Rolling Rock Beer Teams Up With Little Steven's Underground Garage to 'Save Rock & Roll' By Helping Emerging Rock Bands
LATROBE, PA (Rolling Rock) - Long live rock and roll! That's the battle cry as Rolling Rock beer teams up with rocker/actor/DJ Little Steven Van Zandt to support his effort to save rock and roll with a series of 30 "Garage Rock" club shows later this year and financial support for emerging bands. ...
| The Recording Academy Honors Mo Ostin At Salute To Industry Icons Event
SANTA MONICA, CA (Recording Academy) - On Feb. 8, former chairman of Warner-Reprise Records, Mo Ostin will be honored by The Recording Academy at its GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons event. This exclusive reception - held at the Los Angeles Convention Center immediately following the 48th Annual GRAMMY ...
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ASCAP Launches ASCAP Network: Resource For Music Industry Professionals
NEW YORK (By Bobbi Marcus/ Bobbi Marcus PR/ ASCAP) - The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) today announced the launch of ASCAP Network, a timely, rich media resource for music industry professionals and music creators. Visitors to the ASCAP Network, a feature of ASCAP's website ...
| MusicNet Announces Partnership With iMesh
NEW YORK, NY (MusicNet) - MusicNet, the world's leading business-to-business digital music service provider, today announced that it has entered into a partnership with iMesh, the first established peer-to-peer service offering consumers a legitimate resource to access the largest selection of digital ...
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Music Industry Veterans Launch EverGreen Copyright Acquisitions with Purchase of Several Major Music Catalogs
NEW YORK, NY (EverGreen Copyright Acquisitions) - EverGreen Copyright Acquisitions, LLC, a full-service global music publishing company, has been formed by music industry veterans Joel A. Katz, David K. Schulhof, and Richard W. Perna with financial backing from Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking (LEH). ...
| 25th Annual Music & Arts Love Fellowship Conference
OAKLAND, CA (GZ Underground/ Urban Gospel Alliance UGA) - The Edwin Hawkins & Walker Hawkins Music & Arts Love Fellowship Conference will celebrate 25 years of music education and evangelical training June 25 through July 1, 2006 in Houston, Texas. The 25th Anniversary Conference will be hosted by Pastor ...
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RoadRunner Records On MySpace
NEW YORK (Roudrunner Records) - We have a new page for you to bookmark alongside our main hub here at RoadRunnerRecords.com. Our newly revamped and relaunched official home on MySpace - come take a look at www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecords. Once there, you can join our network of friends, make new ...
| The Orchard Launches New Video Distribution Service
NEW YORK (Orchard/ www.theorchard.com) - The Orchard, the world's leading distributor and marketer of independent music, today announced the launch of a new digital video distribution service. Already the largest distributor of digital music in the world, The Orchard brings to the digital video marketplace ...
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Music Forte Introduces New Services, Giving Independent Artists And Musicians The Upper-hand Against Major Labels
Chicago, IL (Music Forte Inc.) - MusicForte.com, a division of Music Forte, Inc., has announced the formation of two new marketing plans, developed specifically to service recording artists and the music buying public. The company has an established track record of service, focusing primarily on digital ...
| MIDEM 2006 - The World's Music Market Celebrates 40th Anniversary in Cannes, France
CANNES, France (www.midem.com) - On Monday 23 January a day of special events and festivities will mark the 40th anniversary of MIDEM - the World's Music Market in Cannes, France. 9,300 music professionals from 92 countries will meet for another five days of profitable meetings. They'll discover new ...
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SONY BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF BURGUNDY RECORDS
New York (Sony BMG Music Entertainment) - The Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group (SMG) announced today the launch of its new record label, Burgundy Records. The new Sony BMG SMG imprint label, which is spearheaded by Executive Vice President Joe DiMuro, is set to sign legendary multi-platinum artists ...
| Government pledges support for UK music industry at Midem
LONDON, UK (By Matt Glover/ BPI) - The Government's continued support for the UK music industry will be underlined again when James Purnell MP, Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism visits Midem on Monday January 23. In addition to the Government's support for the 'British Music at Midem' village, ...
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BPI moves to help classical and jazz indies at Midem
LONDON, UK (By Matt Glover/ BPI) - New-look Classical and Jazz stand expanded to raise profile and cut costs for indies. Twenty six delegates from 15 separate independent classical and jazz labels will participate in this year's newly expanded BPI Classical and Jazz stand at Midem. As part of the BPI's ...
| Materna Presents New Download Platform And RFID Application At MIDEM Music Fair
DORTMUND, Germany (MATERNA Information & Communications) - This year, MATERNA information and telecommunications specialist, is, for the first time, represented on the world's greatest music trade fair, "MIDEM". From 22 to 26 January 2006, the company is presenting its new MusicMACS - a full track music ...
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MUSIC WITH A TWIST THE FIRST MAJOR LABEL FOR LGBT ARTISTS IS BEING LAUNCHED BY SONY MUSIC LABEL GROUP AND WILDERNESS MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
NEW YORK, NY, (SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT) - Sony Music Label Group U.S. and LOGO Founder Matt Farber's Wilderness Media & Entertainment announced today that they have joined forces to create MUSIC WITH A TWIST, the first major music label dedicated to identifying and developing lesbian, gay, bi-sexual ...
| The Recording Academy Announces Official Marketing Partners For 48th Annual Grammy Awards
SANTA MONICA, CA (Recording Academy) - Today, The Recording Academy proudly announced Dr Pepper, Heineken, Cadillac, Verizon, PEOPLE, Yahoo! Music, Westwood One Radio, XM Satellite Radio, Hilton Hotels and Continental Airlines as the official marketing partners of the 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards and its ...
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SubCon Prepares SubTalk Release On Eastern Conference
New York, NY (TYGEREYE ENTERTAINMENT) - SubCon (also known as Sub-Conscious) is both a connoisseur and creator of pure music. His adept lyrical ability and remarkably solid delivery bring weight to his songs, while the fluidity of his cadence gives way to a diverse array of impressive rhyme schemes. ...
| Magnatune Reaches Out To Commercial Podcasters
Berkley, CA (Top40 Charts/ Lyris Technologies) - Magnatune, the Internet record label known for its progressive approach to online music sales and licensing, today announced a new 'commercial-but-poor' licensing clause that allows smaller commercial podcasters to play the label's entire catalog of over ...
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Karp Named Atlantic Records Head Of A&R
NEW YORK, NY (Atlantic Records) - Andy Karp has been promoted to the post of Head of A&R for Atlantic Records, based at the company's New York headquarters. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman and President Julie Greenwald. Karp, who has been with Atlantic since 1989, ...
| The Orchard Announces Landmark Distribution Deal With SST Records
NEW YORK (www.theorchard.com) - The Orchard, the world's leading distributor and marketer of independent music, today announced a landmark distribution deal with legendary SST Records. SST, which was founded by Black Flag guitarist, Greg Ginn, has been at the forefront of independent hardcore punk ...
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