MY EXPERIENCE IN DC

Hey guys! Business as usual. Friday night I Drove from Delaware to DC.. The rapper I scheduled to interview, “Shake Dizzy” was a success. He performed @ Trinidad and Tobago club in Northwest DC. SHOUT OUT goes to the club. They showed much love. The Club is located @ 5123 Georgia Ave. It's a Jamaican spot. It was live and full of energy. If you want to get your "wine" on, this is definably the spot for that. Just try to leave before the fights break out. LOL! Overall, It was a great experience. My family came out and showed much love as well. Shout Out to the Dawson’s. Well The interview is still being edited, but it's looking good. Stay tune it should be posted soon..

ON THE ROAD TO DC

FACEZ OF 2MORROW IS INTERVIEWING "SHAKE DIZZY" NEW UP & COMING ARTIST TODAY..STAY TUNE FOR THE RESULTS...

HOW ABOUT THIS?

FACEZ OF 2MORROW magazine is still in working progress. The website has been published. You can view it @ facezof2morrow.com. While I am working on it, I have decided to mail out Newsletters about the magazine. It will keep you inform with all the Artist and people who have been interviewed so far. Also, it will give you abundance of information on the music industry business. If you will like to receive a copy of April 1st issue, please register to the MAILING LIST.

Send your complete address to: facezof2morrow@gmail.com

How to register your song or beats

WinSoms asked a very important and great question. I am no experts, but I am a song writer, producer, and manager and I also record videos so I had to do my Homework and learn how to protect my hard work. To be honest you are never 100% protected, unless you have money to fight back if someone was to take your work…That’s just my opinion. But this is the proper way to copyright your lyrics, songs, beats, etc.

There are a few ways to copyright your music. We all probably know about the “Poor Man’s way,” which is mailing a copy of your work to yourself, but you are not suppose to open the copy. That’s cool if you do not have the money to copyright it with the Library of Congress. However, TECHNICALLY Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work. To register your music with the Copyright Office, you will have proof that you are the owner of the music, but you will also get certain rights when it comes to lawsuits, and benefits for you if you must make a claim for copyright infringement… just in case someone try to use your music without your permission or the right to do so.

Now if you are the owner of both the song composition, as I am, and the sound recording of a song, then you will need to use a Copyright Form SR to register both of these separate elements as one registration. This is sometimes normal when it comes to Producers who write their own music and then record it as a production.

You send your request for a Form SR or PA Application to the Copyright office or you can download the application online www.copyright.gov. The PA Form is for published and unpublished works of the performing arts (musical works and dramatic works, pantomimes and choreographic works, motion pictures and other audiovisual works), use Form PA (Performing Arts). Musical compositions that are recorded on disc or cassettes are works of the performing arts, and should be registered with Form PA. There is a $45 registration fee, but it is well worth it. The address to the Library of Congress is listed below:
Library of Congress
Copyright Office
101 Independence Avenue, S.E
Washington, DC. 20559-6000

Also, it will be good IDEA to register with a publishing company such as; BMI and or ASCAP. I am registered with BMI. I hope I answered your question winSoms.

DON'T BE LEFT BEHIND DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION.

I know you all must be wondering what a daycare center owner have to do with the music Industry businesss??? Well, the reason I chose to interview a business owner is because you may not think of yourself as a business owner, but if you're earning income as a self-employed musician, composer, producer, programmer, and so on, that's essentially what you are. Having a business not only gives you certain tax obligations, but it also opens you up to greater potential liabilities (that is, you're more likely to get sued). I believe a lot of Artist and musicians fail in this business due to lack of knowledge and not understanding the music industry on a business level. This is a Business and no different from any other business. An artist or musician and so on have to develop a marketing strategy just as any local Daycare center services would. An artist or musician, and so on have to promote themselves, just like an other business in a different industry. There are so many legal contracts that you will be asked to sign, and accountants, managers, deals and other business operations that you will come in contact with. Most importantly, you need to learn how to protect your right, music, lyrics, just to name a few. These are serious issues that can put you in a whole if you are not knowledgeable about this Music business. What I am trying to demonstrate is just because you have been born with a talent doesn't mean you don't have to work hard or cheat yourself by not learning the business. I have experienced seeing many artist sign deals that cheat them of their profits. Remember this is a business and no matter who you work with you should always remain professional and business orientated.

FO2M

FACEZ OF 2MORROW MAGAZINE

TIRED OF BEING LEFT BEHIND? WELL HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHINE..

NEW ENTREPRENEUR

I am preparing for tomorrow's interview with NEYSSA, who will be opening her Daycare Center on March 2nd to the local communtiy in DELAWARE. Ladies!! she gives you no excuses not to make something out of your lives. Stay tuned for more...

WHAT A EXPERIENCE

I MADE IT BACK HOME SUNDAY ABOUT 5PM. I WAS SO TIRED FROM ALL THE RUNNING AROUND I DID IN NEW YORK THAT I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO UPDATE YOU GUYS.. I DID COMPLETE THE INTERVIEWS.

IT WAS A LONG WEEKEND. I STAYED AT THE HOLIDAY INN, WHICH WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I USED THE VALET PARKING AND AS I WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT I REALZED THE EXIT WAS TOO NARROW AND MY CAR GOT SCRATCHED... IT'S NOT TOO BAD BUT IT'S THE PRINCIPLE. I HAD TO FILE A POLICE REPORT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO COMPENSATE ME... YEAH!!! SO NEVER GO TO THE HOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN BROOKLN..THEY COULDN'T EVEN COMPENSATE ME IN ANY WAY.... OTHER THEN HAVING THEIR INSURANCE PAY FOR THE DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR... I EXPECTED THEM TO AT LEAST TAKE OFF THE PARKING FEES...BUT NOPE!!!! BAD BUSINESS. FYI

THE INTERVIEWS WENT BETTER THEN I EXPECTED. IT WAS DEFINETLY AN EXPERIENCE. UMMM! RIGHT NOW I AM PRETTY MUCH DOING EVERYTHING UNTIL I CAN GET A STAFF TO HELP ME OUT, BUT I DON'T THINK I WANT TO BE THE INTERVIEWER IN THE FUTURE..IT'S NOT AS EASY HAS I THOUGHT. LOL!! EVERYBODY SAID I DID GREAT, BUT I COULD USE SOME MORE PRACTICE....
WELL I WILL POST THEM TODAY..PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE INTERVIEW? IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU FEEL I SHOULD DO TO MAKE IT BETTER PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS IT...

ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS..

Danielle is heading to NYC to interview BOBBY SCORCHER. NICOLE....ANTONIO....JKEYS...AND SHAKE DIZZY..A SAMPLE OF THE INTERVIEW WILL BE POSTED SO STAY TUNED..

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Interview Update!

Hello world....


This week will be an interesting one. I will post a sample of interviews conducted by the following; R&B Artist/"Taymontana," Rapper "Shake Dizzy," Producer/"Bobby Scorcher" and Producer/"HeatMakerz" Also, I have a special guest this week. Stay tuned for the interviews with the new facez of 2morrow.

Check out R.T.E website.

Making It happen!!!

Facez of 2morrow is looking great! Well, right now I am in the process of scouting new & upcoming talent to interview for FO2m magazine.

The first candidates I plan to interview are people I have worked with or seen struggling along the way. Everybody seem to be doing there own thing right now, working hard for "09" but I am happy to say, I have been getting some positive feed back from them all. Now that's love!!!

I am actually working with one of the interviewee's on his NEW Album. I am writing for him, so you will get a personal experience of how that went down. A will post an audio sample.

Coming soon!

Potential and upcoming interviewee's are posted on the blog. If you have any questions for them, email me and I will make it happen. Just keep it clean please.. The first edition is expected to be issued in March so stay tuned and let me know what you think.

NEW & UPCOMING

Danielle Dawson, born and raised in Brooklyn New York, USA, is the founder and CEO of Real Talk Entertainment and Faces of 2morrow magazine. She is a model, singer, choreographer, songwriter and producer. She was featured in a variety of well-known music videos one of which was Sean Paul's "Like Glue". She has worked with artist such as Freeway, Jay Z and also worked very closely with other well-known celebrities and producers. Danielle chose not to pursue a career as a model because she felt that it was a “waste of my talent to focus just on my looks” so she quit the "video business" in 2004 and focused on perfecting her craft as a song writer and producer.
Danielle started Real Talk Entertainment (R.T.E) an independent record label and Facez of 2morrow (F.O2m) to assist and inspire other struggling song writers, producers, rappers, singers, mangers, dancers, directors and any type of artist to reach their goals in the entertainment industry. Danielle holds true to her belief that the key to succeeding in the Entertainment business is “information, motivation and dedication.” She has plenty of expertise and experience on what it's like to be on both sides of the street in the entertainment business, so she organized her company to guide, support and inform inexperienced and semi-experienced talent along the way. She states some "new and up-and-coming talent don't have anyone to go to for information or support, therefore they spend a lot of time, money and energy trying to get discovered, but some get frustrated and give up and many end up being swindled." She had a friend who sent his music out only to be rejected 113 times but his 114th try made him a millionaire. However, if he had someone show him the best route to get his music heard, he would have saved lots of time and money. This is a great example on how one should never give up on their dream; it also demonstrates how difficult it could be to sell a great product.
Danielle understands that it takes a lot of patience and perseverance in the entertainment business to succeed. Her motto is, "doing business the right way." Danielle says “I have made several mistakes trying to pursue my career,” but she is willing to share her experiences to prevent others from making the same mistakes. She urges women to “be more cautious about how they handle their business because reputations are easily ruined if you are not.” She believes it’s difficult for women and harder if you are attractive. She states “ I am not being biased but from my experiences I have seen the way women are mistreated in the Music industry," but reports that "this is no excuse to look for sympathy just more of a reason to work harder."