On the charts - October 24, 2006
Hey Lonely is currently on the AeschTunes top 40, debuting at no. 37. No Dancing Allowed (Radio Edit) is still on the charts also currently at 29. Thank you all who keep Storybox on the charts!
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Remix Contest - October 14, 2006
REMIX CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
2. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS: All Contest entries must comply with the requirements of these official rules to be eligible to participate.
3. ENTRY DATES AND DEADLINES: Contest opens at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 15th, 2006 and closes at 12:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 1, 2006. Entries must be received on or before December 1, 2006.
4. TO ENTER: Create a remix of Storybox's single "Sun" and burn it to a CD. A data disc with 44.1 / 24-bit audio file is preferred for mastering. A 16-bit audio disc is the next best thing. Please try to mix-down your track to as close to 0db as possible with no clipping.Clearly print your full name, complete home address (including zip code), phone number (including area code), e-mail address on your CD entry and submit it to Storybox Remix Contest, 407 A Street, Goldsboro, North Carolina 27530, USA. By participating, entrants agree to abide by these official Contest rules and warrant that they meet the eligibility requirements set forth herein.
5. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Limit one (1) entry per person. Storybox nor its agencies are responsible for lost, late, damaged, misdirected, illegible, incomplete entries, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet or other connections, miscommunications, failed phone or computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmissions or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic or for exposure to computer viruses or for damage to participant's computer by accessing Storybox's website. Without limiting anything to the contrary contained herein, Storybox makes no warranty that any particular remix/sequencing software program will function as required for this Contest. It is your sole responsibility to ensure that your recording/remix system(s) functions correctly. Entries are the property of Storybox and will not be returned. You hereby agree not to duplicate, sell or exploit any portion of the entry or the original master recordings at any time without Storybox's prior specific written consent. Storybox reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Storybox's reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Contest as determined by Storybox in its sole discretion. Storybox reserves the sole right to extend the deadline of the determinations of the winning entries for one extension period of thirty (30) days. By entering this contest, you expressly agree that all of the results and proceeds of the Contest entry are and shall be, from the inception of creation, a "work made for hire" for Storybox. You further acknowledge, certify and agree that Storybox shall be deemed the author and/or exclusive owner throughout the world of any and all rights in and to the entry (including, but not limited to, the right, title and interest in and to the worldwide copyrights in the "sound recording(s)" (as defined in the Copyright Act of the United States of America) and underlying composition embodied therein and any renewal or extension of rights in connection therewith), and of any and all other rights thereto. In the event that the services rendered in connection with the entry are not deemed to be "works made for hire", then the rights therein shall be deemed irrevocably transferred to Storybox by virtue of this agreement. You will, upon request, execute, acknowledge and deliver to Storybox such additional documents as Storybox may deem necessary to evidence and effectuate Storybox's rights hereunder. If you are under the age of 18, you and your parent or legal guardian warrant and represent that you and your parent or legal guardian have both reviewed and expressly agreed with these official Contest rules. Storybox reserves its rights to verify eligibility qualifications of any entrant and to disqualify any entrant found, in its sole discretion, to be tampering or otherwise interfering with this Contest. Any entrant found to be misrepresenting themselves through the use of aliases and/or addresses or an entrant's submission of mass entries and/or reproductions will be disqualified. Except where prohibited by law, by participating in this Contest, you are granting Storybox, and those acting under its authority, permission to use your name, photograph, voice and/or likeness for advertising, publicity and/or other business purposes in connection with the Contest without compensation.
6. JUDGING: Eligible entries will be judged by Storybox and music industry panel members. All eligible entries will be listened to and rated by originality and creativity, technique, sonic quality and viability in the dance market. Winners will be determined by January 5, 2007.
7. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by telephone and/or e-mail by the close of business January 6, 2007. Winners will have forty-eight (48) hours from the date of attempted notification to respond to the notification via telephone or e-mail. In the event that any Winner does not respond to the notification within this forty eight (48) hour period, that Winner will be deemed to have forfeited his/her win. The next highest rated entry will be chosen from the remaining eligible entries. Storybox is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected notification. Winners will be required to sign and return to Storybox an agreement of participation. Affidavits and Releases sent via facsimile will be accepted in order to comply with the referenced time constraint but the original must be mailed to Storybox contemporaneously. In the event that a Winner cannot be contacted, does not meet the eligibility requirements, or fails to return a complete, notarized Affidavit and Release within the specified time period, such Winners will be deemed in Storybox's sole discretion, to have forfeited his/her win and chances to participate. Ten copies of the finished cd single will be sent to Winner within thirty (30) days after its release.
8. PRIZES: The Grand Prize Winner will have his/her remix placed on an upcoming release on Woobie Bear Music Records and be awarded ten copies of the finished cd.
9. Winner agrees that Storybox, and its affiliated companies, parents, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents will have no liability whatsoever, and will be held harmless by Winner for any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons, including death, and property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize, or participation in this Contest.
10. RULES: Entrants are encouraged to print out a copy of these official Contest rules for future reference. To receive a copy of these official Contest rules by mail, send the request with a self addressed stamped envelope to Storybox, 407 A Street, Goldsboro, North Carolina 27530, USA Attn: Remix Contest, Official Rules.
11. WINNER: Winner will be announced on website by January 10, 2007.
12. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
Judges:
Greg Hudson, Brian Hazard and Elvin Orta
Greg Hudson is an award winning LGBT record producer and owner of Woobie Bear Music. He also releases electronic music under the moniker "Grecote". www.woobiebearmusic.com
Brian Hazard is the owner and head mastering engineer of Resonance Mastering, and has specialized in mastering electronic music full-time for nine years. Regular clients include A Different Drum, Ninthwave Records, Section 44, Omega Point Records, and Kinetik Media. Brian has also recorded six full-length albums under the name of Color Theory. www.resonancemastering.com
Elvin Orta is an audio engineer currently working in post-production for many important advertising agencies. His past works also include co-producing No You Turn's "Between Doubt & Risk" and his own project DanceCode.
Serious Inquiries Only Please - Send email to info@storyboxmusic.com to get access to the remix kit - subject: Remix Kit
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
2. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS: All Contest entries must comply with the requirements of these official rules to be eligible to participate.
3. ENTRY DATES AND DEADLINES: Contest opens at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 15th, 2006 and closes at 12:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 1, 2006. Entries must be received on or before December 1, 2006.
4. TO ENTER: Create a remix of Storybox's single "Sun" and burn it to a CD. A data disc with 44.1 / 24-bit audio file is preferred for mastering. A 16-bit audio disc is the next best thing. Please try to mix-down your track to as close to 0db as possible with no clipping.Clearly print your full name, complete home address (including zip code), phone number (including area code), e-mail address on your CD entry and submit it to Storybox Remix Contest, 407 A Street, Goldsboro, North Carolina 27530, USA. By participating, entrants agree to abide by these official Contest rules and warrant that they meet the eligibility requirements set forth herein.
5. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Limit one (1) entry per person. Storybox nor its agencies are responsible for lost, late, damaged, misdirected, illegible, incomplete entries, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet or other connections, miscommunications, failed phone or computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmissions or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic or for exposure to computer viruses or for damage to participant's computer by accessing Storybox's website. Without limiting anything to the contrary contained herein, Storybox makes no warranty that any particular remix/sequencing software program will function as required for this Contest. It is your sole responsibility to ensure that your recording/remix system(s) functions correctly. Entries are the property of Storybox and will not be returned. You hereby agree not to duplicate, sell or exploit any portion of the entry or the original master recordings at any time without Storybox's prior specific written consent. Storybox reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Storybox's reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Contest as determined by Storybox in its sole discretion. Storybox reserves the sole right to extend the deadline of the determinations of the winning entries for one extension period of thirty (30) days. By entering this contest, you expressly agree that all of the results and proceeds of the Contest entry are and shall be, from the inception of creation, a "work made for hire" for Storybox. You further acknowledge, certify and agree that Storybox shall be deemed the author and/or exclusive owner throughout the world of any and all rights in and to the entry (including, but not limited to, the right, title and interest in and to the worldwide copyrights in the "sound recording(s)" (as defined in the Copyright Act of the United States of America) and underlying composition embodied therein and any renewal or extension of rights in connection therewith), and of any and all other rights thereto. In the event that the services rendered in connection with the entry are not deemed to be "works made for hire", then the rights therein shall be deemed irrevocably transferred to Storybox by virtue of this agreement. You will, upon request, execute, acknowledge and deliver to Storybox such additional documents as Storybox may deem necessary to evidence and effectuate Storybox's rights hereunder. If you are under the age of 18, you and your parent or legal guardian warrant and represent that you and your parent or legal guardian have both reviewed and expressly agreed with these official Contest rules. Storybox reserves its rights to verify eligibility qualifications of any entrant and to disqualify any entrant found, in its sole discretion, to be tampering or otherwise interfering with this Contest. Any entrant found to be misrepresenting themselves through the use of aliases and/or addresses or an entrant's submission of mass entries and/or reproductions will be disqualified. Except where prohibited by law, by participating in this Contest, you are granting Storybox, and those acting under its authority, permission to use your name, photograph, voice and/or likeness for advertising, publicity and/or other business purposes in connection with the Contest without compensation.
6. JUDGING: Eligible entries will be judged by Storybox and music industry panel members. All eligible entries will be listened to and rated by originality and creativity, technique, sonic quality and viability in the dance market. Winners will be determined by January 5, 2007.
7. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by telephone and/or e-mail by the close of business January 6, 2007. Winners will have forty-eight (48) hours from the date of attempted notification to respond to the notification via telephone or e-mail. In the event that any Winner does not respond to the notification within this forty eight (48) hour period, that Winner will be deemed to have forfeited his/her win. The next highest rated entry will be chosen from the remaining eligible entries. Storybox is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected notification. Winners will be required to sign and return to Storybox an agreement of participation. Affidavits and Releases sent via facsimile will be accepted in order to comply with the referenced time constraint but the original must be mailed to Storybox contemporaneously. In the event that a Winner cannot be contacted, does not meet the eligibility requirements, or fails to return a complete, notarized Affidavit and Release within the specified time period, such Winners will be deemed in Storybox's sole discretion, to have forfeited his/her win and chances to participate. Ten copies of the finished cd single will be sent to Winner within thirty (30) days after its release.
8. PRIZES: The Grand Prize Winner will have his/her remix placed on an upcoming release on Woobie Bear Music Records and be awarded ten copies of the finished cd.
9. Winner agrees that Storybox, and its affiliated companies, parents, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents will have no liability whatsoever, and will be held harmless by Winner for any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons, including death, and property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize, or participation in this Contest.
10. RULES: Entrants are encouraged to print out a copy of these official Contest rules for future reference. To receive a copy of these official Contest rules by mail, send the request with a self addressed stamped envelope to Storybox, 407 A Street, Goldsboro, North Carolina 27530, USA Attn: Remix Contest, Official Rules.
11. WINNER: Winner will be announced on website by January 10, 2007.
12. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
Judges:
Greg Hudson, Brian Hazard and Elvin Orta
Greg Hudson is an award winning LGBT record producer and owner of Woobie Bear Music. He also releases electronic music under the moniker "Grecote". www.woobiebearmusic.com
Brian Hazard is the owner and head mastering engineer of Resonance Mastering, and has specialized in mastering electronic music full-time for nine years. Regular clients include A Different Drum, Ninthwave Records, Section 44, Omega Point Records, and Kinetik Media. Brian has also recorded six full-length albums under the name of Color Theory. www.resonancemastering.com
Elvin Orta is an audio engineer currently working in post-production for many important advertising agencies. His past works also include co-producing No You Turn's "Between Doubt & Risk" and his own project DanceCode.
Serious Inquiries Only Please - Send email to info@storyboxmusic.com to get access to the remix kit - subject: Remix Kit
Sector One Available Now! - September 16, 2006
Section 44 Records just released Sector One - Volume 1. A compilation of emerging and established electronic music acts from around the world. Storybox's single "No Dancing Allowed (Radio Edit)" is included. Buy your copy today!
Hey! Lonely released - August 22, 2006
To celebrate the 4 week run of No Dancing Allowed at the top of the Aeschtunes' charts; a new song has been released as a free download! It's called Hey! Lonely. Grab it and Enjoy!
Number 1 on Aeschtunes - July 24, 2006
Great News, friends!!
No Dancing Allowed (Radio Edit) is currently Number 1 on the Aeschtunes Top 40. The chart is released every Monday and as of today, Storybox holds the top spot! Make sure to keep pressing those thumbs up when you are logged on to Live 365 and listening to Aeschtunes.
http://www.live365.com/stations/aeschtunes
Also this track is soon to be available on the Section 1 compilation from Section 44 Records. 18 acts from around the world will be on the CD, including Tristraum, Eloquent, Empire State Human, Provision and more. As soon as it is available for purchase I will send you the link.
Another compilation coming out soon on Silver Echo Records may possibly include a Storybox track which was exclusively recorded for it. Details to be announced soon.
But why the compilations? Where is the Storybox album? I don't want to keep crying wolf and the wolf is not there but truth is serious circumstances beyond our control have forced HardBite to push back the release. I appreciate the emails asking about it. It will be released, but there is no date for now.
As always, thank you for all your support!
Agent D
Storybox
No Dancing Allowed (Radio Edit) is currently Number 1 on the Aeschtunes Top 40. The chart is released every Monday and as of today, Storybox holds the top spot! Make sure to keep pressing those thumbs up when you are logged on to Live 365 and listening to Aeschtunes.
http://www.live365.com/stations/aeschtunes
Also this track is soon to be available on the Section 1 compilation from Section 44 Records. 18 acts from around the world will be on the CD, including Tristraum, Eloquent, Empire State Human, Provision and more. As soon as it is available for purchase I will send you the link.
Another compilation coming out soon on Silver Echo Records may possibly include a Storybox track which was exclusively recorded for it. Details to be announced soon.
But why the compilations? Where is the Storybox album? I don't want to keep crying wolf and the wolf is not there but truth is serious circumstances beyond our control have forced HardBite to push back the release. I appreciate the emails asking about it. It will be released, but there is no date for now.
As always, thank you for all your support!
Agent D
Storybox
July 1, 2006
Happy Birthday to me!
Send some love, cash, chocolate, Jack Daniels, Diet Coke, anything. Well, cash will do!
(Insert silly laugh here.)
Send some love, cash, chocolate, Jack Daniels, Diet Coke, anything. Well, cash will do!
(Insert silly laugh here.)
No You Turn remix - January 31, 2006
Agent D has revamped a No You Turn track called "Yiesh Ahava" from their Between Doubt & Risk release. This remix can be downloaded here.
Phone Interview - January 14, 2006
Today was the day to listen to QueerWaves and catch Agent D on the phone with Taylor Cage. It was not announced because it was a very last minute thing. Tracks played were Eleanor Rigby (Agent D Mix) and You've Got To Hide Your Love Away.
The 2005 Top 40 CDs from OutVoice - January 9, 2006
OutVoice published the list of the 2005 Top 40 CDs by vote on their website. "Such Things As Love And Pain" landed at number 3. I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to vote each month, or even once. The full list is here.
Fire affects KOOP Radio - January 6, 2006
KOOP FM, the radio station in Austin that hosts Queer Waves suffered a fire. It has not been decided if the show will air tomorrow. The interview with Agent D has been postponed. So... since I promised you all that you'd be able to listen to Storybox's version of Eleanor Rigby, two versions of it are loaded now in the music page, in the "covers" section for your enjoyment. The report on the incident can be found here.
Happy New Year 2006 - January 1, 2006
The picture below is so me right now! No, that does not mean I have a woody! Anyway - I want to wish you all a Happy and Successful 2006.
Be sure to catch Queer Waves next Saturday January 7th on 91.7 Koop FM for those in Austin or online at www.koop.org at 4:30 central time and listen to storybox's version of Eleanor Rigby. You wanna hear it? Then listen to the show. Who knows? Agent D might be on the show too! Ahh... you're so hung over you won't remember... don't worry - I'll remind you!
Be sure to catch Queer Waves next Saturday January 7th on 91.7 Koop FM for those in Austin or online at www.koop.org at 4:30 central time and listen to storybox's version of Eleanor Rigby. You wanna hear it? Then listen to the show. Who knows? Agent D might be on the show too! Ahh... you're so hung over you won't remember... don't worry - I'll remind you!
Tee Shirt - December 29, 2005
If you ordered a storybox tee shirt and have not received it, please contact CafePress and ask for your money back. Apparently the design was not "printable" but whoever ordered has been charged. The shirt has been removed but will be available again soon. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Airplay - December 26, 2005
Electric Sugar Ant was played on the Pride Showcase tonight from RGIN. This marks the first song played by storybox in any radio show! Thanks Bill!
Rigby Vocals - December 24, 2005
The vocals for Eleanor Rigby were recorded today. What a task! This song is not as easy to sing as it sounds. Expect two mixes here soon. And if you are reading this on posting day, have yourself a Merry Christmas.
Eleanor Rigby - December 17, 2005
Agent D spent much of today in the studio recording the strings part to Storybox's cover version of "Eleanor Rigby" for an upcoming Beatles tribute show.
Now you may think this was an easy task but they were not programmed strings. Three violin tracks, one cello track, one contrabass track and a few more chamber tracks - 8 in total. All played live. That's no MIDI.
The drum parts and bass and other things were programmed earlier this week. After the vocals are recorded and the song is mixed and mastered, Eleanor Rigby will probably not be played here in a long while!
Father McKenzie wipes his hands...
Now you may think this was an easy task but they were not programmed strings. Three violin tracks, one cello track, one contrabass track and a few more chamber tracks - 8 in total. All played live. That's no MIDI.
The drum parts and bass and other things were programmed earlier this week. After the vocals are recorded and the song is mixed and mastered, Eleanor Rigby will probably not be played here in a long while!
Father McKenzie wipes his hands...
MTV - December 15, 2005
A music supervisor for MTV's show My Super Sweet 16 sent an email in regards to using some of Storybox's or Dave Montana's music on the show. Details are being scrutinized. Check this space for updates!
Storybox Infocenter is here! - December 13, 2005
Browse around and don't forget to join the mailing list. Visit the guestbook and leave a comment or ask questions.
The Name Game - December 12, 2005
Since the release of "Such Things As Love And Pain" I have regretted releasing it under Dave Montana because many have confused me with the country singer from Britain, or thought I was a 70's porn star/stripper. It's been almost 2 years deciding on a name that would be more adequate to me. I have a soul-sister who told me that my songs were like pages from a storybook. Storybox is that; stories coming out of my head. But that was not as easy as it sounds. A friend from the band Eloquent and I brainstormed for days in search for something better, and it ended up being like a teenage girl trying out different prom dresses - always go back to the first one. And so Storybox was born.