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This entertainment newsletter was brought to you by the offices of Incognito Entertainment, LLC.

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PO Box 311880
Atlanta, GA 31131
Office: (404) 286-5889
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Incognito Entertainment, LLC currently owns and operates the following companies:

IEC Soundlab A Project Recording Studio & Behind the Scenes Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP)

Incognito Entertainment, LLC News List

1. the IEC, where we've been and what we've been doing!

2. Raphael Saadiq's video interview with Billboard about his latest album release, "The Way I See It".

3. PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT - COREY BURDEN

4. NEW 2008 - 2009 MUSIC RELEASES

5. IEC Exclusive Interview with Gospel Artist -
MARLO MOORE

6. Mixing Tips 101 - Panning…..how to obtain a balanced, stereo mix by Sublett

7. Music News - R. Kelly & his wife call it quits

8. PRESS RELEASE - MOTOWN 50 ONLINE PODCAST SERIES

9. Congratulations to Barak Obama & Joe Biden, the 44th President & 47th Vice President of the United States

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I AIN'T TELLIN!!! Y'ALL ARE GONNA HAVE TO CHECK BACK AND FIND OUT FOR YOURSELVES...... PEACE!
CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!!!

Alot of people have been asking where Incognito Entertainment has been since no new newsletters or email blasts have been circulated over the last year. Have we gone out of business? Have we moved to another state? Have we given up on the music business altogether? The answers to all of these questions are NO!! We are still alive and flowing, just like the Mississippi.

Since March of 2008, Incognito Entertainment has been preoccupied with its newest endeavor: teaching evening music business & recording engineering classes at OmniTech Technical Institute on Covington Highway in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Under the instruction of Mike Sublett, IEC’s owner, the students of OmniTech were taught the following classes: (1) Intro to Midi; (2) Music Recording Software; (3) Computerized Recording Essentials; (4) Plug-Ins, Mixing & Mastering; (5) Sound Recording I, II & III and (6) Introduction to Music Business. We believe in passing on the knowledge of the music industry to individuals that want to learn versus trying to keep it all for ourselves.

Incognito Entertainment, LLC would like to congratulate the following students who completed the Music & Engineering Program under the direct instruction & guidance of Michael Sublett: Corey Burden, Tracy Nelloms, Terronce and Keith Bentley, all of which, are pictured in the photograph to the left. These students are scheduled to receive their certificates of completion in a formal ceremony that is scheduled to be held in April or May of this year. We’ll be sure to keep you posted on the time, date and location of this event.

Click any of the links found below in order to view additional photos of us working with the students at OmniTech Technical Institute from March – December 2008.

“Every element in your mix cannot sit in the middle-or directly in the center, of your mix!”

     Keeping this simple concept in mind in the beginning stage of the mixing process will help you avoid a final mix that sounds cluttered or void of any stereo separation. Humans hear in 3D: (1) Width, (2) Height and (3) Depth. When mixing we can simulate this three dimensional image using only two speakers (stereo) or with surround sound. The concept of panning is used to place sound sources between the left, right or anywhere between two speakers. The controls that engineers use to move objects to their desired locations in terms of width are called pan pots, short for Panoramic Potentiometer.

     It is often helpful to envision how you would like the final mix to sound, when determining how to separate the various sound sources of your mix. There are no steadfast rules to mixing, only suggestions of concepts that have become acceptable. In today’s stereo mixing environment, it has become custom that the following instruments sit near the center of the mix: drums, lead vocals and/or the lead instrument or vocal track(s). Seeming that these sound sources generally provide the foundation or most important parts of a song, it is understandable as to why they would be positioned near the center of a mix. When mixing parts of the drums,(ie – cymbals, kick, snare, high-hat etc.), try to keep the elements close to their natural location, or how they would appear in a live-drum set-up.

     Elements such as background vocals, guitars, keyboards and strings are often found in stereo pairs equally or separately spread within the stereo image of the mix. For example, in one song, a stereo (2-track) guitar pair can be mixed with both tracks being spaced on opposite (left & right) sides of the mix. However, in another song, a listener could find a stereo (2-track) guitar pair balanced to the left side of a mix against a (2-track) keyboard pair on the right side of the mix. Experimentation is the key, since different songs will call for different panning schemes. So keep an open mind and be willing to try different mixing techniques.

     Generally if you keep the most important elements near the center and secondary elements off center, but in balance on both sides of a mix, this will yield better results than having everything panned directly in the center. If you don’t believe me, try mixing a song both ways and discover for yourself, which sounds better.

     Here is a list of a few commercial songs that you can listen to that yield excellent panoramic mix results:

1) 2 Pac - Playa Cards Right (Female) Feat. Keysha Cole;
2) Jamie Foxx – I Don’t Need It;
3) Kelis featuring Raphael Saadiq – Attention; and
4) The Roots ft Raphael Saadiq - What they do.

Find ‘em, listen to ‘em, study ‘em and let the techniques that you find serve as the building blocks that help you build your own unique mixing style.

(9) Congratulations to Barak Obama and Joe Biden,
the 44th President & 47th Vice President of the United States of America

President Obama and Vice President Biden

From this day forth, Tuesday, January 20, 2009 shall be remembered as one of the greatest days in American History. It marks the day that America ended George W. Bush’s era as president and officially began the era of the 44th President of the United States, Barak Obama. Ten years ago, if I would’ve told someone walking down the street that we would have a black president in 2009, they would’ve looked at me like I was crazy. Well it is 2009, we have a black president in office and no I am not crazy. Not only do we have a president who is black, but we also have a first family that is also black. I hope that the image of our new first family will serve as the inspiration necessary to help resurrect the concept of the black family throughout the world.

Millions of people from all over the world, huddled together on the cold streets of Washington, D.C. on inauguration day, to see Barak Obama and Joe Biden take their oaths and position(s) as the 44th President & 47th Vice President of the United States. After the inaugural ceremony the Obama-Biden camp attended a parade and later danced the night away at several celebratory balls that were held throughout the D.C. area.

Obama’s rise to presidency exemplifies “the Dream” that Dr. King preached about. It is also symbolizes “the Change” that Sam Cooke said would come over thirty years ago. Although this event was historical, it does not mean that racism is dead or that the struggle for equality doesn’t need to continue, despite what some close-minded critics may think. Nevertheless, Obama’s election to America’s highest office is an achievement that all of us as Americans can be proud of and can cherish for the rest of our lives.

In ending, the Obama-Biden administration has its work cut out for them in solving the problems that our country is currently facing. We are in the midst of a recession that has the potential of sending our country into a depression if some swift action is taken in Congress. I have a lot of confidence in Obama and the team that he has assembled and hope they will do what is necessary to get the U.S. economy back on track before we reach the point of no return.

Here are some photos for your view, so you can remember-and never forget, where we’ve come to get to where we are today.