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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
December
2001-
This month's Black
Cinema Cafe was a success. Stay tuned for next year's events.
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