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Updates/News for the Music Industry
for the week of July 24th, 2015
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A brand-new issue of the A&R Registry was just released!
The brand-new July/August edition of the A&R Registry was just released last week! See below for more info or order at musicregistry.com or give us a call at 800-552-7411 or 818-781-1974. Also, a brand-new issue of the Music Publisher Registry was also recently released so get your copy now!
Here's your MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS for this week:
We hope everyone is making the best of the strange weather everyone has seemed to have been having and everyone is staying safe! But since it's still time to work here's just a few industry news items since our last newsletter we wanted to make sure you hadn't missed!
Over the last several weeks in the A&R world, there are a few changes to report as always. After over eight years at the helm of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), Rich Bengloff will be stepping down as President this summer. Vice President Molly Neuman will serve as Acting President until the organization's search for a new president is complete. Susanne Daniels exits as MTV Programming Head, a post she has held since 2012 and is reported to be headed to YouTube. Chris McCarthy has been named GM of VH1 and will oversee all business functions for the Viacom network replacing Tom Calderone who has stepped down as President of VH1 after seven years. Kobalt has signed a publishing deal with UK's F Block Music Studios. SFX Entertainment appoints Greg Consiglio as President/CEO of Beatport. Robert Ashcroft has been named CEO of the new pan-EU licensing hub jointly run by PRS For Music (UK), GEMA (Germany) and STIM (Sweden). A&R veteran and former VP of A&R at Warner Music Nashville, Carole-Ann Mobley has launched CAM Creative Services to meet the artist development needs of indie and emerging artists in the Nashville area. Interscope is opening a new office in Nashville and has hired A&R rock veteran Kevin Williamson. The Black Eyed Peas have a new manager, Scooter Braun who also manages Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Carly Rae Jepsen and other notable artists. Sony Music Entertainment Australia has appointed Ryan Wilson as Director, Electronic Music. Warner Bros. has also had some significant activity with the hiring of three new A&R staffers; Jon Chen, Quinn Coleman, and Carlos Cancela have all been promoted within the A&R Department along with Cheryl Jenets who is now Director Production Operations at Warner Bros. Over at Epic, Jermain Pegues joins the A&R Department while Sha Money, Jeff Juin, and Isaac Heyman exit the Department. Also within the Sony Label Group, Gary Overton exits Sony Nashville while Adam Fujiki exits Sony Canada. Sony Nashville has also named Randy Goodman as Chairman/CEO taking over from Gary Overton and Ken Robold and Steve Hodges have been named EVPs. Audio Network has appointed Chris Blakeston as CEO. Randi Olsen has been promoted to SVP, Income Tracking and Analytics at Universal Music Publishing Group. BMG acquired Peter Stack's company Union Square Music several months ago and has now named Stack as EVP of Global Catalogue Recordings.
The brand-new 2015 July/August issue of the A&R Registry has just been released last week. The brand-new July/August edition covers the substantial changes in the A&R staff at the labels. This directory covers the music publishers throughout the US, Canada and UK complete with direct-dial phone and email addresses. Order your copy now at http://www.musicregistry.com or give us a call at 800-552-7411 or 818-781-1974 and we'll send you the latest updated issue!
The brand-new 2015 issue of the Music Publisher Registry has just been released. There have been significant changes in the music publishing world including lots of executive moves. Just like our A&R Registry, this directory covers the music publishers throughout the US, Canada and UK complete with direct-dial phone and email addresses. Order your copy now at http://www.musicregistry.com or give us a call at 800-552-7411 or 818-781-1974 and we'll send you the latest updated issue!
We're excited to let you know the brand-new 16th Edition of the Indie Bible has been released and is now available! Order your copy now at http://www.musicregistry.com or give us a call at 800-552-7411 or 818-781-1974 and we'll send you the latest updated issue!
We are also excited to announce the release of the SEVENTH Edition of the Music Blog Directory 2015 which is without a doubt the best edition yet and contains comprehensive and detailed descriptions of almost 3,000 of the top Music Blogs across the globe spanning every musical genre! This directory is so new we don't even have it up on our website yet so you'll need to call our office to place your order at 800-552-7411 or 818-781-1974 OR download an order form here Blog Directory Order Form Download.
And, for those of you who want to access your music industry contacts online or need your contacts updated on a daily basis, we have good news for you! All of our directories are now online at MBLists.com The same great, reliable and up-to-date contact information you are used to in our directories is now available at your fingertips. You can search all of our exhaustive music industry databases for just the contacts you need -- there's even an option for you to export and download the contacts right to your computer to use in your own database programs for marketing. Plus, we've built in some pretty deep discounts so check us out online at www.MBLists.com
IES - the Indie Entertainment Summit, the global Music & Entertainment Conference & Festival is happening August 5-8 in the NoHo Arts District in LA. Called 'the greatest event in the world for independent artists, producers, companies and entrepreneurs', the 4-day event features over 100 industry movers and shakers running 60 in-depth cutting-edge panels, seminars, workshops and networking events by day, and official IES Showcase concerts and IES Honors events by nights. This year IES HONORS will induct Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Bob Marley (on his 70th anniversary), Joan Jett & The Runaways (on their 40th anniversary to the day they formed), The Police, Slash, Motorhead, Pantera, Ramones (on 40th anniversary), George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Jaco Pastorious, Metallica, Russell Simmons, Run-DMC, IRS Records, UPTOWN Records, and special honor to N.W.A.-Dr. Dre-IceCube on eve of release N.W.A. Movie 'Straight Outta Compton'. To Register: www.IESfest.com or 818-505-9537 for more info.
Be sure to mark your calendars to attend the 6th Annual Future Music Forum being held September 17-18 in Barcelona. We were impressed at the industry presence at this intimate conference when we attended that also coincides with Barcelona's Merce and BAM Music Festival. Attendees to the FMF are eligible to attend the Sync Summit held the day before on the 16th. You can find more information as well as highlights from last year's conference at http://www.futuremusicforum.com/
Here's the rest of the news we wanted to make sure that you didn't miss! It represents what our Twitter and Facebook followers found the most interesting so be sure to follow us online! Have a great rest of the week everyone!!
Quick Music Notes:
RIP - Billy Meshel, Former BMG Publishing Exec and Accomplished Songwriter, Dead at 82 http://bit.ly/1Jz0roD
BerkleeICE Releases MUST READ Music Industry Report: "Creators Underpaid By 20-50%" http://bit.ly/1gCmOT5
How A Vinyl-Obsessed DJ Duo Built A Brand On Great Taste In A Brave, New, Indie Music World http://bit.ly/1flNVRA
What's Next for ASCAP and BMI as SESAC Buys The Harry Fox Agency? | Marc D. Ostrow, Esq. http://bit.ly/1JbzlYS
And here's our quote for the day (that we keep reading over and over!):
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
And here's even more info about the Music Industry contact directories we publish now in our 23rd year...
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 |  | A&R Registry - Brand-New July/August 2015 issue! JUST RELEASED! Order now!
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There continue to be changes in the A&R world and we've been tracking all of them! This directory is published every eight weeks and lists all of the Major and Indie Labels throughout the US, Canada and UK. Over 130 pages of information, this directory lists all of the executive and A&R staffs, their direct dial phone and fax numbers, email addresses, assistant's names, and a lot more! This directory lists each office separately so you get each office address and phone information whether it's in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Miami, Chicago or Atlanta. We also list the label's website, distribution and style of music and the directory has a sixteen-page alphabetical personnel index so you can easily find where that A&R person is working this month! This has been the Industry Bible since 1992 so order your copy now! This directory is also available in a PDF download version in addition to the print version.
ORDER NOW at http://www.musicregistry.com or 800-552-7411 or 818-781-1974
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|  | | Film & Television Music Guide 2014 - 15th Edition!
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Whether you are a Label, Music Publisher, Artist Manager, Attorney, Songwriter, Artist, Band or Composer in today's changing business climate, you know the value of placing your music into film, television and video games. In our 13th year of publication, the Film & Television Music Guide is a must-have resource for everyone looking to make their music work for them. The 416-page Film & Television Music Guide lists all Music Supervisors in Film & TV, Film Studio and TV Music Departments, Video Game Companies, Music Editors, Music Libraries, Film/TV Music Departments, Film/TV Trailer Houses, Music Placement Companies, Composers and Composer Agents, Orchestras, Music Editors, Score Mixers, Commercial Music Production, Music Clearance, ASCAP, BMI and SESAC's Film/TV Music Departments, Scoring Stages, Recording Studios, Music Preparation, Music Contractors, Music Payroll, Music Services and much more. The directory covers the US, Canada and UK markets and lists direct dial phone and fax numbers as well as email and website addresses. This is the most comprehensive directory of its kind! So, when you're ready to make your music work for you, there is really only one choice -- the Film & Television Music Guide.
ORDER NOW at http://www.musicregistry.com or 800-552-7411 or 818-781-1974
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 | Music Publisher Registry - Brand-New 2015 issue just released!
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There have been massive changes in the Music Publishing world over the last several months at many of the publishing companies. A few have moved into new offices and several new publishers have been added to this issue. There were also a lot of personnel changes. And those are just some of the Music Industry personnel changes we're tracking and have listed in this new issue. Covering Music Publishers throughout the US, Canada and UK, we have listed contact information for the executives at the publishing companies you need to reach for your publishing deal. This directory is available as a PDF download, in print or as a database file (you must call our office for database orders). To order your copy of the Music Publisher Registry call our offices at 800-579-4655 or 818-781-1974 (Los Angeles) or 800-552-7411 or 740-587-3864 (East Coast)
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 | The Music Blog Registry -- 7th Edition! JUST UPDATED! Order your copy now!
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The Music Registry is proud to announce the release of the BRAND-NEW SEVENTH Edition of the Music Blog Registry. This new issue lists complete information on over 3,000 of the top music blogs from around the world. Each listing includes the name of the music blog, website address, contacts, email, full description including what style of music the blog focuses on, location, as well as their Twitter contact info. The Music Blog Registry is available in two formats, a PDF version for $100.00 and an Excel or database format for $150.00. This directory is so new we don't even have it up on our website yet so you'll need to call our office to place your order OR download an order form here Blog Directory Order Form Download. Please give us a call at 800-552-7411 or 740-587-3864 for our international customers.To order your copy of the Music Blog Registry call our offices at 800-579-4655 or 818-781-1974 (Los Angeles) or 800-552-7411 or 740-587-3864 (East Coast) or download the order form.
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 | | Music Attorney, Legal & Business Affairs Registry
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The Music Attorney, Legal & Business Affairs Registry is the only directory of its kind that lists every Music Attorney in the US, Canada, and the UK, along with their complete contact details. In addition, the directory also lists every Executive in the Legal & Business Affairs Departments at each of the Record Labels, Music Publishers, Film Studios and Television Network Music Departments along with their title, direct phone and fax, email and assistant's name. And, of course, we've also included a completely updated Music Conference and Convention Calendar for 2011-2012 which included all of the legal profession conferences and seminars sponsored by the American Bar Association, California Copyright Conferences, and others to make it easy to plan your your.
ORDER NOW at http://www.musicregistry.com or 800-552-7411 or 818-781-1974
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|  | | Indie Bible - brand-new 16th Edition now available!
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Published by Big Meteor, this directory lists 4,200 publications from around the world that will REVIEW your CD! 3400 radio stations from around the world will PLAY your songs! 600 vendors and services that will help you to SELL your music! 350 sites where you can UPLOAD your band's MP3 files! 500 helpful resources and sites where you can PROMOTE your band! 52 articles that will help your career to MOVE forward rapidly! Authors include Tim Sweeney, Daylle Deanna Schwartz, Jeri Goldstein, Brian Austin Whitney, Derek Sivers, Diane Rapaport, Peter Spellman, Bryan Farrish, Christopher Knab and many more!
ORDER NOW at http://www.musicregistry.com or 800-552-7411 or 818-781-1974
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