Perry Twins: Amber, what is your favorite song by Zelma that she had previously recorded and Zelma, what is your favorite song by Amber that she had previously recorded?
Zelma: Definitely "Sexual". I love that song!
Amber: I would say "Just a touch of Love"
Perry Twins: What was the process of recording "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" like? Were you both in the studio at the same time, along with producer Wolfram (Pathos V2) or did you record separately? 
Zelma: We were all in the studio together to lay down the vocals, then Wolfram mixed the song in Germany.
Amber: Yes- we recorded them together and then Wolfram produced the vocals in Germany and then we started producing the music and looked for another remixer which was Solar City in this case.
Perry Twins: What has been your favorite part of working on this awesome new single with each other?
Zelma: My favorite part of working with Amber is learning from her. She has brought me up to speed with the state of the music business and I've learned the art of releasing music independently. I also love receiving positive feedback from our fans.
Amber: First off, Zelma is very sweet and professional in her working manner and I can appreciate that- she also is very natural in improvisation which I love- she is just very talented and deserving. We have fun and get along well and that chemistry ultimately results in a good outcome.
Perry Twins: Seeing how successful this pairing of the two of you has turned out to be, are there plans to release a follow-up single?
Zelma: I would love to release a follow-up single with Amber. We've begun discussing it. Nothing official yet.
Amber: We will see.;)
Perry Twins: Is your upcoming show at The Week, Sao Paulo going to be your first public performance of "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)?
Zelma: Yes, it is and I'm extremely excited about that show.
Amber: Yes- it should be fun.
Perry Twins: Have you started rehearsing for your performance together yet? If so, how has that been and will any videos of your rehearsals be appearing online for your fans to see?
Zelma: We haven't yet, but I'm sure if and when we do, Amber will bring her camera and capture the rehearsals for her blog.
Amber: We will see...;)
Perry Twins: Will "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" be the only song you perform together at your show in Sao Paulo or will your fans be treated to more duets? "If You Could Read My Mind" would be awesome with Zelma singing Jocelyn Enriquez and/or Ultra Nate's parts. And who wouldn't love to hear Amber's take on Freedom Williams' rapping from a C+C Music Factory song!
Zelma: I'd love to hear Amber rap, that would be hilarious. Also, I'd love to give "If You Could Read My Mind" a shot.
Amber: Oh Gawd...lol- I don't think so...I know my boundaries and that is where my strength lies...lol!
Perry Twins: In addition to the continued promotion of your new single and upcoming live performances, what else do we have to look forward to from the two of you?
Zelma: I'm working on a solo album for '09. I'm in the beginning stages, and I'm also working on some features. A single with Havana Funk will be released by Strictly Rhythm/Defected this Fall.
Amber: I already have another single in the making but no times or other info is attached to that yet- first things first.
Perry Twins: Many independent artists and record labels have been very happy to know that you are publicly taking a stand against illegal music sharing. How do you feel the fight against illegal downloads is going? Are you satisfied with the progress that has been made so far and are you optimistic about the future?
Zelma: I'll let Amber answer this one.
Amber: The people who are directly affected are happy about me speaking up and then you have millions of others that are upset about it because it affects their illegal game.
We had tons of feedback from people who are scared of retaliation...it has grown into an underground mafia at this point.
Bottom line is- they just do not get the cycle of it all- I still do not get that intellectual copyrights are okay to steal but not a loaf of bread out of a bakery or people's paychecks??...why not go all the way then?
It is only possible bc it is not policed and in 99,9% of the cases, people do not get any consequences for it. The Internet provides an anonymous veil.
But then I can just laugh out loud in sadness when I hear complaints about not having enough new releases, not enough albums, not enough remixes- well duh- it all comes back to the funds that are not being made back legally by the labels to then further invest into artists and their future releases.
Those sharing platforms are the ones that make our money with their memberships and advertisings and it would not surprise me if some of these bigger labels actually would be in on them at this point. The sense of entitlement and ignorance just makes me sick to my stomach.
It all starts with the artists and talent and the money invested by them or the labels- radio, labels, DJs, clubs, Video channels, remixers, producers, song writers are all affected and ultimately their livelyhoods and families...
I believe it could be resolved- why is it that there is no central institution for all official labels where they all receive an individual code that tracks to their label only which would be embedded into each of their mastered recordings and those codes would have to be force fed by law into those sharing platform systems- so ultimately- if an illegal sharer would then try to upload it illegally to share it- it would flag it right away and it would not be accepted...
Reality is that this way- like many already lost the battle at this point- many of us will not be able to hold on any longer...we are all in this together and until that realization and education is not there, it looks very bleak.
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