Settler, Totoion To Epic Sales -Promo Posts Four Star Moves To Broaden Operations NEW YORK --Epic Records has joined Columbia Records six months HOLLYWOOD - In conjunction Four Star also announced it had named new directors of national sales ago after serving as far west regional with an expansion program now un- reached mutual agreement with the and promotion. promo manager of Chatton Distribut- der way, Four Star International Columbia Broadcasting System, Heading up national sales, reports ing in Oakland. He'll work out of will move its executive, administra- which operates CBS Studio Center Mort Hoffman, director of sales and Epic offices in New York. tive, and principal production facil- where Four Star is now located, to distribution, is George Settler, while ities next week (15) to MGM studios. modify its lease Richard K. Totoian permitting the No- directs national Making the announcement was Alan vember 15th move. The lease was to promotion. Courtney, senior vice president of expire in June 1969. Settler will report to Hoffman for Four Star. all sales and regional sales office Four Star will have its own build- Production of "The Big Valley" management activities at Epic. He'll ing housing executive and adminis- series, produced by Levy, Gardner, also participate with other Epic execs trative offices, its own switchboard, Laven, will remain at Studio Center in the development of sales, merchan- and will have full use of all MGM's until current shooting is completed dising and promotion policies and extensive facilities for production of for ABC Television. The programs. entire Epic field sales theatrical and television films and Certain production offices will be organization will be responsible to taped television, Courtney reports. maintained at Studio Center until him. Since 1965, he has served as The new Four Star facilities are "The Big Valley" completes shoot- Columbia Records branch manager in already in process of being re- ing. . Before that, he was with decorated and remodeled to Four Edge Ltd., the rack jobber, out of Totoian and Settles Star's specifications. Four Star has already moved of- Baltimore until taking over as district fices of its two music subsidiaries, manager for its Columbus office. Four Star TV Music and BNP Mu- When the firm was purchased by sic Co., to new quarters at 6290 Sun- Record Wagon in 1961 Settler re- Vescovo To Direct Sales At Metromedia set Blvd., Hollywood. mained with them as district man- NEW YORK-Metromedia Records Columbia The expansion move to Culver City ager until joining Columbia. sales promotion man of the marks the Totoian, who also reports to Hoff- continues to evolve its disk staff with year for 1968. Before his Columbia return of Four Star to the appointment of John `Pete' Ves- the city where the company was man, will handle Epic promo of stint, he was with Dot Records for founded artists and product through radio, covo as national sales manager. seven years. He started with Dot as in 1951. Four Star moved to Len Levy, Metromedia president, branch Studio Center, formerly Republic TV and tours. Regional Epic promo manager in and Studios, in men report to him. Besides direct said that Vescovo would be responsi- was vp of branch administration when the summer of 1959. contact with radio station personnel ble for all sales activities for the he left. and close relationships with distrib recently -established label and will promo managers, he will be involved direct a field organization now being in the planning and direction of formulated. He'll also work closely artists relations, including coordina- with Barbara Christensen in public- New Beat Rolling With tion of appearances and tours. He ity and with the promo and merchan- New Execs, dising departments to develop market- Deals, Acts ing concepts for all product. NEW YORK-New Beat Manage- Clark Joins Vescovo comes to Metromedia from ment, Ltd., the production, booking Columbia Records, where as singles and talent management complex WB -7A Music sales and promo manager in the formed last August by former Pre- NEW YORK - Warner Bros. - southwest region he was named mier Talent agent Mark Alan, has Seven Arts Music has pacted veteran added several key execs and consu- songwriter Rudy Clark, who in his mated a number of production deals seven year career has written such for its acts. tunes as "Good Lovin'," "The Shoop Alan Slater has been named a vice Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)," "Bee RCA Sets Monkees' president of the firm, and along with Me," "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Mike Appel, will handle the affairs Somebody," "Itty Bitty Pieces" (the 'Head' Track LP For and production of New Beat Records, latter two for James Ray, whom Ltd. Slater and Appel are also in- Clark discovered) and "All Strung Nov. Release volved in outside production for a Out Over You" (recently cut by the number of labels, NEW YORK RCA Victor Records including Kapp, Chambers Brothers). - Pete Columbia and Atlantic. Clark began writing with Good has scheduled for November release Vescovo Songs in 1961, and moved to T.M. in on the Calgems label the soundtrack The firm has also signed produc- 1963. He was brought to WB -7A by album of the motion picture "Head," tion deals with Jeff Barry, Leiber and Jonny Meadow, the firm's profession- starring the Monkees. The Columbia Italian Sound Boom? Stoller, Vinnie Gorman and Tony Mi- al manager, contemporary music, Pictures film will have its world pre- chaels, Aaron Schroeder and Chips and George Lee, vice president and miere in New York this week (6) at Regalia Thinks So! Moman. general manager. the Greenwich and Studio Cinema Theaters. NEW YORK-Anticipating the blos- A number of New Beat acts have soming of a big Italian Sound here, already acquired label affiliations, in- The Raybert Production was pro- cluding Man (Columbia), duced by Bert Schneider and directed Regalia Records is culling a strong the Illusion talent roster from the Italian (Jeff Barry's Steed label), Celebra- by Bob Rafelson with the original market. tion (U.A.), screenplay written by Rafelson and Already releasing and producing Pe- Mike St. Shaw (Atlan- pino DiCapri in the States, the tic), the Exiles (Date), Iris (Steed), Jack Nicholson. label Johnny The film features as guest stars has just inked Mina for U.S. and Lombardo (Columbia), the ex -heavyweight boxing champion Canadian exposure. Balloon Farm (Laurie) and Huck Sonny Liston, all -pro football star Regalia president James Nebb sees Finn (Kapp). Other new acts signed of the Green Bay Packers, Ray Nit- a major sound trend from Italy and to the firm include Neon, Aaron Sch- schke, actor Victor Mature, playing is investing heavily in the future of roeder, and Hip Pocket. himself, and Annette Funicello. Italian artists. As a result of trips to Italy several times a year, he's Alan retains control of as many The film is scheduled to open mid - aspects November in Hollywood, Washing- become the producing and distributing of a performer's career as ton, D.C., San Francisco, and Bos- outlet for many of Italy's key disk possible, because he feels the firm ton. acts, including Nini Rosso, Dori Ghez- "can do a better job than any of the Lee, Clark and Meadow zi, Mario Zelinotti, Isabella Iannetti `specialists' in the business until the and actress -singer Ingrid Schoeller, act is built into a major entity. We all of E. H. Morris Two whom record for Durim in keep our groups working and earn- Adds Italy. ing more money Nebb has also signed a top Italian than many hit Professional Staffers arranger, Bob groups earn. Agencies and record Cowsills Mitchell, who records companies wait for NEW YORK - Bill Courtney and Set TV Show; for PDU in Italy. Regalia's Italian a hit record to Denny Diante have joined the profes- Open New WC Offices Sound program will kick-off in Jan. do their job. We start from the first sional staff of Edwin H. Morris in Nebb plans to have his Italian artists day. Our acts are professionals, and the firm's continuing expansion pro- HOLLYWOOD-"A Family Thing," record in both English and Italian. when they make it, they'll be ready gram. a half-hour special starring the Cow - to be stars." Courtney, who joins the firm's East sills, has been set for a Nov. 23, 8:30 Coast setup, has Robert Slater, who worked at Pre- a varied music bus- pm airing on NBC. The show, a Remember Pacts Two mier with Alan, has iness background. An ASCAP writ- series of situation skits involving dif- also joined the er, he's written acts and special ma- LOS ANGELES firm to assist in management and ferent members of the family, is - Hy Mizrahi's re- booking. terial for such artists as Margaret serving as the pilot for a potential cently formed Remember Records Lora Myers has been added Whiting, June Valli, Cindy & Lindy, fall TV series on the network. has signed two new groups, Hot Soup to handle internal publicity, in addi- the Angels and the Four Esquires, is host for the show and Chocolate Tea, as part of their tion to the firm's outside public rela- with whom he once sang. He has also and appears throughout with prologs increased talent drive. Both groups tions consultant, Dominic Sicilia. served as professional manager with to the scenes, and also joins the fam- have been rushed into the studio and Laurie Records, Jack Gold Music and ily for several numbers. are expected to have product on the Greta Music, and was a producer for The latest Cowsills MGM single market within the next few weeks. Paris Records. Courtney will be features a solo by 12 year old John Remember Records is the record- working with Phil Kahl, executive Cowsill, "Path Of Love," pulled from ing arm of a Mizrahi owned musical won third place in the National Sec- vice-president of the firm. their "Captain Sad" set. complex that also includes pubberies tion of the Third International Popu- Diante, most recently an indepen- The family has just opened a West Miz Music and Big Bucks Music. lar Song Festival in Brazil. Saenz' dent producer, will be working in the Coast publicity and TV production ASCAP house is called Group 88 in company's West Coast operation, office in Los Angeles. Janis Murray, its Los Angeles offices. headed by Sidney Goldstein. A for- Cowsills' publicist for the past two "Andanca" mer recording artist, Diante was af- years, and formerly associated with ASCAP Wins was favorably received Prize by many American writers who at- filiated for three years with Little Heroic Age Publicity, will handle all In Darlin' Music, where he developed press. TV production and related af- Brazil Fest tended the festival, including Harry hits for Brian Hyland and the Unit- fairs pertaining to ' spe- NEW YORK-The song "Andanca," Warren, Jay Livingston, and Ray ed Fruit Company, and prior to that cial and future TV ventures will be written by Edmundo Souto and Dan- Evans. headed Holiday Records for two handled by Bud Cowsill and David ilo years. Caymmi, and published by David Rose has already made plans Ray, his associate. ASCAP publisher Carlos Saenz, has to record the song. 12 Cash Box --November 9, 1968

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