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PRESS RELEASE WHAT "IS" LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™?!
WHAT IS...?
Entertainment Attorney Dedra Davis, was constantly approached by music producers that wanted their music heard, lyricists that had no music, singers that had no music, movie producers that needed music for their films, film directors that wanted to do music videos, etc. The Worldwide Music Producers' LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™ was Entertainment Attorney Dedra Davis' way to help put all the people together and give them permission to meet one another, talk to one another, and do business with one another.
Entertainment Attorney Dedra Davis "dreamed" up the event in October 2002, began planning the event in November 2002, and had the event in February 2003. It took on a "life of its own" and now Entertainment Attorney has turned this brainchild into a trademarked yearly event. The components are as follows:
Creative music producers from all over the world, submit ORIGNIAL music, and compete to be named as one of the LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™ top ten music producers. The 2003 entries were from all over the world, including Croatia, Yugoslavia, Italy, Sweden, Brazil, and Canada, to name a few of the countries. It was mindblowing! http://www.listenandexchange.com/rules.html
The submission requirements are as follows:
The submission package must contain (1) one cd with 3 ORIGINAL tracks that last 1 minute EACH. Music only, no lyrics. NO SAMPLES. (2) The copyright registration certificate, or a copy of submitted application, along with a copy of the certified mail information. (3)A cashier's check or money order made out to Dedra Davis, in the amount of $150.00. (4) A biography or discography. (5) A photo (if available). DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS JANUARY 9, 2004. PACKAGE MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MIDNIGHT OF JANUARY 9, 2004. Send to Dedra Davis, Esq., P.O. Box 420567, Houston, TX 77242-0567. http://www.listenandexchange.com/rules.html
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The original, and copyright registered, music of the 10 winners of the LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™ competition will be played at the event. That's right! All ORIGINAL music! NO Samples! PURE TALENT!!!!!
Each winner of the LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™ competition is introduced to the audience and presented a LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™ Top Producer award. http://www.listenandexchange.com/toptwenty.html
The 1st LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™ honored 20 top producers, but now the competition will only name 10 top music producers. The competition gets tougher!
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This portion of the LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™ event gives attendees the opportunity to exchange business information with other attendees. The atmosphere fosters dealmaking, and career enhancement. Attendees consist of filmmakers, celebrity VIP music producers, the 10 top LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™ music producers, record label executives, publishing company executives, and more. The attendees are encouraged to meet everyone in the room, PLUS enjoy complimentary hor'doerves, while power networking, mixing, mingling and making deals. http://www.LISTENANDEXCHANGE.com
Entertainment Attorney Dedra Davis presents the 2nd Annual Worldwide Music Producers' LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™!
WRITE DOWN THE DATES !!!
- Friday, February 27, 2004 - LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™ event
- Saturday, February 28, 2004 - Producer's Panel (in the morning) Last year we had 4 platinum and gold producers as the panelists. See photos at http://www.listenandexchange.com/after.html .
- Saturday, February 28, 2004 - LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™ "Official" Party (night time fun!)
MARK YOUR CALENDARS !!!
Go to http://www.listenandexchange.com/PhotoGallery.html for 2003 event photos, and check periodically for updates on the upcoming 2004 LISTEN AND EXCHANGE™.
PRESS RELEASE
$500 Million SHOULD Hurt!
Calcutta, India/Houston, TX, September 13, 2002 … Turns out the singer who bills herself as Truth Hurts WILL BE hurt by the truth! Her song "Addicted," which has been steadily climbing U.S. urban charts and has been a huge success outside the United States, has unauthorized samples from an Indian movie soundtrack owned by Saregama India Limited, an RPG Group company, based in Calcutta, India.
Entertainment Attorney Dedra Davis (www.musiclw.com), a U.S. based attorney, filed a copyright infringement suit on September 12th, against Dr. Dre, Aftermath, Interscope and Universal Music Group, after repeated attempts at resolving the matter.
Attorney Davis, on behalf of her client, requests, in the legal document, that every copy of the infringing work, “Addictive,” is impounded and removed from the stores, internet, radio, television, and any other medium. Attorney Davis requested that an injunction be granted to stop the continuation of the infringement, that ALL the profits be handed over to her client, that the court make a declaration of the ownership of the composition “Addictive,” and in addition to the other remedies given by the Copyright Act, that punitive damages (punishment) be given in an amount (no less than $500,000,000.00) that would send a message to Dr. Dre, and company, that would serve to deter them from continuing to engage in their unlawful behavior.
The lawsuit is in response to the flagrant disregard, and disrespect, for Attorney Davis’ client’s religious beliefs, culture and ownership of the copyright. Some of the lyrics in “Addictive” are obscene and offensive, and cause extreme offense, to the company’s owners and to the sensibilities of many Hindu and Muslim people. Saregama India Limited has been in existence for over 90 years, and the misuse of the company’s copyright threatens its reputation and standing.
The idea of including the track was that of producer DJ Quik, who underlaid the Hindi tra,pck, "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai," and later vocals were added with a rap from artist Rakim. The original composition was in the movie "Jyoti" (Pramod Films), and the name of the artist singing the song that was sampled, "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai," from the movie soundtrack is Lata Mangeshkar.
Attorney Dedra Davis can be contacted for more details and comments at DEDRADAVIS@musiclw.com; or 1-877-MUSIC LW or 713-981- 3861, www.musiclw.com.
Attorney Davis recently won the “Legal Executive of the Year” award. She is CEO of Dedra's Entertainment Group, a managing partner for Black Cinema Cafe and an action coordinator for the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment. Additionally, she is a partner in Evans’ Entertainment Group, which is the parent company for the newly formed company, That's Funny! Entertainment. www.musiclw.com
PRESS RELEASE The Truth Does Hurt!
Calcutta, India/Houston, TX, July 10, 2002 … Turns out the singer who bills herself as Truth Hurts may soon be hurt by the truth! Her song "Addicted," which has been steadily climbing U.S. urban charts, has samples from an Indian movie soundtrack owned by Saregama India Limited, an RPG company. In addition to the music being sampled without permission, the original singer was also unlawfully used on the track.
Entertainment Attorney Dedra Davis (www.musiclw.com), a United States based attorney, has been hired by the Calcutta, India based music and film conglomerate, Saregama India Limited, to handle the matter. The Hindi track is entitled "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai." DJ Quick is the producer of the "Addictive" track, which appears on the Truth Hurts CD. The CD is executive produced by Dr. Dre.
The idea of including the track was that of producer DJ Quik, who underlaid the Hindi track, "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai," and later vocals were added with a little rap from artist Rakim. According to Attorney Davis, Dr. Dre's legal counsel has been contacted about the situation. The counsel's response was that they didn’t know how to find the owner of the track. Attorney Davis stated that she intends to vigorously exercise all of her client's rights, and ensure her clients the maximum recovery for the violation of their rights.
The name of the movie is "Jyoti" (Pramod Films), and the name of the artist singing the song that was sampled, "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai," from the movie soundtrack is Lata Mangeshkar. Lata Mangeshkar is very famous singer in India. According to Attorney Davis, the owner of the song had it commissioned for use in films. The owner on the original contract is the Gramophone Company Of India Limited, which has since changed its name to Saregama India Limited, but it owns the rights just the same. The original contract and paperwork commissioning songs for film was executed on April 12, 1981, in Calcutta India. The CD with the track ("Thoda Resham Lagta Hai)" has three movie soundtracks on it, including "Jyoti." The CD has never been released in the United States.
According to a German newspaper, an audio analyst, Anand Mehra, confirmed the sample. "They have slightly increased the speed of the song, so Lata sounds a bit different in the non-stop loop," he told Thugg Niggaz.
Attorney Dedra Davis can be contacted for more details and comments at DEDRADAVIS@musiclw.com; or 1-877-MUSIC LW or 713-981- 3861, www.musiclw.com.
Attorney Davis is a partner in the newly formed company, That's Funny! Entertainment, which is exploding onto the market working with TK Kirkland, Dick Gregory, Paul Mooney, Phyllis Strickney, JB Smoove, and host of others. She is also CEO of Dedra's Entertainment Group, a managing partner for Black Cinema Cafe and an action coordinator for the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment. www.musiclw.com
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This month's Black Cinema Cafe was a success. Stay tuned for next year's events. ...
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