Timbaland's Mobile Album Part 2

Did you see Timbaland's Verizon Wireless Mobile Recording Studio I posted in my previous post? I personally think that that studio is hot!

In my last post, I was able to find some general information about Timbaland's mobile recording studio and his mobile album that he's creating in the mobile studio. But that post brought up a lot of questions for me. Questions like: what is a mobile album? Does Timbaland's deal with Verizon Wireless mean he's no longer working with Interscope Records? Will Timbaland get a "mobile album deal?" What kind of music will Timbaland produce and create for this mobile album? Which guest artist will Timbaland work with? Well, I found the answers to those questions from this article provided by billboard.com:

Timbaland says the deal will let him reach more fans because "every place don't get a CD [but] everybody has a mobile phone." Plus, there's history to be made. "Just producing a mobile album has never been done. I'm the first to ever do it," he tells Billboard.



And while major artists have of late left major labels in bids to reach fans in new ways, Timbaland isn't leaving Interscope, which put out "Shock Value" and distributes his Mosley Music imprint. (However, he says he is out of contract with the label to put out his solo albums.) Interscope is involved in the Verizon deal from the standpoint that Timbaland plans to work with the label's artists for the mobile-only tracks. Whether a mobile album deal could replace a major-label deal in the future, "that's something we'll have to see," Timbaland says.Each mobile Timbaland track will be released days after it is produced. Songs will be released as a full-length download, ringtone and ringback, and will be available only through V Cast and Verizon. At the end of the year, some sort of compilation "album" will be released exclusively through Verizon, according to Ruth. Whether the music is worked to radio during the exclusive period or made available via broader distribution afterward is up to Interscope.




For his part, Timbaland says he isn't focusing on a particular genre for the project. "I'm just going to have fun with it," he says. "I'll just do what comes in mind."The partnership kicks off today with a pre-Grammy party co-hosted by Verizon and People magazine. During the event, Timbaland will debut the first Verizon song, which features Mosley Music artist Keri Hilson. Timbaland and Hilson recorded two tracks during a three-week period last month, one of which will be introduced at the party and go mobile within a few days.Timbaland hasn't yet revealed what other artists he will be working with for the project, but Ruth says some of those on the party's guest list will be involved. That roster includes fellow Mosley Music act OneRepublic, Paramore, Flo Rida, Natasha Bedingfield, Taylor Swift and Chris Cornell, who will perform.

What a lineup! What a great opportunity! What a great concept! I'm not a Verizon Wireless customer but I'd be interested in hearing the mobile album. Hopefully, Verizon Wireless will make this album available to non-Verizon Wireless customers and hopefully, it will also work in conjunction with independent producers and artists and give them the same opportunity.

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