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PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 08, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA - Mick Star writes songs; very good songs;all kinds of songs; rock, pop, insiprational, satirical, country, blues and somewhat hard to describe songs.  Jo-Jo Stout produces songs in the same fashion.  Together, they make pop music magic.  
The Autobiography of Mick Star (http://www.mickeystar.com) is the fruit of their six years of labor.  Independently produced and financed and available on iTunes, Amazon.com, Rhapsody and all of the major and minor on-line outlets, The Autobiography of Mick Star is closing in on its tipping point.  The Autobiography is carving out a new niche in pop music sales that continues to push the traditional model of touring to record labels to limited release on the labels terms into oblivion.  
Mick Star's model is simple.
*Before Mick Star's model, a $0.99 on-line download at iTunes yielded a $0.70 pre-tax earning for a record label.  
* The record labels, on average, returned $0.15 to the artist.
*Mick Star soon discovered that on-line distributors like Tunecore work directly with the singer/songwriter or band and eliminate the need for a record label.
* Tunecore uploads MP3 files to on-line outlets (iTunes, Amazon.com, etc) and profits come directly to the artist at $0.70 not $0.15.
* By pledging 50% of  net profit to Doctors Without Borders, artists like MIck Star are still ahead of the old world record label revenue food chain.
*Doctors Without Borders makes $0.35 per iTunes download without doing anything.
* By itself, Mick Star's marketing model is an interesting story.
* But if artists collaborate worldwide and go to on-line market without record labels, worthy causes like the people of Zimbabwe and Doctors Without Borders become the real story.
"I'm suprised that no one has thoughts of this yet." says the mild mannered  Mick Star.  "It's a win-win.  I get to continue to complete the recording of The Autobiography of Mick Star on my own artistic terms and Doctors Without Borders take the profits that normally go to a record label".  
Most critics think Mick Star has a legitimate hit with "Tangled" and the international presence of Doctors Without Borders can only help Mick Star to get his 15 minutes of fame. "That's all I need," says Star, "15 minutes is all I need.  Listen to two or three songs from The Autobiography and you'll be hooked.  And Doctors Without Borders will get $0.35 with every iTunes download."