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Original US contact
by Douglas Sandberg 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

I had a working relationship with the Residents at roughly the same time they signed YELLO to Ralph Records. They are a big reason Yello is well known here in the US. I tip my top hat to The Residents who have a deep appreciation for so many genres of music! Douglas Sandberg

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Bostich Remix Tracks available now!
by Jon Kamm 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Glenn, We get it. You think Beatport and Yello use unethical business practices. I have looked over all the past remix contests on Beatport and I have seen all the past Yello remix contests and I see nothing unethical. Though each contest has slightly different rules and prizes. The Yello rules have not been released yet. We do not know what the prize is. So I suggest you wait before you continue reprimanding Yello for their alleged shady business practices. btw: I have been a professional artist for 25 years. It's how I make my living. I have worked in a nightclub/comedy club for the past 13 years working closely with musicians, comedians, DJs and a variety of professional artists all of whom I know would work for free if it meant good publicity. Winning titles and contests look great on a artists resume. The venue I work is a pretty prominent venue. Many artists will work there for free just to say they performed there! , Jonathan

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Remix contest
by Juhana Sadeharju 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Hello. It looks like the remix contest costs a few dollars. I don't want join the contest, but I want the samples. Is there a way to get the samples free? Could somebody ask Yello office if they could place the samples freely available, after the contest is over? The previous contest was more fun because it did not cost anything. All remix songs were available for free download. Will that happen with this new contest? I think no. Very sad business. Juhana

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Bostich Remix Tracks available now!
by Jon Kamm 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Glenn, I said "serious DJs" will love this contest. Then you changed it to "professional DJs and producers". I agree if you are a DJ who already has a name for himself then this contest is not necessary. But if you are a serious DJ who is trying to get him or herself known winning a contest like this would look great on your resume. This contest is what it is. Complaining about it because it isn't what you want it to be is ridiculous. Thats like seeing an elephant and complaining he is not a giraffe. Any up and coming DJ will see this as a great opportunity for publicity. The Soul On Ice remix contest a few years ago yielded around 300 mixes. I think the winner won money and some sound equipment and of course they got the recognition of winning the contest. The winning mix was never sold by Yello or the Start AB website. All the mixes were downloadable by members of the site for free. I'm not sure how Beatport runs their contests but if they end up selling a CD or something with the winning track on it that is a small price to pay. The publicity one will get every time the mix is heard and the winning DJ's name is attached to it is priceless. I would work for free for that kind of recognition. Yello isn't doing this for the remix! I think they are fully capable of making their own. Don't you? They are doing this for their own publicity and giving fans a chance of a lifetime to remix their own Yello song. I am an artist and I have done several shows for free just because I knew I would be getting great publicity. I can pretty much guarantee that the DJs who will win this contest are not in the group of people complaining about the stipulations of this event. True champions take what is put before them and make the best of it. I am not sure what contests you have ever been in, but every contest I have ever been in you do have to pay to enter the contest. Any official contest there is some kind of entry fee. In sporting events the higher you are ranked the more you have to pay to enter. The remix event is a "contest". If you think you got what it takes to win then pay the fee. Put up or shut up as they say. , Jonathan

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USA "Touch" purchases
by Jon Kamm 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Tower is not in the USA. If I remember right they are in Mexico, Ireland and Japan. I believe Ideal Copy has been shipping. They are based in Arizona. http://idealcopy.american-data.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Produ… , Jonathan

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USA "Touch" purchases
by Joseph Pagan 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Anybody get there copy of the CD from a US vendor yet? I ordered mine through Tower.com and I'm deciding whether to cancel my order or not because of the delay. TIA

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Re: [Yello] USA "Touch" purchases
by Mark D 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Tower.com is stating that the CD is not available. I ordered a copy yesterday from Ideal Copy, so I can let you know if/when I get it. I did notice that Amazon.com (USA) is now showing Touch Yello as available November 16th range and you can pre-order. --- On Sat, 10/24/09, Jon Kamm <kammagic(a)comcast.net> wrote: From: Jon Kamm <kammagic(a)comcast.net> Subject: [Yello] USA "Touch" purchases To: yello(a)mailman.xmission.com Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 6:42 AM Tower is not in the USA. If I remember right they are in Mexico, Ireland and Japan. I believe Ideal Copy has been shipping. They are based in Arizona. http://idealcopy.american-data.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Produ… , Jonathan _______________________________________________ Yello mailing list Yello(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yello Report list abuse to list-abuse at studio-nibble.com

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Headman collaborates with Dieter
by Julian 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

I don’t want to retype this http://www.theyellosite.com/index.php/News/535/ Found by Raphael

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Bostich Remix Tracks available now!
by Jon Kamm 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Go to https://www.beatport.com under "Artist Search" put "Yello" - one column will show up saying yello. Click on that and you will see the exclusive Bostich Remix tracks. There are 45 tracks in all. You must register and pay $4.99 for the tracks. I did and they sound very cool. I already have plans for some of them as ringtones. I don't know why these are being released so early or if they are the official tracks. So until there is an official announcement I would not make an official remix with these tracks yet. But certainly gives you a head start on ideas.

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Yello on New Wave Outpost Message Board
by Jonas Warstad / DiscogInfo 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

If anyone wants to fill in: http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27747

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