DJ Spinbad II

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DJ Spinbad (Di Originator)

Don't get it twisted! DJ Spinbad is the ORIGINATOR of the Transformer (Whirlwind scratch)!!!


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Booking Agents

DJ Phinesse is looking for an east coast and west coast booking booking agent with more than 2 yrs of experience in booking DJ talent. If you the experience and proven track record, please contact djphinesse@gmail.com
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Black Out 5.0

For Immediate Release

Berlin International and The Soul Pitt present Black Out 5.0 at Privilege Ultra Lounge 1650 Smallman Street; Pittsburgh, PA 15222. On Saturday November 29, 2008 from 9pm-2am.

Dance away those Thanksgiving pounds you gained by heading out to Privilege Ultra lounge in Pittsburgh's Strip District on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 9pm for the 5th edition of Black Out – an old school dance party featuring R&B and Hip-Hop music from the late 70's, all 80's and early 90's presented by Berlin International and TheSoulPitt.com.

This event is for all people who remember when music, movies and videos were fun and not as violent. Clips from late 60's, and 70's Black Exploitation Films and groundbreaking Black music videos from 80's icons will be shown on TV screens while Corey "DJ Karazmatik" Mizell (Def Jams Records NYC, Hip Hop Director WPTS-Pittsburgh) spins, scratches and mixes the hottest hits of the era. Dance, network, listen and drink to some of the best classic music in a mature, safe, and fun atmosphere.

Party goers can get a taste of Soul Train as they play the Soul Pitt Music/Artist Scramble Board and the Song Artist Challenge. In addition, attendees can participate in advance by logging on to www.thesoulpitt.com to register to submit a song request for our old school countdown and to be a contestant on "The Soul Roll" (The Black Wheel of Fortune game) and test their knowledge on Black Music Trivia for their chance to win great gifts and prizes.

Blackout 5.0 will also feature line dancing with Roland "The Dancing DJ" Ford and his Soul of Pittsburgh Steppers, art from Biko's "Museum of the African's Experience in America", prizes for best old school outfits, and special tributes.

Admission is $10 at the Door and you must be 21 to attend.

Black Out 5.0 is sponsored by Bouncers Inc., Cintron Beverage Group, Coors, DJ Phinesse, JBP Productions, Jenesis Magazine, Kashi Kicks, MCG Jazz, and the Emmy award winning YaMomzHouse studio.

Berlin International is a branding, strategic marketing consulting company specializing in creating and branding events that celebrate diversity and the uniqueness of our cultural differences. Berlin International is owned by Sage Berlin creator of BLENd, As Long As It Rocks, the Drinking Rules and the writer of The Great Black Baseball Diamond.

The Soul Pitt is Pittsburgh's premier minority community web site receiving over 400K page views per month and voted best community site in the East USA by Black Web Awards for 2007 and 2008. The Soul Pitt is owned by Donna M. Baxter, a 2008 Pittsburgh Magazine 40 under 40 Winner.

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Krowd Kontrol Mixtape Volume 1

Here's the first installment of a weekly mixtape series presented by Krowd Kontrol Radio: The Krowd Kontrol Mixtape Volume 1

Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Heartless - Kanye West
3. Talk Sh*t - Missy ft. Timbaland
4. Swagger Like Us - TI, Kanye, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne
5. So Fly RMX ft Faith, Big Boi - Slim
6. Get Up - 50 Cent
7. I'm So Paid - Akon ft. Young Jeezy
8. Departed RMX ft Fonzworth Bentley - Brandy
9. Arab Money - Busta Rhymes
10. Arab Money FREESTYLE - Rick Ross
11. Pop Champange RMX ft Swizz Beats, Lil Kim - Jim Jones
12. Pop That Chain - Papoose
13. However Do You Want It - Maino
14. Donk BENJA STYLES RMX - Soulja Boy
15. Pocketbook ft Ludacris - Jennifer Hudson
16. Single Ladies - Beyonce
17. Crush - Warren G
18. One More Drink ft T-Pain - Ludacris
19. One and Only - Nelly
20. By My Side ft Ne-Yo - Jadakiss
21. Bang Bang Boogie - Lil Rob
22. Hi Hater RMX ft Swizz Beats - Maino

http://fiftyonefiftyone.com/trax/mixtape/Phinesse_Mixtape.mp3
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Win a $25 iTunes Gift Card by Helping Promote DJ Phinesse!

Help us get more fans and new Street Team members. Click on the resource below called 'Fan Collector'. Paste the code into any website, blog, or into MySpace bulletins or comments.

Go to http://www.reverbnation.com/djphinesse?street_team_signup=true and join my street team! Once you join the street team follow the instructions on how to post your specially encoded widget on your blog, myspace, website, etc. We'll take it from there and track all the hits and fans you get to sign up!

Whoever's Fan Collector widgets capture the most verified email addresses will be at the top of the leaderboard.
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Formula 412 Puttin' Ya'll Fakes On Front Street!

Finally! Some hip-hop we can give to our kids, lol!


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New Trax @ 412 Club Records!

DJ Phinesse does it yet again! Brand new EP up with some of the sickest remixes in the game! "No Swagger Jackin'" and "Braid My Hair" are DJ Phinesse sickest remixes to date! You don't want to be without these songs! DJs, be the first to break this in your Baltimore Club set at your niteclub, station, or mixtape! Let me know what you think about the songs by leaving some reviews!

Go to 412 Club Records to preview and purchase "I Luv Club Muzik EP Volume 8"!
http://www.412clubrecords.com/
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DJ Phinesse's Online Music Store!

Check out DJ Phinesse's BRAND NEW online music store @ http://www.412clubrecords.com/

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NEW!!! Lil Wayne - Lollipop [DJ Phinesse Refix]

Brand new refix!!!! DJ Phinesse does it again with a reggae remix of the smash hit "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne!!!! Tell your local DJs to rock it in the club!!!

DJs, holla at me if you need this track! This one is a banger!!!

DJ Phinesse to di world!!!!
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GREENSLEEVES RECORDS & PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES NEW ARTIST SIGNINGS

For Immediate Release:

GREENSLEEVES RECORDS & PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES NEW ARTIST SIGNINGS

London—April 25^th, 2008

Reggae label Greensleeves Records & Publishing announced that it just signed reggae-dancehall sensations Busy Signal and Gyptian, and hit-makers Shane “Jukeboxx” Brown and Llamar “Riff Raff” Brown (no relation) who are currently dominating the reggae and dancehall charts worldwide.

Hot dancehall artist Busy Signal has signed off a multiple album and publishing deal t this week. The hype dancehall artist, enjoying huge chart success worldwide with his current hits “Jail” and “Wine Pon Di Edge” made his indelible mark in dancehall with his breakout single, the anthem Step Out in 2005. He subsequently released his debut album of the same title on Greensleeves Records in 2006. This latest deal was brokered by his manager and producer Shane C. Brown of Juke Boxx Productions who is currently working with him on his forthcoming album due for release in 2008 on Greensleeves Records. Busy Signal commented on the deal: “I am happy to put out my next album on Greensleeves and to know that a company is going to look after my publishing interests worldwide”.

Reggae singer Gyptian also signed a publishing agreement with Greensleeves Publishing’s American affiliate STB Music. Gyptian broke through with his debut album My Name Is Gyptian released by VP Records in 2006 and which contained the hit singles “Mama”, “Serious Times” and “Beautiful Lady”. Gyptian is slated to release his new album I Can Feel Your Pain on VP Records this summer.

Shane Brown, the multi-talented and hot producer behind the recent hits such as Morgan Heritage’s “Brooklyn & Jamaica” and more recently Demarco’s “Better Jamaica” has also inked a deal with the company’s publishing arm. Shane says of the deal: “Both Busy and I have had a relationship with the label in the past. They released my Klymaxx rhythm as part of their Rhythm Album series and Greensleeves also put out Busy’s debut album Step Out. They are the leading reggae music publisher in the world and we hope it will be a boost to both mine and Busy’s career”. Shane is currently enjoying huge success with his Warning rhythm featuring dancehall slammers from Busy Signal, Mavado, Bounty Killer and Demarco to name a few and he is already coming up with the Trenches rhythm. He also produced a track called “We Set The Pace” on Foxy Brown’s upcoming album Brooklyn’s Don Diva to be released by Koch Records this summer.

Greensleeves Publishing also signed the young producer Llamar “Riff Raff” Brown. The 21 year old has recently been working with the top reggae artists producing tracks for Morgan Heritage’s new album “Mission In Progress” and Richie Spice’s new album “Gideon Boot” and upcoming albums by Beenie Man, Gyptian, Etana (the hit singles “Live & Love Life” and “I Am Not Afraid” from her upcoming album “The Strong One”). Llamar said “I am very excited about my new venture with Greensleeves Music Publishing. I am certain that the future with myself and Greensleeves Records holds endless possibilities and I am honored to be a part of the family." Llamar also co-produced the 83 Rhythm (Greensleeves Records) and Rub A Dub rhythm (VP Records) with Kemar “Flava” McGregor.

Olivier Chastan, President of Greensleeves, added: “These signings show that Greensleeves is here to stay, and I intend for Greensleeves to remain the leading reggae music publisher in the world.”

The iconic label and publisher celebrated 30 years at the cutting edge of reggae and dancehall music in 2007. The first album released by the label in 1977, Dr Alimantado’s “Best Dressed Chicken In Town”, is now considered a seminal reggae classic. Greensleeves also launched the careers of Shaggy with the crossover hit “Oh Carolina” (a No. 1 pop single) and Mr. Vegas’ “Heads High”, (MOBO Award). The label was also behind the crossover success of Beenie Man’s anthemic “Who Am I” and the phenomenal “Diwali” rhythm which garnered a slew of hits from Sean Paul “Get Busy” to Wayne Wonder “No Letting Go”. Greensleeves Publishing is also the home to producer extraordinaire Don “Corleon” Bennett, who wrote and produced hits for Rihanna, Sean Paul, Keyshia Cole and Elephant Man among others.

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New Google Group: Baltimore Club Music

Check out the new Baltimore Club Music group that I created on Google!
http://groups.google.com/group/baltimore-club-music?hl=en
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RCMP Raid Shuts Down Massive Alleged Music Counterfeiting Operation in Winnipeg

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2008/06/c9587.html

RCMP Raid Shuts Down Massive Alleged Music Counterfeiting Operation in Winnipeg, Following Investigation by Canadian Recording Industry Association

Police file criminal charges against four people and seize more than 200,000 music CDs and DVDs

Toronto, March 6, 2008 – Following a year-long investigation by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), the RCMP has shut down Audiomaxxx.com Ltd., a major alleged music counterfeiting operation in Winnipeg, and filed criminal charges against four individuals.

Raj Singh Ramgotra, the principal behind Audiomaxxx, was among those arrested during a raid yesterday at the organization, which for three years has allegedly manufactured pirated compact discs and hard core pornographic videos, and distributed them throughout Canada, the U.S., Europe and Jamaica. More recently, Audiomaxxx’s offerings have also included allegedly pirated digital downloads.

In addition to the arrests, police seized an enormous volume of suspected counterfeit goods. This includes more than 200,000 music CDs and DVDs, numerous movie DVDs and hundreds of thousands of blank discs. Police also seized five CD/DVD burning towers, each with 12 burners, which together are capable of burning well in excess of 10,000 CDs and DVDs a day. The raid also netted several computers and hard drives, two commercial CD printers, four colour copiers and other office equipment.

In the past 10 years, the raid closest in scale to the action against Audiomaxxx involved the seizure of about 10,000 counterfeit music CDs and DVDs – one-twentieth the volume netted yesterday.

More than 10 police officers were involved in yesterday’s raid.

“We sincerely thank the RCMP officers who have worked so hard to bring Audiomaxxx to heel, and to the federal prosecutors who have worked closely with them,” said Graham Henderson, President of the Canadian Recording Industry Association. “Today’s arrests send out a clear message that commercial piracy will no longer be tolerated in Canada.”

Audiomaxxx is suspected of being one of Canada’s leading music counterfeiters. In Toronto alone, approximately 30 percent of the pirated CDs seized allegedly originate from the operation. CRIA estimates that, at minimum, Audiomaxxx has been shipping tens of thousands of allegedly pirated CDs each month.

CRIA has received dozens of complaints concerning the operation from artists, music associations and music labels around the world, including numerous small, independent labels. In the past, when faced with demands by rights holders to cease its activities, Audiomaxxx has consistently ignored the demands or failed to fully comply.

The operation appears to be highly developed, with a significant catalogue of allegedly pirated CDs and music downloads offered for sale via the website www.audiomaxxx.com, including copies of tracks by famous artists like Shania Twain, Lionel Richie, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige and Nelly Furtado.

“The RCMP has again demonstrated that it stands side by side with artists and rights holders in the fight against intellectual property crime,” said Randy Lennox, President and CEO of Universal Music Canada Ltd. and Chairman of CRIA. “CRIA has a longstanding partnership with the RCMP and other police forces in fighting piracy, and today we have taken a big step together to stop one of the most flagrant examples of its kind in Canada.”

Audiomaxxx's alleged piracy affects not just famous artists, but also new and independent artists - largely in the reggae, soca and hip-hop community - who are struggling to build careers. For example, Vancouver’s Utopia Records, one of the many independent labels to voice concerns, has seen new artist albums appear on the Audiomaxxx website on the day an album is released in stores or even before the legitimate launch date.

“The harm done by music piracy is especially troubling when it undermines a promising artist's burgeoning career,” Henderson said. “We will continue to work with police and lawmakers to give these artists, and the organizations behind them, the opportunity to succeed.”

CRIA began investigating Audiomaxxx as part of an ongoing program to deter music counterfeiting and piracy. The operation came to CRIA’s attention because of the large volume of suspected counterfeit products openly offered for sale on the Internet and the owner’s failure to stop selling these products after the issuance of cease-and-desist orders.

Since CRIA began dedicated anti-counterfeiting operations more than a year ago, the association and police have seized more than 400,000 CDs and issued 80 cease-and-desist orders against retailers of illicitly copied music.

The Impact of Piracy and Counterfeiting on Canadian Artists and Rights Holders

Piracy and counterfeiting exact a steep toll on artists and rights holders in Canada. This is reflected in significant music sales declines since the advent of widespread unauthorized file-swapping in 1999 and the proliferation of CD and music DVD counterfeiting in recent years. In that time, retail sales of pre-recorded audio products (CDs, digital tracks, etc.) declined by 47 percent, from $1.3 billion in 1999 to $703.7 million in 2006.

For the 11 months ended November 2007, net wholesale shipments of CDs, music DVDs, and other “physical” recorded music formats dropped 16 percent to 37.9 million units from 45.1 million units in the year-earlier period, while the related net wholesale value dropped 20 percent to $382.4 million from $476.3 million.

A 2007 national POLLARA survey found that purchases of counterfeit goods such as music CDs displace legitimate commerce. About half of those who bought counterfeit music, movies or software would have purchased the genuine version had they not purchased a copy (for music, the figure was 43 percent; movies, 45 percent; and software, 44 percent).

About the Canadian Recording Industry Association

The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) promotes the interests of Canadian record companies.

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For more information:

Don Hogarth

416-565-8920

dhogarth@sympatico.ca
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DIAL-A-DEAL TALENT SEARCH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Stu Pflaum @ Element 9.0 LLC (646) 924-3420
ELEMENT 9 PARTNERS WITH SMC RECORDINGS AND FONTANA DISTRIBUTION TO ANNOUNCE
DIAL-A-DEAL TALENT SEARCH

Element 9 Muzik LLC, a newly-founded urban record label, has unveiled an innovative approach to collecting demo submissions from aspiring artists.
Partnering with web Technology Company, Saynow, the label has developed Dial-A-Deal, which allows artists to display their talent live over a dedicated phone line. The innovative approach allows Element 9’s talent scouts to hear a live stream from artists in any location.

Element 9 Muzik headed by industry veteran, Tony “X” Franklin, has agreed in principle to a deal with San Francisco based SMC Recordings to distribute a selection of releases which will be managed by Fontana Distribution/Universal Music Group.

The Dial-A-Deal concept was developed by Element 9 Founder, Stu “Xplosive” Pflaum, a 26-year-old who has quickly proven the value of youthful leadership in the industry. Pflaum started out as an intern working with Franklin’s street team and lifestyle marketing division at Asylum Records. He left to form the Element 9 Recordings Publishing Company and scored a quick success by publishing the recent Grammy-nominated hit “Crank That” by recording artist Soulja Boy.

Pflaum’s Element 9.0 Online Media Company will power the promotions and publicity for the contest, which is expect to draw a great deal of interest from artists. The company has previously managed online campaigns for a number of high-profile urban acts and is credited with running the online promotions that attracted major label attention to Soulja Boy while he was an unsigned artist.

Element 9 has announced the contest will run through September. However, many artists will see perks along the way. SMC Recordings plans to offer select entrants a chance to appear as featured artists on their upcoming releases. Additionally, Element 9.0 will provide free online marketing services to aid potential Element 9 artists. The exact terms of a potential record deal are not being disclosed at this time to assure more flexibility for all parties. According to Pflaum, “the open-ended nature of the opportunity serves the best interest of the artists by not putting a public price tag on display, and at the same time assures the stakes will rise for the artists based on how fierce the competition gets.”

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For more information on Dial-A-Deal, please contact Stu Pflaum at the Element 9.0 LLC: (646) 924-3420 or email xplosive@element9hiphop.com.
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