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Preyer Entertainment Group News
Volume 1, Issue 1
January 3, 2005
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Play Any Key Music - Durgon Style Music
  http://www.playanykey.com 
 
Spin Cycle Films
  http://www.spincyclefilms.com 
 
Bramsar Records
  http://www.bramsarrecords.com 

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1. Happy New Years!
2. Quick Update
3. "Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy" CD
4. Music Publishing
5. Bramsar Records
6. Spin Cycle Films
7. Song Needs
8. Movie Song Needs
 
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1. Happy New Years!
 
We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New 
Year!  We'd like to welcome all of the new subscribers.  We thank you 
for your interest in us.
 
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2. Quick Update
 
Many of you may have asked why we have been so quite over 
the last several months.  We want to ensure everyone that we 
are still working hard.  Lately most of our work has been 
involved with our film production company, Spin Cycle Films.  
We've also been pitching songs and spent this past Christmas 
shopping season promoting the "Tiny Angels" Christmas CD.
 
Many things are happening in the film industry that have an 
influence on our music publishing activities.
 
Music supervision in films has opened a new path to get songs 
into movies.  In the past, we've pitched songs to music 
supervisors.  Now I will be the music supervisor and will 
looking for songs for upcoming movies and television commercials.
 
Building a broader playing field in the music and film industry 
is setting the stage for new opportunities in 2005.
 
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3. "Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy" CD
 
The "Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy" CD did not have 
the expected sales compared to last year.  Most of the 
sales last year were from family and friends of the 
songwriters (and ours).  Our biggest hurdle has been 
not having a name writer, artist or song on the CD.  What 
we hear the most is either "who's on it" or "I've never 
heard of these songs".  Our goal for 2005 is to have an 
answer to these questions which will increase CD sales.
  
There are great songs on this CD and opportunities are 
out there...and we will find them!
 
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4. Music Publishing
 
Our publishing companies are constantly seeking places to 
pitch your songs.  It's been a challenging road, but we are 
driven to get these songs cut.  We are looking at more 
opportunities with major and independent labels in the 
International market.
 
We are making a few minor changes in the types of songs 
we will accept, how we will manage song submissions and 
how we communicate with songwriters.
 
We will no longer have open submissions.  All submissions will 
be directly for the song needs that we post.  These postings 
will also be updated more frequently.  If we feel a song submission 
matches one of our song needs, we will offer a single-song 
publishing contract.  In the past our contracts offered a 12 
month reversion clause.  Going forward the reversion clause 
will depend on the potential of the song and the agreed 
terms with the songwriters.  The reversion clause can very 
from three to 24 months.  We will continue to use the 
Songwriters Guild of America publishing contract.
 
We are going to handle movie songs needs slightly different.  
If we have an opportunity to place a song that is already in our 
catalog we will follow the terms of the publishing contract.  Now, 
if an opportunity occurs and we can place a new song not currently 
in our catalog, we will negotiate with the songwriter or composer 
an Administrative Deal or a single-song publishing contract.
 
An Administration Deal with the songwriter or composer will 
allow the songwriter to retain 100% ownership of their song.  
As the administrator, we will collect and distribute royalties, 
handle the various paperwork involved (i.e., BMI/ASCAP song title 
registrations, copyright applications, the issuance of licenses, etc.).
We will negotiate with the songwriter an administration fee ranging 
between 10-20%.
 
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5. Bramsar Records
 
Since the launch of the "Tiny Angels - Songs of Christmas
Joy" Christmas CD, Bramsar Records has been riding under 
the radar.  We have decided not sign a new artist 
until we are able to fully promote the artist.  We will send 
out an official press release when we sign our first artist.
 
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6. Spin Cycle Films
 
Some of our subscribers are already familiar with our movie 
production company, Spin Cycle Films.  We started Spin Cycle Films 
last April and have been busy getting this company off 
the ground.  In June 2004 we produced one short film entitled 
"The Spin Cycle" written by Jamie Preyer and Directed by Chris 
Ohlson.  I was the Music Supervisor and licensed Don Williams' 
hit song "It Must Be Love" written by Bob McDill.
 
"The Spin Cycle" was accepted to the "WESTfest Film Festival" in 
Abilene, TX this past September.  The film has also been accepted 
to the "New York New Filmmaker Series" and will show on March 23.
 
Spin Cycle Films is a fully functioning movie production company.  
We are currently in pre-production on a full feature film entitled 
"Jessie's Dream Snake".  Willie Nelson has verbally agreed to 
play a character and we planning to shoot scenes at Willie's 
western town when filming starts.
 
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7. Song Needs
 
Song submissions will only be for songs that are listed on 
our Song Needs page on our Play Any Key Music web site.
http://www.playanykey.com/needs.htm
 
New E-Mail Updates Coming!
 
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7. Movie Song Needs
 
Movie song submissions will only be for songs that are listed on 
our Song Needs page on our Play Any Key Music web site.
http://www.playanykey.com/needs.htm
 
New E-Mail Updates Coming!
 
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Preyer Entertainment Group
P.O. Box 2139
Round Rock, TX 78680-2139
P: 512-913-8594, F: 512-233-2590
newsletter@playanykey.com


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