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                Expresso 
              Walk And Talk with... 
            You've heard the success stories. singer/songwriter Amanda 
              Palmer's goal on Kickstarter was to raise $100,000. She exceeded 
              her goal by raising $743,440 + with 15,160 Backers. Eengineer John 
              Congleton (Modest Mouse, Xiu Xiu), helped her make "her" 
              best fucking album to date!" what do you get for $300? Original 
              artwork created for the record, plus an intimate acoustic performance 
              by Ms P & The Grand Theft Orchestra. this bundle includes "beverages/surprise 
              gifts/whatever special san francisco-based shit we can dream up 
              at the event!" For $10k Ms P will draw you and invite you to 
              have dinner with AFP. "I've never tried this before, but i'm 
              hella excited to do it. if you're not the party type and just want 
              to do something quiet & one-on-one, i'd like to paint/render 
              you on big canvas format over the course of an afternoon/evening. 
              we'll get together in a space that makes sense & i'll draw you 
              from life, naked or clothed. if you're too ego-paranoid to sit, 
              we can get together and fingerpaint while listening to very loud 
              cathartic music, and perhaps engage in some primal screaming." 
              Sorry foks, the $5k slot is sold out! You get the pix. And if that's 
              not ambitious enough, recently, $3.5 million was raised for development 
              of a game through crowd funding and over$8 million collected for 
              development of a watch. Is this for real? Here's an opportunity 
              to check it out. Someone from our own community is giving Kickstarter 
              a try. Producer Greg Penny (Elton John, KD Lang) is using Kickstarter 
              to raise 390,000 USD to launch 3 five-minute pilots for an animation 
              show that's . Click here to join Greg's backers who want to see 
              his idea turned to reality.  
            The way that Kickstarter works is that a backer will receive goodies 
              depending on the amount donated and Greg has prepared some goodies 
              including a trip to Tokyo! It's easy to pledge via your Amazon account 
              and you instantly become part of Greg's team and receive a sweet 
              reward!  
            When this project is a success, many more producer and artists 
              will jump on board to fund their record or project. If Greg can 
              pull this off, the rewards are many. If you dont like moe anime 
              (I personally do) and would like to see more of a variety of genres 
              being made then maybe this crowd funding model will help you change 
              things.  
              I'm personally very excited to see somebody making the leap to take 
              on such a feat and fully support what Greg is doing and wish him 
              the best of luck.  
            Starting a project is free. Kickstarter will apply a 5% fee to 
              the funds raised and Amazon will apply credit card processing fees 
              of roughly 3-5%, once a project is successfully funded. No charges, 
              in the event funding isn't successful.  
             
            Silver Lake 
              investment firm acquired a 31 percent stake in William Morries Endeavor 
              earlier in May. Egon Durban, a Silver Lake managing partner, will 
              join WME Entertainments executive committee and help create 
              a technology advisory counsel in the agency. Silver Lake has made 
              its name with high-profile technology deals. Its most prominent 
               and perhaps most lucrative  investment was its purchase 
              of a controlling stake in Skype for $1.9 billion in 2009, only to 
              sell the Internet video service to Microsoft last year for $8.5 
              billion. WMEs clients produce some of the highest quality 
              and most valued content available across both traditional and new 
              media, says Mr. Durban who was introduced to WME Entertainments 
              co-chief executives, Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell three years 
              ago. The man introducing the two companies was none other than the 
              venture capitalist Marc Andreessen (owns over 10,000 music albums), 
              whose investments include Facebook, Groupon and Zynga. Partnering 
              with Silver Lake aligns WME with the global leader in technology 
              investing, and ensures that all of our clients across film, TV, 
              music, literature and other genres can capitalize on the dramatic 
              new opportunities emerging from the digital media revolution, 
              Mr. Whitesell and Mr. Emanuel said in a statement. 
            Patrick Whitesell's 
              clients include Ben Affleck, Jessica Alba, Christian Bale, Matt 
              Damon, Jennifer Garner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, John Krasinski, 
              Jude Law, Joaquin Phoenix, Denzel Washington and Eddie Vedder of 
              Pearl Jam, among others.  
            Egon Durban 
               
            Marc Andreessen 
            Real Estate 
              Expresso 
              
              Home with studio- Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2.5 Square Feet 3,071 
              Modern living with Pilchner Schoustal professionally designed recording 
              studio with both exterior and in-home entrances. Views of the Hollywood 
              sign. Custom remodeled home with an open floor plan, wood floors, 
              custom designed dog yard and wiring for a Smart Home system. In 
              kitchen, enjoy stainless Viking & Sub Zero appliances and granite 
              counter tops. Built in Miele washer & dryer. Two car parking 
              garage. List Price: $ 1,495,000 
                
                
                
                
              Home doubles as Zen sanctuary Bedrooms 6 Bathrooms 7 Square 
              Feet 6,000 
              Off Beachwood Canyon, stunning views of the Lake Hollywood on 2+ 
              acres, this Japanese estate features private gardens, water ponds 
              and streams. This world of serenity, charm & beauty will inspire 
              your creativity and serve as a haven for entertaining or as a secluded 
              refuge. Fine imported Japanese materials accent throughout. Amenities 
              include a Tatami room, outdoor movie theater, amphitheatre and guest 
              quarters. Two car parking garage and off street parking; Guest & 
              Maids Quarters List Price: $6,729,000 
              
                
                
             
            Contact: Candace 
              K with Coldwell Banker, Tel: 323.559.0856, Email: [email protected] 
             
              
            Session 2Go 
              studioexpresso is offering a new service to artists who may not 
              be ready or don't need to have master recording, but want a trusted 
              industry to review your songs, or help strategize a production plan 
              that meets your needs. 
            Select producers 
              offer pre-production services to go --S2G via phone conference or 
              email.  
              Fees begin at $150/hr (minimum 2 hour session) and S2G can be scheduled 
              once payment is received. We can provide a secure paypal link, once 
              we hear your interest info 
              @studioexpresso.com  
            Otherwise, songs 
              are reviewed only for production purposes 
              This means you provide song titles, production schedule and budget 
              before we can recommend someone suitable and available to work with 
              you. 
              
             
             
             
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            Adam Yauch 
             8.5.64-5.4.12 
              http://beastieboys.com/  
               
             
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