through their secure Virtual Encode website.
Virtual Encode Access:
Please send an email with “Virtual Encode” as the subject to our Client Services Department at
clientservices@bdsonline.com for a username and password.
PLEASE include the following information in the body of your email:
• Your Full Name
• Company or Label Name
• Contact Number
• Primary Email Address
• Any Additional Contact Information
You will then receive login information and instructions via email for the Virtual Encode website
to upload your music.
Register Music by Mail:
Send all mixes of your single releases (preferably on CD) to:
Nielsen
8100 N.W. 101st Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64153
Attn: Encoding Department
Click to fill out and email them the Media Information Form or include the following information with your media:
• Your Full Name
• Company or Label Name
• Contact Number
• Primary Email Address
For each piece of media submitted include
• Artist Name
• Song titles with specific mix names, if applicable
To encode your Music with MediaBase:
Send new music to:
MediaBase Research
Attn: Encoding Department
15260 Ventura Blvd., Ste 400
Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403
or email MP3 file to:
digitaldelivery@mediabase.com
NOTE: It is very helpful to include as much information as possible, e.g., the name of the track(s) you are working at radio, the format(s), contact name at the label, phone number, e-mail address, etc. You can submit song information through the MediaBase New Music Notification form.
Have Questions? Check out Frequently Asked Questions
Please keep in mind that Nielsen BDS & Media Base are two different encoding system /companies.
You never know where I may be bringing you the events of Chicago, so make sure you follow this blog and Follow me on Twitter, @PlatinumVoicePR! If you need your name and craft to buzz out here, go to www.platinumvoicepr.com. Until next time, See ya later Babies!
Disclaimer:
(PlatinumVoicePR is the source for the events and has no legal bindings with associated parties)
If you’re an artist of any sort or genre this is a must read all music that’s created by you the artist should be encoded with Nielsen BDS (Broadcast Data system) known as SoundScan or MediaBase. They are the leading providers for airplay tracking for example your single/ song is on main stream radio and its getting played by a Dj or On-Air Personality the only way that record companies know how many spins or how long you been in rotation is by pulling up the BDS or MediaBase.
Nielson Broadcasting is best known as the company that rates the popularity of television programs. In addition to T.V., the company is also diversified in several music entertainment properties, and is the owner of Billboard magazine, as well as SoundScan.
SoundScan is an online service that tracks the sale of music and video releases. Any music product that carries a barcode is eligible to be tracked by SoundScan, if the retailer elects to report their sales to SoundScan. Although this is no longer the case, Newbury Comics elected NOT to report their sales to SoundScan for years as they thought that their competitors could use the information and negatively affect their own sales. Almost all the major independent stores, as well as the chains and big-box retailers report their sales to SoundScan. The service reports sales every Tuesday morning. Anytime you hear information about the top-selling records or top-selling singles at any time, you can be sure that SoundScan provided this information. In addition to sales produced by retail outlets, touring artists can also report their venue sales themselves to the service by faxing in reporting documents.
BDS/SoundScan is a great tool for the music marketer. The service segments sales out in a number of ways to help marketers decide where to put their marketing dollars, including: independent/chain sales, online vs. physical sales, and most importantly, geography.
At a label, the first thing the marketing department does on Tuesday morning is check Soundscan, and then talk about the past weeks sales in their marketing meeting Tuesday afternoon. Marketing can then see how specific campaigns or visibility like a radio appearance, press hit, or live show has affected sales by region. Because all music marketing plans are fluid documents, if the marketing team sees an unexpected spike in sales in a particular area, they can dedicate more resources there to ‘keep the wheel spinning.’
For independent artists, SoundScan can be used for the same marketing purposes. But over and above any marketing information it offers, SoundScan sales can become part of the artists overall story. If any artist is interested in gaining the attention of a distributor or record label, a great SoundScan sales story is a valuable tool. Labels LOVE the idea of signing bands that have momentum, and can prove that they have a dedicated following in certain areas.
The Following Radio Stations use BDS/Soundscan
Adult Contemporary WILV Chicago, IL REWIND 100.3
Adult Contemporary WLIT Chicago, IL THE LITE 93.9
Adult Contemporary WTMX Chicago, IL 101.9 FM THE MIX
Christian WJKL Chicago, IL K‐LOVE
Christian WMBI Chicago, IL MOODY RADIO
Christian WONU Chicago, IL SHINE.FM 89.7
Gospel WGRB‐AM Chicago, IL INSPIRATION 1390 AM
Jazz WDCB Chicago, IL PUBLIC RADIO 90.9 FM WDCB
Mainstream Rock WIIL Chicago, IL 95 WIIL ROCK
Mainstream Rock WLUP Chicago, IL THE LOOP
Top Forty WBBM Chicago, IL B96
Top Forty WCPQ Chicago, IL DANCE FACTORY
Top Forty WKSC Chicago, IL KISS FM 103.5
Triple A WXRT Chicago, IL 93 XRT
Urban/Urban AC WGCI Chicago, IL 107.5 WGCI
Urban/Urban AC WPWX Chicago, IL POWER 92
Urban/Urban AC WSRB Chicago, IL SOUL 106.3
Urban/Urban AC WVAZ Chicago, IL V‐103
Video BET Video‐Cable USA BET
Video BETJ Video‐Cable USA CENTRIC
Video FUSE Video‐Cable USA FUSE
Video MTV Video‐Cable USA MTV ‐ MUSIC TELEVISION
Video MTV2 Video‐Cable USA M2
Video MTV3 Video‐Cable USA MTV TR3S
Video MTVH Video‐Cable USA MTV HITS
Video MTVJ Video‐Cable USA MTV JAMZ
Video VH1 Video‐Cable USA VH1
Video VHSL Video‐Cable USA VH1 SOUL
If your music is not encoded, the major labels will not know how many spins you’re getting so don’t submit music to Radio stations without going thru this process 1st. BDS has a digital pattern recognition technology, Nielsen BDS captures in excess of hundred million song detection annually on more than sixteen hundred radio stations, satellite radio and cable music channels in over a hundred & forty markets in the U.S. (including PR) & thirty Canadian markets. Read to see how to submit your music….
Nielsen BDS How to Submit Music
Submit CD’s and MP3’s free of charge, electronically through their secure Virtual Encode website.
Virtual Encode Access:
Please send an email with “Virtual Encode” as the subject to our Client Services Department at
clientservices@bdsonline.com for a username and password.
PLEASE include the following information in the body of your email:
• Your Full Name
• Company or Label Name
• Contact Number
• Primary Email Address
• Any Additional Contact Information
You will then receive login information and instructions via email for the Virtual Encode website
to upload your music.
Register Music by Mail:
Send all mixes of your single releases (preferably on CD) to:
Nielsen
8100 N.W. 101st Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64153
Attn: Encoding Department
Click to fill out and email them the Media Information Form or include the following information with your media:
• Your Full Name
• Company or Label Name
• Contact Number
• Primary Email Address
For each piece of media submitted include
• Artist Name
• Song titles with specific mix names, if applicable
To encode your Music with MediaBase:
Send new music to:
MediaBase Research
Attn: Encoding Department
15260 Ventura Blvd., Ste 400
Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403
or email MP3 file to:
digitaldelivery@mediabase.com
NOTE: It is very helpful to include as much information as possible, e.g., the name of the track(s) you are working at radio, the format(s), contact name at the label, phone number, e-mail address, etc. You can submit song information through the MediaBase New Music Notification form.
Have Questions? Check out Frequently Asked Questions
Please keep in mind that Nielsen BDS & Media Base are two different encoding system /companies.
You never know where I may be bringing you the events of Chicago, so make sure you follow this blog and Follow me on Twitter, @PlatinumVoicePR! If you need your name and craft to buzz out here, go to www.platinumvoicepr.com. Until next time, See ya later Babies!
Disclaimer:
(PlatinumVoicePR is the source for the events and has no legal bindings with associated parties)
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