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An executive from social-music site Imeem told CNET News just days ago that the company would not be going through a round of layoffs. Well, not quite. Imeem's vice president of marketing, Matt Graves, said the question was actually "whether we had done layoffs, not whether we were going to," and that he answered accordingly. Sneaky! He proceeded to confirm a report from PaidContent that a quarter of the company has been laid off. "There's not as much money floating around the market, and we had to cut our costs to accommodate," Graves said. He added that the layoffs are companywide--"finance, marketing, communications, product, technical operations"--clarifying the PaidContent assertion that the layoffs had been primarily "on the technical back-end side." He would not comment on the other half of PaidContent's report--that Imeem is planning to shop itself to prospective buyers. PaidContent's Rafat Ali added that Imeem's projected valuation is more than $200 million, a figure that many media and technology companies might not be willing to fork over at this point. Imeem has taken venture funding from Sequoia Capital, a firm that has advocated extreme caution and frugality amid financial panic. Another Sequoia-backed company, Jive Software, cut a third of its employees within days of the now-famous letter from the venture firm to its portfolio CEOs.

Debutants is one of pop rock s newest discoveries that is working their way up from nothing to one of the best unheard talents since Green Day emerged. With the help of grammy-nominated Platnium record producer, Matt Goldman, they are poised to do just that. Need I say more? Listen to my newest episode and find out why they are the next big thing: http://thegreatunknowns.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-05T07_01_47-08_00 Read the raw and honest truth. An in-depth interview with power pop rock sensation: Debutaunts http://greatunknownsmusicexpose.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-cant-we-have-fun-interview-with.html

Today on episode 79, The Great Unknowns Presents is interviewing one of the most respected and most recognized names in professional music. Introducing, Lea Reis. She is not only a music producer and musical engineer, she is also a very talented singer and songwriter. Lea makes a special trip to the studio to talk about her new EP and about some of the famous artists she's worked with. As a special treat, we get a special glimpse of her new album, "In my World". Lea Res is an ol'skool R&B and soul artist that brings back that sound that is familiar to artists like Brandy, TLC, Monica, and somewhat compares to other artists like Keyshia Cole and Ashanti Listen to a 30-minute audio interview with Lea Reis and a special 4-track music feature from Lea Reis's brand new EP entitled "In my World". Listen to the full interview with Lea Reis here: http://thegreatunknowns.podomatic.com Read a mini-bio of Lea Reis on Great Unknowns Music Exposé http://greatunknownsmusicexpose.blogspot.com/2010/09/lea-reis-bringing-back-little-soul.html

If you like Ne Yo Drake, Jay-Z, and Kanye West, then you have to listen to the featured artist of the week with Devon Michael. The best part about Devon Michael is his originality. You get more than one speed of music from this album. It travels from great driving music, to the dance floor, to the street, and to the bedroom. It is impossible to get bored with this album, because there's is no one constant. It makes the listener wonder what the next song will bring. If you enjoy R&B and Hip Hop, you get the best of both worlds and it's impossible to just listen to once, in fact, you get hooked. Listen to my full interview and CD review here at All Indie Magazine: http://www.allindiemagazine.net/2011/01/interivew-with-devon-michael-theres.html and The Great Unknowns Presents: http://thegreatunknowns.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-28T09_05_52-08_00 The Great Unknowns Presents NEWS: FREE CONCERT THIS SUNDAY ---------------------------- Coming this Sunday, January 30th is another Great Unknowns Showcase featuring: The Alternates [BREN] Tangent Transmission Nobody Gets Killed (CD release party!) Location: The Mezz, 501 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013, (213) 489-1783 Doors open at 7pm Show starts at 8pm NO COVER! GRAMMY'S WEEK - with a special appearance by KATIE COLE! ------------------------------ On Friday, Feb 11th, we have a big announcement regarding The Great Unknowns Presents at the biggest networking event of the year during Grammy's week, so if you are a musician, a music industry professional, or apart of the media, or just a lover of music you are invited to attend: AND, YES! Newest Pop rock sensation Katie Cole is going to be performing LIVE on stage It's only $10 if you pre-order and $20 at the door: http://events.linkedin.com/LOS-ANGELES-Biggest-Networking-Power/pub/456875 HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE!

Jennifer Grassman is an Alternative Pop singer/songwriter from Austin, Texas. Her sound is a unique blend of Tori Amos, Sara Bareilles, and Amy Lee with a twist of Goth and Doris Day. Did I just say, Doris Day and Goth in the same sentence? Yes, I did.





Listen to the full Audio interview at All Indie Magazine: http://www.allindiemagazine.net/2011/01/music-and-live-interview-with-jennifer.html


Or


The Great Unknowns Presents:


http://thegreatunknowns.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-21T09_17_16-08_00





FREE CONCERT


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Coming this January 30th is another Great Unknowns Showcase featuring:


The Alternates


[BREN]


Tangent Transmission


Nobody Gets Killed (CD release party!)





Location: The Mezz, 501 South Spring Street,


Los Angeles, CA 90013, (213) 489-1783


Doors open at 7pm


Show starts at 8pm


NO COVER!





GRAMMY'S WEEK


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On Friday, Feb 11th, we have a big announcement regarding The Great Unknowns Presents at the biggest networking event of the year during Grammy's week, so if you are a musician, a music industry professional, or apart of the media, or just a lover of music you are invited to attend:





It's only $10 if you pre-order and $20 at the door:


http://events.linkedin.com/LOS-ANGELES-Biggest-Networking-Power/pub/456875





HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE!

Here's what we believe happened: CBS requested user data from Last.fm, including user name and IP address. CBS wanted the data to comply with a RIAA request but told Last.fm the data was going to be used for "internal use only." It was only after the data was sent to CBS that Last.fm discovered the real reason for the request. Last.fm staffers were outraged, say our sources, but the data had already been sent to the RIAA.

Kanye West created his own destiny by envisioning a perfect existence. Us? We’re just living in it.

We podcast bands coming to your town<br /><br /> Podbop对音乐爱好者来说, 这是一个很有意思的混血网站. 它将音乐会的信息和乐队的网址等数据进行了混合, 乐迷可以直接在该乐队的网址下载所喜欢的音乐.

Grooveshark is a web-based application for sharing music within a community of music lovers. We distribute DRM-free MP3s across a p2p network.

At music-based social network Grooveshark you can search a music database and listen to streaming audio from thousands of artists. Additionally, you can can embed songs you find on Grooveshark into web sites and social networking profiles, and share them with friends via email and instant messages. Here's a Grooveshark embedded tune: Signing up for an account activates additional features like saved playlists, music suggestions, and access to the social functions of Grooveshark, like browsing the playlists of people who share your musical tastes. Thanks Toribor!