Vice Media, a company valued at $2.5 billion whose CEO once spent $300,000 on dinner, wants ViceVersa, an unsigned Los Angeles indie band whose members are struggling to pay rent, to change its name - or else. "Vice, A $2.5 Billion Media Company, Sends Cease-And-Desist Letter To Indie Band Struggling To Pay Rent" ViceVersa's 2014 freshman EP title "000" consisted of four original tracks – “Love The Way,” “Get Down,” “Soulja,” and “Next One” and was released in both premium vinyl record and digital download. ViceVersa are on course to solidify their influence across the urban music scene and poised to break new ground toward mainstream appeal. The band wanted the “Funk Your Face” video to capture the raw energy of their live performances and performed the track in a single take.
The track was written, arranged, and produced by band members Zeke Zeledon, Sarah Corza and Ariel Fredrickson, who takes lead vocals, on this highly charged and infectious track that was penned by the trio following the increasing tension and outpouring of social injustice in Los Angeles. "Funk Your Face" is the first track to be taken from a forthcoming studio album which is being recorded and slated for release later this year. based psychedelic funk trio ViceVersa release the official music video to their new single "Funk Your Face" on February 2nd 2015. The band has until April 18 to respond, and has decided to stand up for itself, setting up a GoFundMe for potential legal costs.Los Angeles band ViceVersa release video for their new single "Funk Your Face" The band said via a statement that changing their name and branding now "could potentially set the band back thousands of dollars and gravely harm their growing fan base and social media presence." According to the band, they've played over 150 shows, released two EPs and produced a couple music videos under the name ViceVersa, and they were "barely starting to make a buzz." Morales, drummer Ariel Fredrickson and bassist Sarah Corza maintain that they never thought of Vice Media when choosing their name or coming up with a logo, and that no one has ever thought they were related to Vice Media in any way. It also says that if the band doesn't stop using the name "ViceVersa," remove its website and social media pages, stop selling their merchandise, and provide documentation of all money earned since the band's formation in 2012, then the band could face "claims for injunctive relief and monetary damages."
The letter claims that the band's name is an "unauthorized use of Vice Media's intellectual property" that could lead to confusion between the two. Patent and Trademark Office in November, but then got the letter from Vice Media in the mail a month later. ViceVersa guitarist and vocalist Christopher Morales (who goes by Zeke Zeledon on stage) was attempting to trademark "ViceVersa" and received provisional approval from the U.S. They say they've been sent a cease-and-desist letter from Vice Media, the company behind VICE and all its assorted properties, over their band's name and logo, according to OC Weekly. ViceVersa is an indie rock band hailing from Whittier. Media giant Vice Media sent a cease-and-desist letter to a three-piece Whittier band over their name, ViceVersa.
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