Exhibit 10.8

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS EMPLOYMENT Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into on
the 11th day of August, 1999 by and between MCY Music  World,  Inc.,  a Delaware
corporation  with  offices  at 307 7th  Avenue,  New York,  New York  10001 (the
"Company"),     and    Raymond    Short,     an    individual     residing    at
___________("Employee").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
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                  WHEREAS,  the Company desires to employ Employee as its Senior
Vice-President of Marketing; and

                  WHEREAS,  Employee desires to gain employment with the Company
as its Senior  Vice-President of Marketing under the terms and conditions herein
stated; and

                  NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  mutual  premises,
covenants and  Agreements  hereinafter  set forth,  the parties  hereby agree as
follows:

                I. Term.  The Company  hereby  employs  Employee,  and  Employee
hereby accepts employment  hereunder,  for a term of thirty-six (36) months (the
"Term") commencing on the date hereof,  subject to prior termination as provided
in Section 8 herein.

                1.  Position  and  Duties.  Employee  shall  serve as the Senior
Vice-President of Marketing of the Company,  shall be based in the New York area
and shall perform the following  duties in addition to those which may from time
to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors or bylaws of the Company:

                    (i)  Creation  and  implementation  of an overall  marketing
                         plan for the Company;

                    (ii) Advice to the Board with respect to competition, market
                         trends, demographic trends and market conditions; and

                    (iii)Management of Marketing,  Media,  Public  Relations and
                         Advertising.

                2. Compensation.

                  2.1  Base  Salary.  For  Employee's  services  hereunder,  the
Company  shall pay to Employee  an annual  salary of  $175,000  (such  amount is
referred to herein as the " Base  Salary").  The Base Salary shall be payable in
equal installments in conformity with

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the Company's  normal payroll period.  The Base Salary shall be subject to a 10%
annual increase on each anniversary of this Agreement during the Term hereof.


                  2.2 Stock  Options.  In connection  with the execution of this
Agreement,  the  Company  shall  cause  MCY.com,  Inc.  ("MCY.com")  to issue to
Employee options to purchase 200,000 shares of MCY.com's common stock, par value
$.001 per share at the exercise price of $13.00 per share, pursuant to MCY.com's
1999 Stock  Incentive Plan (the "Plan").  These options shall vest over a period
of thirty-six  months  commencing four months from the date of this Agreement as
set forth on the annexed Stock Option Agreement.

                  2.3 Bonus Options; Definitions.  Within one month from the end
of each  consecutive  six month period (the "Period")  commencing on the date of
this  Agreement,  the Company shall make a calculation to determine  whether the
Employee  shall be entitled to receive  additional  options  under the Plan (the
"Bonus  Options") as a result of exceeding  certain  Milestones (as  hereinafter
defined) during such Period.  For purposes of determining  whether Bonus Options
have been earned under this Section 3.3, the Company  shall  calculate,  for the
Period immediately  preceding such calculation (i) the number of "hits" or times
that the  Company's  web site has been visited (the "Hits")  during such Period;
and (ii) the number of customers  who have  purchased at least one NETrax during
such Period (each person referred to herein as a "Customer").

                  2.4 Bonus Options; Calculation.  Employee shall be entitled to
and shall receive up to a maximum 300,000 Bonus Options as follows:

            (i) Employee shall receive 1,000 Bonus Options for every  20,000,000
Hits the  Company's  web site  receives  during the Period  above the  Milestone
established during the preceding Period; and

            (ii)  Employee  shall  receive 1,000 Bonus Options for every 150,000
Customers who purchase NETrax during the Period above the Milestone  established
during the preceding Period.

                  2.5 Bonus Options;  Milestones.  0 Hits and 0 Customers  shall
become the respective first milestones (the  "Milestones") from which the number
of Bonus  Options  which  may be earned  shall be  calculated.  Thereafter,  the
Milestone  utilized for the determination of Bonus Option  calculations shall be
equal to the number of Hits which the Company  has  received on its web site and
the number of Customers who have purchased NETrax during the Period  immediately
preceding such calculation.

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                3. Employee Benefits.

                  3.1 Automobile Allowance.  The Company shall pay to Employee a
monthly automobile allowance equal to the Employee's monthly lease payments, not
to  exceed  $600 per  month,  upon the  submission  of  receipt  for same by the
Employee.

                  3.2  Other  Benefits.  During  the  Term,  Employee  shall  be
entitled to receive other perquisites and fringe benefits in accordance with the
plans and  policies  of the  Company,  including,  without  limitation,  medical
insurance,  disability  and life  insurance,  participation  in  retirement  and
savings plans,  and other such  perquisites and fringe  benefits  generally made
available by the Company to its executives and key management employees, subject
to  and  on  a  basis  consistent  with  the  terms,  conditions,   and  overall
administration of such plans and policies.

                  4.3  Vacation.  Employee  shall be  entitled to two weeks paid
vacation as is consistent with the Company's policies for its senior management.
The  Employee  shall  additionally  be paid for up to five (5) sick days and all
traditional holiday vacation days in accordance with Company policy and US Law.

                4. Insurance.  The Company shall have the right to apply for and
take out, in the  Company's own name or  otherwise,  at the  Company's  expense,
life, health,  accident, or other insurance covering Employee, in any amount the
Company  deems  necessary  to protect  the  Company's  interest  hereunder,  and
Employee  shall have no right,  title or interest  in or to any such  insurance.
Employee  shall assist the Company in obtaining  such insurance by submitting to
usual  and  customary  medical  and  other  examinations  and  by  signing  such
applications,  statements and other instruments as may be reasonably required by
any insurance company.

                6.  Expenses.  During the Term,  Employee  shall be  entitled to
receive  reimbursement for all reasonable  business expenses incurred by him (in
accordance  with the  policies and  procedures  from time to time adopted by the
Board of  Directors  of the Company  for its senior  executives)  in  performing
services  hereunder,  provided  that  Employee  properly  accounts  therefor  in
accordance  with such policy and  procedures.  All expenses over $5,000 shall be
pre-approved in writing by an officer of the Company.

                7.  Deductions and  Withholdings.  All amounts  payable or which
become  payable  under any provision of this  Agreement  shall be subject to any
deductions  authorized by Employee and any deductions and withholdings  required
by law.


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                8. Termination.

                  8.1 Death.  This Agreement  shall terminate  immediately  upon
Employee's death, unless sooner terminated hereunder, subject to Section 8.6 (a)
and (d) below.

                  8.2  Termination by the Company With Cause.  The Company shall
have the right to terminate  Employee's  employment hereunder for Cause, subject
to Section 8.6 (c) and (d) below. For purposes of this Agreement,  "Cause" means
(a) the failure by Employee  substantially  to perform his duties or obligations
hereunder;  (b) Employee engaging in misconduct which is materially injurious to
the Company;  (c) Employee's  conviction of a crime of moral  turpitude;  or (d)
Employee's  conviction by, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in, a
court of competent jurisdiction of a crime constituting a felony.

                  8.3 Termination by the Company Without Cause.  The Company may
terminate  Employee's  employment hereunder without Cause at any time during the
Term of this Agreement, subject to Section 8.6 (b) and (d) below.

                  8.4  Disability.  If  Employee  shall be unable to perform his
services  hereunder by reason of illness or other incapacity,  his failure so to
perform his duties will not be grounds for  terminating his employment for Cause
by the Company;  provided,  however, should the period of such incapacity exceed
three months, or if on 50% or more of the normal working days throughout six (6)
consecutive  months  Employee is unable to perform his duties  fully due to such
incapacity, then the Company may terminate his employment hereunder,  subject to
Section 8.6 (a) and (d) below.

                  8.5  Termination  by the  Employee.  In  the  event  that  the
Employee  terminates this  Agreement,  all rights and obligations of the Company
hereunder shall thereupon immediately terminate, as set forth in Section 8.6 (c)
and (d) below.

                  8.6 Effect of Termination.

                    (a)  Upon   termination  of  this  Agreement  or  Employee's
                         employment  hereunder  pursuant to Sections  8.1 or 8.4
                         hereof,  all  compensation  and benefits payable by the
                         Company  hereunder  shall  be  immediately  terminated;
                         provided,  however, Employee or his estate, as the case
                         may be, shall be entitled to receive any payments under
                         any applicable life or disability insurance plans. Such
                         payments, if any, shall be made

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                    at the time and in accordance  with the terms and conditions
                    of such plans.

                    (b)  Upon termination of Employee's  employment  pursuant to
                         Section   8.3   hereof,   within  10  days  after  such
                         termination  Employee  shall be  entitled  to receive a
                         payment  equal to three (3)  months  of Base  Salary as
                         consideration for such termination.

                    (c)  Upon termination of Employee's  employment  pursuant to
                         Sections  8.2  or 8.5  hereof,  Employee  shall  not be
                         entitled to receive any payment upon such  termination,
                         other than  compensation and expenses accrued as at the
                         date of termination.

                    (d)  Notwithstanding  the  termination  of this Agreement or
                         any  provision  herein to the  contrary,  the  Employee
                         shall in all events be  subject to the  Confidentiality
                         Agreement   (as   hereinafter    defined)   after   the
                         termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms.

         9.       General Provisions.

                  9.1 Notices.  All notices required to be given under the terms
of this  Agreement  shall be in  writing  and  shall be deemed to have been duly
given only if delivered to the addressee in person or mailed by certified  mail,
return receipt requested, to the address as included in the Company's records or
to any such other address as the party to receive the notice shall advise by due
notice given in accordance with this paragraph.  Any party hereto may change its
or his  address  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  notices,  demands  and  other
communications  as herein  provided,  by a written  notice  given in the  manner
aforesaid to the other party hereto.

                  9.2 Benefit of Agreement and Assignment.  This Agreement shall
inure to the  benefit  of and be  binding  upon the  parties  hereto  and  their
respective executors, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however,
that Employee may not assign any of his rights or duties  hereunder  except upon
the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company.


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                  9.3  Applicable  Law.  This  Agreement is made in and is to be
governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York.

                  9.4 Captions.  The captions  appearing at the  commencement of
the sections hereof are  descriptive  only and for convenience of reference only
and are not intended to be part of or to effect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.

                  9.5  Severability.  In the  event  that any one or more of the
provisions  contained in this Agreement or in any other  instrument  referred to
herein,  shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid,  illegal or unenforceable
in any respect,  then to the maximum extent  permitted by law, such  invalidity,
illegality  or  unenforceability  shall not affect any other  provision  of this
Agreement or any other such instrument.

                  9.6  Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement  contains  the entire
Agreement of the parties,  and supersedes any and all other  Agreements,  either
oral or in  writing,  between the  parties  hereto  with  respect to the subject
matter   hereof.   Each   party   to  this   Agreement   acknowledges   that  no
representations,  inducements,  promises, or Agreements, oral or otherwise, have
been made by either party, or anyone acting on behalf of either party, which are
not  embodies  herein,  and that no other  Agreement,  statement  or promise not
contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding.

                  9.7 Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only
by an Agreement in writing signed by the Company and Employee.

                  9.8 Waiver.  No waiver of any provision  hereof shall be valid
unless made in writing and signed by the party  making the waiver.  No waiver of
any  provision  of  this  Agreement  shall  constitute  a  waiver  of any  other
provision,  whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing
waiver.

                  9.9  Attorneys'  Fees.  Should any party hereto  institute any
action or proceeding at law or in equity, or in connection with any arbitration,
to enforce any provision of this Agreement,  including an action for declaratory
relief,  or for damages by reason of an alleged  breach of any provision of this
Agreement,  or otherwise in  connection  with this  Agreement,  or any provision
hereof,  the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party
or parties  reasonable  attorneys'  fees and costs for services  rendered to the
prevailing party in such action or proceeding.


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                  9.10   Representations  and  Warranties.   Each  party  hereto
represents and warrants that it or he has the power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its or his obligations hereunder.

                  9.11 Compliance  with Laws and Policies.  Employee agrees that
he will at all times comply  strictly with all  applicable  laws and all current
and future  policies of the Company,  including but not limited to the Trust and
Confidentiality  Agreement  of even date  herewith by and among the Employee and
the Company, the provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof.

                  9.12 Arbitration.  Any dispute or controversy arising under or
in connection with this Agreement,  other than matters  pertaining to injunctive
relief, including, without limitation, temporary restraining orders, preliminary
injunctions and permanent injunctions,  shall, upon the written demand of either
party served upon the other party, be submitted to arbitration. Such arbitration
shall be held in the City of New York,  New York,  and  conducted in  accordance
with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association.


         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  this  Agreement  is  executed on the day and year
first above written.

         MCY MUSIC WORLD, INC.                       EMPLOYEE


By:      /s/ Bernhard Fritsch                         By: /s/ Raymond Short
         Bernhard Fritsch,                                    Raymond Short
         President

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