A few weeks back I told you about the new album Apology on Repeat to be released by the uber-talented Jason Turner. To read the first post about Jason, his music and lessons learned in the music industry, check out my earlier post. The album is now out and with GREAT reviews! Alabama.com called Jason “Mississippi’s best … Continue reading
Nothing quite takes a film to that next level like great music. Last week GRAMMY® winning artist Moby announced the re-launch of Moby Gratis. The site will function to seamlessly license Moby’s music to independent filmmakers, student projects and non-profit film productions. Click on the video below for details from Moby himself. This is great … Continue reading
I had the great pleasure of getting to know filmmaker Willy Bearden several years back when we worked together on the Mississippi night salue to the GRAMMYs® event. In addition to being a gifted storyteller Willy is also an avid music fan and a lover of all things Memphis. I am so excited he agreed … Continue reading
You probably heard that a lawsuit was filed last week to declare the song Happy Birthday part of the public domain. This would allow the song to be free for public consumption without paying fees to any rights holder or seeking any type of permission. The song first appeared “sometime before 1893” and to think … Continue reading
The Feature Friday post from last week gave you a brief introduction to choreographer extraordinaire – Christopher Dean. His latest project features him on ABC’s hit television show The Bachelorette! Tune in this upcoming Monday night June 17 to see him in action with Desiree Hartsock, ABC’s current Bachelorette and all the guys. And, if … Continue reading
I am just going to say it. In case you had any doubt at all, it is not okay to use a celebrity’s image to endorse your product or business without permission. Also, it is not okay to use someone else’s copyrighted work (in this post a photo) in your advertisement for your business. Sigh! Okay; we got that out of … Continue reading
Long before he was Christopher Dean the world-class choreographer and I was Ryanne the entertainment attorney, we were two geeky (and mostly awkward on my part) kids growing up in small town Alabama. We thankfully found a kindred spirit in each other over our love of Elton John, Broadway musicals and pretty much anything fabulous! … Continue reading
Author writes book. Book gets picked up by a publisher. Now, author needs a publicity team to get the word out about the book. If said author is really lucky they get to work with Julie Schoerke and the team at JKS Communications. Over a long chat about books we love, authors and favorite cities, … Continue reading
Statute of RyAnne 