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QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
"Technology has already changed the economics of music creation
and distribution, but the record companies are resisting
with every weapon they have. I would too if I was in their
position which is fat and rich and having everything to
lose."
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Robert X. Cringely, http://www.pbs.org/cringely/
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* THIS MONTH'S CONTESTS
This month's
contest winner: KEE! Congrats,
pick out a Pro Soul T-Shirt or CD!
Do you
realize how easy to win our contests? The odds are absolutely
ridiculous, only 5% of all visitors enter the contest each
month!, so click here for some easy
winning.
click here
to enter any of our contests
Winners
are drawn every month, and you can enter up to once a month.
And no, we would never use any of your information! At Pro
Soul, we don't play that.
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* NEW PRO SOUL STUFF * NEW PRO
SOUL STUFF * NEW
| PRO SOUL
RELEASES PAST BECOMES FUTURE COMPILATION CD:
Pro
Soul released new CD compilation, Past Becomes Future,
A celebration of dance/electronica through modern
versions of classic pop songs from the 70's and
80's on Enhanced CD.
Featuring songs by Corey Hart, Prince, Bryan Ferry,
Al Green, ABBA, David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Kajagoogoo,
and The Police.
FOR approx. $9.95 US, YOU GET
- 10
killer dance tracks based on classic pop songs
from the 70's & 80's
- 4
Instrumental club remixes
- access
to download club with additional remixes and goodies
- interactive multimedia enhanced CD
- behind
the scenes videos
- links
to original versions of the songs
- artist
bios, original music samples, and details
- production details and info
- GREAT
MUSIC, WITH NO FILLER TRACKS!
MP3
samples AVAILABLE NOW! Click Here.
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| NEW SONG OF THE MONTH:
Millionaire - Kelis featuring Andre 3000 of Outkast
We don't usually feature recent releases for Song
of the Month, but this track is special. The girl
from "Milkshake" singing with the hottest Hip Hop
artist in the world Andre 3000, who also produced
the track. This is the future of R&B. Very cool.
Click
here to Listen (requires Macromedia Flash plug-in).
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| WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.
We
have a new Pro Soul Opinion Poll. This month's question
is:
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Does the music on radio and TV represent the kind
of music you like?
In
last month's question, "Are you sick of 'reality
television'?", 47% of participants voted Yes, this
is the worst TV ever. 29% said "Yes, bring back
the real actors!".
Oh,
and by the way, you can get your daily Horoscope
while you give your opinion!
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| New Cool Link Of The Month:
Ishkurs Multimedia Flash Guide To Electronic Music
Hours
of fun and edutainment, this site lets your hear
the timeline of electronica, with samples of almost
every genre and sub genre of electronic music, with
a bio on some of the key tools used in it's production.
Stop reading and check it NOW!
[make
sure you have Macromedia Flash, some free time,
and speakers...]
Previous
Cool Sites are in the links section |
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Music and Technology
News:
*MIRAMAX, DISNEY DROP MICHAEL MOORE'S NEW DOCUMENTARY,
'FAHRENHEIT 9/11
LOS ANGELES, California -- The Walt Disney Co. and the co-chiefs
of Miramax Films are near a deal that would allow director
Michael Moore to find a new distributor for his controversial
documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," company officials said Wednesday.
Disney, Miramax's parent company, had refused to release
the film that chronicles America's reaction to the September
11, 2001, attacks and links President Bush's family and
prominent Saudis that include the family of Osama bin Laden.
Read the
full original article and get additional info here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5922-2004May5.html
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comments on this article on the
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*
TEARS FOR FEARS BACK TO RULE WORLD
Oct 6, 2003, 2:35 PM PT
Shout
it on out: Tears for Fears is back.
After reuniting for a weekend benefit, Roland Orzabal and
Curt Smith, the original Tears for Fears, are heading back
to the studio to record their first album together in more
than a decade.
Read the
full original article and get additional info here:
<http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,12638,00.html>
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comments on this article on the
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*GEORGE MICHAEL QUITTING BIZ
Singer plans to release music online, give proceeds to charity
George Michael's tumultuous tenure as a member of the record
business is soon to be over. Following the release of Patience
(Sony) -- his first album of new material in eight years,
due out in the U.K. March 15th -- the veteran pop singer,
40, plans to release his music for free, via the Internet.
Listeners will be asked, but not obliged, to donate to Michael's
favorite charities.
Read the full original article and get additional info here:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story?id=5937276&rnd=1085437733012&has-player=true
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*NIELSEN RATING SYSTEM AT ODDS WITH RIAA'S CLAIM OF LOST
SALES
RIAA says
sales are down. Soundscan says "Wha..?" Who should you believe?
By Moses Avalon, MusicDish Network Sponsor
When speaking this month to a representative from Soundscan,
the company that provides much of the data for the Billboard
Top 200 Chart, I learned things that would contradict reported
statements by the RIAA. Mainly that US labels have had a
significant reduction in sales over the past three years.
Cary Sherman, president of the RIAA, responded personally,
put his rebuttals on the record and in the process exposed
intriguing insight into the way the RIAA calculates "losses."
Soundscan is a service owned by Nielsen, the company that
computes TV ratings. Soundscan uses the barcodes on CDs
to register sales at record stores. The correlated data
contributes to the Billboard chart listings, as well as
much of the market research that record companies use to
determine which artists are worth keeping under contract.
Read the full original article and get additional info here:
http://www.kensei-news.com/bizdev/publish/factoids_us/article_23374.shtml
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RIAA SUES
500 MORE PEOPLE FOR DOWNLOADING
LOS ANGELES,
May 24 (Xinhuanet) --
Tightening the screw on illegal music downloads, the US
music industry said Monday it had sued 493more people for
illegal downloading and exchanging copyrighted songs over
the Internet.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has
so far filed lawsuits against a total of 2,947 individuals
since last September as it is intensifying the fight against
music piracy that has taken a toll on the industry.
The RIAA, which represents the five largest recording companies,has
already settled 486 of those cases, with an average penalty
of 3,000 US dollars for each case.
But despite the lawsuits, there are still a large number
of people using peer-to-peer networks to copy and exchange
music, movies and other files directly from each others'
hard drives.
As many as 9.5 million Internet users were logged on to
peer-to-peer networks in April, up from 7.4 million simultaneous
users in September 2003, according to research figures.
Read the full original article and get additional info here:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-05/25/content_1489353.htm
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70'S AND
80'S COLLIDE WITH 21ST CENTURY ON PAST BECOMES FUTURE CD
COMPILATION
Progressive
Vancouver indie record label, Pro Soul, ushers in a new
era of dance music. Their first major release, ‘Past Becomes Future’ features
modern versions of classic pop songs.
In this age of mega-corporate hit compilations, Past Becomes Future is
truly vital and refreshing. It takes enduring, well-written
songs of the 70’s and 80’s and preserves their essence while
infusing them with inspired vibrant grooves that sound 21st
Century.
Past Becomes Future doesn’t
simply recreate timeless hits, so indelibly etched, on our
radio-saturated brains, it updates them! It’s an eclectic
fusion of urban and electronic sounds and styles with house,
techno, trance, drum & bass, and even hip hop, essentially
redefining the very concept of the cover song.
Featuring songs by Corey Hart, Prince, Bryan Ferry, Al Green,
ABBA, David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Kajagoogoo, and The Police,
undoubtedly, there is something for all types of progressive
pop music lovers here.
Pro Soul painstakingly chose songs that were well suited
to these styles of music, and hadn't already been remixed
to death. The goal was to retain the original feel and appeal
of these classics, yet totally reworking them in a new way
with fresh, talented Canadian Pro Soul artists. The result
is an exciting, one of a kind collection of great modern
music.
Already receiving acclaim in the industry, talented up and
coming Pro Soul artists, and producer Jarome effectively
bring together the best of past and present. Every track
is a potential single for both radio and club on this compilation
of no filler ‘chart dance’ music that will still gain respect
amongst enthusiasts of electronica, pop and R&B.
The release features Darryl Kromm on the tracks ‘Slave To
Love’, and ‘Fame’ in his first major release since hit 80's
pop band Strange Advance.
Loaded with enhanced multimedia, and computer extras, the
CD includes Instrumental MP3 remixes, behind the scenes
videos, artist profiles, production details and more.
For more details and Windows Media / MP3 samples, visit
http://www.pastbecomesfuture.com/
Pro
Soul is a progressive, independent, record label specializing
in world class R&B, electronica, hip hop, and urban
pop/dance music. Making waves with great new music and fresh,
unconventional, progressive attitudes towards the drastically
changing music industry, Pro Soul achieved early acclaim
with gold dance tracks on top 40 radio and a number of major
label compilations in the early 90's, Pro Soul artists are
currently working on new original material for full length
feature albums.
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* PRO SOUL
NEWSLETTER VOL. 6, NO. 1 INFO:
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information was brought to you courtesy of prosoul.com,
your future source of quality, world class Electronica,
Urban Pop, R&B and Hip Hop music. http://www.prosoul.com/
We hope you enjoyed this information and found it useful.
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