


        
                           What it is and How It Works
        
        If you have access to a Laser Printer which is an HP-Laser 
        Jet+/II/IIP/III or 100% compatible, then you can print two songs 
        from the Music Alternative Publishing Company Catalog.  These are 
        copyrighted songs and the copies you receive will state that in 
        order to be authorized copies, they will need a serialized label 
        nameplate for each copy.  Serialized label nameplates can be 
        purchased from the Music Alternative Publishing Company for $2.00 
        each. 
        
        
        SONGS? - Yes this is "Print on Demand" Music Publishing, previ-
        ously a futuristic concept which has been alluded to many times 
        in various music trade journals.  There are various music scoring 
        and editing packages commercially available which stand to revo-
        lutionize the methods in which printed music is created and 
        distributed.   I believe that the Music Alternative Publishing 
        Company is the first company devoted exclusively to the business 
        of electronic distribution of printed music.
        
        
        WHAT ARE THE FILES? -  Of the files you received, two of the 
        files have an extension PTF.  PTF refers to the "print to file" 
        option from L.M.P. the Laser Music Processor, an exceptional 
        music scoring package available from TEACH Services in Brushton, 
        NY.  The PTF files include the songs which can be printed on an 
        HPLJ compatible Laser Printer.   Other files are considerably 
        smaller batch files and text files which can help take you 
        through the process of printing, depending on the drive where you 
        put the files.
        
           Use on A: Drive    Use on B: Drive     Use on C: Drive 
        
           SONGSINA.BAT       SONGSINB.BAT        SONGSINC.BAT
           FAHOLUVA.BAT       FAHOLUVB.BAT        FAHOLUVC.BAT
           FOLLOWA.BAT        FOLLOWB.BAT         FOLLOWC.BAT
           MUSIPODA.TXT       MUSIPODB.TXT        MUSIPODC.TXT
           FAHOLOVE.PTF       FAHOLOVE.PTF        FAHOLOVE.PTF
           FOLLOW.PTF         FOLLOW.PTF          FOLLOW.PTF
        
        When you place the songs and files on the A: drive, put them 
        directly on the A:\ root directory.  This allows the batch files 
        listed to work correctly.  Once you have files in the A:\ direc-
        tory, type the word SONGSINA at the A:> prompt.  
        
                        Example  A:>SONGSINA  (hit enter)
        
        
        If you had placed songs and files in the C:\ directory, you would 
        type the word SONGSINC at the C:> prompt.
        
                        Example  C:>SONGSINC (hit enter)
        






        
        IF YOU WOULD PREFER NOT TO USE THE BATCH FILES PROVIDED, OR
        IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO PLACE FILES IN A SUBDIRECTORY:
        
        The full command for printing the files at a DOS prompt is as 
        follows:
        
                   COPY/B A:FILENAME.PTF PRN
        
        Change the A: to the proper drive letter (and subdirectory if 
        any).  Change the FILENAME.PTF to either FAHOLOVE.PTF or 
        FOLLOW.PTF 
        
        
                             Note to Music Community
        
        TO SONGWRITERS:
        
        I don't know about you but I am very tired of dealing with the 
        same old same old concerning the business of music.  To me, MIDI 
        and electronic music is extremely exciting.  I played saxophone 
        in school, however, and I love dealing with the real players and 
        the real instruments.  So I have written some scores, and have 
        written down a few songs.  I think that the scoring programs on 
        computer are superb and I will highly recommend the L.M.P., Laser 
        Music Processor Program.  Not only is it very easy to use, and 
        easy to print, it is also extremely inexpensive.   I believe that 
        it still costs less than $100.  The main reason I mention this is 
        that credit should be given where credit is due.  Also, for 
        implementation purposes, any songs submitted to the Music Alter-
        native Publishing Company, which are already in a PTF file will 
        gain a serious review for possible electronic distribution.
        
        After a few catalog releases by the Music Alternative Publishing 
        Company to "test the waters", I will probably be interested in 
        building a publishing catalog with new music which the standard 
        publishing industry, the dinosaurs, may inadvertantly overlook.   
        As an alternative publisher, I would not be interested in you 
        signing away your copyright.  In fact, I would probably only 
        request the right to the electronic distribution of printed 
        copies.   You, or your publisher may keep all other uses for your 
        copyright.  This is a brand new field and one which I'm sure will 
        become very competitive in the near future.
        
         
        TO PUBLISHERS:
        
        One reason I have called this the Music Alternative Publishing 
        Company is due to the fact that this form of print music distri-
        bution is certainly a new alternative.   Although I am interested 
        in obtaining exclusive rights for the electronic distribution of 
        print music for specific copyrights, I will not be persuing this 
        with standard music publishers right away.  I will be starting 
        slow, using my own copyrights, and planning to grow.
        






        
        TO MARKET:
        
        What's the catch?  There is a further incentive to buy the seri-
        alized label nameplates authorizing song copies from the Music 
        Alternative Publishing Company.  This is the potential collecti-
        ble value of the copies.  Every single copy will be issued a 
        sequential serial copy number on the label provided.  Every 
        single label will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.  
        If you are quick to order for a particular catalog copy release, 
        you could obtain labels from the prime lot, the AAA series of 
        labels released for a song.
        
             Labels are serialized from AAA0001 on up to AAA9999
                                     to AAB0001 on up to AAB9999, etc. 
             and on through the alpha-numerical permutations.  
        
        The first 1000 copies will also be signed by the songwriter.  I 
        can promise to maintain this criteria for my own songs, and hope 
        to maintain this criteria for each songwriter whose song is 
        distributed by the Music Alternative Publishing Company.
        
        You can fax reserve your order for label copies for a particular 
        song, if you like.  You will see details of this option when you 
        print the songs.
        
        As noted earlier, however, I am in a start-up phase, and for now 
        my fax phone and home phone are the same number.  I am utilizing 
        a computerized fax board and a fax switch on the phone line.  
        Everyone in my home is alerted to let the phone ring twice before 
        answering.  A better system will be obtained when the need 
        presents itself.  I hope to have a fax with a large order from 
        you soon.  
        
        
        






        
                                        
                          Music Alternative Publishing
                                (a pesonal note)
        
             I will simply state it as it is, here in my soul.  A song 
        sears beyond dimensions of the worlds as we know them.  The 
        worlds of our thoughts are touched in timeless arrays of bells, 
        strings, horns, drums, whistles, water, wind and fire moving, 
        making waves of sound and texture, and color.  The worlds of our 
        spirits seek to find a new reality.  The worlds of our bodies 
        tend to sway and move and dance.  Such is a song, in the purest 
        sense of our reality; a thought to hear and see, a child laugh-
        ing, playing, or seeking shelter, and rhythms moving with the 
        pulse of life itself.
        
             Music Alternative Publishing is here for the honest musi-
        cians. 
        
            There is a generally accepted form and format for music which 
        reaches a vast distribution.  When honesty stands beyond the 
        stylish fads and yet conforms almost precisely to the accepted 
        forms and formats for commercial music, there is a possibility 
        for a commercial hit song.  Unfortunately too many songs seem to 
        be formatted for commercial hits, and the conformity itelf may be 
        choking both honesty and creativity.
        
             With honesty, the songs we sing and play include the values 
        from our souls and hearts and minds. 
        
             Color My Rainbow, I have finally found the very thing that I 
        will do for free.  You see, for years I have been doing music for 
        free, yet, I also enjoy business.  Business is a great way to 
        meet other busy people.  I finally realized that I like business 
        after working in business for about eight years.  I was very busy 
        and I met a lot of busy people.  I am still very busy, but I am 
        also a musician.  Music is a part of my body and soul which I 
        cannot relinquish.
        
             The Music Alternative Publishing Company is here to stay.   
        My business startup may be like that of a tortoise in a world of 
        rabbits, but then again, there's always plenty of rabbits.  The 
        Music Alternative Publishing Company and the songs which it 
        distributes is my slow and steady offering to the music communi-
        ty.
        
             Godspeed young children!  Find voices to sing and hands to 
        play.  As you go may you grow with strength, walk in peace, and 
        bring joy to those you touch.  
        



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