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i took care of the kitchen,3bars,cook,clean & repair staff was small so everybody had more than 1 job,plus office & adminstrative work,I handeled a staff of more than 25 people,trying too relocate the club

Love who loves you and not who u love or else the one who u love will end up lovin someone else so therefore you should love the one who loves you

As we all know love is a f**ked thing and plus it is a feelin that two ppl has to share..

PS...Cojack., holla bac

Finding friends in your field on the web can be as easy as just dropping people a line introducing yourself just to say HI. I have found that most people are very eager to get to know other people who have the same interests whether it be business or just fun stuff. I have found the most amazing friends just by taking a minute to say hello. Hugely talented people are just people like everyone else. Signing guestbooks has been a great way to meet talented people. They put up the guestbooks because they want feedback and appreciate getting it. So, stop by and say hi. I now have great friendships with people like Kris O, the North Side Syndicate, Christine Anderson, Anand Jon and many others just from saying HI. As well as all my great friends like Billy Ramsey and many others. I can't begin to name all the wonderful people I have met through groups like Urbanjoint.com. Take the time to say Hi and see what happens.

Everyone has the potential to record high quality sounding music. What separates you from "potential" is the next question. Are you going to take the necessary steps? Believe it or not, with a little equipment, a little knowledge and some effort you can make your orginial recordings close to professional. The major label music industry doesn't want you to know this, but you can actually do it very cheap.

Let's talk equipment--

Item One: a 4-track. It's as basic as it gets and it is good training ground to learn the tricks of the trade. You can score a good used one for 200 bucks. You can find nice new ones for as high as 500 bucks. So, shop around, check pawn shops, borrow one, whatever...just be informed about your purchase, this piece of equipment will serve as the foundation of your home studio.

Just for a second, I want to go over what make a 4-track tick. A 4-track is basically a tape deck with 2 heads. You'll notice your standard cassette deck has only one head. When you press play on your home cassette deck, that one head only plays two tracks. Blank cassette tapes, therefore, contain only 4 tracks. (2 tracks on side A - 2 tracks on side B) This is the reason why you can flip your cassette over and get a whole new side of music. The 4-track player, on the other hand, affords you recording space for each individual track the cassette provides. (Two heads are better than one!) If you flip a 4-track master cassette over you will hear everything in reverse! In other words, a 60min. blank cassette offers you 30min. of master recording time. Oh yea, one other thing, don't skimp on the master cassette demos, (the tapes in your 4-track) buy high bias.

Next, learn your inputs and outputs. Know the differences between RCA cords (the size of inputs usually found on your VCR, CD player, receiver, ect....) and quarter inch (the size of the inputs that appear on samplers, keyboards, mics, and instruments) it's about the size, so recognize, because it would be wise to purchase cords that combine quarter inch and RCA inputs on either end. Adapters are an excellent purchase also. It's good karma to have plenty of cords. (Radio Shack has all that junk) I figure, if you can run sound from your VCR through your receiver and get your movies to blast out of your stereo speakers, you're half way there my man!

You will learn your extension cord inputs and outputs quickly by "tweaking" your equipment. Your meter readings (those green & red dots that bounce up and down to the music) are your signals. The goal is to get the strongest and best quality signal with as little hiss or background noise as possible. The trick is to balance the mix. You don't want to boost the lows too much; the bass will drown out every instrument. You don't want to get it so distorted that the snare sounds like breaking glass, and you don't want the signal to be so crispy and high that you can't feel the bass either. It takes a good ear and a little smoothing out.

I know I got a little technical on y'all, but it really isn't. Spend the time and learn your levels and signals, inputs and outputs, and what mix suits your tastes before you sink your allowance on equipment costing 500 scrilla. I personally take pride in getting a good signal and up-and-coming artists should too. It should be a requirement for every member of the group to know what cords go where and how it all relates. Ask questions and think it through. Start from the source of the signal and go from there and tinker.

Item two: a sampler that can loop. Some may option for a drum machine or a keyboard, that's cool. I prefer a sampler. With all the music available at the library for free, your parents old record collection, or a garage sale where you can pick up a trunk load of albums for a 20 spot, why not sample? With all the phatness available throughout music history collecting dust, it's about time to rearrange shit and recycle it for the next century. Argue with me 'till you're blue in the face, sampling is where it's at. (My man DJ Vince calls it the "chomp, chomp")

Do your homework and listen to ALL styles and kinds of music. Find the phat breaks, and incorporate whatever sounds pleasant. Loop it, add & subtract, experiment. It's a whole lot of fun!

Word of advice: study the overall sequence and composition of songs. Count off measures (the beat) hear how other groups layer instruments on top of one another and mute instruments at certain times. Listen to the flow of the lyricist, and how that relates to the beat. Watch for the hook! (refrain) Diss the Beatles as much as you want, but McCartney and Lennon knew how to write a good pop song- they had a formula. So learn from the best, and then dive right in.

Check the links on every page you are search on the web. Following links to other pages may form a thread that leads you to a job. We try to keep all our groups linked together to help each other. We are all different but in the same field so something may not help you but may help someone else.

Just wanted to share with you some of the sites I use to find new models I want to work with. Whether you're looking for a photographer to expand your portfolio, paid work, or agency representation, these sites can be a real help:

www.onemodelplace.com
www.models.com
www.webtalent.com

There are many others, of course, but these are the sites I find myself turning to again and again.

If you are an aspiring model, a wannabe or even a professional here is a brilliant site that offers advice and information about Model Safety.

Although it is UK based it applies to ALL countries in the world !!!

Hope you find it useful.

here is a little tip i've learned to live by and chErrish extremely, while trying to get into the game of Modeling.
* At no cost should you sell your self-respect or dignity. No matter how bad you want this, dont trade your Pride for a gig. I learned this not from experiences of my own but watching the troubles of my fellow modeling peers. People will tell you anything and promise you everything but when its all said and done you've earned nothing and lost everything. When i say everything i mean your DIGNITY, SELF-RESPECT, AND PRIDE because without that you are nothing.
THESE ARE MY OPINIONS AND I CHERRISH THEM.

Never give up on your music!
Form your own record label & publishing company.

http://www.ivanmultipro.com/Music_License_song_titles.htm

license your musical compositions for radio services, TV, motion pictures, audio/visual works, in-flight music & multimedia productions world wide Through the Harry Fox Agency. www.harryfox.com

I have successfully licensed some of my music to companies for use in books, software games, video production and digital duplication.

More and more companies are starting to license music from our Music Publishing Company Ivan Multimedia Productions. Some of the companies that are currently licensing music from us are Sony Music Entertainment Inc., Listen.com, PeopleSound, Elinemusic.com, Western Kentucky University & Abacus Software just to name a few.
At current some our music in being considered for use in a new upcoming motion picture.

Ivan W. Taylor – Nu Attitude
http://www.ivanmultipro.com

when opporuinty presents itself, must have prepared that when success come thier way when those combinations met it's a great feeling. When pursuing your craft one must be sure that he/she has put in the time and hard into ones craft. rest is very important, eating, exercising is very imporant as well, an arist U must keep your self in good health.

Stay postive work Hard be persistant in all that you do. Be humble when being appraoched and modest Not Cocky that (ego) has destroyed many of great exposure for the starving Artist.

There are many, many free or low-priced internet sites out there who are very helpful to new talent. Getting your face known may be key to getting jobs.

Ahh, a part of all our lives in this business, isn't it? Some of us learn to live with it, others just leave. A couple of thoughts:

No one, (and I mean NO ONE) who was ever successful in this business, failed to encounter their fair share of "You're not right for the part", "Sorry, song's great, but the artist has one just like it", or "You must be kidding, that'll never sell", etc., etc.

I love the stories (and there are a million of 'em), of the song that everyone passed on, and became a smash, or the band/artist that tried every label on both coasts, were passed on by everyone in the business, and then went on to sell millions of records - (ever hear of Meatloaf and "Paradise By the Dashboard Lights")? Or how about the song "What's Love Got To Do With It" by Tina Turner? Just two examples of material that "The Powers That Be with those Golden Ears", passed on, and just didn't hear.

I think it's just our business's way of "Thinning The Herd" so to speak. You either learn to deal with it, or quit! As one songwriter with "millions of record sales" to his credit once said to me: "Opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one!", and another, who upon being posed with the question about all the rejection from a struggling songwriter said: "Who Invited You"?

I guess the moral of the story is, just be true to your heart. Believe in yourself, and your art and craft. Persistence seems to be the one common denominator to everyone that's succeeded in this game. Perhaps the ONLY one!

The only creative tool you really need is your will to do it. If you are wanting to sing, use what you have. Don't think about the equippment or if you sound as professional as you would like. Those things come later. And don't forget that the sounds you hear on the radio have been "Processed". Get comfortable hearing your own voice.

If you would like to make films, shoot with what you have. Learn the techniques but DO the techniques and do them often. Don't spend a lot of time reading, or worrying about what kind of gear to use. Use what you have. Prefect it later. It doesn't matter if you have $20,000 worth of gear but your technique is bad. But you can get away with cheap gear and excellent technique. Film everything. Go digital, it's cheap and easy.

If you are a poet or a writer, copyright registration is an important subject to consider. Here are some basics that all poets should be aware of.


Copyright takes effect the moment your work is created. Therefore, if you are the author, you can automatically claim copyright. However, if you want legal protection for your writings, paintings, ideas, ect.., you must get the work copyrighted.
In order to get your work registered, you must take the following steps: (These instructions are geared towards poets)
1. Complete form TX for published or non-published literary works. (You can download the forms at http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/ )
2. Send a check for $30.00 for the registration fee.
(This fee is good until June 30,2002).
(The fee is non-refundable, so you're not getting the money back.)
3. Send a copy of your manuscript. Poems may be sent individually, but it's better to send them as collection in the form of the book. The poems will be classified as part of the book, not as individual poems. Your poems will not be returned either, they will be kept on record at the Library of Congress.

4. Send your form TX, check, and your manuscript to:
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20559-6000.

5. Make sure you alert everyone that has a printed form of your poems by putting the copyright symbol on your poems.
i.e. My Poem (c)2001

6. Send your package by certified mail and get a return reciept.

7. Copyright registration is effective the date your work is recieved in their office.

8. Learn more than you ever wanted to know about copyrights
at their homepage:http://www.loc.gov/copyright/

Ok, here is the deal. DONT TRUST ANYONE with your EQUIPMENT! If possible, get someone to order food for you if youre in a club...but dont ever leave it unnatended for one second!!! I cannot stress that enough. I see lots of equipment stolen, then sold later on that same week to hungry cheap musicians. Dont ever trust doorman, nor soundguys, nor whatever w your stuff. Most likely theyre busy and wont have keep an eye out for your stuff, and it is really really easy to run out a door with a mic, or a guitar, or a turntable/sampler/mixer...and trust me NO ONE wants to hear your lame excuse why you couldnt perform that night. Take it from me, dont trust anyone. Oh yeah, if youre loading and unloading, make sure theres at least 3 of you around the car, van, whatever. Ive known people who have lost their whole truck...equipment AND the truck. Be smart...people are attracted to clubs during load in and out...be safe better than sorry.

Never give up on your music!

Form your own record lable & publishing company.

license your musical compositions for radio services, TV, motion pictures, audio/visual works, in-flight music & mulitmedia productions world wide Through the Harry Fox Agency.
www.harryfox.com


For more info on How the music business really works goto www.rapcoalition.org.