A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE JATHOM EMPIRE
THIS SITE IS
DEDICATED TO ALL OF YOU OUT THERE WHO HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO GET INTO THE MUSIC BUSINESS FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE A LIFETIME
PEOPLE HAD
YOU TO BELIEVE THAT ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS RECORD YOUR PROJECT,
MIX IT, MASTER IT AND THEN JUST SEND IT TO THE MAJORS
BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH
YOU'VE BEEN BAMBOOZLED &YOU'VE BEEN MISLED
YOU'VE BEEN
SUFFERING FROM MALNUTRITION
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO BE FED!
THAT'S RIGHT,
YOU WROTE IT, RECORDED IT, MIXED & MASTERED IT,
MAYBE YOU EVEN PRESSED SOME UP--------BUT THEN YOU GOT STUCK
NOW YOU'RE SITTING THERE WITH THAT LITTLE VOICE INSIDE YOUR HEAD
ASKING YOU THE SAME QUESTION OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN:
WHAT 'CHA GOIN' DO???
NOW THERE'S THREE SCENARIOS IN WHICH YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM:
1) YOU COULD SEND
YOUR PROJECT TO ONE OF THE MAJOR LABELS, BUT THE PROBLEM HERE
IS
THAT THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT IT IF IT IS NOT PRESENTED BY AN ENTERTAINMENT
ATTORNEY, MANAGER,
OR SOMEONE THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE SOME TYPE OF BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP WITH
THUS, YOUR HARD WORK CAN AND MOST LIKELY WILL BE REDUCED
TO A FRISBEE, OR WORSE STILL, A COASTER
THIS CAN'T BE WHAT YOU REALLY WANT
2)
YOU COULD GO
THE OLD SCHOOL ROUTE AND SELL THEM OUT OF YOUR CAR, THAT IS IF YOU HAVE ONE
NOW
TRUST ME, I'M NOT KNOCKING THIS METHOD IN ANY SHAPE FORM OR FASHION
IN FACT, BEING ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF RAP
AND ONE OF THE FIRST FIVE
RAPPERS IN THE GAME
I HAVE SEEN, HEARD, AND DONE IT ALL
BUT THE UNDERLYING QUESTION
HERE IS WHETHER YOU HAVE THE DISCIPLINE, PATIENCE, AND DETERMINATION
TO BE ABLE
TO SELL 5 COPIES TODAY, 3 COPIES TOMORROW,
AND 20 COPIES THE
FOLLOWING DAY
AND NOT SPEND THE PROCEEDS
UNTIL AT LEAST 75% OF THE PRODUCT HAS
BEEN MOVED
AS THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT
YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO COMPARE THE INCOME VERSUS THE EXPENSE
MEANWHILE, YOUR
BABY'S MOTHER
IS BLOWING UP YOUR CELL FOR PAMPER MONEY,
AND YOUR FAMILY IS
STEADY TELLING YOU TO GET A JOB
AND GIVE UP ON YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS
3)
OR
YOU COULD JUST GET OUT OF THE RAIN & COME UNDER THE UMBRELLA
WITH THE
JATHOM FAMILY
THAT'S RIGHT YOU'VE FOUND THE SOLUTION
THE JATHOM FAMILY
DISTRIBUTION GROUP, A DIVISION OF JATHOM RECORDS
IS NOW ACCEPTING COMPLETED
PROJECTS (RECORDED, MIXED, MASTERED)
FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION IN LIEU OF
ASSISTING
YOU IN ASCERTAINING
THAT HOT DISTRIBUTION DEAL
THAT HAS EVADED YOU FOR OH SO LONG
REGARDLESS OF WHAT REGION OR
AREA YOU RESIDE IN,
WE WILL REACH OUT TO YOU
AND HELP PROVIDE YOU WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT
THAT YOUR PROJECT SO RIGHTLY DESERVES
SO IF YOU'RE SICK AND TIRED
OF WAITING FOR THE MAJORS TO CALL YOU
WHICH THEY WON'T!!!
IF YOU'RE SICK AND TIRED OF
CALLING THE RADIO STATIONS
TRYING TO GET THEM TO PLAY YOUR SONG
BUT THEY DON'T!!
IF YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING AT
THE CONCERT
AND YOU WANT TO BE IN THE SHOW,
OR YOU'RE JUST PLAIN TIRED
OF SEEING THESE CLOWNS GET SIGNED
AND THEY CAN'T EVEN FLOW
IF YOU'RE SICK AND TIRED OF
THE VIDEO STATIONS
PLAYING THE SAME SIX VIDEOS
ALL DAY AND NIGHT
THEN COME ON OVER TO THE
JATHOM FAMILY
AND LET'S MAKE IT RIGHT
LISTEN UP, AS A FORMER ARTIST
AND ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF RAP
I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU,
THE ASPIRING
ARTIST AND LABEL ARE UP AGAINST
IN LIEU OF SUCCESSFULLY
ESTABLISHING YOURSELF
WITHIN THE INDUSTRY
I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT
MANY OF YOU
SIMPLY JUST WANT TO "BLOW UP OVERNIGHT"
BUT WHAT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
IS THAT YOUR APPROACH IS VERY UNREALISTIC
WHAT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND IS THAT
THIS THING OF OURS
IS CALLED THE MUSIC BUSINESS, NOT THE MUSIC, MUSIC
IN FACT, IN ALL REALITY IT IS ABOUT
90% BUSINESS AND 10% MUSIC
IT IS NOT
ABOUT SELLING YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL
WHAT IT IS ABOUT, IS TEAMING UP WITH
THE RIGHT GROUP OF PEOPLE, MAKING THE RIGHT BUSINESS DECISIONS
AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, LEARNING ABOUT THE INS AND OUTS OF THE BUSINESS
AS I HAVE TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY I HAVE MET WITH THOUSANDS OF YOUNG TALENTED PEOPLE
WITH STRONG DESIRES
TO BECOME ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE INDUSTRY
I HAVE CONVERSED WITH MANY OF YOU
THROUGH EMAIL, SNAIL MAIL
AND TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL
IF I HAD A
DIME FOR EACH TIME THAT ONE OF YOU HAD EXPLAINED TO ME
HOW YOU HAVE BEEN USED AND ABUSED
WHILST TRYING TO GET INTO THIS INDUSTRY
I WOULD BE RICHER THAN BILL GATES
AT THIS POINT AND TIME WITHIN MY LIFE I HAVE DECIDED
TO
HELP YOU ALL MAKE A STAND
THAT'S
RIGHT, NO LONGER WILL I STAND BY IDLE AND LET YOU,
MY CHILDREN OF THE
INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMMUNITY
BE BAMBOOZLED AND MISLED
WITH MY TRUSTED
COLLEAGUES, BY MY SIDE
WE WILL STOP AT NOTHING INSIDE OF THE LAW
TO HELP YOU
ASCERTAIN THE LEVEL OF SUCCESS THAT YOU DESIRE WITHIN THE INDUSTRY
WE WILL LEAVE
NO STONE UNTURNED
IN LIEU
OF HELPING YOU
AND YOUR PRODUCT TO RECEIVE
THE RECOGNITION, THE CARE, THE CONCERN AND THE
RESPECT
THAT YOU SO RIGHTLY DESERVE
IN RETURN, WE ONLY ASK
THAT YOU REACH OUT TO US WITH HOT PRODUCT, TALENT, DETERMINATION
AND A STRONG DESIRE TO SUCCEED
AS NOW IS
THE TIME
TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
WE EXTEND OUR ARMS
OUT TO ALL INDIE ARTISTS AND LABELS
WITH A WARM WELCOME INTO THE JATHOM
FAMILY
AS WE EMBARK UPON OUR
MISSION TO SEND
"THE ENTIRE MUSIC INDUSTRY BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD"
(YOU FEEL ME ???)