Radio Campaign Opportunity

Launch Over is exploring the possibility of pooling the funds of several bands in order to cut down expenses for conducting a mailing campaign to college radio stations. The target date for the campaign is late March / early April. We're looking for new, professionally recorded releases by Boston-based artists. Our vision - to build a package and develop a set of bio/press materials (including one-sheets and station ID packages) for up to 5 records to package together and send to approximately 300 radio stations. Although we will follow up with as many stations as possible, this is not a full-service campaign and we will not track charting, etc. In other words, this is not a true replacement for traditional radio servicing and is not appropriate for artists concerned with CMJ radio chart accomplishments. This is instead intended to be a low-cost alternative to a traditional full campaign. Artists included in this package would simply pay their share of the shipping/packaging costs and receive all other included services at no cost whatsoever. Estimated cost for entire campaign: $300-$500 (plus artists would need to provide 300 copies of their CD). Please let us know if you are interested in joining forces with us!

J-Krafty's "Crafty" Music Video Release Party - Where Gangsta Rap Meets Arts & Crafts

J-Krafty, the original crafta, is the world's first gangsta-rap arts and crafts superstar. Whether scrapbookin' on tha street corner, making a diorama of yo mama, or rhymin' on tha mike, J-Krafty tells tales of a sordid, collaged world. His off-tha-rug-hook hit single, "Crafty" is flying off shelves at inner-city record shops and suburban arts and crafts supply houses across the nation. Hate tha game, not tha crafta.










("Crafty" player can also be seen and embedded via code available at: http://bit.ly/Crafty_Embed_Player)


J-Krafty "Crafty" Video Release Party at DILBOY VFW HALL (George Dilboy Post No. 529)
371 Summer St. (Davis Sq.) Somerville, MA 02144
Friday, December 11, 2009 - $5 / cash bar
7:00 PM - crafting begins, with Bring-Your-Own-Shirt silk screening, a sharpie tattoo parlor, and a make your own gangsta holiday ornament booth
8:00 PM - Music by members of tha Crafty Crew:
Bridget Matros (co-creator of Union Square's Smell-o-vision) - http://www.bridgetmatros.com/
Leesa (of the band Naked on Roller Skates) - http://www.facebook.com/norsrock
Joe Kowan - http://discohog.com/
J. Krafty - http://www.craftygangsta.com/
9:30 PM -  Video Screening plus deleted scenes and extras
with DJ Rubberstamp spinnin' the hits from tha hood throughout


The music video will be unveiled to the public for the first time at the release show, but check out these great video trailers:





Crafty Lyrics: http://www.craftygangsta.com/lyrics/
Brief Crafty Thoughts: http://twitter.com/craftygangsta
J-Krafty Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/craftygangsta

Press Photos:
1 - http://bit.ly/Crafty_Gangsta_Photo_1
2 - http://bit.ly/Crafty_Gangsta_Photo_2
3 - http://bit.ly/Crafty_Gangsta_Photo_3

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170212549378&ref=ts

Launch Over LLC is in business!

Okay friends and foes alike, we're officially operational.  We shall begin licensing music, providing music strategy consulting, and taking over the world in but a few short moments.  Thank you for your patience.  Here we go!

Web page and other assorted nonsense on the way.

Launch Over Boston Music Opportunities Mailing List

I don't book any music venues. I relatively rarely even put together shows on my own, but, for some reason, in the past week, I've had 4 people contact me for help with finding bands for shows they are working on or venues they are booking. An idea arose - a moderated mailing list providing Boston music opportunities. Right now, nothing like this exists (not that I am aware of). Craigslist is the closest thing and it's full of what I would consider spam. While I do keep an eye on it, I don't think that good bands even look at Craigslist anymore because of the volume of pay-for-play and recording services junk that fills it up. My solution: I provide a (roughly) daily moderated list of opportunities that I think might actually be useful to bands. As the moderator, I will make a decision regarding what gets included and what doesn't. Spam and bad "opportunities" are filtered out and only the good stuff stays in.

At first, I'll probably only post approximately weekly with the intention of growing this into a daily list. So join up at: http://groups.google.com/group/LaunchOverBoston

Send us your opportunities at: http://launchoverit.com/

Launch Over Boston Music is Now Taking Music Licensing Submissions

Hello Friends,

I have been working for a while to get the ball rolling on Launch Over Boston Music, a boutique music licensing venture focusing almost exclusively on Boston bands. The idea is to gather a catalog of local music available for various music licensing opportunities including TV, movies, web, in-store, and just about anything else you can imagine.

The idea really evolved from my work getting placements for my own band, The Motion Sick. I spend a great deal of time seeking opportunities and cultivating relationships with music supervisors to find placements for our music (placements have already included TV, video games, an exercise DVD, commercials, and more). About 95% of the opportunities I hear about don't match with the music we're making, which always makes me wish I had access to a wider catalog. That's what Launch Over Boston is all about.

There are so many great bands in Boston and just about every day, I discover more. It makes me think that we've really got a hidden gem here. So, I hope to make the most of my music licensing efforts by also working to represent other great area acts.

Submission is free and does not commit you to anything. We follow pretty conventional music licensing standards with very artist-friendly agreements.  All of our agreements are non-exclusive, 50/50 split of both upfront and PRO money resulting from any placement Launch Over Boston makes (it won't affect any other use of the song or radio or anything like that).

For those of you who understand a little more about this kind of stuff, the PROs are typically handled by registering the song under a unique title, so there is no confusion with anything you might do with the song. My intention is to offer immediate termination options as one choice (for anyone who wants out or to sign an exclusive deal, etc.) excluding transactions already in progress with the song.

If you're interested in submitting or finding out more information, send an e-mail to mike -a-t- launchover -d-o-t- com or talk to me on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/michaeljepstein

We look for specific things in licensable music and these specifics don't always match our personal tastes or aestethics. Recordings must be high quality (typically not home recordings unless they are very well done), should probably be mastered, and most importantly, must have vocals that are in tune (we are also very interested in instrumentals) - this means you either have to be a REALLY exceptional singer or the vocals had to have been tuned. There is not much flexibility in this. It's not our choice so much as this is really just a standard industry requirement.

Our web site is coming soon at: http://launchover.com/