[FA Worldmusic] FA-Worldmusic Digest, Vol 14, Issue 17
Timothy Bisig
surshows at gmail.com
Thu Apr 19 15:49:40 EDT 2007
VISAS:
working with Matt from Tamizdat, we got 3 year visas for Joe Vasconcellos
from Chile and his entire band in 2005. IT has been great and saved us a
lot of money. Don't exactly know how we did it, but we did :)
timo
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> 1. Re: PLEASE NOTE (RGMGARRETT at cs.com)
> 2. Re: PLEASE NOTE (Alison Loerke)
> 3. Re: PLEASE NOTE (MITCHMURR at aol.com)
> 4. Radio Promo with MP3s preference request (Batish Institute)
> 5. visas (robyn Boyd)
> 6. Re: Radio Promo with MP3s preference request (Paul Harding)
> 7. African Kora Awards alive? (Angel Romero)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:50:03 EDT
> From: RGMGARRETT at cs.com
> Subject: Re: [FA Worldmusic] PLEASE NOTE
> To: alison at aliaagency.com
>
> Thanks Alison, Good news.....one question....someone said there is a
> new
> visa for I-129, P visas that is good for 3 years rather than the current 1
> year. Any truth to that?
> I know there were some like this for VERY exceptional artists, usually
> single persons, not bands.
> It sure would be nice for acts that have toured many years with pretty
> much the same line up, to get a 3 yr rather than 1 yr.
>
> I'm guessing this to be a rumor, but anything you have heard about
> this?
>
> All the best, Pat
>
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> Representing: Baka Beyond ( England, France and Africa ), Beoga ( Ireland
> )
> Beolach ( Cape Breton Canada ), Cara ( Germany ), Celtic Spring ( USA ),
> Danu
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> ( Ireland ), Fairport Convention ( England ), Give Way ( Scotland ), Grada
> ( Ireland ), Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ( Ireland ), Old Blind Dogs ( Scotland
> ),
> Prodigals ( USA Special Non Exclusive bookings ), Teada ( Ireland ), and
> Wolfstone ( Scotland ).
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:59:12 -0700
> From: Alison Loerke <alison at aliaagency.com>
> Subject: Re: [FA Worldmusic] PLEASE NOTE
> To: <RGMGARRETT at cs.com>
>
> I haven9t heard that about the P3s...to the best of my knowledge, they are
> valid for maximum one year. I believe the Os are valid for a maximum
> longer
> period, maybe 2 or 3 years, I don9t really know. Would suggest checking
> USCIS website for the answer to this question.
>
>
>
>
> On 4/18/07 9:50 AM, "RGMGARRETT at cs.com" <RGMGARRETT at cs.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Alison, Good news.....one question....someone said there is a
> new
> > visa for I-129, P visas that is good for 3 years rather than the current
> 1
> > year. Any truth to that?
> > I know there were some like this for VERY exceptional artists,
> usually
> > single persons, not bands.
> > It sure would be nice for acts that have toured many years with
> pretty
> > much the same line up, to get a 3 yr rather than 1 yr.
> >
> > I'm guessing this to be a rumor, but anything you have heard about
> this?
> >
> > All the best, Pat
> >
> > Real Good Music Agency ( Patrick Garrett-agent, Maria Garrett-office mgr
> )
> > 14461 E Rincon Valley Drive Vail, Arizona 85641
> > PH: 520-647-3851 FX: 520-647-3069 CELL: 520-250-6607
> > EM: RGMGARRETT at cs.com WEB: www.rgmbooking.com
> >
> > Representing: Baka Beyond ( England, France and Africa ), Beoga (
> Ireland )
> > Beolach ( Cape Breton Canada ), Cara ( Germany ), Celtic Spring ( USA ),
> Danu
> > ( Ireland ), Fairport Convention ( England ), Give Way ( Scotland ),
> Grada
> > ( Ireland ), Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ( Ireland ), Old Blind Dogs (
> Scotland
> ),
> > Prodigals ( USA Special Non Exclusive bookings ), Teada ( Ireland ),
> and
> > Wolfstone ( Scotland ).
>
>
> ALIA Agency
> 12258 12th Ave NW
> Seattle, WA 98177
> T: 206.525.2425
> F: 206.525.9891
> E: alison at aliaagency.com
> Www.aliaagency.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:59:03 EDT
> From: MITCHMURR at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [FA Worldmusic] PLEASE NOTE
>
> > I am stuck in a loop of e-mails and don't want to receive them anymore.
> > Please get me out of this loop.
> >
>
>
>
>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:22:24 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Batish Institute <info at batish.com>
> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] Radio Promo with MP3s preference request
> To: fa-worldmusic at folk.org
>
> Hello folks,
>
> I hope you don't mind helping me in this quest.
>
> I would like to hear of your preference with a digital promo pack vs the
> old style hard copy promo package. This package is to be sent to radio and
> concert promoters.
>
> I am going to be releasing some new titles on our record label and was
> considering the promo choices.
>
> Digital offers much greater flexibility and very low costs and is my
> preferred choice. I was considering emailing the package or have it as a
> downloadable file.
>
> You can email me directly at batishs at gmail.com with your preference.
> Please indicate if you would like to receive one too.
>
> All the best,
> Ashwin Batish
>
>
> www.batish.com - www.ragmala.com - www.raganet.com
> www.sdbatish.com - www.ashwinbatish.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:16:49 -0400
> From: "robyn Boyd" <woodenshipproductions at woodenshipproductions.com>
> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] visas
> To: <fa-worldmusic at folk.org>
>
> P's are good for 1 year O's for artists of exceptional merit are good for
> 3
> years.
>
> Robyn Boyd
>
>
>
> Wooden Ship Productions
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> Chatham, NY 12037
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> www.woodenshipproductions.com
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> Chris Stout, Malinky, Brian McNeill and Emily Smith;
> Ireland: Black Brothers, Aoife Clancy and Pipeline;
> Canada: Finest Kind and Enoch Kent
> The United States: Anne Hills and John Roberts & Tony Barrand
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:01:45 -0500 (CDT)
> From: "Paul Harding" <racecar at bitstream.net>
> Subject: Re: [FA Worldmusic] Radio Promo with MP3s preference request
> To: fa-worldmusic at folk.org
>
> I bet Ashwin and I are not the only ones curious to hear
> folk's responses, so I'm replying to the list and would
> encourage others to do the same.
>
> For me (and I suspect many others) at this point, an
> internet-based promo puts a release at a disadvantage to a
> physical release received in the mail.
>
> Since only a small number of releases come to me in MP3
> format, and there are some small inconveniences to review
> and add these, they are often the first ones to get
> ignored. I am trying to change my process to incorporate
> them better. If it warrants an add, it requires me to
> burn the CD and figure out how to best physically package
> the burned copy to add to our library. Usually this
> involves searching for an image of the album cover to
> print, scrounging up a spare jewel case, etc.
>
> As a DJ picking a tune, I'm more inclined to grab a
> digipak or jewel case with artwork than one of the burned
> CDs without proper artwork, so the disadvantage
> continues...
>
> I'm curious how other stations are overcoming these
> inconveniences to incorporate this growing stream of
> music.
>
> And, how are labels/promoters making this work? What kind
> of results or trends are you seeing?
>
> Personally, I believe sending a large file in email is a
> bit inappropriate - I'd rather get the link to download,
> even though it takes a few extra clicks.
>
> And yes, Ashwin, I would like to get the new tunes in
> whatever format. Thanks!
>
> Paul Harding
> KUOM, Minneapolis
>
>
>
> > Hello folks,
> >
> > I hope you don't mind helping me in this quest.
> >
> > I would like to hear of your preference with a digital
> > promo pack vs the old style hard copy promo package. This
> > package is to be sent to radio and concert promoters.
> >
> > I am going to be releasing some new titles on our record
> > label and was considering the promo choices.
> >
> > Digital offers much greater flexibility and very low costs
> > and is my preferred choice. I was considering emailing the
> > package or have it as a downloadable file.
> >
> > You can email me directly at batishs at gmail.com with your
> > preference. Please indicate if you would like to receive
> > one too.
> >
> > All the best,
> > Ashwin Batish
> >
> >
> > www.batish.com - www.ragmala.com - www.raganet.com
> > www.sdbatish.com - www.ashwinbatish.com
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:52:51 -0400
> From: Angel Romero <aromero at ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] African Kora Awards alive?
> To: fa-worldmusic at folk.org, africanostral at dial.oleane.com
>
> Does anyone know if the African music Kora Awards still exist. Their web
> site, http://www.koraawards.co.za/, seems to be gone and we are getting
> people from South Africa (the awards are/were held in South Africa)
> asking us about it.
>
> --
> Angel Romero
> World Music Central
> 2524 Cascadilla St.
> Durham, NC 27704-4406, USA
> E-mail: angel at worldmusiccentral.org
> http://www.worldmusiccentral.org
> http://www.musicasdelmundo.org
> http://www.myspace.com/worldmusiccentral
>
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