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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=34 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000" background="0fe08333.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#262626" FACE="Stencil" ><A HREF="january_18__2004_headlines_january_18_2003.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WALT KELLER RUNS AGAIN?!"><U>TODAY'S HEADLINES</U></A></FONT><B> </B><B>      </B><B>THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER  JANUARY 18, 2004   Page 6</B><B> <!-onMouseover Link CSS Script-© Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com). 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For full source code, installation instructions, 100's more DHTML scripts, and Terms Of Use, visit dynamicdrive.com--><style></style>  </B></div> <div> <B>BILLBOARD'S</B></div> <div> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & TracksTM </div> <div> Top 10 Positions /Issue Date: January 24, 2004 </div> <bR> <div> 1.ThisWeek /2 Lastweek /3 Weeks on chart /4 Title /5 Artist J| 6 Imprint| Catalog No.| Promotion Label</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Peak Position</B></FONT></div> <div> 1. /1/ 13</div> <div> <B>You Don't Know My Name</B></div> <div> Alicia Keys </div> <div> J | 56599* | RMG 1</div> <bR> <div> 2./4/11</div> <div> <B>Slow Jamz</B></div> <div> Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx </div> <div> Atlantic | 88288* 2</div> <bR> <div> 3./2/20</div> <div> <B>The Way You Move</B></div> <div> OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown</div> <div> Arista | 54962* 2</div> <bR> <div> 4./3/24</div> <div> <B>Walked Outta Heaven</B></div> <div> Jagged Edge</div> <div> Columbia | 76974 | SUM 2</div> <bR> <div> 5./6/25</div> <div> <B>Read Your Mind</B></div> <div> Magic Johnson | Avant | 001449 | Geffen 5</div> <bR> <div> 6./8/12</div> <div> <B>Me, Myself And I</B></div> <div> Beyonce </div> <div> Columbia | 76911 | </div> <div> SUM 6</div> <bR> <div> 7./5/21</div> <div> <B>Milkshake</B></div> <div> Kelis</div> <div> Star Trak | 58648* | Arista 4</div> <bR> <div> 8./7/50</div> <div> <B>Step In The Name Of Love</B></div> <div> R. Kelly</div> <div> Jive | 55572* 1</div> <bR> <div> 9./11/11</div> <div> <B>Hey Ya!</B></div> <div> OutKast</div> <div> Arista | (B/W <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Garamond" ><B>The Way You Move</B></FONT>) * 9</div> <bR> <div> 10./9/12</div> <div> <B>Change Clothes</B></div> <div> Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam | 001651* | IDJMG 6</div> <bR> <div> <B>And Comin' Up....</B></div> <bR> <div> 16./16/16</div> <div> <B>Runnin (Dying To Live)</B></div> <div> Tupac Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. </div> <div> Amaru | 001670* | Interscope 11</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="217" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFFFF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#000000 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 384 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://nortonguitars.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://nortonguitars.com/"><U><IMG SRC="115ce7b0.jpg" border=0 width="206" height="379" ALT="Barracuda" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 139 WIDTH="213"><div> Tel:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Engravers MT" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Engravers MT" >(406) 388.9191</FONT></div> <div> <B>Norton Guitars</B></div> <div> 5200 Thorpe Road</div> <div> Belgrade, MT 59714</div> <div> <A HREF="http://nortonguitars.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://nortonguitars.com/"><U>nortonguitars.com</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="page_6__music___blacktalk__ska_is_back_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 18, "><U>back up</U></A></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="618"><div> <B>Los Angeles, Calif. Jan.18, 2004. Special to The Sunday Malibu Newspaper</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Word! Ska is back with a vengeance! Everybody is slipping into ska concerts when they're not cooling it with their homeys on hiphop & rap. In France there's just hours before they announce a group is going to appear, and they fill up halls of 2000 or more! The French skinhead bands make their own cds, selling them at the gigs 'cause radio airplay is difficult to get- And then it's only regional or a few hundred listeners. In the US there's more chance but ska has been considered a "dead" music so long its hard to get it cranked and cracking.</B></div> <div> <B>In England ska hero Neville Staple (former leadsinger for The Specials) is starting his own CD & DVD label, RUDE BOY MUSIC, with the help of some friends, and is going to pull in ska from all around. Label head Jason Rothberg, in tandem with Alchemy, is preparing a Neville Staples DVD for May release. Recent signings include a Spanish group from Barcelona, </B><B>Discipulos de Otilia.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Based in Barcelona, Spain, this Ska band knows how to keep a crowd on their feet. RBM brought Discipulos de Otilia to the MTV EMA's in Edenbough to open the very exclusive after-party for Neville Staple and his all star band (which included performances by Donovan and Roddy Radiation) and Jerry Dammer (who played DJ for the night). Quite a tough line up to open for, but the boys of Discipulos de Otilia had no problems, and midway into their first number, they had everyone out on the dance floor. Keep your eye out for this late Spring release. </B><B>And please check out their website:</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.discipulosdeotilia.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.discipulosdeotilia.com"><U><B>WWW.DISCIPULOSDEOTILIA.COM</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >or </FONT><A HREF="http://www.musicasdelcaribe.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.musicasdelcaribe.com/"><U>http://www.musicasdelcaribe.com</U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >and the video for their upcoming single "Beer Friends" at... </FONT><A HREF="http://www.musicasdelcaribe.com/musica web/videoclip.MPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.musicasdelcaribe.com/musica w"><U>http://www.musicasdelcaribe.com/musica_web/videoclip.MPG</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Also Rude Boy has its own clothes division, Rude Wear. They are running a competition right now on their website. Go there and come back, you hear? Go to </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.rudewear.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rudewear.co.uk"><U>RUDEWEAR</U></A></FONT><B>.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rude Boy Music debut release "Rude Boy Returns," the Neville Staple story, will hit stores worldwide Spring 2004. The first in our Icons Of Ska Live DVD series, in association with Ben Sherman, is sure to please with follow up releases to include Bad Manners, The Beat and The Toasters.</B></div> <bR> <div> advertisement:</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="113cddb0.jpg" border=0 width="461" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B></div> <div>  <A NAME="ska_tour_dates___iridium_new_york"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <A HREF="page_6__music___blacktalk__ska_is_back_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 18, "><U>back up</U></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="618" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFFFF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#CCCCE4 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 2313 WIDTH="262"><div> <B>SKA IS BACK BIGTIME!</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="107bff80.gif" border=0 width="191" height="248" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>THE SKA IS DEAD TOUR</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mustard Plug</B><B>, </B><B>Big D And The Kids Table &</B><B> </B><B>Planet Smashers - </B><B>three bands of the 4 - band tour jump off on the East Coast February 17 in Buffalo, N.Y. Catch 22 won't jump on board until the next day's show at New York's Knitting Factory. From there, the four bands will make their way down the East Coast, all the way south to Florida.</B></div> <div> <B>The current itinerary runs through February 29, go </B><A HREF="http://www.skaisdead.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.skaisdead.com"><U><B>to the website</B></U></A><B> and see for yourself.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>MORE </B><B>SKA ON TOUR</B></div> <div> <B>IN JANUARY 2004</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>SKA MOB 2004 KING DJANGO • DR RING DING • EASTERN STANDARD TIME</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#EEEEEE" FACE="Garamond" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> THU 1/8/04 - Pittsburgh, PA</div> <div> The Rex Theater with the B3s</div> <bR> <div> FRI 1/9/04 - Cleveland, OH</div> <div> Rhythm Room</div> <bR> <div> SAT 1/10/04 - Chicago, IL</div> <div> Bottom Lounge, Chicago, All Ages</div> <bR> <div> SUN 1/11/04 - Indianapolis, IN</div> <div> Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN</div> <bR> <div> MON 1/12/04 -  Nashville, TN</div> <div> Windows on the Cumberland with AKA Rudie</div> <bR> <div> TUE 1/13/04  Atlanta, GA</div> <div> Swayze's Venue</div> <bR> <div> WED 1/14/04 - Tallahassee, FL</div> <div> Big Daddy's</div> <bR> <div> THU 1/15/04 - Orlando, FL</div> <div> The Back Booth</div> <bR> <div> FRI 1/16/04 - Miami, FL</div> <div> The Alley</div> <bR> <div> SAT 1/17/04 - Tampa, FL</div> <div> The Green Room</div> <bR> <div> SUN 1/18/04 - Gainesville, FL</div> <div> Market Street Pub</div> <bR> <div> TUE 1/20/04 - Columbia, SC</div> <div> The New Brookland Tavern</div> <bR> <div> WED 1/21/04 - Charlotte, NJ</div> <div> Tremont Music Hall</div> <bR> <div> THU 1/22/04 - Towson, MD</div> <div> The Recher Theater</div> <bR> <div> FRI 1/23/04 - Washington, DC</div> <div> TBA</div> <bR> <div> SAT 1/24/04 - New York, NY</div> <div> CBGBs with Westbound Train</div> <bR> <div> SUN 1/25/04 -Bound Brook, NJ</div> <div> HAMILTON ST with Westbound Train, Hub City Stompers, Doors at 2pm</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="237" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 544 WIDTH="233"><div> <B>"THE KNOW HOW" </B></div> <div> <B>The Know How on Tour!</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01-16-2004</div> <div> surfside comm. center </div> <div> 9301 collins ave.surfside, fl</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01-17-2004</div> <div> paradise funplex skate park merritt island, fl</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01-24-2004</div> <div> the factory 2674 e. oakland park blvd ft. lauderdale, fl</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01-30-2004</div> <div> the state theater</div> <div> 687 central ave st. petersburg,fl</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01-31-2004</div> <div> big daddy's tallahassee, fl</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02-07-2004</div> <div> to be announced miami, fl</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02-08-2004</div> <div> to be announced gainesville, fl</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02-14-2004</div> <div> cafe metropolis 94 south main st. wilkes-barre, pa</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="344"><div> <B>60 MUSICIANS JAM</B></div> <div> <B>AT THE IRIDIUM</B></div> <div> <B>Midnight 24 January</B></div> <div> <B>S</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Garamond" ><B>ATURDAY NIGHT ONLY</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>In </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Garamond" ><B>N</B></FONT><B>ew </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Garamond" ><B>Y</B></FONT><B>ork </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Garamond" ><B>C</B></FONT><B>ity</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In an unprecedented event, more than 60 Jazzcorner.com musician-clients will be converging in a super jam for one night only at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City during IAJE:</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>SATURDAY NIGHT only</B></div> <div> <B>Jan 24th from mid-4am</B></div> <div> <B>(2 shows - mid and 2 am)</B></div> <div> <B>Iridium</B></div> <div> <B>1650 Broadway at 51st St.</B></div> <div> <B>YOU MUST MAKE RESERVATIONS</B></div> <div> <B>by calling 212 582-2121.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>There will also be door prizes of limited edition prints from jazz photographer Lee Tanner. We will also be presenting a check to Wendy Oxenhorn from the Jazz Foundation of America's Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund from the donations you make everytime you buy a CD from a Jazzcorner artist.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Those responsible certainly don't want you to miss this unprecedented event!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>They are Jazzcorner.com's</B></div> <div> <B>Lois Gilbert - exec producer,</B></div> <div> <B>Willard Jenkins - stage coordinator,</B></div> <div> <B>Todd Barkan - stage coordinator.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The following musicians are scheduled to perform:</B></div> <div> <B>Bobby Watson- sax and Gary Bartz - sax  (co-jam leaders - mid-2am)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bobby Sanabria - drums (jam leader - 2am - closing)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>plus the following illustrious list of jammers!</B></div> <div> <B>trombone - </B></div> <div> <B>Steve Turre / Mike Fahn / Chris Washburne</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>sax -</B></div> <div> <B>Dick Griffin / Tim Armacost / Jessica Jones / Steve Wilson / Zan Stewart / Pete Yellin / Joe Lovano</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>bari sax -</B></div> <div> <B>Claire Daly/ Ronnie Cuber / Ted Hogarth</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>gtr -</B></div> <div> <B>Mark Kleinhaut / Roni Ben Hur / Freddie Bryant / Peter Leitch / Dave Stryker / Greg Skaff / Ron Jackson / Dave Bernstein</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>trumpet -</B></div> <div> <B>Christy Dana / Fred Jacobs</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>piano -</B></div> <div> <B>Mark Levine / David Hazeltine / Onaje Allan Gumbs / Keith Javors / Michele Rosewoman / James Weidman / Eli Yamin / Peggy Stern / Rob Schneiderman / George Cables / James Williams / </B><B>Joanne Brackeen</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>piano, vocals -</B></div> <div> <B>Dena DeRose</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>drums -</B></div> <div> <B>Ralph Peterson / Jimmy Cobb / Winard Harper / Tony Reedus / Akira Tana / Bobby Sanabria / Jack Mouse / Sylvia Cuenca</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>vocals -</B></div> <div> <B>Miles Griffith / Judi Silvano / Lisa Sokolov / Carla White / Janice Borla / Giacomo Gates / Kim Kalesti</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>vibes -</B></div> <div> <B>Mark Sherman</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>bass -</B></div> <div> <B>Andy McKee / Leon Lee Dorsey / Ray Drummond / Mary Ann McSweeney / Dwayne Burno / Lisle Atkinson</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>flute -</B></div> <div> <B>Jan Leder / Jamie Baum / Andrea Brachfeld / Mark Weinstein</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>cello -</B></div> <div> <B>Akua Dixon</B></div> <div> <B>percussion -</B></div> <div> <B>Duke Lee</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In addition, on Thursday and Friday Nights  (Jan 22 and 23) at the Iridium, Dreyfus Records presents: JEAN MICHEL-PILC TRIO W/ ARI HOENIG (drums) & FRANCOIS MOUTIN (bass). Guest soloists will include several award winning student players from around the globe, and many of NYC's hippest jazzers:  Matt Shulman (tp), Sam Newsome (sax), Rudresh Mahanthappa (sax), Dave Pietro (sax), Jerome Sabbagh (sax), Elisabeth Kontomanou (voc), J.D. Walter (voc), Gino Sitson (voc), Ronnie Cuber (bari sax).</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="240" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="page_6__music___blacktalk__ska_is_back_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 18, "><U>top of page</U></A>   /  <A HREF="#ska_tour_dates___iridium_new_york" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 18, "><U>top of article</U></A>   / <A HREF="#billboard_top_list" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 18, "><U>next up</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="829" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1178 ><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="jay_l_cooper"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="513" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF6600" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1131 WIDTH="507"><div> The SMN Awards:</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="434" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 260 WIDTH="260"><div> <B>M</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Garamond" ><B>usic </B></FONT><B>A</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Garamond" ><B>ttorney </B></FONT><B>O</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Garamond" ><B>f </B></FONT><B>T</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Garamond" ><B>he </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Garamond" ><B>Y</B></FONT><B>ear, </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Garamond" ><B>2003</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>J</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Garamond" ><B>ay </B></FONT><B>L</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Garamond" ><B>. </B></FONT><B>C</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Garamond" ><B>ooper, </B></FONT><B>E</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Garamond" ><B>sq.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Photo: Midem 2003</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="114acfe0.jpg" border=0 width="172" height="254" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>In an unheralded appearance, Dec. 19, 2003, in Peking, the principal presenter at  China's Music Light Awards, the Chinese version of our Grammy awards, was none other than the former head of N.A.R.A.S., the Grammy Awards organization, Jay L. Cooper, the dean of America's music attorneys. Officially invited with wife to attend the awards ceremony, part of his time in Peking was spent advising the Chinese government on Entertainment & cultural matters.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Jay L. Cooper, a senior partner of mega-lawfirm Greenberg-Traurig, graduated from DePaul University in 1951. A published author, Mr. Cooper also serves as a guest lecturer at Harvard, UCLA and Stanford Law Schools, the Texas and Florida Bar Associations, as well as numerous entertainment venues such as Cannes Film Festival, MIDEM, the California Copyright Conference. He also served as Adjunct Professor at Loyola Law School and taught at USC and UCLA. He has been previously named Entertainment Attorney of the Year by Billboard, and is included in The Best Lawyers in America. He spent many years captaining his own top Beverly Hills lawfirm, Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz, and his music clients included Supertramp, Nancy Wilson, Lou Gossett, Jr. & The Captain & Tennile.</B></div> <div> <B>The focus of Mr. Cooper's law practice is on all entertainment matters in the motion picture, television, music and multimedia areas as well as intellectual property issues. Mr. Cooper recently represented Don Henley's Artist's Coalition of major recording artists in negotations with the RIAA over Work For Hire legislation which resulted in an agreement to preserve a recording artist's rights of reversion to sound recordings under the 1976 Copyright Act.</B></div> <div> <B>Mr. Cooper is married, works long hours, and occasionally looks at his saxophone.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As a teaching lawyer, Cooper's forté is:</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>NEGOTIATING WITH THE MAJOR LABELS AND PROTECTING ARTISTS RIGHTS-</B></div> <div> <B>And the questions of major label contracts, and their evolution in light of digital distribution.</B></div> <div> <B>When he teaches or gives lectures to law students, he goes over sample contracts, points of contention, control of domain names, typical deal terms, changes in royalties calculations work for hire issues, on-line distribution, audio-visual rights, marketing strategy and other related issues.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Jay L. Cooper, Los Angeles, CA</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:cooper@gtlaw.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:cooper@gtlaw.com"><U>cooper@gtlaw.com</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="german_music"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="313" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000066" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 328 WIDTH="309"><div> <B>GERMAN MUSIC HEADS ROLL</B></div> <div> <B>Berlin, Germany. Jan. 17, 2004.</B></div> <div> <B>From wire reports & emails</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In a surprise move, Universal Music Germany, in Berlin, announced the 15 January that  chairman/CEO Tim Renner will exit at the end of the month. Also unexpectedly, Thomas Stein, Munich-based president of BMG for Germany / Switzerland / Austria, has left the company. New York-based Maarten Steinkamp, president of BMG International, will temporarily oversee Stein's management team.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="080feb40.jpg" border=0 width="254" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="07ffede0.jpg" border=0 width="254" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="313" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000066" BORDERCOLORDARK="#EEEEEE" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#A6CAF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 319 WIDTH="309"><div> <B>DID YOU HAVE AN MP3 SITE?</B></div> <div> <B>MP3.com News Update</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Despite the December 2, 2003 shutdown of the MP3.com web site, MP3.com, Inc. has continued to operate the truSONIC Business Music Service, </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Garamond" ><A HREF="http://www.trusonic.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trusonic.com"><U><B>www.trusonic.com</B></U></A></FONT><B>. On December 19, 2003,  the truSONIC Business Music Service was taken over and is now operated by a new company. That company, TruSonic, Inc., has informs that it strongly values the music of independent artists,  like those previously featured on MP3, and that independent artists will continue to be an important feature of truSONIC.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="240" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="page_6__music___blacktalk__ska_is_back_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 18, "><U>top of page</U></A>   /   <A HREF="#jay_l_cooper" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 18, "><U>top of article</U></A>   /   <A HREF="#ska_tour_dates___iridium_new_york" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 18, "><U>next up</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=55 BGCOLOR="#DDDDDD" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  <!-onMouseover Link CSS Script-© Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com). 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