New contract: new album; stalker captured - Shout shout, make some noise guys

Xanthippe · Post by **Xanthippe** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:43 pm

Hey guys,

IT IS MUCH TOO QUIET IN THIS FORUM!!!!

Make some noise, post some ideas and opinions: be creative.

It looks like this forum is dead or something.

Much has hapened lately though.

Vanessa-Mae harresed by letters and pursuit; stalker now captured and held in custody for psychiatric assesment.

Vanessa-Mae signed at Sony. She told us so, members of this forum, exclusively. It has not been reported elsewhere in other media. We should feel privileged and proud for that!

But did she made the right choice with Sony, or were there any better posibilities? What are the commercial prospects for her dual career at Sony.

Sony will create a new website for our Vanessa-Mae. How is Sony doing on artist websites in general? After three years of complaint and getting only broken promises for that, what can we expect now?

The new album will be out in the srping of 2004 on the Sony label.

Come on guys! Enough for fruitful discusions!

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 8:06 pm

I think that the move to Sony is a good choice,
EMI are old and outdated,
Where as Sony are new and still young,
Sony are the in thing at the moment.

I look forward to seeing Vanessa's new web site
with it being developed by Sony and going by their
programming team I think it will be something very
Special.

I honestly believe that Vanessa's new fan site will
bring her closer to us.
She has after all proved that she still appreciates us.

gaven · Post by **gaven** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:46 pm

Rijko Ebens wrote:Hey guys,

IT IS MUCH TOO QUIET IN THIS FORUM!!!!

Make some noise, post some ideas and opinions: be creative.

It looks like this forum is dead or something.

Much has hapened lately though.

Vanessa-Mae signed at Sony. She told us so, members of this forum, exclusively. It has not been reported elsewhere in other media. We should feel privileged and proud for that!

Sony will create a new website for our Vanessa-Mae.
The new album will be out in the srping of 2004 on the Sony label.

Come on guys! Enough for fruitful discusions!

I'm to busy to be a daily visitor to this forum more likely ounce a fortnight nowadays

Im happy to here that VM has signed with sony, & that there will be a website to go with it.

When you say the new album will released in spring can you put a mounth to that as spring is september where I come from:)

Dose any one know what format the album will be ie: SACD, DVD-A, or normal CD ???

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:57 pm

Well as Vanessa-Mae is from the UK I would say that the release
will be around April/May which is British Spring time

Post by **changing worlds** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:59 pm

I hope it won't be an ad related CD.

:p

Sony Music has already received one bad email from me. I bought my wife a Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love CD years ago. We put it in the computer drive, and an AOL popped up. Sony said "simply close the ad, and select the computer CD player." I said "I paid $15 bucks for this ... why must I be inconvenienced?".

Eventually, I got a new CD from them.

Anyway, a few websites of their artists seem okay.

Xanthippe · Post by **Xanthippe** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 12:11 am

Hey Gaven,

I don't want to point to anyone in particular. All should decide for themseves how often to visit to forum and to what intensitiy of involvement in the discussions they want to participate. And if people don;t want to post then that is their legitimate choice.

Only this forum can't exist without active members; without active members this forum is simply useless.

I just hope that we all can keep this forum alive and livley. Together we should be able to keep up an acceptable activitiy.

Hey Joe, I think that was quite neat of Sony to provide a new cd!

My guess is that Vanessa-Mae's new album will be just a regular audio cd. Well just my idea that is based on nothing in particular.

Edited By Rijko Ebens on 1070757474

alyssa · Post by **alyssa** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 9:36 am

yah its been quiet recently... i wonder what happen to the members in here??? hi all, wake up!!!
there has been alot of news recently about our gal, and i think it took alot of courage for VM to go sony, as she had been EMI for so long.... 2004 will be a real big challenge for her and i really hope she will do well with sony...
time really past very fast and next year is 10th year of her 1st audio CD "the violin player".... u go gal!!!

alyssa

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 8:25 pm

Way to go Alyssa, you tell 'em gal!

BTW

Sony are they the ones who are experimenting with the new
anti copy system?

I think it goes something like this...

When you purchase a CD (Game or Audio) the law as governed
by Philips the inventors state that the owner of such media has
the right to make 1 back-up copy for their own personel use.

What Sony (if this is the correct company) is doing is Data
protecting the media, so if you need to make a copy of the
CD you log onto their web site where you give them the cd's
id code, this then enables you to copy the CD via sofware
on their web site.
Once this code is entered it is then removed from their data base
preventing further copies being made.

losthk · Post by **losthk** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 10:58 pm

i personally think its the right choice to join Sony. Sony do make nice website and up to date info for fans, they release album pretti precise to the day they release to the fans be4 the cd is release, so i think its a good choice. EMI just don't know how to treasure their artist

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:33 am

I'm alive, and I do read the forum on occasion, but I dont always reply to topics because usually I dont like repeating the same things someone has said, or if I have a differing opinion I've learned to keep that to myself.

Plus my schedule is too busy with school, and gigs to devote as much time as I used to, or as some still do to the forum, but I'm still a fan, and still support the forum, see... "GOOOO FORUM!!!!" :user:

haboek · Post by **haboek** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:17 am

Rijko,

Believe me this forum will never die.
From time to time I post messages is a feel the need to respond

For all the changes that will happen to our girl we just have to wait and see.
We will all stay alert!!!

Jafo C ! Null · Post by **Jafo C ! Null** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 3:10 pm

Na klar..!

I hope will released soon and also the web site... and NO MORE BROKEN PROMISES from EMI!!

hahahahahaha

sorry... still disturbed...

jafo

Lorjou · Post by **Lorjou** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 7:10 am

Hi All,

Great to hear news on VM as always - and good to know that Rijko is still a driving force in the forum. Sony has a mixed track record with artist web sites (look at www.anggun.com - I bet it hasn't been updated in 2 years!) but probably a sensible move. Sony also produce SACD's for their major artsists under all labels so it will be interesting to see which whether we can get an SACD soon - that would be cool.

Any news recently on the Bio?

Regards,

Lorjou.