2021-03-22T16:04:10-05:00 2019-12-31 364771963 SOZO CONSULTING 378 FLYNN AVENUE MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043 990 2019-01-01 831901032 REDTONE RECORDS REDT 6509062464 321 BELL STREET EAST PALO ALTO CA 94303 JUSTIN PHIPPS ED/PRES/BOARD 6509062464 2021-03-10 true JOSHUA M CANTWELL P01498460 6509067272 2021-03-22 X 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X JUSTIN PHIPPS 321 BELL STREET EAST PALO ALTO CA 94303 153802 false X WWW.REDTONERECORDS.COM X 2018 CA REDTONE RECORDS IS AS A NONPROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED RECORD LABEL AND RECORDING STUDIO THAT PROVIDES FREE, PROFESSIONAL MUSIC AND VIDEO PRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ARTISTS WITH POSITIVE MESSAGES. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PRESERVING AND PROMOTING VARIOUS FORMS OF TRADITIONAL AND ROOTS MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD. ADDITIONALLY WE WILL BE CONDUCTING REGULAR YOUTH SONGWRITING COMPETITIONS, INCENTIVIZING POSITIVE LYRICAL CONTENT FROM YOUNG, ASPIRING, COMMUNITY ARTISTS. OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: IDENTIFYING AND RECRUITING ARTISTS, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY; SUBSIDIZING TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR ARTIST RESIDENCIES WHEN APPLICABLE; OPERATING A COMMUNITY-BASED RECORDING STUDIO; PRODUCING MUSIC AND VIDEO; HOSTING AND PROMOTING CONCERTS, FESTIVALS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES; PURSUING SONG PLACEMENTS IN TV, FILM, ADVERTISING, ETC.; MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF REDTONE ARTISTS; SUBMITTING REDTONE PRODUCTIONS TO MAJOR ARTISTS FOR POSSIBLE PROGRAM REVENUE TO FUND REDTONE ACTIVITIES. REDTONE'S MISSIO 3 3 0 2 0 153802 0 0 0 153802 0 0 0 0 357 15227 15227 138575 138575 0 138575 X REDTONE RECORDS IS AS A NONPROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED RECORD LABEL AND RECORDING STUDIO THAT PROVIDES FREE, PROFESSIONAL MUSIC AND VIDEO PRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ARTISTS WITH POSITIVE MESSAGES. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PRESERVING AND PROMOTING VARIOUS FORMS OF TRADITIONAL AND ROOTS MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD. ADDITIONALLY WE WILL BE CONDUCTING REGULAR YOUTH SONGWRITING COMPETITIONS, INCENTIVIZING POSITIVE LYRICAL CONTENT FROM YOUNG, ASPIRING, COMMUNITY ARTISTS. OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: IDENTIFYING AND RECRUITING ARTISTS, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY; SUBSIDIZING TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR ARTIST RESIDENCIES WHEN APPLICABLE; OPERATING A COMMUNITY-BASED RECORDING STUDIO; PRODUCING MUSIC AND VIDEO; HOSTING AND PROMOTING CONCERTS, FESTIVALS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES; PURSUING SONG PLACEMENTS IN TV, FILM, ADVERTISING, ETC.; MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF REDTONE ARTISTS; SUBMITTING REDTONE PRODUCTIONS TO MAJOR ARTISTS FOR POSSIBLE PROGRAM REVENUE TO FUND REDTONE ACTIVITIES. REDTONE'S MISSIO false false 13444 IN REDTONE'S FIRST THREE MONTHS OF OPERATION (OCT-DEC OF 2019), WE PUBLICLY LAUNCHED REDTONE RECORDS WITH A LIVE CONCERT FEATURING SEVERAL CULTURAL ARTISTS; PRODUCED AND RELEASED OUR FIRST THREE SINGLES, ONE EACH MONTH; PRODUCED THREE MUSIC VIDEOS, ONE FOR EACH SINGLE; COMPLETED OUR WEBSITE AND BEGAN MARKETING OUR BRAND AND MUSIC VIA THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA; HOSTED TWO ADDITIONAL LIVE CONCERTS; LAID OUT AND BEGAN IMPLEMENTING OUR STRATEGY FOR 2020. 13444 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false true true false false false false true true true true false CA X JUSTIN PHIPPS 6509062464 321 BELL STREET EAST PALO ALTO CA 94303 X CARLOS CABRERA BOARD/TREAS/ 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JUSTIN PHIPPS ED/PRES/BOAR 40.00 X X 0 0 0 OLATUNDE SOBOMEHIN SECRETARY/BO 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 153802 153802 153802 X 1500 1125 300 75 5935 5732 162 41 3767 2826 753 188 722 542 144 36 1000 1000 EXPENSED STUDIO EQUIP. 1967 1967 WEB HOSTING FEES 250 187 50 13 BANK & OTHER SERVICE CHRG 86 65 17 4 15227 13444 1426 357 138575 0 138575 0 0 X 138575 0 138575 0 138575 138575 X false false false X 153802 153802 153802 153802 153802 153802 153802 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION REDTONE RECORDS IS AS A NONPROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED RECORD LABEL AND RECORDING STUDIO THAT PROVIDES FREE, PROFESSIONAL MUSIC AND VIDEO PRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ARTISTS WITH POSITIVE MESSAGES. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PRESERVING AND PROMOTING VARIOUS FORMS OF TRADITIONAL AND ROOTS MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD. ADDITIONALLY WE WILL BE CONDUCTING REGULAR YOUTH SONGWRITING COMPETITIONS, INCENTIVIZING POSITIVE LYRICAL CONTENT FROM YOUNG, ASPIRING, COMMUNITY ARTISTS. OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: IDENTIFYING AND RECRUITING ARTISTS, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY; SUBSIDIZING TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR ARTIST RESIDENCIES WHEN APPLICABLE; OPERATING A COMMUNITY-BASED RECORDING STUDIO; PRODUCING MUSIC AND VIDEO; HOSTING AND PROMOTING CONCERTS, FESTIVALS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES; PURSUING SONG PLACEMENTS IN TV, FILM, ADVERTISING, ETC.; MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF REDTONE ARTISTS; SUBMITTING REDTONE PRODUCTIONS TO MAJOR ARTISTS FOR POSSIBLE PROGRAM REVENUE TO FUND REDTONE ACTIVITIES. REDTONE'S MISSION/FOCUS EMPHASIZES: 1) CULTURAL PRESERVATION: MUSIC IS A POWERFUL TOOL IN KEEPING CULTURAL TRADITIONS ALIVE. WE ARE INVESTING IN "CULTURE KEEPERS," ARTISTS WHO ARE CARRYING ON THEIR CULTURAL TRADITIONS THROUGH MUSICAL EXPRESSION, PERFORMANCE, RECORDING, VIDEO, ETC. IT IS NOT UNLIKE THE WORK OF JOHN AND ALAN LOMAX, RECORDING ARTISTS ALL OVER THE AMERICAN SOUTH FOR THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, CAPTURING CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT FORMS OF MUSIC AND DISTRIBUTING THEM IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE PUBLIC INTEREST AND ENSURE THAT THESE FORMS CONTINUE TO EXIST. 2) POSITIVE MESSAGING: 90% OF BILLBOARD'S ANNUAL "HOT 100" HITS CONSISTENTLY ADDRESS THREE THEMES ONLY: SEX, DRUGS AND MONEY. WE DO NOT WANT TO COMPROMISE OUR MISSION AND MESSAGE IN ORDER TO COMPETE WITH MARKET TRENDS. THE NONPROFIT MODEL ALLOWS OUR MESSAGE AND MISSION TO BE THE ONLY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE CREATION OF OUR WORKS, ENSURING THAT WE ONLY PRODUCE AND PROMOTE POSITIVITY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE MARKET IS POINTING THAT WAY. 3) COMMUNITY IMPACT: MUSIC IS A CRITICAL PART OF COMMUNITY MOVEMENTS, CONSCIOUSNESS AND HEALTH. PART OF REDTONE'S SERVICES WILL INCLUDE THE CREATION OF MUSIC AND MESSAGES THAT EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AROUND COMMUNITY ISSUES: EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, THE ENVIRONMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL PROVIDE LIVE MUSIC FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, FREE OF CHARGE TO EVENT ORGANIZERS, AS A WAY TO INCREASE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND LIFT SPIRITS. THE COSTS OF LIVE MUSIC WILL BE COVERED ENTIRELY BY THE RECORD LABEL. 4) YOUTH IMPACT: THESE MESSAGES OF THE MODERN MUSIC INDUSTRY, BECAUSE OF THEIR REACH, SHAPE COLLECTIVE CONSCIENCE AND INFLUENCE YOUNGER GENERATIONS. THEY ENCOURAGE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, GREED, PROMISCUITY, THE OBJECTIFICATION AND DEGRADATION OF WOMEN, LACK OF CRITICAL THINKING, ETC. MEANWHILE, THERE ARE INCREDIBLE VOICES OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND POSITIVITY, BOTH LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD, WHOSE IMPACT IS HINDERED BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE MUSIC AND VIDEO. IT'S HARD TO FIND A YOUNG PERSON IN EAST PALO ALTO WHO DOESN'T HAVE SOME ASPIRATION OF BECOMING A FAMOUS SINGER OR RAPPER. THESE ASPIRING ARTISTS NOT ONLY NEED TO BE FLOODED WITH POSITIVE MUSIC TO COMBAT WHAT'S ON THEIR RADIOS AND PHONES, BUT THEY NEED COMMUNITY-BASED, SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS THEY CAN LOOK UP TO, INSTEAD OF IDOLIZING ONLY WHOM THEY SEE IN THE DAMAGING IMAGERY OF MODERN MUSIC VIDEOS. THE LABEL WILL ALSO HAVE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS AS WELL AS YOUTH SONGWRITING COMPETITIONS, INCENTIVIZING AND MONETIZING POSITIVITY IN YOUTH CULTURE. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEWING THE ORGANIATION'S FORM 990 (INCLUDING ALL PERTINENT SCHEDULES) BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS READY FOR REVIEW BY THE BOARD NO LATER THAN A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FILING DEADLINE. AFTER THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY THE BOARD, THEY WILL HAVE NO MORE THAN A WEEK TO COMPLETE THEIR REVIEW. IN CONDUCTING THEIR REVIEW OF THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990, THE BOARD CONDUCTS A TOP-LEVEL OR BIG-PICTURE TYPE OF REVIEW. HOWEVER, IF THE BOARD DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CONDUCT A MORE DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990, THEN THEY CONTACT THE PREPARER OF THE FORM 990 TO REQUESET COPIES OF THE RELEVANT DETAILED TAX RETURN WORKPAPERS WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. ONCE THE BOARD HAS COMPLETED ITS INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990, A MEETING OR CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED WITH THE PREPARER OF THE FORM 990 TO DISCUSS ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTED REVISIONS IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD. THE PREPARER OF THE FORM 990 MAKES ANY REVISIONS TO THE FORM 990 AS SOON AS FEASIBLY POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ON A TIMELY BASIS. ALL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTED REVISIONS SET FORTH BY THE BOARD ARE DOCUMENDED, ALONG WITH ANY RESPONSES FROM THE PREPARER OF THE FORM 990, IF APPLICABLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C NOT APPLICABLE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD RELIES ON COMPARABILITY DATA TO DETERMINE AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD UTILIZES RESOURCES SUCH AS SIMILARY SITUATED EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR AREAS TO BENCHMARK PAY ALONG WITH MARKET INFORMATION FROM OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSESS THE COMPETITIVENESS AND REASONABLIESS OF THE COMPENSATION. ONCE A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE, A VOTE IS TAKEN FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. RECUSAL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DETERMINED IS MANDATORY. A SIMILAR PROCESS IS IN PLACE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES, IF ANY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD RELIES ON COMPARABILITY DATA TO DETERMINE AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD UTILIZES RESOURCES SUCH AS SIMILARY SITUATED EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR AREAS TO BENCHMARK PAY ALONG WITH MARKET INFORMATION FROM OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSESS THE COMPETITIVENESS AND REASONABLIESS OF THE COMPENSATION. ONCE A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE, A VOTE IS TAKEN FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. RECUSAL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DETERMINED IS MANDATORY. A SIMILAR PROCESS IS IN PLACE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES, IF ANY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE (FOR INSPECTION OR COPYING) AT THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT NO CHARGE: -TAX EXEMPTION APPLICATION (FORM 1023) -INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DETERMINATION LETTER -ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION -BY-LAWS THE PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND FORM 990-T, FROM THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS (AT A MINIMUM), WILL BE AVAILABLE (FOR INSPECTION OR COPYING) AT THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT NO CHARGE, IF APPLICABLE. THE PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL NOT INCLUDE THE SCHEDULE OF SCHEDULE A EXCESS CONTRIBUTORS OR THE SCHEDULE B NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF CONTRIBUTORS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE BEST EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE FORMS 990 AND 990-T HELD AT THEIR MAIN OFFICE ARE THE MOST UPDATED VERSIONS OF SUCH. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE INSTANCE WHERE A FORM 990 HAS BEEN AMENDED, THE AMENDED VERSION OF THE FORM 990 OR FORM 990-T WILL BE THE ONE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. WHEN RESPONDING TO A PUBLIC INSPECTION REQUEST FOR ANY ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENT OR FORM 990 (INCLUDING FORM 990-T) BY ANYONE, THE ORGANIZATION FULFILLS SUCH REQUEST IN A TIMELY FASHION WITHOUT INQUIRING AS TO THE REASON FOR THE PUBLIC INSPECTION REQUEST. THE FOLLOWING OTHER DOCUMENT (MOST UPDATED VERSIONS) IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION OR COPYING) AT THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT NO CHARGE: -CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MUSICIANS AND SOUND ENGINEERS 5,125 0 0 HANDYMAN 607 162 41 TOTAL 5,732 162 41