Chefket ist der neue Max Herre

Chefket Video Snapshot

Ich hoffe, dieser Junge wird richtig groß. Richtig guter Rap, richtig gute Musik, vielfältig, poppig, soulig, super produziert und ein guter Sänger ist er auch. Seine Texte sind nachdenklich, reflektiert, lyrisch, und hab ich gesagt, dass er richtig gut rappen kann? Dieser Mann nimmt mich mit auf seine Gedankenreisen und Geschichten übers Erwachsen werden, Identität, Waffenexporte und Zukunftspläne. Ein fantastisches Debut, u.a. mit Marteria, Samy Deluxe, Motrip und Tua.

Wenn es noch ein Argument für die doppelte Staatsbürgerschaft brauchen sollte, dieser Song ist voll davon. “Ich mag Rap, auch wenn es gar keinem gefällt, ich bin ein Farbfleck, in dieser schwarz-weißen Welt.”

Und hier die ganze EP

Chefket auf Facebook

Artist to watch: Wyn Davies

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Rolf Eden, der letzte Playboy Deutschlands, übernimmt in diesem sehr coolen Video die Rolle des Protagonisten und scheint die Texte zu rappen “Where’s my girl, where’s my number one?”. Der Beat schön oldschoolig fett mit Piano-Sample, der Flow sicher und charismatisch: Wyn Davies ist ein Artist to watch. Der Frankfurter Halb-Tscheche und Halb-Waliser, der jetzt in Berlin lebt und sein Englisch in Kalifornien gelernt hat, klingt klassisch und modern zugleich. Den Track kann man sehr oft und hören und das Video ist, wie gesagt, ziemlich cool. Heike Makatsch taucht auch auf, übrigens.

Oh my God, it’s fashion week again

Take a deep breath and prepare for a long and alcoholic week. Click the flyers, register and get free drinks til you drop. And goodie bags. Here is my list of selected Berlin fashionweek parties.

The first one is the classic one, be early, it will be packed.

DANDY DIARY – POOL PARTY, monday, July 1st, 10 pm, Köpenicker Str. 76
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BRead&Butter Opening party, monday, July 1st, 6 pm, Tempelhof Flughafen, only with trade fair pass.
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Also check the other shows on site. They are quite good.

G Sessions at Voo Store, Tuesday, July 2nd, 9:30 pm Oranienstraße 24
G-SESSIONS

Patrick Mohr Human party with DJ Hell , Wednesday, July 3rd, 10 pm, Prince Charles, Prinzenstraße 85f
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Vice Elements, Thursday, July 4th, 11 pm, Prince Charles
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with ao Renaissance Man, check this Renaissance Man mixtape, it’s strange, it’s good.

Adecco vs Blogger – part two

Short intro: The blogger Turner Barr accuses the global HRM firm Adecco of having used his idea, name and even personality for a campaign.

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In my first post about the fight over “Around the world in 80 jobs” I mentioned I had both asked Turner Barr and Adecco for further clarifications. I had asked Turner since when he had been in contact with Adecco, what he wanted to achieve, what they had offered and what he considers being a good outcome of the story. After their first reply I had asked Adecco (again) how and in which kind of process they had developed the idea and also questioned the “corporate social responsibility” character of the campaign which looks more like a brand idea to me.

None of both answered me, but Turner published an article where he outlines his demands towards Adecco:
– apologize
– pay him the amount the agency got, which he calculates being 50 000 $
– pay 50 000 $ to a charity
– stop using the name and brand

That’s a bold statement for a negotiation. And he might be asking too much. Of course, this would be unacceptable by Adecco. They might apologize and they might pay an undisclosed amount to a charity but dropping the name and stopping the campaign and paying Turner on top would be, realistically, way too far. If it comes to a legal conflict, Adecco has better chances given the fact that they have a running registered trade mark application. The only One thing Turner can do is register a Trademark as well, but focused on another sector, e.g. media, marketing and publishing. Here, he could beat Adecco since they registered applied for human ressources services and it would be up to a court to decide if they play in the same field and which that is. Referring to the deleted part, see the first comment, about Trademark law and possible outcomes of a conflict. My knowledge apparently was a bit superficial.

However, there is another risk for Turner which is far more dangerous.

He could risk to lose his community by being too greedy. Apart from the demands towards Adecco ,he also started a fundraising project to “keep Around The World in 80 Days alive”. While I agree with Turner that Adecco has copied his idea and should do something about it, I think he is going a bit too far here. He should use the story to gain popularity and interest and it’s perfectly ok to ask for an apology and for a payment to a charity. That would easily be backed by the community which has been following the case so far. This community and the reputation risk for Adecco is the only leverage he really has (apart from the more than uncertain legal situation) and should not risk that with wanting too much at once.

The ball is in Adecco’s court. If they come up with a smart solution and offer, they can win back some sympathy. But they need to offer something. If both, Adecco and Turner, are smart now, they listen to the many voices who evaluate the case and find a way for both to profit.

Update: Adecco just posted that they have come to an agreement with Turner and so did he.

Update 2
This is how it was settled: Adecco apparently accepted Turners demands, stopped using the brand and paid their dues. I am impressed, I did actually not expect such an ending. But I am very happy and pleased, not only for Turner but for any small creative entrepreneur and also for online activism in general. Together, people can have a very strong voice.