114 definitions by Negre Marron Records
Negre Marron Distribution (NMD) for short, is an Independent Digital Music Distribution Company - a division of Negre Marron Publishing which collects publishing, mechanical, and sync royalties for Haitian and French-Caribbean songwriters, Lyricists, Composers, Producers.
Negre Marron Distribution enables Haitian and French-Caribbean music artists and independent music labels to market and distribute their music into digital stores and streaming services, like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon, Pandora.
NMD also collects master (sound recording) royalties for Copyright Owner ((label share only) and DYI (unsigned) artists or Performer.
(Artists and labels keep all legal rights to their musics)
Negre Marron Distribution was founded by René Guemps in 2022 and is headquartered in New York City.
(NMD)) is the ONLY digital distributor with a Haitian-American CEO.
Negre Marron Distribution enables Haitian and French-Caribbean music artists and independent music labels to market and distribute their music into digital stores and streaming services, like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon, Pandora.
NMD also collects master (sound recording) royalties for Copyright Owner ((label share only) and DYI (unsigned) artists or Performer.
(Artists and labels keep all legal rights to their musics)
Negre Marron Distribution was founded by René Guemps in 2022 and is headquartered in New York City.
(NMD)) is the ONLY digital distributor with a Haitian-American CEO.
Negre Marron Distribution has created a niche in the Haitian music industry and are actively positioning themselves as the best music distribution service for Kompa, Rabòday, Roots/Ragga, and Rap Kreyòl Artists
by Negre Marron Records July 15, 2022
KompRap, the name is a portmanteau of Kompa and Rap, a sub-genre of Kompa & Beat, commonly abbreviated as K&B, originating from the Haitian diaspora, which combines elements of old school Haitian Kompa with Creole Rap or Hip-Hop music.
Key stylistic element:
Vocals include a blend of singing, Rapping, Chant-Rapping, often in Crenglish or Franglish, and usually Feature a Lead artist, Backing Vocalist and a guest artist who 'd contribute a guest verse.
Common variants include the verse-Instrumental-verse form and the thirty-two-bar form, with a focus on
feature puns, play on words and suggestive phonetic combinations, but the lyrics often contain long series of lines each of which rhyme with each other.
Typical instruments are:
Modern synthesizer, Drum machine, Robotic voice, Key tar, KeyBass, EWI, Talkbox, Microphone, Saxophone, Electronic Drums, MIDI, Trumpet, Backing Track, Tombone, Backing track, DAW, Sampler, Loops, Drums kits, Electric Guitar, Bass guitar, DJ Set, Effects, Vocoder.
Other elements include:
Melodies, catchy hooks, Call and Response, Ostinatos, and a chorus that contrasts melodically, rhythmically and harmonically with the verse.
What makes KompRap interesting is that it alternates between a sung verse and an instrumental section.
All KompRap tracks always ends with an instrumental break.
A notable label of this kind of KompRap is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps.
Key stylistic element:
Vocals include a blend of singing, Rapping, Chant-Rapping, often in Crenglish or Franglish, and usually Feature a Lead artist, Backing Vocalist and a guest artist who 'd contribute a guest verse.
Common variants include the verse-Instrumental-verse form and the thirty-two-bar form, with a focus on
feature puns, play on words and suggestive phonetic combinations, but the lyrics often contain long series of lines each of which rhyme with each other.
Typical instruments are:
Modern synthesizer, Drum machine, Robotic voice, Key tar, KeyBass, EWI, Talkbox, Microphone, Saxophone, Electronic Drums, MIDI, Trumpet, Backing Track, Tombone, Backing track, DAW, Sampler, Loops, Drums kits, Electric Guitar, Bass guitar, DJ Set, Effects, Vocoder.
Other elements include:
Melodies, catchy hooks, Call and Response, Ostinatos, and a chorus that contrasts melodically, rhythmically and harmonically with the verse.
What makes KompRap interesting is that it alternates between a sung verse and an instrumental section.
All KompRap tracks always ends with an instrumental break.
A notable label of this kind of KompRap is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps.
by Negre Marron Records November 25, 2019
Negre Marron Publishing ("NMP" for short) is an Independent Haitian -American Music Publishing Company and a division of Negre Marron Records -Founded in NYC by Negre Marron Records CEO and Label director René Guemps.
NMP’s main activities:
- Administers Publishing rights & Copyrights of Haitian musicians in the USA, Canada, Europe, Haiti and abroad.
- NMP monitors when, where and what works are used;
- Negotiates tariffs and other conditions with users;
- Licenses the use of protected works on behalf of its members and of other rights holders it represents; and
- Collects the fees from users and distributes these to the rights holders for their Public/ Digital / mechanical performance, broadcast of Terrestrial, Commercial or Community Radio, Low-power broadcasting or Microbroadcasting, (SubCarriers), Tv stations and or similar platforms that streams Haitian (also known by the French as Compas and or simply Konpa (Haitian Créole) Music over both AM/FM bands and pay it to Haitian Kompa Songwriters, Authors, Lyricists, Composers, Performers, Producers, Publlishers, and other right holders.
NMP’s main activities:
- Administers Publishing rights & Copyrights of Haitian musicians in the USA, Canada, Europe, Haiti and abroad.
- NMP monitors when, where and what works are used;
- Negotiates tariffs and other conditions with users;
- Licenses the use of protected works on behalf of its members and of other rights holders it represents; and
- Collects the fees from users and distributes these to the rights holders for their Public/ Digital / mechanical performance, broadcast of Terrestrial, Commercial or Community Radio, Low-power broadcasting or Microbroadcasting, (SubCarriers), Tv stations and or similar platforms that streams Haitian (also known by the French as Compas and or simply Konpa (Haitian Créole) Music over both AM/FM bands and pay it to Haitian Kompa Songwriters, Authors, Lyricists, Composers, Performers, Producers, Publlishers, and other right holders.
I know The folks at Negre Marron Publishing, are going to be so happy once the AM/FM Act is passed into law.
by Negre Marron Records February 11, 2020
Negre Marron Publishing abbreviated as NMP, is a Performance Rights Organization that collects Interactive “Streaming” Public Performance Royalties for the public broadcast of live performances on Youtube, and similar platforms that streams live performances and pay it to the band members not the songwriters, composer s or the record labels.
I heard that Negre Marron Publishing has an audio recognition technology that will scan online video websites around the world to discover where footage of our live music videos is being played—so we can get paid.
by Negre Marron Records September 6, 2018
KOMPRO, an Independent Management Entity (IME) and a subsidiary of Negre Marron Records in NYC, stands for "Keeping Opportunities Moving, Promoting Representation in Organizations."
It is an empowering entity that functions as a MRO for underrepresented Haitian indies and DIY artists, ensuring fair compensation and recognition for their creative work. KOMPRO serves as a central authority, authorized to collect mechanical rights royalties directly without intermediaries.
It handles most mechanical licensing and collections in Haitian music, including cross-territorial collections. Non-members of KOMPRO must license directly for mechanical collections.
The public performance collections are managed by another entity called SCOMPAM. Together, KOMPRO and SCOMPAM work to ensure comprehensive rights management and fair royalties for Haitian indie artists and DIY musicians.
Our slogan, ‘ "Empowering Haitian Indies, Driving Music Revolution.’
This organization, founded by CEO and Label Director René Guemps, is dedicated to empowering and promoting the interests of Haitian indie artists and DIY musicians.
It is an empowering entity that functions as a MRO for underrepresented Haitian indies and DIY artists, ensuring fair compensation and recognition for their creative work. KOMPRO serves as a central authority, authorized to collect mechanical rights royalties directly without intermediaries.
It handles most mechanical licensing and collections in Haitian music, including cross-territorial collections. Non-members of KOMPRO must license directly for mechanical collections.
The public performance collections are managed by another entity called SCOMPAM. Together, KOMPRO and SCOMPAM work to ensure comprehensive rights management and fair royalties for Haitian indie artists and DIY musicians.
Our slogan, ‘ "Empowering Haitian Indies, Driving Music Revolution.’
This organization, founded by CEO and Label Director René Guemps, is dedicated to empowering and promoting the interests of Haitian indie artists and DIY musicians.
"Thanks to KOMPRO's efforts in keeping opportunities moving and promoting representation in organizations, underrepresented Haitian indie musicians and DIY artists can now directly collect their mechanical rights royalties, while SCOMPAM handles the public performance collections for their music."
by Negre Marron Records May 26, 2023
KomPRO stands for Kompa Performance Rights Organization.
founded in NYC by Negre Marron Records CEO and Label director René Guemps.
KomPRO is a public performance rights organization located in New York City that monitors and collects public performance royalty payments
for the public performance broadcast of Terrestrial, Commercial or Community Radio, Low-power broadcasting or Microbroadcasting, (SubCarriers), and similar platforms that streams Haitian Kompa Music over both AM/FM bands and pay it to Haitian Kompa Song writers, artists, nonfeatured musicians and nonfeatured vocalists, producer, mixer, or sound engineer who was part of the creative process behind the sound recording.
founded in NYC by Negre Marron Records CEO and Label director René Guemps.
KomPRO is a public performance rights organization located in New York City that monitors and collects public performance royalty payments
for the public performance broadcast of Terrestrial, Commercial or Community Radio, Low-power broadcasting or Microbroadcasting, (SubCarriers), and similar platforms that streams Haitian Kompa Music over both AM/FM bands and pay it to Haitian Kompa Song writers, artists, nonfeatured musicians and nonfeatured vocalists, producer, mixer, or sound engineer who was part of the creative process behind the sound recording.
Annabel
"Gee! I wonder if KOMPRO is going to go after all those Pirate radio station operating in NYC, New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston and Miami and New Orleans for the public performances royalties of their members?"
Jojo
"Yeah, I 'm wondering the samething, tgey're more tgan 12 of them in Brooklyn alone."
"Gee! I wonder if KOMPRO is going to go after all those Pirate radio station operating in NYC, New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston and Miami and New Orleans for the public performances royalties of their members?"
Jojo
"Yeah, I 'm wondering the samething, tgey're more tgan 12 of them in Brooklyn alone."
by Negre Marron Records November 20, 2018
KompaChata a non-mainstream Creole Bachata music inspired by Haitians in the Batey La luisa of the Dominican Rep, a small rural community where mostly Haitians live
by Negre Marron Records September 2, 2018