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Updates/News for the Music Industry
for the week of December 13, 2013
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Don't forget, the brand-new, updated 15th Edition of the 2013-2014 issue of the Film & Television Music Guide has been released! You can order your copy online at www.musicregistry.com or by calling 800-552-7411 (or 818-781-1974 for our international customers).
Also, the brand-new, updated November/December Year-End issue of the A&R Registry has also been released. Both the A&R Registry and the Film & Television Music Guide are available as a PDF (completely hyper-linked and printable), print or as a database file. Again, you can order online at www.musicregistry.com or by calling 800-552-7411 (or 818-781-1974).
Here's your MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS for this week:
It's been a fairly active and as always interesting last couple of weeks in the A&R, Publishing, Film/TV/Video Game, and Studio Worlds. The main news has been the announcement that Warner Bros. Records has hired Robert Kraft to help reinvigorate Warner's film, television and video game soundtrack department. Kraft was formerly the President of Fox Music from 1994 to 2012 and has credited with music supervision for more than 300 films. The other big executive move was the appointment of Jon Platt as the new President, North America of Warner/Chappell Music. Platt will report to Warner/Chappell Music Chairman/CEO Cameron Strang and is expected to remain in Los Angeles. Other industry moves include the exit of Sydney Entertainment Centre GM Steve Romer and the exit of Bertlesmann President Thomas Hesse. Bertlesmann released a statement saying that Hesse will step down December 31st "at his own request" with Chairman/CEO Thomas Rabe assuming Hesse's duties. Alliance Entertainment has been acquired by Super D creating the second largest U.S. wholesaler with revenues of approximately $900 Million and the Music Business Association has added Glenn Dicker, co-owner of Redeye Inc., and Dave Zierler, President of INgrooves Music, to its Board of Directors. iTunes Radio has hired former Cumulus Media Executive VP-Sales Michael Pallad who is now overseeing ad sales for iTunes Radio internationally. Sony Music Entertainment India has signed a strategic license deal to sell its music catalogs in India, Sri Lanka and other SAARC countries to Warner Music Group. Warner Music Group has also announced the launch of Warner Music South Africa following a buyout of Gallo Records' share of the joint venture Warner Music Gallo Africa. Tracy Fraser will continue as Managing Director, Warner Music South Africa. UK media and promotion executive Kevin McCabe is joining Universal Music as Director of Promotions and Artist Campaign Strategy at Caroline International. Sony/ATV Music Publishing has announced the promotion of Jacob Fain as VP, A&R and Research.
We are thrilled to announce the release of the 2013 Music Blog Registry. This second issue lists complete information on over 1,000 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 $75.00 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. Please give us a call at 800-552-7411 (east coast) or 800-579-4655 (west coast) or 818-781-1974 for our international customers.
Some upcoming events you should not miss: Several of the key music and programming decision-makers from some of the world’s most influential radio brands have confirmed their attendance and participation at the Worldwide Radio Summit in Hollywood, CA from April 2 – 4, 2014 (organized by AllAccess.com and A&R Worldwide). The event is a must attend for labels, publishers, managers, songwriters, artists and others vested in getting their music to the decision-makers and gatekeepers of the U.S. and worldwide radio community. Click HERE before December 15th to take advantage of the early bird savings. The event will lead up to the highly respected independent global music, media and technology conference MUSEXPO, which celebrates its 10th year April 6 – 9, 2014. An exciting addition to this year's MUSEXPO is the Global Synch & Consumer Brands Summit returning for its 5th year to Los Angeles. Another event to put on your calendar is the first-ever Global Rock Summit in Hollywood, CA, April 4-5, 2014 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Renowned UK-based rock festival booker and artist Manager Seven Webster, owner of 7pm Management and MUSEXPO Founder/President Sat Bisla have teamed up to launch this event. More information at www.globalrocksummit.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!
Quick Music Notes:
Indie Artists: The First Step Against Being Ripped Off Is to Become an Artist Entrepreneur http://bit.ly/1iT5msT
Here's even more info about the Music Industry contact directories we publish now in our 20th year...
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 |  | A&R Registry -
20th Anniversary November/December 2013 Year-End issue - New issue!
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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.
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|  | | Film & Television Music Guide - 15th Edition - JUST RELEASED!
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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.
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The Music Attorney, Legal & Busines Affairs Registry is the only directory of its kind that lists every Music Attorney in the US, Canda, 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.
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|  | | Indie Bible - new 14th Edition
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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!
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 | The Music Registry is proud to announce the release of the 2013 Music Blog Registry. This debut issue lists complete information on over 1,000 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 $75.00 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. 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)
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 | | recordXpress.net - Where all of our Directories are Online!
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The entire music industry... at your fingertips! The A&R Registry, Publisher Registry, Music Attorney Registry, the Film & Television Music Guide and the Artist Manager Registry - online!
recordXpress is an innovative new way for music industry professionals and artists to access critical contact information for virtually anyone who is anyone in the industry. From record company CEO's to budding garage bands, everyone can use this powerful application. recordXpress is available directly on the web, and as a desktop application. It uses the power of the Internet to give you access to accurate, up-to-the-second contact information.
Why recordXpress?
Simply because no other list is as complete and up-to-date as ours! The music industry is one of the most volatile industries in the world- with hirings, firings, job changes, contact number changes happening every single day. We have a dedicated staff of music industry insiders that researches these changes on a daily basis.
Right now our database contains over 3,000 companies and 8,000 contacts- nearly every A&R rep, CEO, Film and TV contact, publisher, attorney, artist manager, and almost every other music industry position. In the past month our team made changes to over 2,100 contacts- that's 1/4th of our entire database! Buy any other list and we guarantee it will be stale in a matter of weeks. But with the recordXpress update feature, your list is always fresh- on a hour-by-hour basis!
(Note: recordXpress is a separate company from the Music Registry - we just supply and update the database)
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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 the new issue. And, of course, we've also included a completely updated Music Conference and Convention Calendar for 2011-2012 so you can plan all of your travel plans for this year.
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