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Subject: Romance All Dis Music
Original Message Date: 27-Feb-04 @ 07:20 PM - Romance - All Dis Music (A true story)!!!!
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(Part 1)
Hi Rich!
Glad to hear from you! Yes, things are getting underway here. We are closer to making everything happen with our plan to bring the Chicago house music artists to the UK for a tour! As I mentioned before, it is a bit complicated in setting things up, but God is on our side, and we're closer than before to making it happen. OK.........I want to give you a little insight on my story of All Dis Music! Recently, I was with one of my business associates here in Chicago going over a draft of a production agreement for a new record label venture we're starting that will be based out of Chicago. As we were reviewing and fine-tuning the draft of the agreement, I stated to him that its good that we're protecting ourselves and future artists by having an agreement both lucrative and protective for the artists on the label. I went on to tell him how I had recorded a song many, many years ago, that was never released by the label (DJ International Records) and I never knew what happened with the song. My associate (casually) asked me what was the name of the song, and I replied "All Dis Music". I was seated on his sofa a few feet away from the computer where he was working on the production draft. I didn't realize that he was performing a title search on line. While I was still reviewing the paper draft of the production agreement, he asked me a few moments later what the name of the song was again. I stated "All Dis Music" (this time spelling it out for him) still unaware that he was conducting a title search on line. Seconds later, he excitedly proclaimed "Kenneth, I think I found your song"! Without me even looking away from the production agreement I was reviewing, I asked "what song"? He stated "your song "All Dis Music"!. At this point he had gotten my attention and I said "what"??? He again said "Yep, I think I found your song "All Dis Music"! As I hurriedly got up from the sofa to see what he was possibly talking about, I walked over to the computer and BEHOLD! There was my baby (A.D.M) sitting at #1 on a "all-time classic" chart by DJ John Kelly at Trustthedj.com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could barely believe what I was seeing with my own eyes!!!!!!! Surely this was a mistake! (at least I thought)!!! I stood there frozen in front of the computer screen as if time was standing still. My associate was shocked as he asked me "you mean - you didn't know your song was on line"???? I couldn't speak. I remember walking away from the computer and going to his restroom where I fell to my knees, and began crying uncontrollably like a baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember I was praying to God asking him "how, why, for what reason, please explain", etc........I couldn't stop crying. I remember my associate coming to the bathroom door and knocking, asking me if I was OK? I don't think I answered. I do remember him asking me if I needed some water. He brought me a glass of water and I asked him to please leave it outside the door (still crying). I continued questioning God from inside the bathroom on why had this happened????? My associate allowed me to have some private time for maybe 15-20 minutes, then he returned again to the restroom asking with concern "if I was alright, and did I need anything"? I slowly opened the door with tears streaming down my face and walked back to his living room where I sat down on the sofa, picked up the production agreement draft and stated, "as I was saying, we need to make sure this agreement will protect both the artists and the label" (I was obviously experiencing shock). Richard, at this point, I got up and went into the bathroom and began crying all over again (worse this time than at first)! My associate was freaking out and asked from outside the bathroom door "should I call your Mother"? I was able to mumble the word "yes", and he went to phone my mother to inform her what we'd just discovered. I was scared beyond words of what was happening to me (I thought I was having a nervous breakdown)!!!!! I couldn't catch up with my breathing and I TRULY felt and thought I was dying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember thinking "OK, this is what it feels like to die". I began to pray and ask God to protect my family and loved ones because I knew in a short moment I would only be a memory. Moments later my associate was knocking on the bathroom door saying that my Mother was on the phone and was asking to speak with me. I opened the door slightly and took the cordless phone into my hand, placing it to my ear. The voice on the other end I recognized belonged to my dear sweet Mom. She said "Kenny, are you alright"? I replied saying "Mom how could they do this to me"??? (referring to DJ International) She replied saying "they're dirty, low-down" crooks"!! My Mom went further to tell me how she remember how hard I had worked on "A.D.M." while I was producing it, and that it was a shame that they had released my song without ever notifying me. My Mother spoke to me in a way that "only" a Mother could, and encouraged me not to worry because God won't allow them to get away with what they'd done. I felt a little better and she said if there was anything she could do, don't hesitate to let her know. I thanked her for being my Mother, and told her I'd phone her later. She asked to speak back with my associate, and I exited the bathroom returning to the living room where my associate was performing a more extensive title search on line having found by this time more than a dozen or so sites which featured my smash hit dance classic "All Dis Music"! We could hardly believe it!!! Here we were trying to figure out how to launch a new record label in hopes of scoring a hit and helping to share some positive great music with the world, and already around in several countries around the world I had a "super-hit" unbeknownst to me!!!!!!!!! Needless to say, I was experiencing every human emotion possible (anger, sadness, betrayal, extreme joy, disbelief, bitterness, etc....) As my associate and I continued searching and finding site after site with my song and reference to "A.D.M.", we both agreed that this story will "blow the lid off the record industry"! The sad part besides not ever being compensated from the success of "A.D.M." is the fact that the message in the song is about peace and love thru music, and they (the culprits) completely ignored it. In July 1987, I left Chicago going to Los Angeles, California (ironically the same year the House Sound Of Chicago Volume 3, Acid Tracks would be released in the UK) to embark on my search for success in this crazy, ruthless, crooked, record industry. Little did I realize, I was about to learn who Romance really was, and what I am truly made of !!!! (Part 2) Coming soon.
Sincerely,
Kenneth Wright
"Romance"
11:11
P.S. Coincidence? Definitely Not!!! *see google groups re: (All Dis Music@ alt.music.house) dated January 13, 2002!
solid.state@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
Hi Kenneth
Yes, Ill be seeing Larry At Electriks, If I get chance to say 'Hi' I'll
remind him about ADM!
Sounds like things are getting underway at your end, keep me posted as they
develop.
Peace out!
Richard
>-- Original Message --
>Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:52:38 -0800 (PST)
>From: Kenneth Wright
>Subject: Hi fromRomance
>To: Richard Hardcastle ,
> Richard Hardcastle
>
>
>Hi Richard!
>
>Long time no hear from you! I hope things are well there!! I only wanted
>to touch bases with you to say hi and to see how you're doing? Everything
>is going well with me here in the "states". I've been corresponding with
>Larry Heard, Adonis, Darryl Pandy, and Jamie Principle's manager about
us
>coming over there to do some long-awaited performances. I am really looking
>forward to it. It seems like it's taking a long time to happen, but I assure
>you it will take place! We would like to have Lolleta Holloway, Farley
"Jackmaster"
>Funk, and The D.A. appear with us so that it'll be a very grand affair!
I'm
>a little concerned about egos being subdued and controlled. I've performed
>with a few of the artists before and nothing unusual occurred, but that
was
>long ago before some of them gained "legendary" status! Anyway, I hope
things
>will go well without incident when we do arrive on your shores. Larry Heard
>will be at Electriks in a few days (on the 28th of this month). If you
run
>into him
> there say hi for me and see that he gives "All Dis Music" a spin (smile).
>OK, I gotta run now, but you take care and say hi to everyone for me. Keep
>in touch!!!!!!!!!
Peace,
"Romance"
Chicago, IL
U.S.A.
Romance1111@blackpages.com
Unclero2003@yahoo.com
Chiboommentertainment@hotmail.com
(Part 1)
Hi Rich!
Glad to hear from you! Yes, things are getting underway here. We are closer to making everything happen with our plan to bring the Chicago house music artists to the UK for a tour! As I mentioned before, it is a bit complicated in setting things up, but God is on our side, and we're closer than before to making it happen. OK.........I want to give you a little insight on my story of All Dis Music! Recently, I was with one of my business associates here in Chicago going over a draft of a production agreement for a new record label venture we're starting that will be based out of Chicago. As we were reviewing and fine-tuning the draft of the agreement, I stated to him that its good that we're protecting ourselves and future artists by having an agreement both lucrative and protective for the artists on the label. I went on to tell him how I had recorded a song many, many years ago, that was never released by the label (DJ International Records) and I never knew what happened with the song. My associate (casually) asked me what was the name of the song, and I replied "All Dis Music". I was seated on his sofa a few feet away from the computer where he was working on the production draft. I didn't realize that he was performing a title search on line. While I was still reviewing the paper draft of the production agreement, he asked me a few moments later what the name of the song was again. I stated "All Dis Music" (this time spelling it out for him) still unaware that he was conducting a title search on line. Seconds later, he excitedly proclaimed "Kenneth, I think I found your song"! Without me even looking away from the production agreement I was reviewing, I asked "what song"? He stated "your song "All Dis Music"!. At this point he had gotten my attention and I said "what"??? He again said "Yep, I think I found your song "All Dis Music"! As I hurriedly got up from the sofa to see what he was possibly talking about, I walked over to the computer and BEHOLD! There was my baby (A.D.M) sitting at #1 on a "all-time classic" chart by DJ John Kelly at Trustthedj.com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could barely believe what I was seeing with my own eyes!!!!!!! Surely this was a mistake! (at least I thought)!!! I stood there frozen in front of the computer screen as if time was standing still. My associate was shocked as he asked me "you mean - you didn't know your song was on line"???? I couldn't speak. I remember walking away from the computer and going to his restroom where I fell to my knees, and began crying uncontrollably like a baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember I was praying to God asking him "how, why, for what reason, please explain", etc........I couldn't stop crying. I remember my associate coming to the bathroom door and knocking, asking me if I was OK? I don't think I answered. I do remember him asking me if I needed some water. He brought me a glass of water and I asked him to please leave it outside the door (still crying). I continued questioning God from inside the bathroom on why had this happened????? My associate allowed me to have some private time for maybe 15-20 minutes, then he returned again to the restroom asking with concern "if I was alright, and did I need anything"? I slowly opened the door with tears streaming down my face and walked back to his living room where I sat down on the sofa, picked up the production agreement draft and stated, "as I was saying, we need to make sure this agreement will protect both the artists and the label" (I was obviously experiencing shock). Richard, at this point, I got up and went into the bathroom and began crying all over again (worse this time than at first)! My associate was freaking out and asked from outside the bathroom door "should I call your Mother"? I was able to mumble the word "yes", and he went to phone my mother to inform her what we'd just discovered. I was scared beyond words of what was happening to me (I thought I was having a nervous breakdown)!!!!! I couldn't catch up with my breathing and I TRULY felt and thought I was dying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember thinking "OK, this is what it feels like to die". I began to pray and ask God to protect my family and loved ones because I knew in a short moment I would only be a memory. Moments later my associate was knocking on the bathroom door saying that my Mother was on the phone and was asking to speak with me. I opened the door slightly and took the cordless phone into my hand, placing it to my ear. The voice on the other end I recognized belonged to my dear sweet Mom. She said "Kenny, are you alright"? I replied saying "Mom how could they do this to me"??? (referring to DJ International) She replied saying "they're dirty, low-down" crooks"!! My Mom went further to tell me how she remember how hard I had worked on "A.D.M." while I was producing it, and that it was a shame that they had released my song without ever notifying me. My Mother spoke to me in a way that "only" a Mother could, and encouraged me not to worry because God won't allow them to get away with what they'd done. I felt a little better and she said if there was anything she could do, don't hesitate to let her know. I thanked her for being my Mother, and told her I'd phone her later. She asked to speak back with my associate, and I exited the bathroom returning to the living room where my associate was performing a more extensive title search on line having found by this time more than a dozen or so sites which featured my smash hit dance classic "All Dis Music"! We could hardly believe it!!! Here we were trying to figure out how to launch a new record label in hopes of scoring a hit and helping to share some positive great music with the world, and already around in several countries around the world I had a "super-hit" unbeknownst to me!!!!!!!!! Needless to say, I was experiencing every human emotion possible (anger, sadness, betrayal, extreme joy, disbelief, bitterness, etc....) As my associate and I continued searching and finding site after site with my song and reference to "A.D.M.", we both agreed that this story will "blow the lid off the record industry"! The sad part besides not ever being compensated from the success of "A.D.M." is the fact that the message in the song is about peace and love thru music, and they (the culprits) completely ignored it. In July 1987, I left Chicago going to Los Angeles, California (ironically the same year the House Sound Of Chicago Volume 3, Acid Tracks would be released in the UK) to embark on my search for success in this crazy, ruthless, crooked, record industry. Little did I realize, I was about to learn who Romance really was, and what I am truly made of !!!! (Part 2) Coming soon.
Sincerely,
Kenneth Wright
"Romance"
11:11
P.S. Coincidence? Definitely Not!!! *see google groups re: (All Dis Music@ alt.music.house) dated January 13, 2002!
solid.state@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
Hi Kenneth
Yes, Ill be seeing Larry At Electriks, If I get chance to say 'Hi' I'll
remind him about ADM!
Sounds like things are getting underway at your end, keep me posted as they
develop.
Peace out!
Richard
>-- Original Message --
>Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:52:38 -0800 (PST)
>From: Kenneth Wright
>Subject: Hi fromRomance
>To: Richard Hardcastle ,
> Richard Hardcastle
>
>
>Hi Richard!
>
>Long time no hear from you! I hope things are well there!! I only wanted
>to touch bases with you to say hi and to see how you're doing? Everything
>is going well with me here in the "states". I've been corresponding with
>Larry Heard, Adonis, Darryl Pandy, and Jamie Principle's manager about
us
>coming over there to do some long-awaited performances. I am really looking
>forward to it. It seems like it's taking a long time to happen, but I assure
>you it will take place! We would like to have Lolleta Holloway, Farley
"Jackmaster"
>Funk, and The D.A. appear with us so that it'll be a very grand affair!
I'm
>a little concerned about egos being subdued and controlled. I've performed
>with a few of the artists before and nothing unusual occurred, but that
was
>long ago before some of them gained "legendary" status! Anyway, I hope
things
>will go well without incident when we do arrive on your shores. Larry Heard
>will be at Electriks in a few days (on the 28th of this month). If you
run
>into him
> there say hi for me and see that he gives "All Dis Music" a spin (smile).
>OK, I gotta run now, but you take care and say hi to everyone for me. Keep
>in touch!!!!!!!!!
Peace,
"Romance"
Chicago, IL
U.S.A.
Romance1111@blackpages.com
Unclero2003@yahoo.com
Chiboommentertainment@hotmail.com
Message 21/25 02-Mar-04 @ 11:31 PM - RE: Romance All Dis Music
i'll stroke thee more deliciously next time then?
as it stands x.....we barely have a couple months left
before you make your big leap.
besides....i don't think i had turned nasty about it....do you?
as it stands x.....we barely have a couple months left
before you make your big leap.
besides....i don't think i had turned nasty about it....do you?
Message 22/25 03-Mar-04 @ 12:59 AM - RE: Romance All Dis Music
i guess my main question has to do with at which point we can be fair to others in our assessment of their supposed self-driven-motivations when speaking for god or dolphins or the poor....aka the universe.
we all know the minister who drives a shiny white caddy with full air-conditioning and moving seats.....many a documented case of march-of-dimes execs with multi-million dollar homes etc.
yet there are those who do occasionally seem to score points for "the good" and respect for the firmament...as you call it.
weird as it seems....some human cretins....citizens of the cesspool> do actually strive to "do the right thing" at times.
all i'm saying is that it's possible that it could be the case here...albeit mixed with a pinch-of-the-loon.
somehow we all represent that place which lies between the higher-ground and the stuff which exists in our belly.
sorry to suggest you're no different. i should know better by now.
we all know the minister who drives a shiny white caddy with full air-conditioning and moving seats.....many a documented case of march-of-dimes execs with multi-million dollar homes etc.
yet there are those who do occasionally seem to score points for "the good" and respect for the firmament...as you call it.
weird as it seems....some human cretins....citizens of the cesspool> do actually strive to "do the right thing" at times.
all i'm saying is that it's possible that it could be the case here...albeit mixed with a pinch-of-the-loon.
somehow we all represent that place which lies between the higher-ground and the stuff which exists in our belly.
sorry to suggest you're no different. i should know better by now.
Message 23/25 03-Mar-04 @ 01:52 AM - RE: Romance All Dis Music
and as the implication of my being an embicile resides freshly upon my consciousness.....i'm reminded of a guy who rides 20 miles on a bicycle with a laptop under one arm? really x?
you know there backpacks for carrying things while operating 2-wheeled vehicles on public roads?
you know all those push-ups and cleaning out your system and eating right foods don't count for much if you're out there getting creamed bike-riding with one-arm.
you know there backpacks for carrying things while operating 2-wheeled vehicles on public roads?
you know all those push-ups and cleaning out your system and eating right foods don't count for much if you're out there getting creamed bike-riding with one-arm.
Message 24/25 03-Mar-04 @ 03:29 PM - RE: Romance All Dis Music
on an empty stomach while existing on a diet of spinach? you got candidiasis, wanna tell me about it?
as for nasty, i figured you were just asking for me to spell it out for ken. don't be so defensive. or else.
quite sincerely, i believe this edict would be a profound evolutionary step for civilised man. try it in your own home and see.. if it's so big that everyone can see it, what more do we need to tell each other about it? if your friend needs counsel, lend it in other terms. when you speak about god, you present yourself as an authority, and the listener as an inferiority.
as for nasty, i figured you were just asking for me to spell it out for ken. don't be so defensive. or else.
quite sincerely, i believe this edict would be a profound evolutionary step for civilised man. try it in your own home and see.. if it's so big that everyone can see it, what more do we need to tell each other about it? if your friend needs counsel, lend it in other terms. when you speak about god, you present yourself as an authority, and the listener as an inferiority.
Message 25/25 03-Mar-04 @ 04:33 PM - RE: Romance All Dis Music
mr romance - if it makes you feel any better DJ International were notorious for ripping of their artists left, right and center. I believe they went out of business eons ago from having to settle similar situations, you certainly aint the only one to have been scammed by them.
Now about your mental scars, I dont know what you gonna do about them............
Now about your mental scars, I dont know what you gonna do about them............
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