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BY CECELIA CAMPBELLLIVINGSTON Observer staff reporterFriday, August 30, 2013CHRISTOPHER Palmer, better known as Mr Lexx, is advising young artistes to learn the business side of the music industry. If not, they are in danger of being exploited.Speaking at a Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP) forum on Wednesday at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, Mr Lexx said: “As a newcomer I signed away my life without knowing it.”“Our biggest problem is literacy,” said the deejay, who called for the business of publishing and copyright to be taught in secondary schools.Mr Lexx claims the record label he signed to, when he started out, controlled his publishing and he ended up with little to show when they split.He said it is critical young artistes sign on to organisations like JACAP, which specialises in matters of copyright and publishing.“We need to keep more of these forums so we can reach more young artistes,” he said.Jamaican artistes have complained for decades that they have been victimised by shady music producers and companies.Many of those artistes had their heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, but have now fallen on hard times.MR LEXX… as a newcomer I signed away my life without knowing it
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