ATL REPORT #4

2008-04-12T09:53:00.002-04:00

Volume 1 Issue 4

"You MUST be the change you want to see in the world."

-Mahatma Ghandi

I know, I am behind but you got to admit I been grinding. I am working on the Hypnotized Tour and the Durtty Boyz Tour got them on and poppin, now I am promoting the Mr. Carter & Friends Tour.... In addition I am working on some projects with notable ATL female artists, Xtaci, Snook, Midget Mac and a bunch of other stuff. .

My client Snook is really heating the South up in time for Spring!!!!! Make sure you check him out at the Car & Bike Show in Orangeburg SC on April 19th!!!

I also know the content is skimpy this time around......more interviews will be coming shortly.....for the time being....please visit my archive. There is plenty of music industry information and resources there. If you are interested in contacting anyone I have ever interviewed.....you know I got the hook up!!!

Also, get one or all of my clients on your mix cds, features and shows!!!!

http://www.atljournalist.blogspot.com/

ATL Report #3

2007-01-30T09:03:00.005-05:00

Volume 1 Issue 3

"Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."

-President Lincoln

As we enter the New Year......let's all think of the ATL as the music mecca it is, this month, check out features such as the top 10 Ways to Improve the Music Industry by DJ Bigga Rankin, and learn all about a true hustler, Terrence Huggins (T.H.E. Booking Agency) and check out ATL's new Spike Lee, Kaspa Da Don!!!! Don't forget to read all about T.I.'s angels, Xtaci!

There is also a $7,000 model contest, something strictly for the ladies.

:::FEATURED ARTISTS:::

XTACI (Grand Hustle)

Want an inside peek inside the lives of T.I.'s hot girls, Xtaci?

"People don’t realize it but there wasn’t even a Grand Hustle when we first got with the guys, it was all of us, together rolling PSC,” proudly Bola pounds her fist on the table and smiles. “And there was no studio back then. The studio was in Tip and Jay’s apartment.”

“They (PSC) taught us how to be women. They taught us, this is how we treat women that act like that, so if you don’t want to get treated like that, don’t act like that. Kuntry, Dro, Mac Boney, they watched us grow as women from little fifteen year olds to now. When they met us we wasn’t even having sex,” explains Sunshine. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...........

:::::ON THA' RIZZLE:::::

ATL's got a new up and coming Spike Lee on it's hands....

“I think it is time that Atlanta grows, not so much in music but on a bigger level such as film industry. The film industry is just now getting ready to take off. True, we have Tyler Perry and Ryan Glover at Turner Broadcasting. However, I think Atlanta as a whole is ready to grow, we have the scenery and the people, let’s draw a niche in that way and give the world more films made in Atlanta.” -Rob "Kaspa" Smith

Hittmenn Djs President, Rob “Kaspa Da Don” Smith is already a veteran among Atlanta’s elite “movers and shakers”. Ask anyone about his vigorous work ethic and you will get an ear full. In 2008, Smith is going to take the same hustle that made his name big in the music industry to the big screen.

Smith is on an all out “grind mission” that will include directing the movie he wrote and produced titled Off Tha Hook, and producing and starring in a comedy DVD.

“I am free. Everything that I want to do and anything that I want to create, I feel as though I can attain it,” says the mogul, reclining into a lush leather chair while feverishly texting on his Side Kick. “I am a writer and a visionary. So when it comes to production, I am able to conquer whatever I set my sights on.” CLICK TO READ MORE.......

:::THATS MY DJ

MANDATORY READING IF YOU ARE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!

DJ Bigga Rankin has some advice for how we can make the music industry better in 2008! CLICK

HUSTLE 101: Terrence Huggins, CEO T.H.E. Booking Agency

"For a lot of Southern artists their business is done exclusively out of New York and L.A. I think there is a void right now Southern artists shouldn’t have to go to New York or L.A. to do their business, we can do everything in-house down here in the south. We deserve to have it all right here and there is plenty of capable talent." -Terrence Huggins

I think now the music industry is changing a lot of people underestimate the importance of a booking agency. Artists are not selling as many records as they used and because of that tours have become the prime source of income for every artist.

With that in mind, you want to have a strong team working in the area that is going to make you the most money, the old 80/20 rule. You want a strong team doing your booking.

When you hire a booking agency, you want to pay attention to THESE FIVE things:

1. Look at the booking agency’s distribution, you want to know how big the scope of the booking agent’s territory is. Because my clients are big, I have an international territory. You want to know the reach. CLICK TO READ MORE.......

Visit

http://www.thebookingagency.net/ for more information.

Check back next month for more!

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ATTENTION MODEL CHICKS~!
Fresh Faces Magazine
National Cover Model Search $7,000

It's that time again! Models are invited to participate in Fresh Faces Magazine National Cover Model Search.

Judges & Top Talent Agents

Fresh Faces Magazine is today’s #1 modeling magazine. We are changing the competition this quarter. Models travel from all over the world to participate in our competitions. We are accepting pictures for auditions. Pre-Registration ONLY $35 submission fee non-refundable. Selected Finalists will to take part in Fashion Show Competition on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Competition is open to female & male models 13 yrs. old & up. (No height / weight / age limit or experience required). Models will be judged by a panel of professional agents on photogenic, confidence and marketability. We are looking for models that can sell and represent national brands.

Fresh Faces Models have worked with clients including The Tyler Perry Co., American Next Top Model, Disney, Mercedes Benz, Saturn, Spanx, Wal-Mart, Barbie Doll, Paul Mitchell products, Pantene Hair, Pro 10 Hair, Cocoa Peebles, Wells Fargo, Infinity, HBO, Warner Bros., NBC, Marshall Fields just to name a few. Our models travel to New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Chicago, Atlanta and other entertainment markets for modeling assignments.

The national cover model winner will win $7,000 in modeling prizes. The winner will grace the cover of our next magazine issue. Top finalists will receive $1500 in modeling prizes and the opportunity to be published in Fresh Faces Magazine.

JOIN US
Pre-Registration
Saturday, February 2, 2008
12noon – 3p.m.
Georgia World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd., NW, Room A306
Atlanta, Georgia 30313-1591

Models unable to attend may mail submission fee to:
Money Orders ONLY

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3601 Piedmont Road, Suite 1209
Atlanta, GA. 30305
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What is the ATL Report? It is the newsletter promoting HOT talent (of all kinds) in and "around" Atlanta, GA. I just ask that the artists featured are doing business and financially supporting the Atlanta music scene......it is poppin' here, you kinda have to admit! Who am I? A writer. A communicator. A music junkie. In this day and age it is possible for a young woman to study the game, learn it well, amass her OWN database systems and promote. I promise if you continue sending your artists, information, and resources my way I will continue to spread the word. I have alot of cool friends who read this. lucreativegroup@yahoo.com (hit me).

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