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Cover V3_cover template 30/10/2012 17:01 Page 1 44 9776669776136 THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC www.musicweek.com 02.11.12 £5.15 NEWS NEWS ANALYSIS 03 07 17 Music Week speaks to Edwyn 7digital on what £6.2m of We crunch the numbers of Collins after his outstanding investment and API plans Q3’s listenership and talk AIM Awards Triumph will mean for its future to radio’s leading lights ITUNES STREAMING SERVICE AGREEMENT STALLED BUT NOT OVER, SAYS BOSS MARTY BANDIER Sony/ATV/EMI open to Apple deal PUBLISHING publisher had withdrawn certain bumps in the road, but nothing I BY PAUL WILLIAMS “Apple now know they have to come to digital rights from US societies ultimately to impede what I us as opposed to ASCAP and BMI and ASCAP and BMI. think our goal is which is to ony/ATV chairman and I’m sure we will work out an appropriate This means it now negotiates really look after the songs and CEO Marty Bandier is licence. There is no doubt in my mind” deals for its repertoire directly songwriters that we have.” Sconfident his newly- with digital music companies His company is also tasked expanded company will MARTY BANDIER, SONY/ATV rather than being part of a with divesting four song ultimately strike a deal with blanket agreement. catalogues and deals with a Apple for its much-mooted [launch] it sometime in the next “They now know they have dozen contemporary Anglo- music streaming service. few months,” he revealed. to come to us as American songwriters ordered The world’s biggest music “We obviously couldn’t be opposed to by the European Commission as publishing company put the rushed into making a very ASCAP and a condition for it approving the brakes on the new service at the serious decision and they BMI and EMI Publishing deal. 11th hour after failing to agree weren’t ready to have the I’m sure we According to Bandier, an terms, meaning Apple was unable deal done with the will work out an offer of memorandum has gone to bundle it into its new iPhone 5 record companies appropriate licence,” added out to around 30 different at launch in September. so it was kind of Bandier. “There is no doubt in interests with the process being But in an exclusive interview like a non-event.” my mind.” overseen by John Branca, with Music Week, Bandier has set It is understood Bandier’s main co-executor of the Michael the record straight on the Apple only sat down so late focus right now Jackson estate, which owns 50% negotiations, claiming the reason in the day with Sony/ATV – is the of Sony/ATV. a deal was not struck was which led a consortium this amalgamation “We will hopefully enter into because Apple only got round to year to buy EMI Music of the EMI a contract before the end of this negotiating with Sony/ATV two Publishing for Music Publishing and year and sell it sometime days before its deadline for the $2.2bn (£1.4bn) Sony/ATV operations. He probably in the first quarter of new streaming service. – because the said work in bringing together 2013,” said Bandier. “We “They said they really needed technology the two businesses was estimate the value is somewhere an answer on this in 48 hours - giant had not progressing well. north of £150m to £160m.” if we didn’t [sign a deal] in that previously “We’re in good shape,” he I See our Big Interview with time they would have to acknowledged that the said. “There will always be Marty Bandier on pages 14–16 Wall Of Sound signs global Essential agreement Wall Of Sound continues to for a long time,” Wall Of Sound Chadwick added: “What have I across the board.” Schoolly D Sykur bask in a ‘new dawn’, today founder Mark Jones told Music done?! Just kidding, Mark and I In a busy Q1 schedule for announcing a global services deal Week. “I wanted to work with go back a long way and it’s next year, Wall of Sound will with Mike Chadwick’s Essential someone who believes in music great to be working with each release a number of new albums, 2013 is the debut album from Music And Marketing. and believes in what I do. other again.” including Mekon’s Piece Of Icelandic electro four-piece The agreement, which “Most majors now have label Bolstering Wall Of Sound’s Work, which features Sykur and the third installment begins with immediate effect, services divisions but they’re revamped operation is new label appearances from hip-hop artist from Martyn Ware’s British covers manufacture, sales, more for a different kind of set manager Gavin Fraser, who has Schoolly D, Agent Provocateur’s Electric Foundation Dark, which retailer marketing, physical up. Essential will allow me to previously worked at Ministry Of Cleo Torres, post industrial boasts a series of guest vocalists. and digital distribution, sync focus on the creative element; Sound and Demon. techno artist PIG (aka Raymond 2013 will end with Wall Of and licensing of all future Wall the side of the label that has “Gavin’s been here around a Watts) and former Adam & The Sound embarking on an ‘End Of Of Sound releases. gotten us to where we are today.” month,” said Jones. “He’s Ants guitarist Marco Pirroni. The World’ UK tour culminating “I’ve known Mike Chadwick Essential MD and founder fantastic and has experience Also set for the beginning of in an Ibiza finale. 02 NEWSV3_News and Playlists 30/10/2012 18:23 Page 2 2 Music Week 02.11.12 www.musicweek.com NEWS EDITORIAL TICKETMASTER FIRM RELAUNCHES ONLINE PRESENCE Fuller himself - Ticketweb reaches out but Simon could be great for to labels with new site Parlophone LIVE I BY TIM INGHAM THERE IS A BROWSER-FLOODING PHOTO on XIX Entertainment’s elf-service ticketing homepage I just can’t shake: Andy Murray’s creased nipple. agency Ticketweb is Oh, it sits below an explanatory racquet, artfully sweeping S keen to work with new through the black and white atmosphere. And the Scottish tennis music industry and label partners star’s clean-shaven visage also appears, complete with smoky after overhauling its consumer- celestial ocular reflections that suggest he’s slow-mo rallying with facing website. the Archangel Gabriel himself. Ticketweb.co.uk is now But Murray’s crinkled monochrome areola is downright supported by a new range of unnecessary; a naturally unglamorous Scottish sportsman event management and ticketing squeezed uncomfortably into a Vaseline-lensed perfume ad. tools that include a new ‘easy’ “We currently work with with content from their favourite Cantankerous Pour Homme. event creation service, where B2B Sony and Warner on the major artists and events. The fingerprints of Simon Fuller are all over this picture. The clients will be able to upload labels side, but we’re hoping now “We’ve just launched a XIX founder (whose name the tabloids love appending with that their events in just four steps. we can extend those YouTube channel which looks sneering compliment, ‘Svengali’) has done some amazing “It’s good for everyone, conversations over to the fantastic,” added Douglas-Hall. business in his time by pushing stars of all ilks into lucrative new especially promoters or venues,” independents as soon as “Over the last few months we’ve worlds. Wait for XIX’s dream-like online celebrity carousel to roll director of TicketWeb UK possible,” said Douglas-Hall. “We been making exclusive recordings round and you’ll spot famous underwear model David Beckham’s Janine Douglas-Hall told Music can help them with their pre-sale with artists usually before their eyes ‘smouldering’ - something his right foot never quite Week. “It’s so simple a child could and to package up CDs or soundcheck. Those sessions have managed on the biggest sporting stage. use it. We’ve put a lot of downloads into the purchase, and been great for us.” development and investment into occasionally we might bundle up Larry Seymour, operations “It’s easy to slag off Simon Fuller – but you can’t the changes in the system.” a bit of merchandise - that’s the director at KOKO, said: “At argue with the enduring careers he has guided” The new TicketWeb site, sort of stuff we’re hoping to do KOKO we have been keen to look which launches on November 1, for people like Beggars. at ways of selling more than ‘just a You could be forgiven for complaining that Mr. Fuller is a is integrated with social networks “The system now has a great ticket’ and we’re really pleased to grubby worshipper of the power of manufactured celebrity and all allowing customers to Like, additional items feature. A lot of see that the new Ticketweb site the short-term brand extension benefits it spawns. Mr American RSVP, Share, Tweet and Pin people buy the ticket then buy has this covered off. Idol. Mr Christmas Calendar. Mr Sunday Times Rich list. event purchase links. TicketWeb the CD at HMV or the “The self-service box office But you’d be mistaken. Because although it’s easy to slag off customers can now take merchandise at the show. We system is great as it means we the Sussex-born mogul’s propensity to fling talent awkwardly advantage of Interactive Seating provide the opportunity to sell it can continue to run our own towards razzle-dazzle, you can’t argue with his track record in Maps, giving them the ability to all in one go.” ticketing operations online.