PMP 1 Year Anniversary Raffle - Miko LX
As we approach our 1 year anniversary the staff at PMP thought it would be a good idea to raffle off a "must have" item for any producer's gear setup. So we reached out to the good people over at Open Labs and got our hands on a Miko LX hot off the assembly line (shout out to Victor Wong with the rush delivery). So basically you know the drill, log into your back office go to the "Raffle" section, do whatever ritual you must and hit that raffle button. The drawing will be on May 30th and good luck to everyone out there.
05/10/2008 Update - Tickets are now available! PMP Staff
Jullian Andres Boothe/Slip-N-Slide - Sr. VP of A&R
THE FOLLOW UP
How's everything been going since the last interview?
I've been blessed man. Rick Ross debuted with the #1 album in the country and we got a #1 album with Trina on the Hip Hop Charts. We also got a big record on the from Plies so everything's been good.
Congrats on that. Have there been any signings to the label we should know about?
Yea we have a new R&B/Pop artist signed to the label by the name of Qwote. We did a joint venture with Jive Records through the label he's signed to which is Final Cut.
Angela Howard/Urban Product Manager - KOCH Label Services at Koch Entertainment
Our guest columnist Angela Howard is the label liaison to managers/artists assigned to the urban roster under the KOCH Label Services Division at KOCH Entertainment (the fifth largest distribution company in the United States). She is the point person & key decision maker regarding all internal inquiries (Video, Radio, Budgets, Sales, A&R, Online, Legal, and Publicity) for all urban labels distributed through KOCH Entertainment. Her division assists smaller labels under the distribution umbrella with marketing services to help secure a proper set-up for the release.
Prior to Koch Entertainment, she was the urban product manager at Universal Republic Records and was the key player in the launch of their urban division. Some of the artist Angela have handled and are currently handling includes DJ Webstar (Chicken Noodle Soup), Big Tuck, Tum Tum, Baby Boy Da Prince, Cormega, Khujo Goodie, Guru & Solar, Omillio Sparks, JT The Bigger Figger, Lil Mo and many others.
PMP Regional: Urban Tactics - Detroit M.I./Raleigh N.C.
"You know I have this saying that I use which is: "If you don't like to spend money, then you must not like to make money either" Everything is an investment, whether you're investing your time, money or a part of yourself. Music shouldn't be an exception. I am very aware of how easy it is to get your hands on a software program and become a "producer" right after the windows installation is complete, but producers have to realize that society is set up in a way that for the most part, hard work and dedication eventually pays off. Now a part of that dedication is upgrading your set up and improving your sound. Sometimes it might not be all about improving your sound; it can be something that will help you become more efficient in the studio, whether it's an MPC or a control console. If you believe in your craft and know that you possess the talent, you will be eager to invest in yourself and eventually it will all pay you back and then some. If you won't invest in yourself, how do you expect somebody else to?"
Founders Notes - A Brief Observation
I have this little boom box that I bought in 2001; it was one of those radios that was passed around a lot making a brief stop in the living room, to the bathroom, the back yard etc. My daughter used to love that radio; she would carry it around listen to the fm stations and play CDs all day every day. All of her favorite hits would stay in heavy rotation like she was in some kind of Clear Channel magnet program, and then one day it happened...she discovered the joys of music streaming which spelled the end of times for the boom box. She now sits at the CPU for hours studying, web surfing and browsing various social and music related destinations while there's a constant stream of music blaring from her Z4 Logitechs that sound more like a home stereo then the 5 year old component set that I copped from Best Buy a while back. Nowadays boom boxes, and stereos for that matter, seem more
like archeological artifacts than sources of entertainment
