FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MODERN DAY BATTLE OF DAVID AND GOLIATH - ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC VS. ACM RECORDS

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MODERN DAY BATTLE  OF DAVID AND GOLIATH:ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC VS. ACM RECORDS  





ACM Records is fighting for it's name in a modern day

Battle of David and Goliath currently being played out

between the small independent record label based in New

Jersey and the Academy of Country Music, which allegedly

wants to use the title ACM Records to expand it's thriving

record business.





Despite the fact that the Academy of Country Music had 

it's trademark application for the title "ACM Fan Jam"

rejected because of alleged copyright confusion

with ACM Records' existing trademark, the organization,

which is known for it's annual awards show televised on

CBS, has filed a lawsuit against ACM Records

in the Federal Count in Los Angeles, California seeking

to prevent the well respected indie music label from

continuing to do business under it's longtime corporate

name.





Founded 20 years ago by Al Cohen and Eve Adams, ACM

incorporated in 1991 and registered the company's 

name in 2008.  On February 21, 2011 the United States

Patent Office rejected an application by the Academy

of Country Music for use of the title, "ACM Fan Jam,"

ruling that the name could easily be confused with

the ACM Records trademark.  Nonetheless, the Academy

of Country Music has continued to use the title, 

"ACM Fan Jam," to promote live music events and in 

2011 began to distribute compact discs under the name

"ACM ZinePak."





"We don't have a problem with the Academy of 

Country Music using ACM as their abbreviation," said 

the co-owners of ACM Records, "but we will not allow

them to infringe on our musical territory.  If 

necessary we may seek an injunction to prevent the 

Academy of Country Music from distributing products

that confuse the public as to their source.  The 

Academy needs to practice what many of their artists

preach:  America is all about fairness for the little 

guy."



ACM Records represents hundreds of recording artists

from all types of musical genres including rock, folk,

country as well as hip hop artists such as MCBEE-X, 

Shif-T, Warchild, Seven, Minister Kane, and the 

legendary Grandmaster Melle Mel among many others. The

label also represents songwriters, composers, and 

producers that have had tunes placed on major 

television network stations ranging from NBC, CBS, E!,

MTV, Discovery to FX on programs such as "Smash", 

"justified", "Law and Order", "Nikitia" and 

"Saturday Night Live" just to name a few, in addition 

to their artists songs placed in numerous feature 

films including the smash country hit, "Brokeback 

Mountain: and the hip hop classic, "Paid in Full"."



      




     

Listen to the Creeptones

Many years ago, an idea for a band was conceived. The band would be as ambiguous as their name would suggest. 4 people confident that music would be made, polished, and performed when the time came. 2 years later, the band would emerge from a cavern they called Carmine\'s garage. It was where they were comfortable. Something grew inside them though, a deep rooted urge to get out and do something with the music they had been nurturing for so long. Creeptones would creep out of the garage, where they were going however, was yet to be determined. Would it be a backyard? A coffee shop? A college, festival, carnival, or a dive-bar? Quite possibly it would be all of these things. Maybe though, if you can dream, it would be somewhere a bit closer to home, a pair of a headphones, a memorable evening, your own heart. The soundtrack to the way you felt the first time you realized \'Wake up, wake up, this is really your life\' Creeptones are coming, and hopefully you will be too.
(Bio from ACM Records)




Creeptones 
The Creep Is Born 
Genre: Rock, Alternative, Pop Rock
Winner of the 2011 ACM Record's Battle of the Bands competition. Rock music. Modern aesthetic with the spirit of music from the middle 20th century. There are 2 guitars, a bass, and a drummer. Some keyboards to add texture. All members sing with great use of harmonies. The Creeptones are from Toms River, NJ.

You can Purchase the album at one of these links below.

Amazon Digital Link:  http://www.amazon.com/The-Creep-is-Born/dp/B008JFX60O/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_mus?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1352910647&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Creep+Is+Born

Amazon Physical Link:  http://www.amazon.com/Creep-Born-Creeptones/dp/B0096Y3V8E/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1352910647&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Creep+Is+Born

iTunes Link:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-creep-is-born/id543117319



Get more updates on ACM Records and their artists at this link
http://www.acmrecordsblog.blogspot.com

WHERE ARE ALL THE FANS???

Written by Mutha F'er

The above question is what every local artist especially in hip hop should be asking themselves. Every local hip hop event I have attended in my adopted city of Charlotte NC has left me asking the same question: Where Are The Fans?  It seems that every time I attended any of these events, the people in the audience are either other hip hop artists such as emcees, rappers, producers or DJ's.  It's always an audience filled with people who are involved in hip hop in some way.  When I ask myself, WHERE ARE THE FANS?!, I'm talking about the average person who doesn't rhyme, make beats, DJ's, owns a label or etc. I'm talking about the average person that has a 9 to 5 job that just enjoys hip hop music in general.  I'm speaking about the person who has no desire to do anything hip hop related such as rhyming, making beats, DJing, etc. Whenever the FANS do attend, they usually come with the artist to be used as that particular artist's cheering section. When that artist has finished performing, the FANS usually walk out with the performer.  For example if artist so and so is scheduled to perform third, their fan/fans will stay in the venue until artist so and so performs and after that, leave.  So imagine if that artist is performing last, that artist will literally be performing for the people that came with him or her.  What I notice is very FEW "real fans" in my adopted city of Charlotte, NC go out to these local events and support local hip hop.

So, each time I go out to one of these local events, there are a ton of artists, DJ's and producers with CDs in hand and other promotional items, all ready to get on stage and shout out their myspace, facebook and youtube pages to an audience filled with their peers (other artists) who really don't give a f--k because they're about to get on next and do the same exact thing!  All of this makes it hard for artists to come up and sell their merchandise because in most cases local artists don't usually buy each others music. So as an artist at one of these local events, you are literally telling other artists  "yo, GO purchase my CD. It's on itunes." AND VICE VERSA. wow!

In my opinion, the solution is for these local artists to try to open up for more established acts that come to town, such as Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy, Jay-Z or etc. These artists will attract the average 9 to 5 job working hip hop loving fan to come out to the event. As result, the local artist now has a legitimate crowd to perform in front of and sell merchandise to, but as long these local artists are at these local venues performing only in front of their peers (other local artists), they will not be able to build a legitimate fan base.

Read more upcoming articles from Mutha F'er at Boom Bap Renaissance at http://www.boombaprenaissance.blogspot.com