SPENDENAUFRUF Für VOODOO RHYTHM

Hi, diesmal ein etwas seltsames Mail von mir:

Ich habe über die Jahre hinweg zu sehr fairen Bedingungen produziert und den Bands die Produktionen, die sie machten, zum Selbstkostenpreis verkauft. So konnten sie auf ihren Touren ein großes Plus erzielen, denn die Gagen sind ja nicht gerade rosig. Ich habe das damals (leider nicht schriftlich) mit der SUISA so abgesprochen. Jetzt hat sich aber das Blatt gewendet, und die SUISA fordert von Voodoo Rhythm rückwirkend auf alle Produktionen 42'500.- Franken. D.h. die SUISA will von mir Geld für etwas, das schon lange abgeschlossen ist. Und sie will Geld an die Bands auszahlen, das diese eigentlich gar nicht wollen, sie wollen lieber möglichst viele Freiexemplare. Leider kommen wir so bei der SUISA nicht durch und müssen den geforderten Betrag innert 30 Tagen zahlen, ansonsten müssen wir in Erwägung ziehen, Voodoo Rhythm zu schließen – das wäre unser Entscheid, denn für uns ist es unmöglich, so einen hohen Geldbetrag zu bezahlen.

Deshalb rufen wir hiermit zu einer Spenden-Aktion auf. Doch selbst wenn wir das Geld bezahlen könnten, stößt es uns immer noch sauer auf, auch unseren Bands auf dem Label. Ich habe ihnen bereits erzählt, dass ich ihnen in Zukunft keine guten Deals mit Platten zum Selbstkostenpreis mehr machen kann, sie würden anstelle der Platten Geld von der SUISA ausbezahlt bekommen, und alle Bands waren dagegen, vor allem die Amerikaner-Bands, die sowieso kein Geld kriegen würden, da das Geld irgendwo zwischen CH und USA versickert (haben wir alles schon erlebt).



Ich hoffe, Ihr könnt uns helfen, wir wollen nicht, das Voodoo Rhythm aufhören muss und wollen unsere Arbeit weiterführen. Ich bitte Euch, dieses Mail weiterzuleiten und Spenden auf folgendes Konto zu überweisen:

Danke Reverend Beat-Man

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APPEAL FOR FUNDS


Hello, this might be a bit of a strange E-Mail. I have treated bands very fairly since I've started Voodoo Rhythm and have given them their records for cost price so that they could make a solid profit when selling their records on tour (we all know payouts are lousy nowadays). I did approach the SUISA (Copyright Company, musicians' union) and informed them of the nature of my agreement with the bands. Unfortunately I never put it in writing.
Now that is exactly the problem: The SUISA demands payback of a total of 42.500 Swiss Franks (roughly 38.000 US $). Basically they want money for productions that had long been settled. The bitter irony is that bands of course prefer free copies of their album, yet the Suisa is oblivious to this fact and demand the money within 30 days. If we cannot meet their demands we might have to shut down business, since it is completely impossible to for us to raise that kind of money. Therefore we kindly ask for your support. Even if we can pay we will not be able to offer the bands the same deal as before, in spite of the fact that they would much rather get free copies from us as opposed to Suisa money (especially American bands since they don't get any Suisa money at all).

We hope you can help us. We don't want to quit, we want to resume or work and our journey. Plea se transfer funds to the following account and forward this message.

Sincerely,

Reverend Beat-Man



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APPEL DE DONS POUR VOODOO RHYTHM



Bonjour,

Voici un mail un peut spécial de ma part...

J'ai été toute ces années très correcte avec les groupes, en effet, je leurs ai toujours vendu les disques qu'ils ont fait au prix de production, cela leurs a toujours été un grand "plus" vu le petit cachet qu'ils obtiennent lors de leurs tournée. Cela avait été convenu ainsi avec SUISA (malheureusement pas par écris ).Aujourd'hui le vent semble avoir tourné et SUISA réclame rétroactivement à Voodoo Rhythm la somme de 42'500.- pour tout ce qui a été produit jusqu'à ce jour !SUISA réclame en sorte à Voodoo Rhythm la somme que les musiciens ont pus faire en vendant leurs disques aux concerts.Malheureusement ce discours ne passe pas auprès de SUISA, et dois donc payer dans les 30 jours cette facture qui engendrera la faillite et fermeture du label.

C'est pour cela que je vous demande soutien à l'aide vos dons. Quoi qu'il en soit, même si nous parvenons à rassembler et à payer cette somme, l'arête nous restera à tous en travers de la gorge, j'en avais déjà discuté avec les artistes du label sur le fait qu'ils ne pourront à l'avenir plus obtenir les prix de production à l'achat de disques, mais qu'ils recevrons de l'argent de SUISA.

Tous étaient contre ! Surtout les artistes d'outre Atlantique, dont l'argent de la SUISA semble se noyer quelque part en chemin (c'est du vécu !).Nous espérons que vous pouvez nous aider, nous ne voulons pas que Voodoo Rhythm doive mettre la clef sous la porte, nous voulons continuer notre travail.Nous vous prions donc de passer ce mail au maximum de personnes et de nous faire un dons sur ce compte:

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Voodoo Rhythm records
Beat Zeller
Wankdorffeldstrasse 92
3014 Bern
Switzerland
Credit Suisse, Postfach 100,8070 Zürich, Switzerland,
Beat Zeller Account Nr: 149385-20-3
CH0304835014938520003
Clearing number 4835
Swift Code:CRESCHZZ30R ,
BLZ 507
PC KONTO: PC: 80-500-4
paypal: info@voodoorhythm.com

www. myspace. com/voodoo_rhythm_records
www. voodoorhythm. com

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Oh Shit! Live on VOODOO RYTHM!
Do they accept PayPal? If so, what email address should people send money to?
It's down towards the bottom of the posting:

paypal: info@voodoorhythm.com
yes paypal is: paypal: info@voodoorhythm.com

we have some people who does benefit concert.. we are in deep troubles.. i realy have to pay that money.. and i hope i'll get all that stuff together... we are siting now on one table together with the SUISA and try to find a good solution.. my goal is to make a good deal for my bands on my label... i wanna give them alot of free records and that my bands are happy..

benefit gigs are so far:
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ISC CLUB BERN, SWITZERLAND
VOODOO RHYTHM SOLIDARITÄTS PARTY
Do. 19. Feb.
Reverend Beat-Man and the Money loosers
Zeno Tornado
Robin & Cyril Banjo-Session ( Mama Rosin )
DJ: Voodoo Rhythm DJ Colective:
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VOODOO RHYTHM BENEFIT
Friday Feb.20th
Patronaat, Haarlem
10euros compulsory donation
Featuring Live and Dead:
Sixtyniners
Anomalys/Amok (one or the other)
Psyllibilly DJ'S
More acts to be confirmed.......
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I will try to put together a benefit gig in St. Louis, although it's hard to book something like this on such short notice (most of the clubs here book up a couple months in advance), so no promises. I can't believe you need to raise so much money in such a short time! I'm posting about this on my personal blog, by the way. I hope it helps!
just paypaled...

VIEL GLUECK!
Do you guys realize that if every member of the Hideout donated about $16.50 then they'd have this thing COVERED?
DON'T ASK WHAT YOUR FAVOURITE RECORD LABEL CAN DO FOR YOU; ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR FAVOURITE RECORD LABEL!

we'd like to do vr fundraising festivals around the globe...so far it's looking good for bern, zurich, amsterdamm, berlin, munich, frankfurt and l.a.

pass on the word and make it happen in your hometown!

if enough crazy kids host festivals we ought to be able to get vr back on track.

cheers

slowboat films
I've just emptied Motor Sounds Records paypal account into the VR pot, it wasn't much but every little counts and I'll empty it every day until VR is either safe or dead
Some bux comin' yer way via PayPal, Beat-Man. What a lousy fucking situation. I won't pretend to even begin to comprehend rights and royalties and all that, but this seems pretty ass-backwards to me. Damn the torpedoes, Voodoo Rhythm full speed ahead!!
Paypaled. Hope it works!
We´re organising a benefit in Eindhoven, NL - I´ll post more info asap. date will be probably 19 feb.

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