FUEGO ENTERTAINMENT Responds To EXPERIENCE HENDRIX LLC Allegations
January 18, 2008Fuego Entertainment has issued the following press release:
"On January 15, 2008, Experience Hendrix LLC [the family-run company founded in 1995 by James Allen (Al) Hendrix, father and sole heir of Jimi Hendrix] issued a press release claiming Fuego Entertainment and its majority-owned Echo-Fuego Music Group, LLC had acquired a 'collection of inferior quality bootleg recordings' of over 200 live performance tracks of legendary musician and performer Jimi Hendrix. Fuego Entertainment and Echo-Fuego Music Group dismiss these allegations.
"Prior to the formation of the joint venture Echo-Fuego, Echo-Vista Music Group, LLC acquired the rights to the over 200 Jimi Hendrix live performance music tracks. Experience Hendrix has known for some time that Echo-Vista Music Group had acquired the legal rights to market, promote, sale and distribute these wonderful and historic recording by Jimi Hendrix in North America. Fuego Entertainment, Inc. and Echo-Fuego Music Group have the historical and legal documentation proving it has the rights to substantiate our claim.
"As to the allegations by Experience Hendrix of these recording being inferior copies of Hendrix music, we invite Hendrix fans around the world to visit our website, www.fuegoentertainment.net, and listen to clips and full tracks of some of these recordings. It is our belief that Jimi Hendrix fans will be thrilled to have this unique opportunity."
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