DREAMWORKS DIGITAL A&R: WEASEL.COM WAS ALREADY TAKEN
The venture, dubbed DreamWorks Digital, allows staff to review submissions separated by category (such as genre and region) and can acquire more information on the ones they like from a central database.
Other than Farmclub, no other Net venture with major-label affiliation takes unsolicited MP3 material. Unlike Farmclub, the material is for internal review only. A&R dude Luke Wood and New Media swami Jed Simon will oversee the project.
The label is currently in talks with potential marketing partners for the venture.
Though artists who upload MP3s are not guaranteed a reply, they will no doubt welcome this step, which represents a democratization of the submission process. It also represents a flood of tracks recorded in bathrooms by stoned teenagers.
In a related story, DreamWorks is planning to outfit its radio promotion department with a high-tech "answering machine."
THE MUSIC OF CLIVE COMES ALIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
That's what friends are for. (5/1a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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JAMES KING: THE HITS INTERVIEW (PART ONE)
