Can you let people know to keep an eye out for camera equipment stolen from the Ace Frehley show Tuesday night, July 7th?
Derrick Hornyan takes photos at shows and events as his only source of income… a Go Fund Me site has been set up for people to donate to help him out.. He has been a strong supporter for live music in Denver and surrounding … Many musicians know who he is and have seen his work posted by bands/musicians on Facebook … A lot of us have been posting on social media, but the sooner the alert goes out the better chance for recovery.
If anyone knows someone who has acquired pro camera gear or is trying to sell, it might be stolen property. A list of items can be found on Facebook as well as below
“I want to thank each and every one of you for the immense support regarding my stolen gear. As most of you have heard, my camera bag, along with every piece of gear I own, was stolen [last night] after the Ace Frehley show from the backstage area at The Oriental Theater. Below is a very comprehensive list of what was stolen”:
1 – Lowepro Nova Sport 35L AW camera bag, grey in color (pictured below)
1 – Canon 5D MKIII (camera) with very visible signs of scuffing/greying below the back display screen. Serial number: 042033004676
1 – 3rd party battery grip containing 2 Canon LP-E6 batteries
1 – 16gb CF card
1 – Canon 430 EXII Speedlite (the “zoom” feature does not work)
1- C-Loop camera strap swivel mount
1 – Op/Tech camo strap with a similar style to a black rapid strap
1 – Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 lens (black)
1 – Canon 50mm 1.4 lens (black)
1 – Tokina 11-16mm 2.8 lens (black, and designed for crop sensored cameras)
1 – Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 lens (black; the rubber grip on the zoom ring is stretched and loose)
1 – Pocket Wizard Mini TT1 transceiver
1 – Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 transceiver
2 – 3rd party LP-E6 batteries for the camera
4 – AA Energizer recharge batteries (in the 430EXII Speedlite)
4 – AA Energizer recharge Power Plus batteries
1 – Baby blue lens cloth/cleaner
• multiple D-ROCK IMAGING business cards
• Grey and black Sharpies
Any info you may have can be sent to Derrick or to Officer K.P. Burke (badge #13030) of the DPD. The case number is 15-382790. He was the responding officer, and was very nice and helpful.
Derrick’s friend, Steven Michael Garza, has set up a GoFundMe acct, to try and help offset the cost of replacing all this stuff. Derrick says he feels humbled and somewhat ashamed for asking, but if you feel so inclined, here is the link: http://www.gofundme.com/Drockimaging
Peter Roth has mentioned that anyone who donates to this fund, will receive a gift card to his Cigar Bar, The Robusto Room, in Lone Tree. Message that page for further details.
Also, Derrick still has a variety of prints for sale. Selling these would go a long way to help replace his gear, so if you’ve ever been so inclined to buy any of his work, now would be a good time.
Again, thank you all for your show of support, and sharing to get the word out there. Your help in spreading the info is truly appreciated.
https://www.facebook.com/drockimaging?fref=ts
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[Methinks this sounds of major conflict of interest… ]
SESAC to Acquire the Harry Fox Agency
Deal Allows SESAC to Drive Efficiency and Enhance Value through Bundled Licensing and Offer Best of Breed Licensing Services and Solutions to Digital Music Platforms.
SESAC, Inc. today announced that that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Harry Fox Agency (HFA), the leading U.S. mechanical rights organization. The proposed transaction has been approved by the NMPA Board and is subject to NMPA member approval. The transaction positions SESAC as the only music rights organization in the United States, with the ability to offer singular licenses for the works of its affiliated writers and publishers that aggregate both performance and mechanical rights. This allows SESAC to drive greater efficiency in licensing for music users, as well as enhanced value for music creators and publishers. The announcement was made today by John Josephson, Chairman and CEO of SESAC, Inc.
“Licensing is fragmented across both multiple types of rights, as well as multiple territories for the streaming services that represent the future growth opportunity of the music industry. The result is a complex, opaque and currently inefficient licensing regime that fails to deliver the best outcomes for creators and publishers, as well as end users,” said John Josephson. “What excites us about this transaction is the ability it provides to make the licensing process both simpler and more efficient, and in so doing create additional value for music creators and publishers, as well as the digital music platforms.”
SESAC’s acquisition of HFA is part of a previously announced strategy under its new leadership team to pursue a simplified and more efficient, multi-right, multi-territory licensing model utilizing an ongoing focus on information technology and data science to meet the developing needs of music users, distributors, writers, composers, publishers and other stakeholders. The transaction enables SESAC to enhance value by offering music streaming and other digital platforms greater efficiency and transparency in the music licensing process, thereby delivering better monetization outcomes for its affiliated writer and publisher clients. It reflects the same forward thinking and creative approach to rights management that has defined SESAC and the unique position it occupies in music licensing over the past two decades.
The Harry Fox Agency is owned by the National Music Publishers Association.
“I am thrilled that we have found the perfect strategic buyer in SESAC given their forward-looking approach to rights management and commitment to servicing publishers and songwriters efficiently in the new digital music economy,” said NMPA President & CEO, David Israelite. “Not only will this transaction ensure that mechanical licensing continues in the method best for creators, it will also strengthen NMPA for the many battles we are fighting on behalf of all songwriters and music publishers.”
Through its unparalleled network of commercial relationships with over 48,000 music publishers, HFA has created one of the largest and most comprehensive databases of musical works in the world, including metadata on over 6.7 million compositions and 21.4 million unique master recordings. SESAC will integrate this database with its own and, utilizing SESAC’s state of the art information technology and data systems, create the leading rights tracking, royalty accounting and payment platform in the music industry. In addition, SESAC plans to introduce an expanded suite of services for publishers on the HFA platform including micro-licensing on social video networks, automated license verification with RADKey™ and premium YouTube Content ID administration services via its Rumblefish subsidiary. These services will provide publishers on the HFA platform with enhanced access to emerging high-growth revenue streams and market-leading licensing technologies.
HFA’s Slingshot platform provides royalty tracking, administration and payment services and solutions to virtually every digital music service of scale in the market today. SESAC plans to invest heavily in this segment of HFA’s business in order to create a best of breed suite of data and administration services to digital service providers.
http://www.sesac.com/News/News_Details.aspx?id=2253
[Thanks to Steve Garvan for the contribution: http://www.garvanmanagement.com]* * * * *
Rapper 50 Cent files for bankruptcy
US rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, has filed for bankruptcy, according to Sky News. The rapper has listed his assets and debts each in the range of $10 million to $50 million.
The star filed court papers with the US Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Connecticut on Monday, and will be seeking chapter 11 protection.
The star filed court papers with the US Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Connecticut on Monday, and will be seeking chapter 11 protection.
The news comes just days after a jury ordered Mr. Jackson to pay $5 million to a woman who had sued him over a sex tape that was posted without her consent. Two months prior, the rapper’s boxing promotions company, SMS Promotions, filed for bankruptcy.
Mr. Jackson’s bankruptcy claims come after the rapper made $100 million in investments in Vitaminwater in 2007.
His 2003 album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, was nominated for a Grammy Music Award for Best Rap Album and was ranked number 37 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 best albums from the 2000s.
https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/rapper-50-cent-files-bankruptcy-181656811.html