uh...DUH! seriously, it's good to hear. julie > > ---------------------- Forwarded Message: --------------------- > From: "Fanatic Promotion, LLC." > To: "Fanatic Promotion, LLC." > 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 > > >