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  • From: "Midtown Dickens" <midtowndickens AT gmail.com>
  • To: "RTP-area local music and culture" <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: Now Booking Artists for Sessions@KNC!!
  • Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:32:21 -0600

hey Stevo! we're totally interested. we're trying to have a new album out
by may or early june... so can we try for somethin around then? this is
sooo rad!!!!

yaya for you guys!



On Jan 10, 2008 10:29 AM, l.sward <armed2tt AT yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Jan 9, 8:10 pm, DJ Stevo <djst... AT wknc.org> wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> > You've probably heard me incessantly hem and haw about this for going
> > on about 2.5 years now, but we've finally got our stuff together, and
> > I'm glad to report that Sessions@KNC is now (woooo) in the process of
> > booking bands!
> >
> > So, in the off-chance that you haven't heard me talk about this
> > program, or if you're unclear about it, let me give you a rundown
> > about what Sessions is all about. Basically, we'll bring your band,
> > all people included, into our studios. Depending upon how big you
> > guys are, or the kind of music you play, we'll find an appropriate
> > room with good sonic characteristics for recording. There, we'll help
> > you set up, wire up all the gear with microphones and DI boxes, and
> > perform a sound check. We'll have you play what'll amount to a
> > typical live set, recording the whole thing, and then we'll help you
> > tear the stuff down.
> >
> > A few weeks later you'll get back a CD or a link to the component
> > tracks of the recording along with a mastered copy, and that recording
> > is officially, legally yours, and you can sell it or rock it or do
> > whatever you'd like with it. The only stipulation about this is that
> > you'll give us a license to play it over KNC or include it with any
> > compilations, and all the tracks you receive will be licensed under
> > something known as Creative Commons. In a nutshell, Creative Commons
> > is a new way to deal with music copyright, wherein the artist keeps
> > the majority of their rights to a sound recording they make while
> > allowing for the recording to be traded freely around the Internet.
> >
> > Creative Commons, like all copyright stuff, can be confusing, so if
> > you'd like to learn more, here are a few really good resources:
> >
> > CC FAQ:http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FAQ
> > A good CC instructional video:
> http://creativecommons.org/support/videos#ccp
> > Explanation of CC Licenses:http://creativecommons.org/about/license/
> >
> > After you get a listen to the recordings, you'll simply let us know
> > which ones you'd like us to distribute and which ones you don't (and
> > it's perfectly fine if you don't want to distribute any of them), and
> > we'll put them up on a site known as Jamendo (www.jamendo.com), a big
> > open-source music sharing site. You can, of course, distribute any
> > tracks you record as well, from your website, ReverbNation, anywhere.
> > Finally, we'll broadcast the recording in whole at a good prime-time
> > spot, so you'll get a lot of coverage, and a lot of new listeners can
> > hear what you sound like live.
> >
> > All of the stuff we do will be totally free, everyone is welcome, and
> > we'd also love to get some bands in who'd like to record some good-
> > quality live stuff but can't afford or don't have the equipment to do
> > it themselves. To get booked, send me an e-mail at djst... AT wknc.org.
> > It looks like, for each one we do, we'll likely do them on Sundays,
> > during the day, so if there'd be a good Sunday for you, let me know,
> > and I'll work it into the schedule.
> >
> > Finally, the contract (which is basically all of this in legalese)
> > that you'll need to sign is located here:
> >
> > http://thekobayashimaru.org/sessionscontract.doc
> >
> > If you'd like to do this but have some reservations or issues with the
> > contract, let me know, and we'll work it out. Also, if you have any
> > questions or concerns about Sessions, the contract, CC, or any other
> > part of it, I'd be happy to answer them.
> >
> > Well, thanks for taking the time to read my post, and if you're
> > interested, let me know!
> > -Stevo
> > djst... AT wknc.org
>
> That sounds awesome......
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