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Update 1/16/09: I,along with two very talented partners have started an online music marketing site called BuzzLine.tv. Today is our launch. We are heading to SXSW to create original content (webisodes, interviews, Live Streaming Kyte videos, etc) Our goal is to be a tastemaking site for unique fans to unique artists. Our model involves generating millions of hits on the site through an aggressive outbound advertising campaign. We have dedicated resources to help emerging artists make music, learn the biz, build teams, and market their music.The old model of doing business in music was deeply flawed and now it is completely broken. As an artist you have already built creative capital. We put up the financial and commercial capital necessary for you to realize the present value of your work. We see ourselves as the Whole Foods of the music biz. No artist in harmed in the manufacture of this product.I have been working with Thorry and Isaac of the Kin on producing their next release. Producer Jack Douglas ( John Lennon, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick)has been an inspiring and knowledgeable leader in this project. Gayle Boulware of Strategic Artist Management has been a steady hand guiding the Kin through the challenging landscape of the music biz. We are excited about developments. Most recently the Kin's song "Nowhere to Now Here" has been placed in an NBC promo for the 2009 superbowl! Yes.My last challenge was to start a new company Aletheia Entertainment with my partners, Thorry and Isaac Koren. The first purpose of Aletheia is to market and promote the Indie Rock group "The Kin". After that, together we hope to do business with other artists incorporating ideas from this business model.We envisioned a new relationship between the creative and capital: an enabling hierarchy whereby artists can fulfill their creative and commercial potential.Our first collaboration was the album "Rise and Fall" which was released October 9th.I am grateful for my loved ones and friends and for the opportunity to bring all my resources and experiences to bear in this latest challenge.I love my wife. I am proud of my children. I am grateful to God.