R diascope ... The Column. at, Guy, the tiny queen or , b proved to tbe juice to op of the Bl ck mine i 1 d her mu ic career i t rting to gain lome credibility. Althou h be like actin and i not in ny burry to ive it up, be feel the succes of ber debut ingle, "Try Me," i ju t tbe fir t step of bat' ret to come. y Ja I1Ilne Guy will co t you to bave Ii ttle bi t of M.C. Hammer all to your elf. Oh, ju t in ca e you were ondering how M.C. Hammer fits into B rbie land, he' being introduced a Ken's "celebrity friend." And if you think, M.C. Hammer's getting bi own doll ture , tyle . La t y� r, followi big d- verti ing c mp ign le of M ttel' Bl c B rbie nd ber friend Cbri tie, ale doubled. And the Beverly Jobn on doll., patterned after the BI ck uper- model w big eller too. The Sh ni doll will co t about $20 dollar and re al 0 due September .... B ck to Hol­ lywood, now that Ar enio HaU' gotten Nia Peeple' party m chine off the ground he' working on bi next TV project "Cleveland City Limits. " It'll be He 0 0 11 of you music buff out there. I've got orne informa­ tion that I believe you're going to find helpful. Do you ever wonder how a per on get paid for the broadcasting of hi or her record ? ' Well, today I'm going to be the man to tell you, but the amount of information pertaining to this subject i more than I can ever put into thi column, so I'll give you some of the ba ic to point you in the right direction. There are peciflc.entitie that specialize in collection and dis­ tribution of monie owed to you for the licen ing and broadcast- ing of your song. . !. 'tiJeitl.gtn�lt'S ate .H� er­ form ns Rights Organization •. There are three main organiza­ tions: ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Pub- From the PP T (People, P14u Tlai s) FU.: M.C. H mmer' dy got boe nd oft drink endor ement blaring over the televi ion, now he' got doll too! T t' right you can toucb tbe ne 12- incb baggy p nt we ring H mmer doll from M ttel Toy, tarting tbis September. Th t' if you're ill­ Ing to hell out the S25 bucks it Iishers), BMI (Bro dcast Music Inc.) nd SESAC (that's the name, the letters are not an acronym). SESAC i a privately owned comp ny belbnging to the Heinecker family for over 50 year. EACH ORGANIZATION has its own method of calculating and dispensing payment. The song wri ters and publish­ ers get paid in the form of royal­ ties every time the ong is played on radio, television and in theatrical settings, clubs and the like. . These same organizations also have the risht to licen e your song out to anyon that tbey choose to, within certain re me­ tions. In most contracts with these agencies. the Inger also reserve� PrOf ct Start· i on th the right to licen e the song out, just a long a the agency is in­ formed about the activity. ASCAP has a membership fee of S50 per year for a publisher and $10 yearly for writers. BMI ha a S25 application fee for new publisher and no com­ parable fee for writers. The only requirements for members as writers i to have at least one song regularly published or com­ mercially recorded. As a publ i he r, acti vel y engaged in the business and whose musical publications have been u ed or distributed on a commercial scale for at least one year, the comparable fee also ap­ pttes. The clo e t errtee for BMI would be in New York, and that phone number is: (212) 586- 2000. move "WOW"!! Only four and a Radio.(a public broadcast sta- half more days to go, and tion based in Wayne' State WXYZ's Jay Berry, and yours University's central area) is truly, will host the ,3rd e g- seeking any and all able ment of 5. Perfect Match bodied help possible to assi t Dati ng Ga me ts. The games with WDET's Annual Pledge are for the benefit of the Hat- Drive. The pledge drive starts "mo n te Park Playhouse on April 5, 1991, and inter- Theatre' fundraising en- ested volunteers can call: devor, engineered by Karen (313) ·577-4146 during busi- Dumas of Images elldeas, and ness hours ... sponsors. . . . .. The DC-NABJ is spon- ... If you haven't seen the soring a "roast" on May 2, popular play; "Beauty-Shop", 199·1 at CtubPe nra, and plans you· migh t not wan t to le t this are unde rway for a tri p to the one Slip by. Shelly Garrett's regional conference that's to long running hit play the·' be hel