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Newsletter Contents
Updates & Info
 Myspace...
Monthly Give-A-Way News
Promote Us! Promote You!
Music News
Myspace...Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy Page
A Halfway House Christmas Goes To DVD in May!
Myspace: Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy (CD)
The Diskery Adds The Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy CD
New Song Needs & New Songs
Who's Playing - Where & When!
Film News
JO FM to screen at INSIDE OUT - Toronto
Music Licensing And The Filmmaker!
Film Festival Database
Movie Spotlight: GPS
Useful Film Websites
Merchandise - Advertisements
Books
T-Shirts
Film & Music Software Resources
Updates & Info
Myspace...
We were bitten by the Myspace bug! It was, after all, not a bad bite. We blame it on Mo Collins (Mad TV, 40 Year Old Virgin). She raved about it at SXSW so we decided to check it out. As a result, we launched the new Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy Myspace page. You can read more about this page below.
I have also created a Myspace page that is a consolidation of my music and film responsibilities. My goal with this page is to bring more songwriters, band, musicians, filmmakers, record labels and other film and music business people together in one spot. There's a huge network to work with, to include music and film forums and groups.
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Are you a Myspacer?
If you'd like to become a friend, please visit both Myspace pages and put in a friend request. We'll add you! It's all about networking!
Monthly Give-A-Way News
Ray Fontenault is the February Give-a-way winner and Marilyn Oakley is the March Give-a-way winner! Ray won an Durgon Style Music t-shirt and Marilyn won one of the four preselected music or film industry books. Both Ray and Marilyn are now eligible for the drawing for the demo studio package that will take place later this year. More details on this package will be revealed later in the year!
The April give-a-way prize will be a gift certificate to your favorite local restaurant. Hey! It doesn't always have to be about music & film. You gotta eat too! Just remember, IT'S FREE!
Once again, good luck to all!
The deadline is April 30, 2006. Only one entry per person.
Submit your give-a-way entry here!
Promote Us! Promote You!
If you have space on your personal web site and would like to place one of our banners there, please pick one from below. If you'd like, we will ad a link to our Links page for your site.
Check our Promote Us! page for details and to select the logo you'd like to add to your site.
If you'd like your site to be added to our links page, please enter your html code or Text link in the box below. You can also visit our Promote Us! page to enter your web site.
Music News
A Halfway House Christmas Goes To DVD in May!
The A Halfway House Christmas DVD will be available May 2. The DVD Release Party will be at the Grape St Pub in Manayunk.
In the meantime, here are some details about the disc:
1. It will be region-free, so whether you live in the US, Germany, Australia, or wherever, you will be able to purchase it and view it on your DVD player. (However, it will only be available in English)
New Poster Design
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2. It is loaded with BONUS FEATURES:
- Outtakes
- Behind the Scenes
- Slap Reel
- Wreather Reel
- Premiere Night
- "Just Bobcat" reading Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Trailer
- Photo Gallery (100 photos from the set)
Morning Has Come which appears in the film, was performed by the Allhelgona Motet Choir, and is the first song off the Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy CD to be licensed. We are still working on getting more!
If you haven't heard Morning Has Come, please visit our Song Catalog or the Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy CD page.
Myspace: Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy (CD)
We have officially launched our Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy Myspace page. We are taking advantage of the huge network to get the word out about the CD. Our goal is to increase CD sales. We're hoping by the Christmas season we'll have built a large enough "Friend" base to make a positive difference in sales.
Click this link to visit the Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy Myspace page.
You can also subscribe to the Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy blog so you can receive current news about the CD and the songs on the CD. Click here to subscribe to this blog!
The Diskery Adds The 'Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy' CD
The Tiny Angels - Songs Of Christmas Joy CD has been added to the Diskery's database!
Click here to order your copy at the new low price of $9.60!
Here's a few words about the Diskery:
The Diskery, an electronic international music sales system for indie music. Long before the big stores came on-line, we were here!
At Diskery, customers enjoy some of the fastest shipping times and lowest prices with the assurance that most of the price they pay is actually going to the artist!
New Song Needs & New Songs
 Travel/Adventure Show Needs Music!
We are currently looking for instrumental music for a new Travel & Adventure show for PBS. Please visit the Movie & TV Music Cue Needs page for more details.
The most recent contract signings have been the following:
- A Better Day - Knut Prytz
- I Forgot To Forget - Blake Hill, Kim Ragans, Scott Word
- Out Elbow-Bending - Sara B. Smith
We are STILL looking for more songs with female vocals. Our indie label song needs page is heavy on female songs.
We are STILL looking to increase our song submissions and sign at least three to four songs a month. Please visit our Song Catalog and listened to the current songs.
Who's Playing - Where & When!
Send us your concerts, open mics and other performance info and we'll post them in our next issue.
Dan Schafer
Place: John A's
Date: Every Mon. - Wed. (Ongoing)
Time: 7:00 pm till 10:30pm
Address: 2421 Music Valley Drive, Nashville, TN 37214 (across from Guesthouse)
Phone: (615) 885-1540
Click here to send your event details. Please include venue, date and time of your performance.
Film News
JO FM to screen at INSIDE OUT - Toronto
Screening
May 18th - 28th
Inside Out is a fantastic Festival! The Lancebian has already screened there and we are excited to screen JO FM!
More info Here: Inside Out Festival.
The Cucumbers song, Blue FM, is featured in
JO FM. For more information on The Cucumbers, please visit their web site or their Myspace site.
We'd also like to thank all of the Just Plain Folk songwriters who submitted their songs for this movie. We're sorry we didn't get back with everyone. There's just too many submissions coming in.
More JO FM screenings will be posted as they become available!
Music Licensing And The Filmmaker!
What is music clearance and licensing? Music clearance is the process of getting permission to use someone's music in your film. This (and getting paid) is probably the most important part of the music licensing process. Many filmmakers believe "Fair Use". It's only fair if the owner of the composition grants you the right to use their property. They own the copyright. They own the right to decide if they want their music in someone else's film.
There is no compulsory ruling when dealing with synchronization rights. In the music recording world, you can record your own version of a song on your CD without getting permission from the copyright owner. You must however pay the songwriter and publisher the mechanical licensing fees.
In the film world, you must get permission to use a song first. If the owner of the song does not want you to use their song in their film, you must honor that and not use it. If the copyright owner of the song agrees to let you use their song in your film, all parties involved can negotiate a fee. This could be free (or gratis) use of the song. It could be a small fee or a very expensive fee. You must decided it you want to pay that asking amount and the songwriter must decide how bad they want their song in your film. The songwriter must keep in mind that on low budget films there my be no synch and master fees left in the budget. There is however the opportunity to receive performance royalties which can exceed the little amount you might get on the front end.
Useful Film Websites
Mark Litwak's Film Festival Database
We found a very good film festival database. It's really easy to use and read. Click link to visit Mark Litwak's film festival database.
Film Austin
This website highlights members of Film Austin but is intended as a resource for all of Austin's filmmakers, aspiring and professional as well as the Hollywood Professional chosing Austin as their location.
If you know of an interesting web site that you'd like to share, please submit the URL in the box below and click the 'Submit'button.
Movie Spotlight: GPS
April's Movie Spotlight film is the feature film GPS, written and directed by Eric Colley.
Plot Summary
A group of adventure seeking college kids embark on a GPS treasure hunt in the Northwest wilderness. They are led to believe they will find two million dollars in cash. When they arrive at the treasure location they find what appears to be a grave. They dig up the grave to find a small coffin. What they find inside is shocking. Are the contents of the coffin real or is it all part of the game?
You can find out more about GPS at the
'GPS' The Movie Myspace page or the Official 'GPS' The Movie web site. The movie trailer can be view at either site.
Merchandise & Advertisements
T-shirts that do not appear in our on-line store are available. We will have them displayed with prices, colors and sizes in the next few weeks. If the item you are interested in is not currently in our on-line store, please send us an e-mail with your request to orderinfo@playanykey.com.
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