Robert Lamm graciously volunteered to help the Navy and Marine Corps with a safety video. He urges Sailors and Marines to be safe during recreational activities, to drive safely, and to avoid drinking and driving. Too many Sailors and Marines die each year in preventable mishaps.
Not only has Chicago co-founder Robert Lamm started a new record label, but he is doing it full steam ahead. His iconic band remains strong after 40+ years of relentless touring. Along the way he’s been a driving force behind what is now one of the best selling bands in history.
Robert’s composition “Beginnings”,a timeless classic, is being featured in a mash up contest sponsored by his label and technology partner,Uplaya. Some amazing stuff is coming back. The contest ends Feb 28, 2010.
Here is a short video featuring our partner Top Spin Media. Ian is an extremely cool dude -he gets it!
Thankfully we hooked up last year, early on in the Blue Infinity Music adventure.
Music blogging network MOG has closed a $5 million equity financing round lead by Menlo Ventures. Long-time investors Simon Equity Partners and Scott Jones have also participated to the round and will be joined on the board by Sonja Hoel Perkins of Menlo Ventures. MOG has raised $12.5 million dollars in funding to date.
A number of other blog networks also hope to become the go to place on the web for music; but while some have gained eyeballs, most are no where near profitability. MOG hopes to circumvent that fate by having the majority of its content created free by fans and then hand curated. The approach is finding success among readers with the site getting 8 million unique visitors a month reading the 6,000 new music blog posts generated weekly. Current advertisers include Scion, TAG (P&G), Xbox, Nike, and LG.
With a partner like Menlo Ventures, MOG is in a terrific position to make a colossal impact in the online music space. We have plans to be a leader in not just editorial music content but in music listening as well said David Hyman, MOG founder and CEO.
David Hyman and his team have built a company that is poised to dominate a market segment where there is yet to be a clear leader, said Sonja Hoel Perkins of Menlo Ventures. We have been impressed with MOGs team, technology and deep understanding of an industry wrought with change and enormous upside potential.
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