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of Dec Cluskey-]
"There
are three classes of people: those who see, those who
see when they are shown, those who do not see."
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Watch out this
week for Dec on 'Trisha' [Dec talks about
fans who border on stalking]
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Burns
Day [did you celebrate it?]
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A rare Italian
recording from my band on Ebay [yep, we
could sing in Italian]
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Could this affect you? [ USA
songwriters to get bashing? ]
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How about a competition?
[ the entries were amazing ]
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Fancy
a trip to Nigeria and perform? [ invitation
to a Valentine bash ]
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Marshall announces Randy Rhoads 1959RR Amp.
[ my fave guitar
amp company release a new classic amp.]
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Success Stories [they
continue to amaze me]
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Subscriber's
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[ Yet
another 'split the royalties' question ]
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The
gags: ..... Tim
Sawyer [an aeroplane story]
Watch
out this week for Dec on 'Trisha' [Dec
talks about fans who border on stalking]
Check
out 'Trisha' on Channel 5 in the UK. I was asked to give my thoughts on
over zealous fans who then can be borderline stalkers. Of course,
sometimes the stalking can go to extremes .... see and hear what I have to say
on this mainstream morning programme ... this week. Check the listings.
Trisha and Dec - the expert on show Biz Stalking?
"Effort only fully releases it's
reward after a person refuses
to quit." Margaret
Thatcher:
Burns
Day [did you celebrate it?]
Yep,
the day of the Haggis. Don't tell me you never heard of it?
Did
you search out the best supplier of this amazing feast of 'innards from
Scotland'?. Did you download the best bagpipes piece on Limewire?
Did you shut down all the lights in your abode, put on the bagpipes and parade
the dimly lit 'Haggis' through to the dining table? Did you then take
out the ancient book of Robert Burns poetry ... go to page 133 and seek out the
'Ode to a Haggis'? Did you finally and solemnly declaim that
wonderful poetic piece over the steaming Haggis and sit and eat that ancient
delicacy....... wonderful ....
I
did!
Enjoy
life ... it only comes once.
"Disciplining
yourself to do what you know is right and important,
although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and
personal satisfaction."
A
rare Italian recording from my band on Ebay [yep,
we could sing in Italian]
I
had an Email from a pal telling me of a rare disc for sale on Ebay ... check it
out ... a very young Dec! A big hit too ... made me lots of dosh!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/THE-BACHELORS-RARE-45-rpm-MADE-IN-ITALY-ITALIAN-SUNG_W0QQitemZ320212247483QQihZ011QQcategoryZ2265QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
"Hello! I'm gonna leave you alone about
record deals cause I know I'll never get one I'm only 10.
Do you know where to find any puppies?"
[quaint? That was a real Email]
Could
this affect you?
[ USA
songwriters to get bashing? ]
On
Monday, January 28, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) begins the hearing that
will determine mechanical rates for every songwriter and music publisher in
America. It will be the most important rate hearing in the history of the
music industry because in addition to setting rates for physical products,
rates will be set for the first time ever for digital products such as digital
downloads, subscription services and ring-tones.
The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) will be representing the
interests of songwriters and music publishers and will be fighting vigorously
to protect those interests to ensure that musical compositions are compensated
fairly.
On the other side of this fight stands the Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA) and the Digital Music Association (DiMA). Both the RIAA and
DiMA have proposed significant reductions in mechanical royalty rates that
would be disastrous for songwriters and music publishers. This is literally a
fight for the survival of our industry.
To give you an example of what is at stake, the current rate for physical
phono-records is 9.1 cents. The NMPA is proposing an increase to 12.5 cents
per song. The RIAA, however, has proposed slashing the rate to approximately 6
cents a song - a cut of more than one-third the current rate!
For permanent digital downloads, NMPA is proposing a rate of 15 cents per
track because the costs involved are much less than for physical products. The
RIAA has proposed the outrageous rate of approximately 5 - 5.5 cents per
track, and DiMA is proposing even less.
If you find that troubling, it gets worse. For interactive streaming services,
which some analysts believe will be the future of the music industry, NMPA is
proposing a rate of the greater of 12.5% of revenue, 27.5% of content costs,
or a micro-penny calculation based on usage. The RIAA actually proposed that
songwriters and music publishers should get the equivalent of .58% of revenue.
This isn't a typo - less than 1%. And DiMA is taking the shocking and
offensive position that songwriters' and music publishers' mechanical rights
should be zero, because DiMA does not believe we have any such rights!
The initial hearing will last four weeks, with the three permanent Copyright
Royalty Judges hearing arguments Mondays through Thursdays from 9:30 am - 4:30
p.m. each day. At the conclusion of the initial hearing, there will be more
discovery, followed by a rebuttal hearing in May, and a final decision
expected on October 2.
The NMPA will be spending millions dollars in this proceeding to protect the
interests of songwriters and music publishers against the much larger record
labels and digital media companies. And although we face such an enormous
fight, we have an incredible advantage - we represent songwriters, without
whom the record labels and digital music services could not exist.
Please forward this to anyone who is involved in the songwriting and music
publishing industry. We will be sending out regular updates as the CRB
progresses to keep you informed. Through your networks, we hope to reach the
vast majority of the industry. If you did not receive this directly, and would
like to be added to the master NMPA communications list, please send your
contact information to Jamie Marotta at jmarotta@nmpa.org.
As always, we appreciate your support of the NMPA which allows us to wage this
fight on your behalf.
David M. Israelite
President & CEO
National Music Publishers' Association
www.nmpa.org
"Plan
your work for today and every day, then work your plan."
How
about our competition?
[ the entries are amazing ]
Wow
....
That
was a good one. Must do it again sometime. We were all shocked that
so many had got the sequence of the most important factor in creating a great
vocal so close.
Results
will be released in the next 'One Minute With Dec' ... and also the web page
with all the logic behind the sequence will be released then.
"I
do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work.
That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top,
but should get you pretty near."
Fancy
a trip to Nigeria and perform? [ invitation
to a Valentine bash ]
billysquat@yahoo.com
DEAR Dec
We
are very happy to invite to our valentine musical concert which will be
holding here in Nigeria. We will like to know if you are interested in
coming or interested in performing.all the accommodation arrangement will be
made including everyday meal, relaxation and refreshment it will be our
pleasure and we will be very grateful to see you that day ,
Kindly respond back if you will be there:
Date:26th till 27th/feb/2008
Organising committee
Billy Squat
"Look
at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end.
It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when
you've had everything to do and you've done it."
Marshall
announces Randy Rhoads 1959RR Amp.[ my
fave guitar amp company release a new classic amp.]
Marshall
has announced the 1959RR Randy Rhoads signature amp. Jim
Marshall has embarked on a marketing strategy of releasing a string of amps
which are specific to the artists who played them ... the other companies are
following his lead! This new signature amp is a 'burster'.
It's
a 100 watter, with a three band EQ, three ECC83 pre-amp valves, four EL43 power
amp valves, and cascade mod. Head only and no price or release date at the
moment. Looks good hey....
Website:
http://www.marshallamps.com/product.asp?productCode=1959RR
"What
is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair
for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough,
that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of
purpose."
Success
Story
Hi
Dec
I'm
still reading your courses everyday. Two
songs recorded by a current hit singer and hit producer,
funded by a company in LA, 2007.
Another life-long dream of mine did come true in 2007.
I've just started a job as a currency trader with a multi-national financial
firm in The City.
I have no degree and the last 'proper job' I had before that was selling
cigarettes and newspapers in a corner shop!
I used all the thinking strategies you gave me, persistence, sales, image and
presentation skills.
The person I was interviewed by is the CEO of the firm (the ex-CEO of JP
Morgan.)
Before getting your course in 2004 I was the 'broke/angry/confused' type you
describe so well.
So a big thank you, everything about my life has changed for the better since.
I even have plenty of time to keep working on my music as most days I'm
running the account from
a little office in my flat on the Brighton sea-front! (I took your advice and
set up my own company
so the bank is technically my 'client').
Thanks again for your help.
David Nickerson
Serious Writers Guild
Another:
Thanks for all the help. I'm constantly
returning to your courses and implementing as I go
along.
Best Regards,
Craig TraFford #BAN1156060W
"Success
follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way
to be successful." Malcolm
Forbes:
Subscriber's
Section
[ Yet
another 'split the royalties' question ]
Hi
Dec,
I have spent the last 4 years recording the vocals for an album
for a friend. He has written and produced the album and I have done all lead
and most backing vocals. It is now finished!
There was one
other musician involved (a bass player) but all other instrumentation was by
my friend.
He is now wanting
to sell the album and is offering me and the bass player royalties of 7.5% of
net profits. I wasn't paid anything at all for all the recording time I spent.
I'm not griping
but I wanted to make sure I'm not doing myself out of any future income - I'm
a single mum and every penny counts! I don't even know if it will sell
anything but best to err on the side of caution!
Can you let me
know if you believe 7.5% is fair and in line with the market rates etc - I
can't seem to find any definitive answer on the internet and I can't afford my
own music lawyer.
Any help would be
gratefully received.
Thanks
Best regards,
C*****
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C*****
<<<<<<<
I can't seem to find any definitive answer on the internet and I can't afford my
own music lawyer.>>>>>>
You
won't find any useful info on the Internet because it is all 'free' ... which in
English means 'useless'. You simply have to pay for information ... and
any lawyer will charge around £2,000 - his advice will be less than
useless.
I
allow one Email of advice for non Members ... the rest you get when you sensibly
join The Serious Writers Guild http://www.makehits.co.uk/swgintro.htm
and learn your craft properly ...
you then have 100% access to myself by phone, Email etc.
<<<<<<<I
have spent the last 4 years recording the vocals for an album for a friend.
>>>>>>>>
Let
me start by saying that this is idiotic! Would a brain surgeon work for 4
years for nothing? And I equate pros in our business to brain surgeons.
Before
I go on, let me ask you to promise yourself that you will never do this again?
You must have all contracts, PRS, Mechanicals, PPL, VPL signed before the studio
lights are switched on.
<<<There
was one other musician involved (a bass player) but all other instrumentation
was by my friend.>>>>>>>>
Instrumentation
is programming from what I understand you are saying .......... you are not
saying who actually wrote the songs, as in who wrote the melody, lyrics and
chord sheet? That is technically who wrote the songs.
<<<<<<He
is now wanting to sell the album and is offering me and the bass player
royalties of 7.5% of net profits>>>>>>>>>>
The
recording contract [for 'mechanicals' ... the money made from shop and Internet
sales] is usually between the principal artist on the record and the recording
company. The percentage would normally be 12-15% depending on how strongly
the recording company felt it would make money.
Normally
the bass player would be treated as a 'session player' and would be paid per
session .... he would also pick up independent royalties from PPL [Phonographic
Performance Limited] ... this would be his responsibility ... no one else's.
As you would!
In
real terms, the contract should be between YOU and the record company and your
percentage of mechanicals should be 12-15%.
The
bass player should have had more sense than to provide his services without a
contract up front or being paid per session [the proper way].
Then he would pick up the PPL and VPL royalties.
I feel
that the maker of these recordings has not much savvy [or maybe is extremely
clever and taking advantage of your lack of knowledge]. He is probably
attempting to sell the recordings and not paying out anything up front.
You see, in normal circumstances, YOU
should be paid an advance plus the percentage ... the amount of advance will
always influence the size of the percentage.
C*****
.... you are not the only one caught like this ... my own daughter would
not listen to 'Daddy' and ended up wasting 12 years on 'no hope' projects.
Bite the bullet ... learn your career properly -
by joining The Serious Writers
Guild ... https://secure.mistral.co.uk/makehits/swgappsecure.htm
Regards
DEC
[Cluskey]
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The
gags: .....
Tim Sawyer [an aeroplane
story]
A
man boarded a plane at Sydney airport and, taking his seat as he settled in, he
noticed a very beautiful woman boarding the aircraft.
He
realised she was heading straight towards his seat, and bingo ! She took
the seat right beside him.
Eager
to strike up a conversation, he blurted out: "Business trip or
holiday?"
She
turned, smiled enchantingly and said, "Business. I'm going to the Annual
Nymphomaniac Convention in the United States."
The
man swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen sitting
next to him, and she was going to a meeting for nymphomaniacs! Struggling
to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, "What's your business role at
this convention?"
"Lecturer",
she responded. " I use my experience to debunk some of the popular myths
about sexuality."
"Really?"
he smiled, "What myths are those?"
"Well",
she explained, "one popular myth is that African-American men are the most
well-endowed when, in fact, it's the Native American Indian who is
most
likely to possess that trait. Another
popular myth is that French men are the best lovers, when actually it is the men
of Greek descent. We have also
found
that the best potential lovers in all categories are the Irish."
Suddenly
the woman became uncomfortable and blushed.
"I'm
sorry", she said. I really shouldn't be discussing this with you, I don't
even know your name!"
"Tonto",
the man said. "Tonto Papadopoulos -
but all my friends call me Paddy."
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