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November 4th, 2007:
GIMMIE MORE VS SEXYBACK
RJ Eclectica - Gimmie More (RJE's Sexy Mix)
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Download the track at soundclick.com/djextended
August 08th, 2007: RJ Eclectica's official Youtube account is now alive and kicking! Three videos are featured on the channel so far, two of which are of RJ Eclectica himself [the other being a Beyonce Vs. Ashanti mash up video, for all to enjoy.] Check it out, there will be millions of updates and goodies on the channel..whatever else I want to add. Click here to be directed to the page.
April 09th, 2007: Before the days of internet popularity, there were very limited opportunities for independent and unsigned musicians to promote their works of art. Basically, you either had to hit it big or you were stuck playing local shows for high school and college students. Now, in the age of technology and in a world where the computer is involved in everyones life one way or another, it's never been easier for artists to spread the word about their talent...or so we thought.
Recently, the Copyright Royalty Board proposed to raise royalty fees that could possibly put some of the most loved internet radio stations out of business. In the past, internet radio stations only had to pay royalties calculated as a percentage of revenue. Now, under the new plan small webcasters and internet radio stations will have to pay on a per-song/per-listener basis. A cost that many internet-ran businesses, even with their extensive advertising, could not afford. Even corporate owned internet-radio stations such as AOL, Yahoo!, Time Warner, and Clear Channel, whose royalties are already paid on a per-song/per-listener basis are at risk as their costs will also rise.
Mathmatically speaking, from 2006-2008 royalty rates will rise fourteen American-cents per listener. This means, for an i-station playing fourteen songs, that will come to two cents a listener per-hour. With radio stations that attract thousands of listeners a day (such as live365 & Pandora,) those pennies add up and would be extremely horrible for business, not only with small-businesses, but corporate owned stations as well.
With royalty rates rising, this could not only silence internet-broadcasters, but also the independent and unsigned music scene. Most musicians play live shows, but for those who do not have the money or simply cannot do so, go to internet radio (as a matter of fact, even those who play live shows promote thier music through internet radio.) Listeners today are hungry for music that is not heard as much on the radio anymore and this could also limit how listeners discover new music.
RJ Eclectica is asking everyone to voice their opinion. Please start by signing the petition-online page (link opens in new window) which currently has over 40,000+ signatures. This petition addresses U.S. congress and asks them to please re-think the plan for this change. You can also voice your opinion by spreading this petition-online page to your friends. Many of you have online blogs, myspace and facebook pages. You also use AIM, MSN, Yahoo, E-mail, telephone, mail, and your mouths to communicate with others. Please write and/or speak to others about this important matter and inform them of this potentially musically-devastating situation. We've always been told to speak up and now is the time to do so! Every persons voice matters. Make yours heard today. Click here.
"Internet Radio is something that has supported what I and millions of other musicians do for a living since the birth of this revolutionary tool and for it to possibly be silenced is a mortifying thought to think. I encourage everyone to do whatever they can to prevent this terrible blow to the music world." - RJ Eclectica
To learn more about this situation, you can click the following links:
Copyright Royalty Board's decision
Live365 Choice
Business Week Article
March 17th, 2007: RJ Eclectica's unofficial remixes of Nine Inch Nails' new single "Survivialism" are now avaiable for download!!! Two remixes and one original track can be found by clicking here [link expired, only available upon request.]You can also listen to the "Theatrics Remix" of the song on the official myspace & official soundclick pages.
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