Mouthpiece Work / New Mouthpieces at NAMM
FROM: saxgourmet (STEVE GOODSON)
SUBJECT: New Mouthpieces at NAMM
I tried to visit all the mouthpiece makers who were exhibiting at NAMM, and saw some pretty interesting stuff. JodyJazz had the new Chicago Model DV, which was very impressive, along with some new CNC machined ring ligatures. I've got an extensive video interview with Jody in which he shows all his new products at http://saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com if you want to hear the product descriptions straight from Jody. Theo Wanne had lots of traffic at his booth, and all his mouthpieces were really jewelry quality and played great. The German company now making Guardala's displayed their wares, and they played just like the old ones. The Drake ceramic mouthpieces were most impressive. They play very well and are beautifully made. This ceramic technology was very interesting to me. They seem to execute a high quality product very well in an unusual material very well. They're very nice folks, as well. I didn't see anything new at the Babbitt booth that I hadn't seen before. Bari showed their multi-material mouthpieces, which are only sorta new, but still played nicely. A Japanese company, Projection, had some nicely made hard rubber pieces, very high quality. Numerous Chinese and Taiwanese companies showed a wide assortment of products, most of which lacked flat tables or well formed tips. They were better than the products I was shown last year, so they are figuring it out. A couple of the companies almost had it right, and they were very inexpensive. Once again, I was privately shown some Guardala copies that were dead ringers for the real thing (although not labeled Guardala). They had three different models, all of which seemed to be exact copies of a Super King, a Brecker, and a Crescent. I was told they had been exactly copied using point cloud technology and then CNC machined. They looked and played great. If they had the original engraving and bite plate, I don't believe I could have been able to tell the difference between them and the genuine article. There was a lot of buzz about a new ligature Rico is offering, which looks very much like a Harrison. I didn't try one, but quite a few people had bought them and were singing their praises. I didn't see Peter Ponzol or Gary Sugal, both of whom are usually at the show. I can only assume they were not there. Oleg Garbozov was showing the same products as last year. Quite a few of the Asian manufacturers expressed some interest to me about getting into the mouthpiece and neck business. A couple of them have good products now. Most are still not quite where they ought to be, but get better every time I see new examples. Their prices are about 1/5th what you would pay in the USA, and all they have to do is get their tooling and machine settings straightened out and they will have products as good as any. I'm going to do some consulting work for a couple of those factories to help them resolve their quality issues. Most of the student level mouthpieces they are making now are pretty good (or at least as good as you can get anywhere else) and they want to move into the upscale market. A couple of them had some interesting cosmetic touches on their metal pieces, and they all seem to have carefully studied the classic basic designs that have been around for years and are familiar with some of the different ideas that have been introduced in recent times. You better watch out: these guys now own the saxophone market, and are coming after the accessory market. sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc STEVE GOODSON SAXOPHONE DESIGNER TO THE STARS our products are ALL rated cid:339191121@25022009-09F4 Steve is a member of hd_logo NAMMbelieve2nasaconf_GIF PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITES <http://www.nationofmusic.com/> http://www.nationofmusic.com/ (retail sales and discussion forum) <http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/SaxophoneRepair/> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/SaxophoneRepair/ (discussion group) <http://www.saxgourmet.com/> http://www.saxgourmet.com/ (saxophone history and information) <http://saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/> http://saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/ (my personal saxophone blog) READ MY ARTICLES ON SAXOPHONE DESIGN IN EACH ISSUE OF THE SAXOPHONE JOURNAL The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves BASIC SHOP RATE................$100/HR IF YOU WATCH.....................$125/HR IF YOU ASK QUESTIONS......$150/HR IF I HAVE TO LISTEN TO A CONCERT LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR HORN....$250/HR The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. 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FROM: entropicwolf (Lance)
SUBJECT: Re: New Mouthpieces at NAMM
I was curious as to whether there was anything new in reeds as well as accessories that stood out at the NAMM show?
--- On Wed, 1/20/10, STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@...> wrote:
From: STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@...t>
Subject: [MouthpieceWork] New Mouthpieces at NAMM
To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 7:43 PM
I tried to visit all the mouthpiece makers who were exhibiting at NAMM, and saw some pretty interesting stuff. JodyJazz had the new Chicago Model DV, which was very impressive, along with some new CNC machined ring ligatures. I’ve got an extensive video interview with Jody in which he shows all his new products at http://saxophonetho ughts.blogspot. com if you want to hear the product descriptions straight from Jody.
Theo Wanne had lots of traffic at his booth, and all his mouthpieces were really jewelry quality and played great.
The German company now making Guardala’s displayed their wares, and they played just like the old ones.
The Drake ceramic mouthpieces were most impressive. They play very well and are beautifully made. This ceramic technology was very interesting to me. They seem to execute a high quality product very well in an unusual material very well. They’re very nice folks, as well.
I didn’t see anything new at the Babbitt booth that I hadn’t seen before. Bari showed their multi-material mouthpieces, which are only sorta new, but still played nicely.
A Japanese company, Projection, had some nicely made hard rubber pieces, very high quality.
Numerous Chinese and Taiwanese companies showed a wide assortment of products, most of which lacked flat tables or well formed tips. They were better than the products I was shown last year, so they are figuring it out. A couple of the companies almost had it right, and they were very inexpensive.
Once again, I was privately shown some Guardala copies that were dead ringers for the real thing (although not labeled Guardala). They had three different models, all of which seemed to be exact copies of a Super King, a Brecker, and a Crescent. I was told they had been exactly copied using point cloud technology and then CNC machined. They looked and played great. If they had the original engraving and bite plate, I don’t believe I could have been able to tell the difference between them and the genuine article.
There was a lot of buzz about a new ligature Rico is offering, which looks very much like a Harrison. I didn’t try one, but quite a few people had bought them and were singing their praises.
I didn’t see Peter Ponzol or Gary Sugal, both of whom are usually at the show. I can only assume they were not there. Oleg Garbozov was showing the same products as last year.
Quite a few of the Asian manufacturers expressed some interest to me about getting into the mouthpiece and neck business. A couple of them have good products now. Most are still not quite where they ought to be, but get better every time I see new examples. Their prices are about 1/5th what you would pay in the USA, and all they have to do is get their tooling and machine settings straightened out and they will have products as good as any. I’m going to do some consulting work for a couple of those factories to help them resolve their quality issues. Most of the student level mouthpieces they are making now are pretty good (or at least as good as you can get anywhere else) and they want to move into the upscale market. A couple of them had some interesting cosmetic touches on their metal pieces, and they all seem to have carefully studied the classic basic designs that have been around for years and are familiar with some of the different ideas that
have been introduced in recent times. You better watch out: these guys now own the saxophone market, and are coming after the accessory market.
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BASIC SHOP RATE........ ........$ 100/HR
IF YOU WATCH....... ......... .....$125/ HR
IF YOU ASK QUESTIONS... ...$150/HR
IF I HAVE TO LISTEN TO A CONCERT
LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES WHEN
YOU PICK UP YOUR HORN....$250/ HR
The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." Hunter S. Thompson
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FROM: saxgourmet (STEVE GOODSON)
SUBJECT: Re: New Mouthpieces at NAMM
I didn’t see anything that was impressive to me…… From: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lance Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:26 AM To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [MouthpieceWork] New Mouthpieces at NAMM I was curious as to whether there was anything new in reeds as well as accessories that stood out at the NAMM show? --- On Wed, 1/20/10, STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@...> wrote: From: STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@cox.net> Subject: [MouthpieceWork] New Mouthpieces at NAMM To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 7:43 PM I tried to visit all the mouthpiece makers who were exhibiting at NAMM, and saw some pretty interesting stuff. JodyJazz had the new Chicago Model DV, which was very impressive, along with some new CNC machined ring ligatures. I’ve got an extensive video interview with Jody in which he shows all his new products at http://saxophonetho <http://saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/> ughts.blogspot. com if you want to hear the product descriptions straight from Jody. Theo Wanne had lots of traffic at his booth, and all his mouthpieces were really jewelry quality and played great. The German company now making Guardala’s displayed their wares, and they played just like the old ones. The Drake ceramic mouthpieces were most impressive. They play very well and are beautifully made. This ceramic technology was very interesting to me. They seem to execute a high quality product very well in an unusual material very well. They’re very nice folks, as well. I didn’t see anything new at the Babbitt booth that I hadn’t seen before. Bari showed their multi-material mouthpieces, which are only sorta new, but still played nicely. A Japanese company, Projection, had some nicely made hard rubber pieces, very high quality. Numerous Chinese and Taiwanese companies showed a wide assortment of products, most of which lacked flat tables or well formed tips. They were better than the products I was shown last year, so they are figuring it out. A couple of the companies almost had it right, and they were very inexpensive. Once again, I was privately shown some Guardala copies that were dead ringers for the real thing (although not labeled Guardala). They had three different models, all of which seemed to be exact copies of a Super King, a Brecker, and a Crescent. I was told they had been exactly copied using point cloud technology and then CNC machined. They looked and played great. If they had the original engraving and bite plate, I don’t believe I could have been able to tell the difference between them and the genuine article. There was a lot of buzz about a new ligature Rico is offering, which looks very much like a Harrison. I didn’t try one, but quite a few people had bought them and were singing their praises. I didn’t see Peter Ponzol or Gary Sugal, both of whom are usually at the show. I can only assume they were not there. Oleg Garbozov was showing the same products as last year. Quite a few of the Asian manufacturers expressed some interest to me about getting into the mouthpiece and neck business. A couple of them have good products now. Most are still not quite where they ought to be, but get better every time I see new examples. Their prices are about 1/5th what you would pay in the USA, and all they have to do is get their tooling and machine settings straightened out and they will have products as good as any. I’m going to do some consulting work for a couple of those factories to help them resolve their quality issues. Most of the student level mouthpieces they are making now are pretty good (or at least as good as you can get anywhere else) and they want to move into the upscale market. A couple of them had some interesting cosmetic touches on their metal pieces, and they all seem to have carefully studied the classic basic designs that have been around for years and are familiar with some of the different ideas that have been introduced in recent times. You better watch out: these guys now own the saxophone market, and are coming after the accessory market. sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc STEVE GOODSON SAXOPHONE DESIGNER TO THE STARS our products are ALL rated cid:339191121@25022009-09F4 Steve is a member of hd_logo NAMMbelieve2nasaconf_GIF PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITES <http://www.nationofmusic.com/> http://www.nationof music.com/ (retail sales and discussion forum) <http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/SaxophoneRepair/> http://launch. groups.yahoo. com/group/ SaxophoneRepair/ (discussion group) <http://www.saxgourmet.com/> http://www.saxgourm et.com/ (saxophone history and information) <http://saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/> http://saxophonetho ughts.blogspot. com/ (my personal saxophone blog) READ MY ARTICLES ON SAXOPHONE DESIGN IN EACH ISSUE OF THE SAXOPHONE JOURNAL The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves BASIC SHOP RATE........ ........$ 100/HR IF YOU WATCH....... ......... .....$125/ HR IF YOU ASK QUESTIONS... ...$150/HR IF I HAVE TO LISTEN TO A CONCERT LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR HORN....$250/ HR The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." Hunter S. Thompson CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
FROM: moeaaron (Barry Levine)
SUBJECT: Re: New Mouthpieces at NAMM
I sure am impressed by the prices of so many mouthpieces... BL > I didn¹t see anything that was impressive to me > > > > From: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Lance > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:26 AM > To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [MouthpieceWork] New Mouthpieces at NAMM > > > > > I was curious as to whether there was anything new in reeds as well as > accessories that stood out at the NAMM show? > > --- On Wed, 1/20/10, STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@...> wrote: > > > From: STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@...> > Subject: [MouthpieceWork] New Mouthpieces at NAMM > To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 7:43 PM > > > > I tried to visit all the mouthpiece makers who were exhibiting at NAMM, and > saw some pretty interesting stuff. JodyJazz had the new Chicago Model DV, > which was very impressive, along with some new CNC machined ring ligatures. > I¹ve got an extensive video interview with Jody in which he shows all his new > products at http://saxophonetho <http://saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/> > ughts.blogspot. com if you want to hear the product descriptions straight from > Jody. > > > > Theo Wanne had lots of traffic at his booth, and all his mouthpieces were > really jewelry quality and played great. > > > > The German company now making Guardala¹s displayed their wares, and they > played just like the old ones. > > > > The Drake ceramic mouthpieces were most impressive. They play very well and > are beautifully made. This ceramic technology was very interesting to me. They > seem to execute a high quality product very well in an unusual material very > well. They¹re very nice folks, as well. > > > > I didn¹t see anything new at the Babbitt booth that I hadn¹t seen before. Bari > showed their multi-material mouthpieces, which are only sorta new, but still > played nicely. > > > > A Japanese company, Projection, had some nicely made hard rubber pieces, very > high quality. > > > > Numerous Chinese and Taiwanese companies showed a wide assortment of products, > most of which lacked flat tables or well formed tips. They were better than > the products I was shown last year, so they are figuring it out. A couple of > the companies almost had it right, and they were very inexpensive. > > > > Once again, I was privately shown some Guardala copies that were dead ringers > for the real thing (although not labeled Guardala). They had three different > models, all of which seemed to be exact copies of a Super King, a Brecker, and > a Crescent. I was told they had been exactly copied using point cloud > technology and then CNC machined. They looked and played great. If they had > the original engraving and bite plate, I don¹t believe I could have been able > to tell the difference between them and the genuine article. > > > > There was a lot of buzz about a new ligature Rico is offering, which looks > very much like a Harrison. I didn¹t try one, but quite a few people had bought > them and were singing their praises. > > > > I didn¹t see Peter Ponzol or Gary Sugal, both of whom are usually at the show. > I can only assume they were not there. Oleg Garbozov was showing the same > products as last year. > > > > Quite a few of the Asian manufacturers expressed some interest to me about > getting into the mouthpiece and neck business. A couple of them have good > products now. Most are still not quite where they ought to be, but get better > every time I see new examples. Their prices are about 1/5th what you would pay > in the USA, and all they have to do is get their tooling and machine settings > straightened out and they will have products as good as any. I¹m going to do > some consulting work for a couple of those factories to help them resolve > their quality issues. Most of the student level mouthpieces they are making > now are pretty good (or at least as good as you can get anywhere else) and > they want to move into the upscale market. A couple of them had some > interesting cosmetic touches on their metal pieces, and they all seem to have > carefully studied the classic basic designs that have been around for years > and are familiar with some of the different ideas that have been introduced in > recent times. You better watch out: these guys now own the saxophone market, > and are coming after the accessory market. > > > > > > sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc > > STEVE GOODSON > > SAXOPHONE DESIGNER TO THE STARS > > > > our products are ALL rated > > > > cid:339191121@25022009-09F4 > > > > Steve is a member of > > hd_logo NAMMbelieve2nasaconf_GIF > > > > > > PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITES > <http://www.nationofmusic.com/> http://www.nationof music.com/ (retail sales > and discussion forum) > <http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/SaxophoneRepair/> http://launch. > groups.yahoo. com/group/ SaxophoneRepair/ (discussion group) > <http://www.saxgourmet.com/> http://www.saxgourm et.com/ (saxophone history > and information) > <http://saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/> http://saxophonetho ughts.blogspot. > com/ (my personal saxophone blog) > > > > READ MY ARTICLES ON SAXOPHONE DESIGN IN EACH ISSUE OF THE SAXOPHONE JOURNAL > The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway > where thieves > > BASIC SHOP RATE........ ........$ 100/HR > > IF YOU WATCH....... ......... .....$125/ HR > > IF YOU ASK QUESTIONS... ...$150/HR > > IF I HAVE TO LISTEN TO A CONCERT > > LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES WHEN > > YOU PICK UP YOUR HORN....$250/ HR > > > > The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway > where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a > negative side." Hunter S. Thompson > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, > use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of > the original message. > > > > > >
FROM: saxgourmet (STEVE GOODSON)
SUBJECT: Re: New Mouthpieces at NAMM
I agree…you can buy very high quality Asian blanks for less than $20 each if you buy by the hundred, with metal cap and ligature…..they play pretty well right out of the box, even better if you tweak them just a bit…..they’ve got every reasonable style you could want……they will also make anything you want if you order in sufficient quantity……. From: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Barry Levine Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 1:57 PM To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [MouthpieceWork] New Mouthpieces at NAMM I sure am impressed by the prices of so many mouthpieces... BL > I didn¹t see anything that was impressive to meŠŠ > > > > From: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MouthpieceWork%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MouthpieceWork%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Lance > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:26 AM > To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MouthpieceWork%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [MouthpieceWork] New Mouthpieces at NAMM > > > > > I was curious as to whether there was anything new in reeds as well as > accessories that stood out at the NAMM show? > > --- On Wed, 1/20/10, STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@... <mailto:saxgourmet%40cox.net> > wrote: > > > From: STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@... <mailto:saxgourmet%40cox.net> > > Subject: [MouthpieceWork] New Mouthpieces at NAMM > To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MouthpieceWork%40yahoogroups.com> > Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 7:43 PM > > > > I tried to visit all the mouthpiece makers who were exhibiting at NAMM, and > saw some pretty interesting stuff. JodyJazz had the new Chicago Model DV, > which was very impressive, along with some new CNC machined ring ligatures. > I¹ve got an extensive video interview with Jody in which he shows all his new > products at http://saxophonetho <http://saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/> > ughts.blogspot. com if you want to hear the product descriptions straight from > Jody. > > > > Theo Wanne had lots of traffic at his booth, and all his mouthpieces were > really jewelry quality and played great. > > > > The German company now making Guardala¹s displayed their wares, and they > played just like the old ones. > > > > The Drake ceramic mouthpieces were most impressive. They play very well and > are beautifully made. This ceramic technology was very interesting to me. They > seem to execute a high quality product very well in an unusual material very > well. They¹re very nice folks, as well. > > > > I didn¹t see anything new at the Babbitt booth that I hadn¹t seen before. Bari > showed their multi-material mouthpieces, which are only sorta new, but still > played nicely. > > > > A Japanese company, Projection, had some nicely made hard rubber pieces, very > high quality. > > > > Numerous Chinese and Taiwanese companies showed a wide assortment of products, > most of which lacked flat tables or well formed tips. They were better than > the products I was shown last year, so they are figuring it out. A couple of > the companies almost had it right, and they were very inexpensive. > > > > Once again, I was privately shown some Guardala copies that were dead ringers > for the real thing (although not labeled Guardala). They had three different > models, all of which seemed to be exact copies of a Super King, a Brecker, and > a Crescent. I was told they had been exactly copied using point cloud > technology and then CNC machined. They looked and played great. If they had > the original engraving and bite plate, I don¹t believe I could have been able > to tell the difference between them and the genuine article. > > > > There was a lot of buzz about a new ligature Rico is offering, which looks > very much like a Harrison. I didn¹t try one, but quite a few people had bought > them and were singing their praises. > > > > I didn¹t see Peter Ponzol or Gary Sugal, both of whom are usually at the show. > I can only assume they were not there. Oleg Garbozov was showing the same > products as last year. > > > > Quite a few of the Asian manufacturers expressed some interest to me about > getting into the mouthpiece and neck business. A couple of them have good > products now. Most are still not quite where they ought to be, but get better > every time I see new examples. Their prices are about 1/5th what you would pay > in the USA, and all they have to do is get their tooling and machine settings > straightened out and they will have products as good as any. I¹m going to do > some consulting work for a couple of those factories to help them resolve > their quality issues. Most of the student level mouthpieces they are making > now are pretty good (or at least as good as you can get anywhere else) and > they want to move into the upscale market. A couple of them had some > interesting cosmetic touches on their metal pieces, and they all seem to have > carefully studied the classic basic designs that have been around for years > and are familiar with some of the different ideas that have been introduced in > recent times. You better watch out: these guys now own the saxophone market, > and are coming after the accessory market. > > > > > > sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc > > STEVE GOODSON > > SAXOPHONE DESIGNER TO THE STARS > > > > our products are ALL rated > > > > cid:339191121@25022009-09F4 > > > > Steve is a member of > > hd_logo NAMMbelieve2nasaconf_GIF > > > > > > PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITES > <http://www.nationofmusic.com/> http://www.nationof music.com/ (retail sales > and discussion forum) > <http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/SaxophoneRepair/> http://launch. > groups.yahoo. com/group/ SaxophoneRepair/ (discussion group) > <http://www.saxgourmet.com/> http://www.saxgourm et.com/ (saxophone history > and information) > <http://saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/> http://saxophonetho ughts.blogspot. > com/ (my personal saxophone blog) > > > > READ MY ARTICLES ON SAXOPHONE DESIGN IN EACH ISSUE OF THE SAXOPHONE JOURNAL > The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway > where thieves > > BASIC SHOP RATE........ ........$ 100/HR > > IF YOU WATCH....... ......... .....$125/ HR > > IF YOU ASK QUESTIONS... ...$150/HR > > IF I HAVE TO LISTEN TO A CONCERT > > LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES WHEN > > YOU PICK UP YOUR HORN....$250/ HR > > > > The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway > where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a > negative side." Hunter S. Thompson > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, > use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of > the original message. > > > > > >