PMP (Producers Making Paper) Series - The DJ Frank E Story
"...In the meantime, I was trying to find a way to break into the industry as a producer. I tried everything... I mean EVERYTHING. Looking from the outside in, it's hard to imagine what the industry is really like. To me it was like a secret society, and none of my friends knew much about it. I wasted so much time and energy barking up the wrong trees. One day, my girlfriend at the time was reading through a copy of the new Scratch Magazine (RIP)
(Magazine, not girlfriend). She found an ad for PMP Worldwide and suggested that I spend my last $450 ($275) on a subscription. I checked out the site and immediately signed up - it was the best thing I had found by far. 2 months later I got a call from Mike Caren at Atlantic Records after submitting for a Juvenile track dump. He was starting to build his publishing company at the time. He tested me for a few months, and we sent ideas back and forth. Shortly after, I gave him a song for Flo Rida's first album using a sample he'd sent me, and the rest of the story starts at the beginning of my discography.
Enrique Eglesias - Tonight/Top 40 Pop Radio #1 Peak Position (2X Platinum)
Chris Brown - Yeah 3x/Top 40 Pop Radio #7 Peak Position (1X Platinum)
B.O.B. - Airplanes/Top 100 #2 Peak Position (3X Platinum)
Livio Harris-CEO of Who's Harris Entertainment/Management V.P. Of Notting Hill Music Publishing Co-CEO
How has the PMP been useful in regards to scouting for new possible clients?
PMP is an incredible tool and has been great to me as it goes by people reaching out to me. When I'm in New York, Canada, London, and in Miami, people are like, how can I get down with you, how can I get down with Nottinghill, because I saw your PMP article 3 yrs ago and was inspired about the business. That bugs me out. I'm like wow, the power of PMP over 3 years later people still track me down, walk up to me on the streets, at panels and say, Man loved your article on PMP!!! You guys have been a great outlet for me and I'm sure many others! I thank you.
What can we all do as part of the greater music community to make it a healthier more viable business both creatively and financially?
I'd start by saying, what you guys are doing as PMP is a viable part, putting creative producers/writers together, allowing people the ability to network and connect with one another.
Most importantly, I also feel that many labels and their A&R's can help make for a healthier business. Also, if they would open up and allow the next generation the chance to submit songs, artists, or whatever, and less of the brother, cousin, best friend from high school mentality, meaning that if they start giving the kid with those incredible beats, artists, or songs, a chance, and less of the "IN" because you're my cousin formula, the business could potentially be a more healthier one. Don't get me wrong if your cousin got heat let's go, if he don't, don't alienate that cat who do, just because he's not in the circle. With that mentality, I feel music will be healthier again. Artists will start selling more, labels will continue to grow, not shrink. You can blame Apple-(I-Tunes) all you want, but it starts with 
good music and good business models again!
