From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V7 #94 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Friday, May 17 2002 Volume 07 : Number 094 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: I'm moving on... ["Ian Gifford" ] Re: Alloy: I'm moving on... ["Paulo" ] Re: Alloy: I'm moving on... [Robin Thurlow ] RE: Alloy: (OT) my cat hates you website ["Robin Thurlow" Subject: Re: Alloy: I'm moving on... Wow Thomas... Incredible news... but I suspected that you would do something like that. You seem a man with a broad outlook that will not allow yourself to be tied to one thing all too long. There is much more to be done and experienced. Right? I am very happy for you as I am certain that you are looking forward to alot more stimulating projects. I am sure I speak for other Alloy folk when I say.... ...PLEASE TELL ME THAT THE TIME IN EUROPE WILL BE SPENT IN A STUDIO And if not... I will be patient. And if you never record another note of music, I will still be grateful for your many contributions to the Art. Peace to you, Ian Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 13:55:47 -0700 From: thomas@beatnik.com (Thomas Dolby Robertson) Subject: Alloy: I'm moving on... Dear Friends, I am writing to let you know that I am leaving Beatnik Inc, the technology company I founded nearly ten years ago. This is a very amicable move, and in fact we intend to collaborate on projects going forward. I will I remain one of Beatnik's largest individual shareholders, and I will retain my seat on the Board of Directors. I'm leaving Beatnik at a time when its business has never been stronger. While many other Silicon Valley startups and music dotcoms have disappeared or been swallowed up, Beatnik has narrowed its focus to the wireless market, and is now poised to be the dominant audio engine in that space, licensing its technology into tens of millions of mobile phones. Nokia has launched six new models which feature enhanced Beatnik audio, and other European manufacturers will be announced shortly. In the USA, a very exciting device from a company called Danger is about to hit the streets, again with excellent Beatnik sound. With growing licensing revenues and a greatly reduced overhead, Beatnik expects to reach profitability in the near term. Despite Beatnik's licensing success, I feel the time has come for me to put my energies elsewhere. Deploying the technology was something I always saw as Phase One of a larger plan. Beatnik has become a viable business by concentrating on Phase One. Now several customers have asked me to do creative consulting projects that fall into the Phase Two areas Beatnik is no longer focused on. So after much discussion with Kathleen and my colleagues and investors, I have decided to pursue these opportunities independently--and perhaps find time to make some music of my own again. I am heading to Europe shortly to start work on one of these projects; it's top secret for now, but if you'd like to find out more, please use the following contact info: THOMAS DOLBY ROBERTSON P.O. BOX 806 Half Moon Bay California 94019, USA mobile: +1 (650) 315 4403 email: thomas@headspace.com Thank you for your support over the years. It has been an honour to work alongside such a great group of people and investors. Please keep in touch! Sincerely, Thomas [P.S. Sorry if you got this message in duplicate.] - ------------------------------ Ian Gifford Singer/Songwriter, Radio show host("For The Folk"), promoter, producer/engineer. On-air Alternating Wednesday Evenings 8:30pm to 10:00pm (est)available in Real Audio at http://www.chrwradio.com (find the station address here, under contacts) ___________________________________________________________________ "All music is folk music. I ain't never heard no horse sing a song" Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971 ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 08:48:07 -0300 From: "Paulo" Subject: Re: Alloy: I'm moving on... Thomas: Whatever you do, we are always wishing you the best. Concerning your possible return to music... THIS IS THE BEST POSSIBLE NEWS. Congratulations and good luck Paulo - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Dolby Robertson" To: "friends and colleagues" ; "Thomas Dolby Robertson" Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 5:55 PM Subject: Alloy: I'm moving on... > > Dear Friends, > > I am writing to let you know that I am leaving Beatnik Inc, the technology > company I founded nearly ten years ago. This is a very amicable move, and in > fact we intend to collaborate on projects going forward. I will I remain one > of Beatnik's largest individual shareholders, and I will retain my seat on the > Board of Directors. > > I'm leaving Beatnik at a time when its business has never been stronger. While > many other Silicon Valley startups and music dotcoms have disappeared or been > swallowed up, Beatnik has narrowed its focus to the wireless market, and is > now poised to be the dominant audio engine in that space, licensing its > technology into tens of millions of mobile phones. Nokia has launched six new > models which feature enhanced Beatnik audio, and other European manufacturers > will be announced shortly. In the USA, a very exciting device from a company > called Danger is about to hit the streets, again with excellent Beatnik sound. > With growing licensing revenues and a greatly reduced overhead, Beatnik > expects to reach profitability in the near term. > > Despite Beatnik's licensing success, I feel the time has come for me to put my > energies elsewhere. Deploying the technology was something I always saw as > Phase One of a larger plan. Beatnik has become a viable business by > concentrating on Phase One. Now several customers have asked me to do creative > consulting projects that fall into the Phase Two areas Beatnik is no longer > focused on. So after much discussion with Kathleen and my colleagues and > investors, I have decided to pursue these opportunities independently--and > perhaps find time to make some music of my own again. I am heading to Europe > shortly to start work on one of these projects; it's top secret for now, but > if you'd like to find out more, please use the following contact info: > > THOMAS DOLBY ROBERTSON > P.O. BOX 806 > Half Moon Bay > California 94019, USA > mobile: +1 (650) 315 4403 > email: thomas@headspace.com > > Thank you for your support over the years. It has been an honour to work > alongside such a great group of people and investors. Please keep in touch! > > Sincerely, Thomas > > > [P.S. Sorry if you got this message in duplicate.] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 07:47:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Re: Alloy: I'm moving on... Congratulations Thomas!! I remember when you posted to us about your 40th birthday party, the one thing you'd said you wanted most was to make music again. I'm so happy to hear you're getting involved in creative endeavors of your own choosing. I'm so excited & can't wait for more news of your work. You know you've got us all on pins & needles here at Alloy :) All the very best to you, and safe travels as you go about developing your work. xxx ~R LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 17:36:40 -0400 From: "Robin Thurlow" Subject: RE: Alloy: (OT) my cat hates you website Yes Keith.. I remember that. I was the one who mentioned they should be called Tish and Gomez.. or Gomez and Fester, if they were both boys (I didn't know at the time) I had just named my new ferret Gomez because he's so flamboyant and is quite a daredevil, and when he was a baby he was *always* screaming. FYI baby ferrets do scream when they're startled, but usually you have to really take them by surprise. Gomez screamed at everything though. All anyone would have to do was walk into a room he was playing in and he would shriek like a maniac. He was very wound up.. just like Gomez Addams! xxx ~R - -----Original Message----- From: Keith Stansell As I recall, Alloy had a part in naming my cats. I think someone suggested Morticia and Gomez on the same day someone at work suggested Wednesday and Gomez. I decided to go with Wednesday and Pugsley since they are brother and sister. ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V7 #94 **************************