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Welcome To Phantom Records, GP.
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Additionally, after that is is baed on how much was lost, and how much proof there is that that loss hampers recovery from sources like financial crimes insurance.
Phantom Records: Until 2024 I also document my other businesses here, two of which are Phantom Records businesses and others have other names. I have them all listed and there will be links to explain each one: Phantom Records, GP (2000 – Present), and Phantom Records, LLC (2016 – 2020), and Phantom Records, DBA (1989 – Present), and MTPE Global, LLC (2020 - 2020).
Information for Accounting Visitors More...The Origins of Phantom Records Phantom Records was founded in 1989 as a Doing Business As (DBA) entity in Berkeley, California. At the time, Michael Widener had just graduated from high school with honors and a 4.5 GPA. His mother provided him with the ten dollars needed to register the business, along with additional funds for a certified birth certificate, setting the foundation for what would become Phantom Records. Michael had been motivated throughout high school by his father’s promise: if he graduated with top grades, he would be rewarded with a house. However, upon achieving this goal, he discovered that his father had only been joking. The disappointment was immense. To help ease his frustration and sadness, his mother assured him that she would find a way to support his future, though she made it clear that sending him to university was financially impossible—even though his grades surpassed those of his siblings. A Difficult Transition Michael struggled with the reality of his situation. Scholarships were not on his radar, as he had never been informed about them or applied for any. He also had not taken Advanced Placement (AP) exams, as his family could not afford the testing fees. On top of that, his parents needed someone to stay home and look after the house while they were working or traveling. With no immediate path to university, Michael agreed to take on this responsibility. But this decision came at a cost. While his high school friends left for university, including his two closest best friends, Michael found himself completely alone for the first time in his life—no friends, no brothers, no daily social interactions. The Birth of Phantom Records Recognizing the toll this isolation could take on Michael’s mental and emotional well-being, his mother stepped in with a solution—she encouraged him to start a business. She hoped that Phantom Records would provide him with a sense of purpose, direction, and structure, filling the void left by his absent friends and siblings. Rather than distracting them from their challenging first year at university, Michael poured his energy into building Phantom Records, laying the foundation for what would eventually grow into a recognized music business. A Message from the Owner/Manager: My name is Michael Thomas Widener, and I founded this partnership in 2000 after returning to the United States from two years abroad. My mother and I discussed my future, and after consultation with both my parents, we decided I would build my career in business. I believed that my overseas business was ahead of its time, and my mother supported me as a Silent Angel Investor in launching a new venture aimed at transforming the U.S. music industry—specifically in recognizing the value of DJs. While we did not achieve that goal in the way we initially envisioned, we successfully created an automated service for selling DJ-mixed music—a legal and innovative platform that continues to support DJs. Why I Waited to Finish This Website: We took our time in launching the Phantom Records, GP website (https://dj-experience.app) because I foresaw unstable copyright laws following the Napster debacle. These laws remained in flux for decades. It was only after two and a half decades of waiting for regulatory stability that we launched fully in legal compliance. Many people urged me to act sooner, but I remained steadfast in my decision. Time has proven this approach to be the correct one. The Current Status of Phantom Records, GP
I am currently recovering from losses sustained during the U.S. pandemic (2020–2021) while updating:
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