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FOR EVERYONE IN THE OUSINESS OF MUSIC Marsh seeks rôle aller BMG exil by Robert Ashton year helping Griffiths effect these the job he coveted. chairman of atJeremy the helm Marsh of ais recordseeking com a i day-to-daychanges and running has also of overseenArista, thebut ArnoldBMG UK, Bahlmann's had been former combined rôle -with as toat JohnBMG, Preston's Marsh déclinés decade-long to reveal reign lowingEntertainment his departure UK and Irelandfroi last whenhead Gedthe labelDoherty last was month appointed his rôle to chiefsented of to centrai Griffiths. Europe - and pre- energyhis future and plans. âge I "Rightwould nowlike towith run my a Friday afler seven years with the wasGriffiths less clear. says, "Now we have very RCADespite as managing this Marsh, director who in joined1992 record company."label. It's highly he says. likely to be a Marsh's exit, finally concluded on «F from WEA and assumed the post of He déclinés to comment on cornesFriday after15 monthsweeks ofafter negotiation, Richard 1995,président says of histhe workingUK music relationship division in whetherhead either he hasEast been West approached or Columbia to manGriffiths at assumedBMG UK theand rôles Ireland of chair- and entto keephim Marsh: looking withand heGriffiths is leaving has BMG been on exceptional an upward BMG A&R consultant Simon thenexecutive Griffiths, VP of centralwho replaced Europe. SinceJohn hsin January,and Marsh including seedsHowever, for Marsh'sinsiders latestsuggest career tl great run at BMG,' says M< fromCowell, Arista who wasby Marshrecruited in to1993, RCA Preston, hashiring restructured new MDs forthe both UK st at BMG InternationaFs HQ in Christmasmove were 1997 sown when as he earlyreturned as Takeenjoyed That, success Annie withLennox, acts I onesays, of "Jeremy the most has influential probably people been ie RCA ar Arista la thingiw York. appropriate," "Regrettably, says there Griffiths. was tomanagement BMG from aprogramme. three-month Harvard and Natalie Imbruglia durinj in my career. He' gave' my confidencime total free- " wasMartine set toMcCutcheon's get off to a perfectchart career start yesterdayrelease on (Sunday)course to with début her at first Capital joins station trials for overnumber its oneclosest with rivais. a huge By sales the endlead of j Fastrax online servicing plan onFriday, sale Perfectat £3.99 Moment, in its first which week, went MagicLondon's and KissCapital have FM,become Heart, the cialsnology to to 170supply UK radiostations. commer- The challenger,was outselling Fiat its Beat nearest by Mr Oizo, by Mt trialslatest of broadeasters a System that to couldsign up revo- for chedmusic tomorrowversion wlll (Tuesday) be officially at laun-the managingmore than directortwo to one. Hugh Innocent Goldsmith, nieslutionise promote the waymusic record to radio. compa- conférenceRadio Academy's at Bafta Music in London. 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Venables ieaves tSe Croydom Publishers pay tribute ju|y10 bii1 bvThe pretenders and to Roberts' long career ^ fj"val 'or th^tiPme-ê ~E rrr Snî S~ r are getting" and "l'm your New figures show rise Music stations lead Sony award shortlist radio airpiay X national station category of the "It'll be a hard-fought battle," .«BEHSE ssssh"- isas ' «ES^sr SSSsSJB Ifs OK, and Elton John & LeAnn ming Clive Dickens says singles are NEWS MW COMMENT Songwriters plan concert TIME TO FACE THE CD-R THREAT O Itexaminlng is ail very the well big talking picture, about but theit is big generally issues theand Ilittle came détails across that two bring such that détails picture last intoweek. focus. in memory of Lionel Bart The first was in a second-hand record shop in Bath. A The cream of the UK's songwriters certaincustomer mainstream came in and jazz asked fusion the albums assistant had beenwhether are planning a mémorial concert to reissued on CD since he no longer listened to his tired celebrateand lyricist the Lionellife of theBart. composer whose assistantvinyi. Rather immediately than seeing recommended what he had that available, the punter the funeralSir Timis today Rice, (Monday). Don Black. Bill walk dovvn the High Street and buy his own CD-R ofMartin, the MitchSociety Murray Of Distinguishedand the rest ofmachine those oldsince albums it would rather be thancheaper pay for for himnew t( reissue! Songwriters, of which Bart was an The second dose of reality came two days later w attendhonorary the member, ceremony are being expected held toin someonebought to showedrecord MP3me the files Rio off player the internet. they had The just disc-less Golders Green to pay their final machine was no bigger than a packet of cigarettes - and its Black, who k î Oliver! HP* 1 Forsound ail qualltyits novelty was value impressive I suspect to boot.the Rio will not take off, though one of its successors undoubtedly will. More worrying, confirmdeath but détails. adds that it is too whichhowever, means is the that growing consumer-friendly availability of digital low-cost copiers CD-R are hardware, already "Ail the great writers, s making inroads ail around us quite separately from the internet. are recognised by their Christian Bart; "one of the greats" v whereThe issue the ismarketing already raising campaigns concern of hardware in continental manufacturers Europe, he says. "In a business not known "one of the greats' and played such as Philips have been particularly aggressive. In France, sonality.for characters, He had hea flamboyant was