Songwriter uses eBay to get noticed

Now this is something completely new and refreshing. At least it is to me. Songwriter Katherine Schell is selling the rights to her song "The Gravity Situation" on eBay. The successfully bidder will reserve the exclusive right to use the song in a commercial format for one year.

This is certainly one of the most innovative ways of marketing a song. A step up from 'My Space'.

I urge all to read the article here written in The Washington Times.

To check out her auction click this link www.katherineschell.com/ebay

To check out her website, click this link www.katherineschell.com

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Songwriter & Producer Dallas Austin Gets Help From Famous Friends

Recently, veteran Songwriter and Dallas Austin ( who has had hits with everybody from Michael Jackson to TLC) was charged with possession of cocaine. He could have faced 4 years in prison, but the drugs he was carrying was a small amount intented for personal use.

His songwriting peers Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie along with Utah republican senator Orrin Hatch and various other business and lawyers all vouch for Austins good character.

"A conservative Republican senator/songwriter, an '80s R&B singer whois inexplicably massive in the Middle East, a real-estate mogul,several ambassadors from around the globe and a Grammy-winning producer who is best known for moving musical - not political ones...."

To finish reading the article, click the source below...
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1535959/20060710
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