• APRIL 26 - A new blog will be posted this week. Question is, can you handle it... THE TRUTH
• This profile is set up by Mr.Anderson, CEO / Founder of the IVM Agency, also known as the Industry Agency , which has its headquarters in Praha, Czech Republic. Originally started as a producer of electronic music, but after several years of composing and creating the vibes that stimulate the mind, even signing a contract for 3 of his songs in 2003 with a company in Los Angeles, but never hearing anything of it, till the beginning of 2007, the CEO's path took off, into another direction [the business side] regarding the global music and entertainment industry.
• This drastic change came, after the CEO got the chance to do business with "high placed" people who work in and behind the scenes of the international music and entertainment industry, and who mostly come from the United States. This change came at the right time, since the music, film and entertainment industry, not only works with talented people and good music, but it also works by having the "right" contacts, which is one of the most important things in someone's future career!
• The urge to educate knowledge on several topics regarding the music, film and entertainment industry, led to the establishment of The Agency.
• The Agency is a fastly growing company which works with established people in the Music, Film and Entertainment Industry on a global scale.
• The Agency not only targets the established, but also the unsigend, upcoming, artistic and creative talented musician, artist, band, singer / songwriter, producer, dj, etc, covering almost every music style & genre.
• The Agency represents/promotes several artists, musicians, producers, dj's, both unsigned and established. We also do management, [cross]-promotions, organisation and we act as an intermediair between several parties, organisations, agents, managers, music lawyers, and companies that are music, film & entertainment related, located across the globe.
• We provide the upcoming and unsigned musician exclusive background information for educational purposes...
• Read the exclusive interviews and articles from people who work in and behind the "scenes" of the global Music, Film and Entertainment Industry worldwide. Learn from the tips, tricks and good advice they give, so you finally get heard by the RIGHT people, and which probably will set you on the right path to succes. We at the Industry Agency, always say:
KNOWLEDGE IS NO KNOWLEDGE, WITHOUT SHARING IT WITH OTHERS .
• The Agency educates and provides information and knowledge regarding several subjects in music and entertainment, sometimes revealing exclusive and never been told stories to the masses! Standing up, while others keep sitting is our policy, bringing today's music and entertainment industry a new "impulse" on several fronts.
• The Agency teaches the "insiders" & "outsiders" of today's global music industry, bringing them new and exclusive information and knowledge which is possible thanks to perseverance, clear "out of the box" thinking, wise decisions, determination, new "future" marketing, goal orientated, creativity, ambition and "drive inside", but above all: "Just doing it"! Change is INEVITABLE, and you WILL be a part of it!
• We are also a believer of Karma! What goes around, comes around...
• If you believe you owe overdue royalties of your past songs, feel free to contact us, so we can look into it. All we can say is: It's YOUR money!
• Interviews: ↓
• Read the indepth and educational interviews the CEO of the Agency had with several icons and legends in music, artists, musicians, music lawyers, distributing companies, music licensing company's, dj's, producers, CEO's, music industry experts, etc, etc. The indepth interviews reveal educational information on how these established and professional people "think", act and the way the look onto things. Learn from the advice they give and knowledge they have, towards upcoming and unsigned talent and educate yourself with behind the scene information and knowledge of those who know and work in the business!
Interviews online:
• Michael Laskow - President, Founder and CEO of TAXI. TAXI is the musicians most influential "cabride", covering possible major deals. Starting from eating beans and rice to creating a very influential industry source, Michael Laskow and his music empire TAXI, offer it all.
• Ben McLane - is a highly credited and successful Los Angeles based music lawyer, with many successes under his belt gaining him several gold, platinum and daimond records and who also has a wide range of established and famous clients in the music industry.
• Wolfgang Flur - is also known as one of the icons and legends that "commercialized" electronic popmusic and brought it to the masses. Inventor of the "Electro-Schlagzeug", and ex-member of the legendary German group KRAFTWERK, which he took part of from 1973 till 1986.
• David Knopfler - is together with his brother Mark Knopfler, one of the co-founders of the legendary British rock formation The Dire Straits, which gained several worldwide successes, going back till 1977. David Knopfler now plays solo, taking you back to that good old Dire Straits sound.
• Wendy Lands - is a Canadian born singer / songwriter, with several successes under her belt, ranging from a canadian "Grammy", her music being used in the tv hitseries "90210", "Felicity" and "Family Law" to debuting in the broadway hit "Les Miserable" in Canada.
• Geoff Wilkinson - is the leadman of the U.K hip hop / jazz group called Us3, which gained worldwide success with their hit record "Cantaloop" and for signing up as first "act" with the famous jazz label: "Bluenote". Read how he danced in the streets of London, when someone got sacked.
• Jason Rem - is a veteran Hollywood filmdirector, writer & filmproducer of the dj film "Put The Needle On The Record" which gained massive exposure on film festivals, music festivals and several other events across the globe, bringing a whole new "look" into the electronic scene.
• Dick Raaijmakers - [article] is one of the world's most influential persons in music ALIVE. He took part in creating reverb, echo, chorus, delay, surround, and more. He is also one of the co-producers of world's first electronic poptune on vinyl, back in 1956 and he also used and invented the "sample", before the word was in the DICTIONARY.
• Chris Standring - is a U.K born singer / songwriter / guitarist in Jazz, located in Los Angeles, who has worked with the several top artists, now [2007] teaming up with Jody Watley. He is also a successful writer and teacher of guitar lessons, and he is CEO of his company "A&R online".
• Danny Howells - is a U.K dj and producer who has over 12 years of experience in the music business, frequently landing his name in the dj magazine's top 20 dj's of the world.
• Mike Wyner - CEO / President of a Los Angeles based music licensing company, covering more then 800 clients that cover motion pictures, commercials, television, videogames, DVD's, television series, etc.
• Colette - female dj Colette, has proven herself as one of the leading and talented female dj's on this globe. She was awarded with the Dance Star Award for best song in a commercial [Motorola] in 2004.
• Joel Parkes - U.K producer, singer/songwriter, currently based in Toronto, Canada. He had success as co-writer for 2004 American Idol debuter Kimberly Locke, which reached #1 on the Billboard chart, earning him his first gold disc. He also founded the project Pearl Avenue.
• Rom Di Prisco - established producer, remixer hailing from Canada, who has a wide range of successes regarding music and videogames, covering over several dozins of videogames for gameconsoles/PC, but also for several other music & film projects which contain his music.
• Agency achievements: ↓
The year [0000] that appears behind the artist, musicians or group name, means that the specific song was recorded in that year and that we arranged royalties from a song of that specific year and which was recorded by that artist, musicians or group. Since many artists aren't signed up at the right places, money is waiting for collection, since the song was first broadcasted/released. You can do the math...
→ 2004
• In 2004 The Agency was approached by Dutch Neighboring Rights Organisation [NRO] "SENA", for it's help locating several U.S artists, due to open and unclaimed royalties. This led to the distribution of unknown and unclaimed royalties for over 100 U.S artists, producers, dj's, musicians and bands, who were owed approximately 1,600,000 Euro [gross] in undistributed royalties. Some names you might recognize are: Nickelback, Sting, Us3, Van Mc Coy, Rock Steady Crew, Dr Hook, Grand Master Melle Mell, Hanson and several others.
→ 2005
• Thanks to the personal involvement, dedication and perseverance of The Agency regarding it's "knowledge" on the issue royalties, it's "vast network" and by "standing up", it was possible to "widen" everybody's horizon, which led to the distribution of unknown and unclaimed royalties for more then 700 U.S and international artists, producers, dj's, musicians, bands even actors in several music styles and genres.
• Some names you might recognize are the legends: †John Belushi [1980], †Roy Rogers [1943], †Glen Miller. The living legends: Petula Clark [0000], Deep Purple [0000], Yes [1983], Grace Jones [0000], Black Sabbath [1970], Anthrax, Karl Bartos [1996], Keith and Hank Shocklee, members of Procul Harem, Pete Belotte [1978], Patti Austin [0000], Dire Straits, Father Abraham [1978], Sister Sledge [0000], ex-members of The Hollies, Los Lobos, Justin Timberlake [2002], the dj's: Robert Miles, Anne Savage [0000], Secret Cinema [1997], Sasha [0000], Yves De Ruyter [2001] and loads of other musicians, artists, producers and bands! Santa Claus strikes again...
→ 2006
• In 2006 The Agency's path regarding the arranging of royalty's for artists, musicians, etc went on, onto another level, arranging the royalty's of the following artists and musicians: †Judy Garland, Liza Minelli, Lorna Luft [0000], Roxanne Shante [0000], Tangerine Dream [1986], Avril Lavigne [2003], DJ Tiesto [2005], Richenel [2002], Public Enemy, The RZA [2000], Method Man [2000], Inspecktah Deck [0000], †Ol' Dirty Bastard [1997], Raekwon [1995], Killah Priest [0000], Ghostface Killa [2004], Cappadonna [1995], Master Killer [1995], Dr.Alban, Quiet Riot, Q-Burns Abstract Message [2001] and several others. We are honoured!
• The Agency gets an invitation by the Dutch Parlement for it's expertise and exclusive information on the issue royalties and for discussing a major royalty scam which is going on RIGHT NOW. The Dutch Performance Rights Organisation [PRO] called "Buma Stemra/Cultuur" is currently on the Dutch stock-exchange with 400.000.000 € [400 MILLION Euro], which is about 532.000.000 U.S$ [532 MILLION $], give or take. :)
• The above mentioned astronomical amount, is money that the PRO doesn't pay out to mostly U.S artists and musicians, since english music is played the most in The Netherlands, a country where 16 million people live, which is the same amount of people who live in Los Angeles. These people gamble on the stock-exchange with your [the artists and musicians hard-earned money ]. We are on it, you can sleep tight... The Agency stands up, while others keep sitting and strikes again...
• What would YOU do, if ASCAP, SESAC or BMI went to the stock-exchange and bought barrels of oil from your own hard earned money and then sell it back to you at the gas-station, for triple or quadruple prices??? Is that business or WHAT???
• On December 23rd 2006 - The Minister of Justice of The Netherlands [Hirsch Ballin] sent out a new law for consultation to several organisations for more control over several "collective organisations" that target and are fully active in the Dutch music industry, and who keep track of perfomance rights, neighboring rights and rights of artists, after the Agency successfully stood up for YOU, the artist!
• The mentioned "collective" organisations can be divided into 5 key-players: Performance Rights Organisation [PRO] Buma/Stemra now called: "Buma/Cultuur", Neighboring Rights Organisation [NRO] "SENA", and the foundation "Thuiskopie", the foundation "Leenrecht" and the foundation "Reprorecht". The new rules in the mentioned law have to make an even more "transparant" system of the activities of these organisations, so they can function better in the near future! What about the 400 million euro scam? No word, but we are still standing...
→ 2007
• January 1st - The CEO/Founder started writing on his book again!
• January 11th - The CEO/Founder gets his first royalty check from ASCAP, regarding the use of his music [2002] and the U.S television program Modern Marvels [11x], which came as a surprise after signing a contract for 3 songs with a Los Angeles based music company back in 2003. PARTYTIME... 29,92$ to spend :)) followed by another check in July for use of his music on History Channel's, Modern Marvels.
• January 25th - A commission of [ahum] "wise men" that is investigating the "collective organisations" regarding the rights of authors as mentioned above, suggests to set up ONE organisation for the collection of monies that are owed for artists, musicians, bands, etc. This unique idea [1st in the world] will combine the Dutch Performance Rights Organisation [Buma/Cultuur], Neighboring Rights Organisation [Sena] and the other 3 mentioned organisations in this story, which can be found in our past blog! We pave the way, so YOU get paid!
• February - The Agency sets up Royalty Rotation, which targets the international intellectual property rights business, concerning royalties for artists. Royalty Rotation also brings new and fresh business idea's.
• March - Santa comes early this year! The Agency arranges royalties for several established artists and musicians like: Melba Moore [1972], Public Enemy's Chuck D [2000] and Flavor Flav [1988].
• The CEO celebrates his 10 year anniversary in the music industry!
• May - Santa's on the roll again and arranges royalties for †Kurt Cobain [1990], Liza Minelli [1972], †Judy Garland [1937], Dolly Parton [1974] and Blues/R&B icon and legend Bo Diddley [1960].
• The Industry Agency also saw to it that "lost" royalty's for several Hollywood actors got collected, since they also have been involved in the music industry, even having "small successes" with it. Some names you might recognize are: Richard Gere [2002], Johnny Depp [1997], Mel Gibson [1995], Kim Basinger [1992], Antonio Banderas [1996], Catherina Zeta Jones [2002] and Rene Zellweger [2002].
• June 22nd - The CEO gets invitation and talks "politics" on the annual hearing of the Dutch CvTa [College van Toezicht Collectieve Beheersorganisaties auteurs- en naburige rechten] - [Commission that oversees collective author and neighboring rights organisations], who together with the Justice Department, oversee the collective authorrights and neighboring rights organisations in The Netherlands and speaks the truth about several serious [currently running] issues in The Netherlands, which also expands to other countries, bringing them new exclusive information they never heard of before (!) [more on this in the blog: Ruthless Politics].
• July - The Industry Agency is threatened with lawsuit by 5 headed U.S Lawfirm, after kindly asking for his fee regarding previous business for 2 of their clients [read icons]. They think: Ooh, he can't touch us! He is in Europe and "we are sharks, and we eat small fish"! We say: The Industry Agency is at the top of the food-chain, and we shoot sharks! The bigger they are, the harder they fall... [stay tuned for more on this subject]
• The Industry Agency arranges royalties for Inner Circle's: †Jacob Miller [1995], Ian Lewis [1992], Lance Hall [1992], Roger Lewis [1992] and Bernhard [Touter] Harvey [1975].
→ 2008
• 2008: ''The year of the revelation'' and the Industry Agency brings it! So stay tuned, the musick [r]evolution is coming near you...
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• I should have taken the blue pill, instead of the red one! Now, I'm stuck in the Music Matrix... Educating for [r]evolution... Countdown has started and can't be stopped!
Sincerely
Mr. Anderson
ONE eye is King in the land of the blind!
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