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City: ATLANTA/Chicago
State: Georgia
Country: US
Signup Date: 5/12/2005

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Friday, February 20, 2009 

Current mood:  artistic
It really gets under my skin when people ask me what it is I do....when
I tell them…..I hate to sound like a million other people out here. I
mean what do I say?? I fuck with the music?? Do I tell them what I do
to pay my bills??? Another thing I dislike is when I tell someone about
what I’m attempting to do then they give me their "professional"
advice...you know..."you should do this"..."you should do that"..or "I know somebody doing….."

I know my goals and aspirations, and to quote my partner Adero..."you got dream killers out here".
When I realized that I was not a corporate dude I did two things....I
got tatts on both my arms and I began to surround myself with people
with like aspirations...i.e. singers, song writers, poets, musicians,
promoters, etc.

When I see shit like "Driven"...it reminds me that shit doesn't happen over night...it's a steady grind to break into the "Industry".
You have to protect your dream like a "Baby". You have to nurture it
and keep it away from harm doers. I think in a subconscious way I have
alienated those that don’t understand what it is I'm accomplishing.
It's really simple when you think about it. I will provide for my
family by selling and marketing myself and others that are talented. He
who does not feel me is not real to me…..Therefore he doesn't exist....
so poof!! Vamoose son-of-a .......

"We have no great war, or great depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives". Tyler Durden

Rollie

Tuesday, November 01, 2005 
 

The "BIG FOUR"
Current mood: determined

The Grind of tryin' to get in the industry is hard mainly because of the powers that be, if anyone know about this, "CENTRAL" does:  checkout the following information:

From a business perspective, many present labels are part of the "Big Four" record companies which hold over 75% of the market share ($25 billion market). (Compare with the "Big Six" film companies.) These are:

  • Universal Music Group ($7 billion revenue), which includes A&M, Decca/London, Deutsche Grammophon, Island, MCA, Motown, Rampagge, PolyGram and others;
  • Sony BMG Music Entertainment ($5 billion), which as of August 2004 consists of the merger between Sony Music Entertainment and BMG Entertainment, and includes Columbia, Epic, Arista, RCA, and others;
  • EMI Group ($4 billion), which includes Angel, Blue Note, Capitol, Odeon, Parlophone, Virgin, Positiva and others;
  • Warner Music Group (a.k.a. WEA) ($2.5 billion), which includes Warner Brothers, Elektra, Atlantic, London, Reprise, Rhino and others.
  • These corporations have bought or merged with of the current operational  labels.
"We have no great war, or great depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives".
Tyler Durden