New court documents from Death Row Records/Wideawake give alot of info

[MarshColin]

this document should be taken with a grain of salt. its just a reply, and for a lawyer... it is horribly written.

Lol how is it horribly written? It's in legal terms, it's not a novel.

Some other interesting stuff is that her investors appeared to come up $2 million short on the payment and there originally was a big deal in place with Universal/Fontana but Lavi said she had to drop that deal and go with E1 because they were willing to put up the $2 million that they were short but under some strict terms, like if they defaulted on the agreement then E1 gains total control over the catalog. Then the investors took that $2 million E1 gave them which was supposed to be for operating costs to get the label going and withheld it from Lavi for her to use for the label. I'm not taking sides here, just summing up what it all says in the documents for those of you that didn't want to read it.

I will say that these things make sense though. It explains why E1 demanded those 6 or 7 already released songs be on the box set unreleased discs, because E1 a good amount of control over the label since they loaned that 2 mill. It also makes sense why there was very little promotion for the albums, because Lavi wasnt given access to the necessary funds to do that. And there is no worldwide distribution because the deal with Universal had to fall through. Also the mastering issue may be due to her not having the funds to go to Bernie Grundam (sp?) to make it happen. Just some food for thought.

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[Unforgivable by Sean John]

this document should be taken with a grain of salt. its just a reply, and for a lawyer... it is horribly written.

Lol how is it horribly written? It's in legal terms, it's not a novel.

Some other interesting stuff is that her investors appeared to come up $2 million short on the payment and there originally was a big deal in place with Universal/Fontana but Lavi said she had to drop that deal and go with E1 because they were willing to put up the $2 million that they were short but under some strict terms, like if they defaulted on the agreement then E1 gains total control over the catalog. Then the investors took that $2 million E1 gave them which was supposed to be for operating costs to get the label going and withheld it from Lavi for her to use for the label. I'm not taking sides here, just summing up what it all says in the documents for those of you that didn't want to read it.

I will say that these things make sense though. It explains why E1 demanded those 6 or 7 already released songs be on the box set unreleased discs, because E1 a good amount of control over the label since they loaned that 2 mill. It also makes sense why there was very little promotion for the albums, because Lavi wasnt given access to the necessary funds to do that. And there is no worldwide distribution because the deal with Universal had to fall through. Also the mastering issue may be due to her not having the funds to go to Bernie Grundam (sp?) to make it happen. Just some food for thought.

So essentially, what your saying is that she was extorted. The investors essentially stole the 2 million.... ok.... they went through all of this shit for 2 milli? This is really fishy.... sorry I'm too tired/lazy to read the docs lol.

Did they withhold/keep the rest of the money that was supposedly 'invested'? So basically these guys said this lady can't protect herself, let's just take some money from her and bounce. Isn't Lara a lawyer herself though? You gotta be wise to this shit. Any time you start up a company, people are going to come out of the woodwork to extort you and rob you. You have to be ready for that...

[Sofa_King_Awesome]

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[DTG Entertainment]

this document should be taken with a grain of salt. its just a reply, and for a lawyer... it is horribly written.

Lol how is it horribly written? It's in legal terms, it's not a novel.

Some other interesting stuff is that her investors appeared to come up $2 million short on the payment and there originally was a big deal in place with Universal/Fontana but Lavi said she had to drop that deal and go with E1 because they were willing to put up the $2 million that they were short but under some strict terms, like if they defaulted on the agreement then E1 gains total control over the catalog. Then the investors took that $2 million E1 gave them which was supposed to be for operating costs to get the label going and withheld it from Lavi for her to use for the label. I'm not taking sides here, just summing up what it all says in the documents for those of you that didn't want to read it.

I will say that these things make sense though. It explains why E1 demanded those 6 or 7 already released songs be on the box set unreleased discs, because E1 a good amount of control over the label since they loaned that 2 mill. It also makes sense why there was very little promotion for the albums, because Lavi wasnt given access to the necessary funds to do that. And there is no worldwide distribution because the deal with Universal had to fall through. Also the mastering issue may be due to her not having the funds to go to Bernie Grundam (sp?) to make it happen. Just some food for thought.

They went to Bernie on the first release (Re-Lit), and didn't do it on subsequent releases. It's not the mastering that's the entire problem, it's the mixing. There's a MAJOR difference between mixing and mastering. Mastering can't save an album that sounds like it's been done in a trash can. Lara easily could have done promotion with the funds she was getting paid, and the funds she was embezzling from the company. I know for less than $700 dollars a month - WIDEawake could have made Rolling Stones, VIBE, XXL, etc. because I even sent press people up there to assist WIDEawake who could have easily done that. Lara's shit is all bullshit, and they do get it if they default, at least she and her lawyer were honest on that.

 Also, I wouldn't even go through Fontana. You got a better chance with KOCH because mind you Fontana does small time distribution for people like Daz, Kurupt, J Wells, Global Music Group, etc. KOCH was the smarter move, plus if they did it right - they could earn the money back. The thing is, Lara tells so many lies - it's hard to tell what's fact and what's fiction. She spent her time at WIDEawake trying to be famous, and what happened was she did but she ended up fucking herself. She lost her job, went to jail (there's no other reason you would need bond, I have been in and out of the court system), and wrecked her marriage and public image.

Also, it's Bernie Grundman not Grundam.

[JohnnyL]

 Wow.  I've got to hand it to all the people who said this whole thing was going to be a "train wreck" from the very beginning.  I don't think you could have been more right.  That being said, I don't know if Lara Lavi being fired is a good thing or a bad thing.  Sure, things with her in charge were always bumpy, even from the beginning.  But there's no proof that Wideawake/Death Row being rid of her is any better off for it.  Maybe for those of you with inside connections, you have a clear perception of what's going on.  But for those of us who don't, it's difficult to guage the situation, because no one who is still with the company has even commented on the situation.  The only thing they've even done so far to address the situation has been to post the actual legal document on the Wideawake message board.  As far as I'm aware, since Lavi has been gone there have been no interviews conducted and no further updates to the website.  There have been no announcements made for what might be happening next.  No indication that there will be any projects, forthcoming.  Is there even still a Death Row being ran by somebody?  It would be nice to think that Lavi's termination was the major shake up the company needed to "right itself."  But I'm not convinced of that at all. 

[DTG Entertainment]

Ronald Ovenden - Chairman/The Head of New Solutions and WIDEawake
Robert Thompson - Under Ovenden (Senior Officer)
Mickey Stevenson - Under Ovenden and Thompson, acted as a mediator for Lara's problems against Payne, didn't work out well because he was "biased".
Lara - Under Thompson
John Payne - Under Thompson
Sonya - Under Payne and Lara
Julia - Under Payne and Lara
John Hyland - Under Lara
The other staff - Under Payne and Lara

[Avalanche]

this document should be taken with a grain of salt. its just a reply, and for a lawyer... it is horribly written.

Lol how is it horribly written? It's in legal terms, it's not a novel.

Some other interesting stuff is that her investors appeared to come up $2 million short on the payment and there originally was a big deal in place with Universal/Fontana but Lavi said she had to drop that deal and go with E1 because they were willing to put up the $2 million that they were short but under some strict terms, like if they defaulted on the agreement then E1 gains total control over the catalog. Then the investors took that $2 million E1 gave them which was supposed to be for operating costs to get the label going and withheld it from Lavi for her to use for the label. I'm not taking sides here, just summing up what it all says in the documents for those of you that didn't want to read it.

I will say that these things make sense though. It explains why E1 demanded those 6 or 7 already released songs be on the box set unreleased discs, because E1 a good amount of control over the label since they loaned that 2 mill. It also makes sense why there was very little promotion for the albums, because Lavi wasnt given access to the necessary funds to do that. And there is no worldwide distribution because the deal with Universal had to fall through. Also the mastering issue may be due to her not having the funds to go to Bernie Grundam (sp?) to make it happen. Just some food for thought.

you said it exactly, its not a novel and it is written like one. alot of unimportant information; if you had ever read responses you might actually not look like an idiot.  thanks... stick to djing

[Al Bundy]

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[Dre-Day]

this document should be taken with a grain of salt. its just a reply, and for a lawyer... it is horribly written.

Lol how is it horribly written? It's in legal terms, it's not a novel.

Some other interesting stuff is that her investors appeared to come up $2 million short on the payment and there originally was a big deal in place with Universal/Fontana but Lavi said she had to drop that deal and go with E1 because they were willing to put up the $2 million that they were short but under some strict terms, like if they defaulted on the agreement then E1 gains total control over the catalog. Then the investors took that $2 million E1 gave them which was supposed to be for operating costs to get the label going and withheld it from Lavi for her to use for the label. I'm not taking sides here, just summing up what it all says in the documents for those of you that didn't want to read it.

I will say that these things make sense though. It explains why E1 demanded those 6 or 7 already released songs be on the box set unreleased discs, because E1 a good amount of control over the label since they loaned that 2 mill. It also makes sense why there was very little promotion for the albums, because Lavi wasnt given access to the necessary funds to do that. And there is no worldwide distribution because the deal with Universal had to fall through. Also the mastering issue may be due to her not having the funds to go to Bernie Grundam (sp?) to make it happen. Just some food for thought.

They went to Bernie on the first release (Re-Lit), and didn't do it on subsequent releases. It's not the mastering that's the entire problem, it's the mixing. There's a MAJOR difference between mixing and mastering. Mastering can't save an album that sounds like it's been done in a trash can. Lara easily could have done promotion with the funds she was getting paid, and the funds she was embezzling from the company. I know for less than $700 dollars a month - WIDEawake could have made Rolling Stones, VIBE, XXL, etc. because I even sent press people up there to assist WIDEawake who could have easily done that. Lara's shit is all bullshit, and they do get it if they default, at least she and her lawyer were honest on that.

 Also, I wouldn't even go through Fontana. You got a better chance with KOCH because mind you Fontana does small time distribution for people like Daz, Kurupt, J Wells, Global Music Group, etc. KOCH was the smarter move, plus if they did it right - they could earn the money back. The thing is, Lara tells so many lies - it's hard to tell what's fact and what's fiction. She spent her time at WIDEawake trying to be famous, and what happened was she did but she ended up fucking herself. She lost her job, went to jail (there's no other reason you would need bond, I have been in and out of the court system), and wrecked her marriage and public image.

Also, it's Bernie Grundman not Grundam.

Fontana has worldwide distribution, no?

Koch hasn't