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'One
Minute With Dec'
"My
Emails Are Written With Good Humour And Should Be Read With A Smile"
[-The views of any
contributor to 'One Minute with Dec' are not necessarily the views of Dec
Cluskey-]
"Life
is what happens in between the time spent trying to
fulfill
your dreams" - Martin Mack
MENU:
-
What a
Show-Biz party - Friday night! [Jim
Marshall's birthday]
-
R2
D2
-
The
funniest line of the night?
-
Top
of The Pops bows out [memories of the longest
running Pop show on TV]
-
Tip
of the Day [Offline
Browsing]
- Support a
fellow subscriber? [take
note - let us know in time!]
A
good visual laugh [ a
hoot! ]
Success Stories
Charts
Subscriber's
Section [ a
very usual co writing problem ]
The Gags [
good idea ladies? ]
What
a Show-Biz party - Friday night!
Friday
night I am almost always appearing in concert with Con, my brother, somewhere in
the world.
But this
Friday night I reserved to be a guest of my dear friend Jim Marshall -
yes, the man who invented 'LOUD'. Every band in the world, who are
serious, either in a professional sense or are striving to be serious ... they
all use Marshall ...why? Because they are simply the best amps .
I used Marshall gear in a soon to be released
record .... hey, have I got news for you in a few weeks? Watch the
charts.
The
party was wonderful.... 300 people ... sensational food, wines, and anything you
could possibly want.... that's Jim! How come all the biggest guitar
players in the world have such long hair? Except Bernie Marsden [Whitesnake]
It's nice to
walk out after the party and bump into my old pal Nico McBrain .... he has
invited me to the Iron Maiden gigs at Earls court, London 22nd, 23rd of Dec. What
a way to spend my birthday? Yep! 23rd December.
Check out tickets to these gigs ... get them quick.
R2
D2
Remind
me to tell you the story about my lifetime friend Kenny Baker ... the man, of
extremely small proportions, inside the R2D2 machine in the Star-Wars
epics.
Whoops,
he got a bit tiddly pooed ... easy when you are only 3 foot nothing.... we
screamed with laughter as we tried to get him into the limo that Jim had
provided to get him to the Hotel after the birthday bash.... Kenny may never
speak to me again [I bet he will .. we go back a long time!].
I certainly won't tell the story of going to the loo! Now that was a
scream... and certainly would get newspaper libel cases going.
"Always
keep you enemies in sight" Coronation Street
The
funniest line of the night?
Another
friend of mine, Rusty Goffe, of small proportions... oh Okay, he's a dwarf [and
he won't mind me saying that] walked up to Kenny and his girlfriend, again, of
small proportions, and said: "the other four will be here in a
minute". Quite the funniest line I have ever heard ....
If you
don't get the gag...get a life [grin!]
"Bad
is never good until worse happens" - Danish Proverb
Top
of The Pops bows out
This week sees
the end of Top of the Pops in the UK .... the Pop TV show has been around
for 40 years + and I feel will be sorely missed.
My band appeared
on the first or very nearly the first .... with The Stones. The show was
recorded in a converted church in Manchester and became the Industry 'must' for
viewing each week.
My best memory?
The fact that we were the only band to have our own wardrobe department!
Yep! We appeared on it so much that the BBC girls simply bought in
fabulous outfits for us to wear - brought them to our dressing room each week on
a huge rolling rail and we picked what we wanted .... wow! That was style!
Funniest memory?
The girl who used to look after the cloakroom ... a dish! But those
stories would be too naughty! Still ... it's all Rock 'N Roll?
Tip
of the Day
Offline Browsing
If you would like to cut down the amount of time
your computer is online, there is a way
to use the Internet without being connected.
Personally, I don't like clogging up hard drive
space with Internet Explorer temporary
internet files, but they do have their
purpose. First, by having the images in your cache,
frequently visited pages load quicker. Second, those of you
without unlimited web access can view pages offline by following
these steps:
Just go to the page you want, wait for all the
images to appear, then skim through and
click any links from that page you might want
to follow. While connected, "speed browse" any other pages
you might want to look at.
Leave your browser open and hang up by
right-clicking the internet connection
icon in your system tray (it looks like two monitors)
and choosing "disable" (or "close connection").
Right-click the "Back" button in your
browser and select the bottom page on
the list. It might ask you if you want to view that
page offline—if so, click Yes.
Now you can leisurely read through the pages you
saved without wasting your limited
online time. Just use the "Forward" button
to go on to the next page.
Another option is to click the
"History" button to see all the sites
you visited and select the pages you want from there.
Sometimes it will tell you that the page cannot be found, but
other times you might get lucky—it all depends on the content
and coding of the page.
Bob Osgoodby
"Enough
experience will make you wise" - James R. Cook
Support
a fellow subscriber?
[take note - let us know in time!]
I constantly get
Emails re. gigs ... but, gang, they have to be at least two weeks prior to the
gig...take this one...honestly, great band ... but miles too late. Also,
a lot more detail as regards the directions to the venue would be good .
"Dear
Stone Cat Fans,
We're playing tomorrow night,
Thursday July 27th at
Brewskeez in O'Fallon, Missouri from
9pm-1am.
Then Saturday, we're at the biggest
night club in
Quincy, Illinois......Backwaters
(July 29th) from 9:30pm-
1:30am.
We hope to see you there! :- )
Stone Cats,
"Politics
is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards,
if
you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."
-
Ronald Reagan
A
good visual laugh?
[unbelievable!]
Check
out this one... quite
unbelievable?
"Kind
words do not wear out the tongue - so speak them"
Success
Stories
Hi
Dec-have safely received initial 'Probationer' pack etc-it has really
grabbed me by the throat and made me realise just what I have to do! I will
follow all your advice from now on, like this email, I am up against it for
time today but just had to DIN! This is my new philosophy in life-my wife
Liz will see a change!
Thanks
so much- I have read everything twice so far and getting my contacts
sorted.
I
am also looking forward to getting your report on the demo I sent (and
thanks for emailing a receipt of it-most efficient-I am impressed.
Bye
for now
Pete
(Peter Hore)
And
a brilliant review from member Ian Campbell:
Sandman
Magazine - Feature(Leeds,York,Hull,Sheffield,Nottingham,Derby, UK) July
2006
Patchwork
Grace
Truly
this is music that everyone should hear, this is a show that everyone
should see, and this is a band that we should all watch out for. Because
Patchwork Grace will be huge… it is just a matter of time.
"Oh
that's
marvelous,
she's mastered text speak" -
"No,
she still can't spell!"
The 'NOW' programme
Charts:
USA
[my thanks to Charles in the USA for supplying this]
(1) Nelly
Furtado Featuring Timbaland .... Promiscuous .... Mosley
| Geffen
(2) Gnarls
Barkley ... Crazy ... Downtown
| Lava
(3) Cassie
... Me & U ..... Next Selection/Bad Boy | Atlantic
UK
1) Shakira
ft Wyclef Jean .... 'Hips don't lie'
2) Christina
Aquilera .... Ain't No Other Man
3) Rihanna
.... 'Unfaithful'
Download
Chart
[now the most important chart in the UK]
1)
Shakira
.... Hips Don't Lie .... (Sony
BMG Music)
2)
Lily Allen .... Smile
... (EMI Music)
3) Rogue
Traders ... Voodoo Child
.... (Sony BMG Music)
"It
has been said that politics is the second oldest profession.
I
have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first."
-
Ronald Reagan
Subscriber's
Section:
The
thorny question of splitting writing royalties.
Hiya
dec, how's things?
I need some advice here
mate. I've just co-written a great song with a stunning young singer.
we've come to the sticky subject of splitting the credits. I wrote the
chord sequence, vocal melody, phrasing, title & a small part of the
lyrics. She wrote the
majority of the lyrics.
she is very talented
& is making quite a name for herself both in Europe & the states so
I've generously offered a 70/30 (in my favour) split on the song. she is
not agreeing to this.
she sees the song as 2
halves. 50% the music & 50% the lyrics her idea is that I get 100%
for the music & 20% for the lyrics, while she gets 80% for the lyrics.
I was careful to use 2 methods of copyrighting my part of the song before I
sent it to her.
it seems to me that, as
long as it's stated in the agreement that her only contribution to the writing
was 80% of the lyrics, then if I was to record my own version of the song with
my own lyrics, then my new version would be 100% mine.
am I right in thinking
that? if so, it seems a good deal for me, as she plans to record it,
release it & play it live. if however, this doesn't happen, I still
have the option of using my lyrics & promoting the song as my own.
what do you think?
is this a good deal? have I missed any points?
thanks
.... m*** l**
My
Reply:
M***
You
have committed the cardinal sin!
Never,
ever [and that is a long time] switch the studio lights on until EVERY aspect of
the deal is agreed.
It
is virtually impossible to shut the gate after the horse has bolted .... having
said that, I get Emails like yours three times a week!
In
royalty distribution, the lyrics and
melody, in other words the composed tune, is split between the contributors in
an agreed split. We do not break down the royalties further into lyric
writer and melody writer. [by the way, the arranger or orchestrator,
programmer, is entitled to nothing...period ... unless he has a separate deal]
It
is essential to have your own publishing company and understand the publishing
business...it's all in "How To Start Your Own Publishing Business For Less
Than £100" www.makehits.co.uk/publishing.htm
So,
it is simply a case of deciding the split between the writers of the melody plus
lyrics.
50/50
is always a good place to start? Especially if she has some clout in
getting a release [do you?]. And more especially if she has a track record
for selling discs.
NEXT
TIME:
Always
get an A4 manila envelope ... put the title on ... then put the writers on and
agree the split there and then, making a note on the envelope in front of
everybody..
During
the writing/recording process adjust the writing percentage as agreed and according
to the input from those present.
Finally,
make a note of ALL involved in the writing and recording process and their
roles. This is simply in case of legal
argument re. those involved in the recording process - as regards PPL
involvement [Serious Writers Guild members will be well aware of this fortune
making royalty www.makehits.com
]
This also
gives accurate credits for the sleeve notes and accurate detail for the
publishing contract .... written evidence [known legally as contemporaneous
notes] holds up in front of a judge ...
memory of a spoken agreement does not!
Finally,
make absolutely sure you collect every
piece of written material in the studio and put it in the envelope and file it
carefully ... track sheets, mix notes, manuscript music, lyrics, rough and
finished etc. etc. Essential for remixes and how much are the original
lyrics for 'Yesterday' worth? Written on a scrap of paper?
By
the way, your idea of writing different lyrics is legally flawed .... if the
song is published, then the publishers will have a legitimate case against your
for creating an unlicensed 'parody' ..... you must have permission to write
fresh lyrics for a released tune in the public domain
[i.e. available in mainstream shops].
Regards
DEC
[Cluskey]
mailto:dec@makehits.co.uk
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Dec
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The
gags: .....good
idea ladies?
A little old lady is walking down the street in Green Bay
dragging
two plastic garbage bags with her, one in each hand. There's a hole
in one of the bags, and every once in a while a $20 bill is flying
out of it onto the pavement. Noticing this, a policeman stops her.
"Ma'am, there are $20 bills falling out of that bag."
"Damn!" says the little old lady....."I'd
better go back and see if I can still find some. Thanks
for the warning!" "Well, now, not so fast
now," says the cop. "How did
you get all that money?" "Did you steal it?"
"Oh, no", says the little old lady. "You
see, my back yard backs up to the parking lot
of Lambeau Field. Each time there's a game, a lot of fans come and
pee in the bushes and right into my flower beds!"
"So, I
go and stand behind the bushes with a big hedge clipper, and each time someone
sticks his thingie through the bushes, I say: $20 or off it comes!"
"Hey, not a bad idea!" laughs the cop. "OK,
good luck!" By the way, what's in the other bag?"
"Well", says the little old lady, "some
guys think I'm bluffing."
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