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May 6 & 7, 2000

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5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.

Saturday, May 6 10am to 6pm
Sunday, May 7 11am to 5pm

Bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer
Matt Cameron, former members of
Soundgarden, sealed a deal with
Greenwald and are now ready to debut
their second release on Third Gear. The
yet-to-be titled album, on the heels of
their debut, Declaration of Conformity,
features the pipes of Eddie Vedder, the
singer of ultra hipster band Pearl Jam.
"It was great working with the
band and with Eddie," Greenwald
said. "They are a totally normal yet
totally cool group to work with."
That is not to say that all of
Greenwald's 31 releases have enjoyed
hyper success. For the first five years,
he broke even or barely made a profit
from his side job. This is the first year
he's made a comfortable living from
his record label.
Still, Greenwald continues to work
his day job doing promotions for
Virgin Records while filling orders that
come in via his record label's Web site,
www.thirdgear.com , and tending to
other label business in his off hours.
"I have loved every record, but
sales-wise, they didn't all work so
well," he says.
Greenwald is excited about other
upcoming releases, including those by
German band 18th Dye, the
Volebeats, the Frogs, Medusa Cyclone.
and Kim Fowley.
"Music is all I have ever done," he
said. "This makes me happy."

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LAYNE

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Jon Layne has one foot on the road to
success.
Where is the other foot? Probably
still tapping to the beat he produces
at local b'nai mitzvah
parties around town.
Layne, owner of the
record label Intuit--
Solar, uses his occa-
sional job as a DJ at
some of metro
Detroit's hippest and
hottest parties to stay
abreast of the indus-
try and, at the same
time, to help pay the
bills.
About four years
ago, Layne, a graduate
of West Bloomfield
High School and then
a student at Eastern
Michigan University,
decided to pursue his

passion for music full time. "I've always
been in love with music, and I wanted
to see which part of the business I
wanted to do the most," he says.
The push for the creation of a music
label began one night at Solar, an Ann
Arbor club. Layne, now 25, had been
involved in promotions as well as talent
management at that point, putting
together patties and booking acts to
play in clubs in the metro area. At the
hip bar, he met Disco D, a 17-year-old
rap sensation looking to record an EP.
Layne decided to take the leap.
"Anyone and [his] mother can start
a record label. There are so many
record labels in Detroit. There are
probably more than 50," he said. 'All
of the artists start their own label. So,
I thought, 'Why not me?'"
Why not, indeed. D-Down, the
tide of the EP by Disco D, received
frequent airplay on local radio stations
97.9 and 105.1. The artist soon was
signed to a larger label in Chicago.
Word spread quickly. Another 11
electronic and techno acts signed tQ.
Intuit-Solar, and nine have produced
albums. Layne started an offshoot,
DTW, to handle about five acts that
produce the hip-hop sound. Another
label, yet to be named, is expected to
start soon, Layne says.
Most of Layne'sreleases are sold in
the Detroit area because that is where
most of the acts originate. However,
through a web site, www.Intuit-
Solar.com, Layne has shipped orders
to many American cities as well as to
Cape Town, South Africa; Budapest,
Hungary; and the Baltic States.
Layne says that while he likes
performing as a DJ, he really finds
joy in discovering new acts and cul-
tivating them.
"With my skills of being able to
market and to make key contacts, I
can provide a
showcase for
emerging
artists. I
would much
rather help
break in an
artist than
make music
right now," he
said.
He also is
quite enam-
ored of his lat-
est releases.
DTW's
newest, High,

Jon Layne:
Intuit-Solar.

