I just discovered one of my tunes, "Lambada" hit the top 100 Latin Jazz songs played on MP3.com on Oct 21st, coming in at #83. I'm not bragging, just surprised. I've noted a few friends who have had things in that area and Ted Vieira has had several in the top ten of the same category for some time. Congrats, TED! The thing that's bugging me is that since media giant conglomerate Vivendi Universal bought MP3.com, the pay-for-play has dwindled to nonsense. Now, an artist gets nothing if they don't pay the $30/month "Premium Artist Services" charge, and even some of the more successful artists now aren't making enough to even pay that fee, due to changes in the rate of pay. I wonder, has anyone heard of any NEW web sites that are like the OLD MP3.com??? I saw something in a guitar or pro audio forum some months ago about that, and can't recall which one it was and didn't have anything to hang anywhere at the time, anyway... I think Vivendi is trying to kill off MP3.com, and since the "founders" won't be affected, I'd not only like to see that effort succeed, but moved to where Vivendi does NOT benefit and musical artists DO. Curiously, ...z bcc: a buncha peoples "A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." -Albert Einstein of all people... ;) -- =---Don't tolerate intolerance! Support freedom and human rights!---= -- L.G. "Zeek" Duff WHAT!Productions! Blue Wall Studio MP3.com/Zeek_Duff 303.485.9438 ICQ#35974686
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MP3.com et al
2001-11-05 by Zeek Duff
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