Photos and Recap from I dO MUSIC July 2007!

Last Thursday we kicked off our Independence edition of I dO MUSIC. While artist interviews took place with Miss Juice, Dj Teknology paid homage to Michael Jackson with a full on assault of all the old classic MJ records playing in the background.

After interviews the "I dO BEATS" segment kicked off with music by Dr.Digirock, Rock Gee, 21, Gifted, and ManBeast recieving big responses from the audience.

Featured performers for the night included acoustic guitarist/singer Zayani, R&B Pop singer and dancer Glorie, and the male duos Perfect Dissonance and Da Writers. All performances provided hope for the future of music providing diversity, thoughtful lyrics, musicianship, showmanship, and perfect harmonies.

This month's topic was "WERKing Your Way UP!(From Internships to Paid Gigs...How to Break into this Tough Industry)."
The featured panelist included:

Tmah,VP of A&R, Konvict Muzik
Frances Crawford, Client Relations, Patchwerk Recording
Angela Young, Evening Manager, Patchwerk Recording Studio
Brittney King, Executive Assistant, Chris Hicks
Evita G. Kaigler, Entertainment Attorney

Questions presented included, "What are good qualities to have if you are trying to break into the music industry?" Each guest gave their respective answers, such as humility, loyalty, and a willingness to learn, but the main message from Evita was to be a BEAST. Whatever you are attempting to do, a person should never sleep on any situation but actually make the situation work for them.

Thanks to everyone who came out and we will definitely have something special in store for you next month when the #1 Networking Event in The City Returns!


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Bobby Ray- Put Me On(Video)

When travelling to the Carolinas last week I had a couple of hot mixtapes to choose from with J Cole, Wale, and B.O.B. When I got to the B.O.B vs Bobby Ray Mixtape I couldn't help but set "Put Me On" to repeat. Half the album is throwing out raps and the other half he breaking out the melodies and flowing on the track. While we have witness some artist straight fugg up an A Tribe Called Quest track, Bobby Ray gave the classic Bonita Applebum much love. Tip my NC A&T Aggie Hat to B.Rich, TJ Chapman and the entire team for handling the dopest campaign I've seen in a minute with the brother.

That is the difference when you state you know a hot lyricist but isn't getting the pub he/she deserves. Where is the marketing at? This video was done with Reebok Classic in mind and I'm sure they fit the bill. Everyone take notes cause this is how it is achieved.



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R City... From Grinding to Grammys - Their Story

Listen to this inspiring story about two hungry songwriters from the Virgin Islands... The duo R. City went from just some young new song writers fresh out of high school to GRAMMY award winning stars!! Their story is a very moving one... listen and take note. It's not easy getting into this business. Don't be fooled. things are not always what they seem. Learn more about R. City at http://www.rcitymusic.com/

R. City - Our Story by I dO Music Community

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Show Discipline and Success & Providers Will Invest.....

…..Time, energy and money into your brand. This is a follow up to my previous post, “FYI DIY”, which I encouraged music artists to do it themselves. I didn’t say that to stir up a revolt against the record industry. I didn’t say that ONLY because unlimited resources are available for them to do it themselves. Being a music futurist, I made the suggestion analyzing two different scenarios that may affect the music industry.

Scenario #1) The market is OVER saturated and record labels are UNDER pressure financially to stay afloat causing them to take precaution as to who they decide to invest in. Where does this leave you? Well, if you’re amongst the million and one artists competing for this deal, what do you have to show for yourself? When investors ask you what can you bring to the table and why should we invest in you and your response is “I’m HOT!” and you pass them your demo; Is that seriously going to get you a deal?

Taking into account what I professed in the “FYI DIY” article, what if you walked in the door saying, “I have an established web presence and fan base. Here are my stats to show the amount of traffic I receive to my website. Here are the stats to show how many people subscribe to my RSS feed. Here are my stats to show how many people have downloaded my single. I can be a great asset to your company because I’ve invested X amount of dollars into my brand and here are financial statements showing how much I’ve earned in profits from the work my street team and I have put in.

With this approach, a record label is more prone to sign you because you not only believe in yourself, but you’ve taken the time to build you brand using the tools available to you.

Scenario #2) The power to decide is shifting to the hands of the people when it comes to how music is perceived, purchased and distributed. When this in mind, I pose this question; will there be a record label in the future? I’m pretty sure they would be around, but it won’t be in the same form you see it today.

I’ll give this example to better explain my point. In the 20^th century, we were taught to establish a career with a company and invest in Social Security and Pension Plans. In the 21^st century, establishing a career, let alone finding means of employment is a challenge. Social Security? Pension Plans? The media is stating that money will not be available in the future. So what do we do? Change the way we approach the situation. Establish and create your own career and financial success.

With that said, take control of your career and make the best of your current situation. It doesn’t take a lot of money to begin building a presence on or offline. Utilize the resources available to you to get a jump start. Become more INDEPENDENT and LESS DEPENDENT on someone doing everything for you. If that option isn’t available in the future, don’t be the artist that’s scrambling to find ground in a fast-paced, virtual and foreign environment.

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This Thursday's "I dO Music" Event

It's BACK!!
I dO MUSIC is a series of networking music events started in the Fall of '07 by PatchWerk Recording Studios to give Song Writers, Producers, Artists, and Musicians a setting to NETWORK, LEARN, PROMOTE, and PERFORM. As an incentive to attend we incorporate a special 45 minute, 3-5 person business panel where our attendees can learn something new and valuable about the ever changing music business.

Watch A Video Clip From Last Month:



Next Installment This Thursday!! July 2nd, 2009

Where: Apache Cafe, 64 Third Street, Atlanta

Time: 8pm

Featured Panel: WERKing Your Way UP! (From Internships to paid gigs... How to Break into this Tough Industry)

Feature Panelist:
Frances Crawford, Client Relations, PatchWerk Recording Studios
Brittany King, Executive Assistant, Chris Hicks
Tmah, VP of A&R, Konvict Muzik
Angela Young, Manager, PatchWerk Recording Studios

Feature Performers - LISTEN!!!!

Gorie - Pop
Rizzie - R&B
Metro Boyz - Atlanta
Zayani - Accoustic
Perfect Dissonance - Alternative/Accoustic
Feature Performance: *American Yard* Konvict/SRC/Universal Motown

SEE YOU ON THURSDAY!!! "LET'S WERK..."

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Jay-Z: Death of Autotune(Video)

Is it really possible to end a trend with one song? Jiggaman's "Death Of Autotune" track is out to put a lot of artist to sleep. The fight is lack of originality. The passing of "The King of Pop" Michael Jackson should inspire musicians to make original music. However I do find it hard to believe because one man is not inspired by the voice enhancer, everyone should follow.

Jay performed "D.O.A" at the BET Music Awards followed by the actual video afterwards. Is his message enough to make you look elsewhere for substance in the music? Will you stop listening to your favorite artist because Jay-Z said its not cool anymore or will you continue to "Blame It On The Alcohol" like Jamie and T-Pain?



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ASCAP Top Songwriters

The songwriting/production team of Christopher"Tricky"Stewart & The-Dream tied for songwriter of the year honors with fellow songwriting/production duo Stargate(Tor Hermansen & Mikkel Eriksen) at the 22nd annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.

These gentlemen were recognized for their work on five songs, including "Just Fine" by Mary J.Blige, "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey and "I Luv Your Girl" by The Dream. Five of the songs earning kudos for Stargate are "Miss Independent" by Ne-Yo, "Spotlight" by Jennifer Hudson and "Take a Bow" by Rihanna. All of these songs were certified hits.

Smokey Robinson was honored with ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award co-presented by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, singer/songwriters Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson and ASCAP president/chairman Paul Williams.

Singer/songwriter Alicia Keys received the night's other special award, ASCAP's Golden Note Award. Presented by ASCAP's Williams, the award recognizes songwriters, composers and artist who have achieved extraordinary career milestones.

When looking to achieve greatness understand the names above have kept their place with consistency. Find your niche and make it WERK!

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Here's Why They Call Him King (R.I.P. MJ)

MJ's Most Significant Achievements One Word...*WOW*

Michael Jackson has set many records throughout his career and won many awards. From the early days of the Jackson 5 to the current day. Michael Jackson has been in a league of his own with his best competition being himself and trying to improve on what he has already achieved.
He are a just a few of the record breaking achievements.

Biggest Selling Album Of All Time - Guiness Book Of World Records
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Album is the biggest selling album of all time, with over 50 million copies sold worldwide. Thriller is also the biggest selling U.S album with sales of 25 million copies.

Most No1 Hits in 1980's
By The End of the 1980's MIchael Jackson had more #1 hits than any other artist for the decade.

Greatest Audience - Guiness Book Of World Records
The highest-ever viewership was 133.4 million viewers watching the NBC transmission of Super Bowl XXVII on June 31, 1993. Michael was spotlighted during the half-time peformance.

Bad Tour - Guiness Book Of World Records
Michael Jackson's world tour brought in a record gross revenue of over $124 million during September 1987-December 1988.

100 Million Records
Michael has sold over 100 million singles and albums outside of the U.S.

Billboard Charts
Michael Jackson is the first person in the 37 year history of the Billboard chart to enter straight in at No1, with his single "You Are Not Alone". The previous record "Earth Song" which had debuted at No5 and also Michael Jacksons.

Biggest Selling Video
Michael Jackson's "The Making Of Thriller" is the biggest selling video to be released by an artist.

Billboard "Hot 100" Singles Chart
Most No1 Hits by Male Artist (13)

No1 Debuts
Michael Jacksons "Bad", "Dangerous", and "HIStory" albums all debuted in at No1.

Awards
Michael has won more awards than any other artist.

No1 On Charts
In 1983 Michael became the first artist to simultaneously hold the number one spots on Billboard's rock albums and rock singles charts, as well as the R&B albums and singles charts.

Consecutive No1 Singles
Jackson 5 were the first group to ever have four consecutive No1 singles.

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