Sound Advice - August 2008

My father went to heaven this past month on July 26th. At his memorial service, I was asked what one thing I remember most about him. My answer: He was a simple man who worked hard without complaint, who loved his family and put the needs of those around him above his own. To me that is the true measure of greatness. In today's hyper competitive, 24/7, look-at me, media-saturated world, it is easy to lose track of the simple things that make our God-given life so wonderful - love, family, friends, our co-workers, the person in front of you in line. Treating each other as we ourselves would like to be treated. That's the legacy that my father left me and, for that, I am blessed. So take time to spend with your loved ones, respond to a snarl with a kind word or smile and be grateful you are alive and have the ability to make a difference in someone's life everyday.

Eli Ball

CEO Lyric Financial

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NEWS

We are very honored to welcome award-winning writer/recording artist Al Kapone (whose hit songs, "Whoop That Trick," "Snap Yo Fingers," and "U & Dat" were featured in the hit feature films "Hustle and Flow" and "Stomp the Yard") to the LYRIC Financial family as our first "Director of Artist/Writer Relations." Al is also the current President of the Memphis Chapter of NARAS and a member of their Grammy Screening Committee. He will be responsible for reaching out to the urban-hip/hop community on behalf of LYRIC Financial, as well as assisting us in crafting our educational message and product designs. His first outreach will be as the host of a VIP Reception following the BMI Producer Panel at the Atlantis Music Conference in Atlanta, Sept 17-20th, www.atlantismusic.com. Al and I are also participating as panelists at the conference. Learn more about Al on his site: www.myspace.com/alkaponememphis.

PRODUCT UPDATE

We at LYRIC are continuing to reinvent the financing concept for music professionals and companies. Our FastForwardMyRoyalties advance program for performance royalty income is a huge success. Building on that success, we hope to extend our advance program to include mechanical royalties in the near future. Mechanical income, while declining to some extent from illegal downloads and the move of consumers away from albums to singles, is still, and will continue to be, a significant source of income for many songwriters, producers and publishers in the music community. We hope to have more details for you this Fall.

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 9th - R&B Foundation Pioneer Awards. A wonderful organization solely dedicated to preserving Rhythm & Blues music and celebrating the artists who create it. This year will be the gala celebration of the Foundation's 20th Anniversary that will bring together the royalty of Rhythm & Blues, along with a veritable "who's who" of the entertainment industry. For tickets and info: www.rhythm-n-blues.org.

And remember you can either come from love or fear...it's not a big menu, you make the choice.