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Sound Gems Records & frank CEO

Since 1974 A History Of Smooth Chill

About Me

“Once upon a time when the sound counted for everything and your thoughts were unfeigned, before image was king and when pure music ruled the airways, you could feel the spirit,not just see flashiness.   Although heavily R&B rooted ,Sound Gems Records as always will continue to define new forms , always delving deep into the soul , staying focused on its’ original musical mission, "innovation"... "expose intuitive, innovative and influential artists via outlets all over the world concentrating more on music and less on pretense.Live on "Diamond in the Back"!!! Main Site : http://soundgems.com ...LISTEN TO THE COVER VERSION OF OUR HIT "BE THANKFUL" ON THIS PAGE!!! BY Minga..LUDACRIS ALSO RAPED TO THE ORIGINAL RE-TITLED "DIAMOND IN THE BACK"Breaking News: Be Thankful For What You~ve Got (the original) now playing on the HBO hit series "The Wire" More BREAKING NEWS ..CHECK OUT LUPE FIASCO..S NEW VERSION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv41Vymi71c !!!!Lupe seems to try to upstage LUDACRIS on this joint.Dont miss it!!!!

My Interests

I am Frank F [the founder and CEO of Sound Gems Records]... On Myspace I intend to expand my circle of friends...perhaps even reunite with old friends... maybe even add music acquisitions . Main Site : http://soundgems.com New people--- Ed McCutcheon has been promoted to A&R director,Triss Wassel has been added to the A&R staff,Jelleti Green has been appointed to Street Promotions, Reuben Cross is rejoining us as a staff producer.

I'd like to meet:

If I were walking down the street, It’s you I’d like to meet, Yes all over again, To begin anew what has no end.

Music:

"MARVIN", "SADE", "DIDO", 'EARTH WIND & FIRE', "MASSIVE ATTACK', 'HALL & OATES' "Jill Scott" ,Stereophonics,Dusty Springfield,The Emotions,Otis Redding, Sam Cooke,Chi-Lites,Curtis Mayfield,Smokey,Ambrosia,Dr. Hook,

Movies:

Usual Suspects,Raging Bull,Good Fellows,Mystic River,Lost in Translation,Michael Clayton

Television:

Sopranos

Books:

Seabiscuit: An American Legend: by Laura Hillenbrand... Master Key To Riches by Napoleon Hill...

Heroes:

Superman aka Clark Kent....and special thanks to Ludacris for rapping on our own ORIGINAL oldie "DIAMOND IN THE BACK" (BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU..VE GOT ).

My Blog

"what was a CD?"

Someday, your children will ask you "what was a CD?" I read a Billboard story that discussed the rise of flash memory drives and bracelets as a medium for album releases. I knew that artists had expe...
Posted by Sound Gems Records & frank CEO on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:50:00 PST

Eargasm

I was just thinking about an old catchy song "Love Makes the World Go Round" by Deon Jackson.Its been going around in my head.You MySpace folks might want to find a sound clip of it. Back in the day I...
Posted by Sound Gems Records & frank CEO on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:10:00 PST

"You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me"

Dusty Springfield was the finest song interpreter ever.Which are my all time favorite Dusty Springfield songs and why?"You Don..t Have To Say You Love Me" because it got me to realize there could be b...
Posted by Sound Gems Records & frank CEO on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:55:00 PST

What are the penalties if I do sample?

If you sample without permission, not only are you violating USCopyright laws, you may also be in violation of your ownrecording contract. If you are signed to a major label, mostrecording contracts c...
Posted by Sound Gems Records & frank CEO on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:16:00 PST

the truth about the music industry

From: Sound Gems Records & frank CEODate: Jan 30, 2006 10:51 PMSubject: the truth about the music industryBody: THE REAL DEAL (the truth about the music industry)..and why my company went indie."The ...
Posted by Sound Gems Records & frank CEO on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:36:00 PST

write songs?

Date: Jan 10, 2006 10:49 AM Subject: Untangling the Web of Music Copyrights Body: Abstract: The crisis in the music industry has been brought about only in part by the digital revolution. The laye...
Posted by Sound Gems Records & frank CEO on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:30:00 PST