 Hi Sadia,I'm not sure what you are referring to. Mark designed some logos for our new Record Label, but as far as being his project, I don't believe so. Shirley and I have been promoting song artists since 2003. Early in 2004 we signed a band from Chicago called Robbins & Wheeler. They had a Nashville Talent agent that was doing nothing for them. When they signed with us they had a song called "Ghost of James Dean" that was #1 on the Country Music charts for six weeks in a row. Their Nashville Talent agent had not gotten them on a label that would have given them credibility and had not signed them to ASCAP that would have assured them royalties. Within two weeks after they signed with us they were invited to the E.I.A. Awards Show in Nashville, Tennessee. They took first place in that competition which was a $5,000.00 Emerald Records contract. At the next E.I.A. Awards Show taping, after Robbins & Wheeler sang a couple of songs, Cliff Ayres announced that they had just recently won the previous taping first prize and were going in the studio to tape their new album free of charge. Shirley and I held each other's hand because we knew that we had given them that opportunity. However, as soon as Cliff made the announcement, Mike Kelly (There Nashville talent agent) ran up on stage and took all the credit. Mike Kelly was also the bandleader for the Rinky Dingks that was Bobby Darin's band before Bobby went solo. I cried and walked out. Cliff Ayres told me to come back in because he was going to call me up to the stage for an interview and to let everyone know that it was us, and not Mike Kelly who introduced the band to him. That interview never happened. Since then Mike Kelly has passed away. Through the past ten years there have been many stories like that that have left Shirley and I devastated. We have made a lot of mistakes over the last ten years and the biggest mistake was trusting the wrong people. Many of the artists that we have helped stabbed us in the back. When they realized how much money they were going to be making, they didn't need us anymore. Sadia, if Mark or anyone else wants to take the credit for what we have done over the past ten years, they will have to show the scars to prove it as well. GOD BLESS YOU ~Mike~ http://www.countryvalues65.com  No matter how long it takes and no matter how hard the going gets, you will hear quality music on the radio instead of the crap you are listening to today. We have been there. We have done that. The Music Industry is a Jaded Community. If you have the money, it doesn't matter how bad your music sounds. They will push it until it makes it on the chart. We plan to knock those gates down. Quality First. We'll talk about money later.
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