uh...DUH!
<g>

seriously, it's good to hear.
julie


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> From:    "Fanatic Promotion, LLC." <info@fanaticpromotion.com>
> To:      "Fanatic Promotion, LLC." <info@fanaticpromotion.com>
> Subject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: KINDERCORE RECORDS FOUNDERS FILE SUIT
AGAINST THE TELEGRAPH COMPANY, I.D.E.A. INC.
> Date:    Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:18:15 -0500
>
> 11/25/03
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> KINDERCORE RECORDS FOUNDERS FILE SUIT AGAINST THE TELEGRAPH COMPANY,
> I.D.E.A. INC.
>
> Kindercore Records founders Daniel Geller and Ryan Lewis today filed a
> lawsuit against I.D.E.A. (International Development of Entertainment
> Alliances), also known as The Telegraph Company, Kindercore General
Manager
> Jerod Gunsberg and I.D.E.A. CEO Stanley Hartman for breach of contract,
> slander, libel, and a host of other infractions.
>
> A strategic partnership formed in 2001 between the Kindercore label and
> Telegraph was intended to strengthen the label's administration and
further
> the aesthetic and ideals that Geller and Lewis had established. The
> partnership quickly devolved over the 18 months that the relationship
> existed, culminating in the recent announcement that Kindercore was
folding.
>
> Geller states, "We were as surprised as anyone on November 12th to learn
> that Kindercore would be closing.  We were also surprised on November 14th
>
> to find out the label was not closed and would now be run by Stan Hartman
> who had previously stated to us that he wanted nothing to do with the
> creative side of running a record label".
>
> In the beginning, Geller and Lewis expected that their partnership with
> Telegraph would allow them to continue guiding the artistic direction of
> Kindercore while also allowing more time for them to work on their own
> music.  Geller and Lewis perform in bands on the Kindercore label - I Am
The
> World Trade Center and The Agenda respectively.
>
> Lewis says, "We're artists at heart and have always been about the music.
> We saw this partnership as a chance to keep the label going in the same
> artistic direction that we had established and to also uphold our
> commitments to our artists."
>
> Instead, after the agreements were signed, Geller and Lewis began to see
> their roles at the label rapidly diminish, a situation that came to a head
> when Kindercore signed two bands that Geller and Lewis had passed on (in
one
>
> case) and had never even heard (in the other).  Compounding this lack of
> control over their own company, Geller and Lewis' own bands were then
> dropped from the label, a curious move considering that I Am The World
Trade
> Center is the second biggest selling act on Kindercore.
>
> "Since being in bands on the roster was essentially the last real
connection
> we had with the label we started, we had no other choice but to await
> further news on the future of Kindercore", Geller says. "At this point,
we'
> re very concerned for the bands that are still associated with
Kindercore."
>
> Lewis elaborates, stating that he and Geller are doing "everything we can
to
> bring a quick resolution to this situation.  Bringing this legal action
was
> the last thing we wanted to do, but we felt it was the only thing we could
> do to help the friends and artists who had faith in us when we entered
into
> this arrangement with Telegraph."
>
> Quinn Heraty, of the law firm Heraty Hall, is representing the plaintiffs.
A
>
> legal fund has been established to help offset the costs associated with
> furthering this action.  Please visit www.heratyhall.com/kindercore for
more
> information on how to contribute.
>
> Legal inquiries can be directed to Quinn Heraty at Heraty Hall.
> 212-979-3728 | kindercore@heratyhall.com | www.heratyhall.com
>
> Press inquiries can be directed to Joshua Bloom at Fanatic Promotion, LLC.
> 212-616-5556 | josh@fanaticpromotion.com | www.fanaticpromotion.com
>
>
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