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However, its let's hope, now the senior management in Unigram know and April this year, and to handle td that the Carlton business, which marketperformance over the in pastthe fewoverall years audio has they are restructuring the tour companies to three, they will company.the growth of the 18-month-old bought for an undisclosed been far from spectacular with loss- unfortunateput the employées or s get out re-employed of their misery, in our and industry. that most of the implements its portfolio. So many people have called me with their thoughts once Goldsmith slams Dome's live music facilities again on the Brit nominations - and most of them are scathingHarvey Goldsmith attack on hasthe launchedMillennium a performance space for 3,000 remember;unfavourable. ail Butthe guys,record there's companies one thingand associations you have got have to a Dome on the grounds that It offers people.BSkyB, are"NMEC, in the processtogether of talking with vote, so the nominations reflect the choice of the industry. scaleno opportunities live music concerts. to put on full- to ail the major UK promoters, Even so, it is hard to comprehend the omission of Boyzone Speaking at The Event 99 Show managers,Includlng agentsHarvey and Goldsmith,interested and the Spice Glrls, and where Neil Finn, Lynden David Hall Docklandsconférence atlast the ThursdayLondon Arena, the parties to confirm the line-up for a theand complalners.Air fit in God only knows, so I have some sympathy with promoter blasted the project for takesériés place of concertsduring 2000," and eventsshe says. to I bet the controversy was welcomed by the Brits PR company, havingInstead "nohe saidperformance It was Just space". full of Goldsmlth's attack came during since it guaranteed wider média coverage, and no doubt it "yesterday's technology trying to directora seminar Tim with Parsons MCP's on managinghow the will still be a great occasion, broadcast as it is to over 120 show"£750m a peak has at whatbeen tomorrowthrown away is". features before J beingabout built.their design live music industry can regain its won'tcountries be manyaround small the independentworld. Given companiesthe price of in tickets, attendance, there In response, a spokeswoman for Goldsmithslice of the suggested lelsure industrythat overall pie. but I guess it's not meant for them anyway. theCompany New saysMillennium there Is aExperieoce dedicated the live industry Is thrlvlng, though Tilly Rutherford's column is a Personal view entertalnment zone, adjacent to the thedominated rock sectorby summer Is nowfestivals too MUSIC WEEK 30 JANUARY 1999 Peel explores the Hendrix and The Who, is being n e w s f i I e soundJohn Peel isof to frontthe a newsuhurbs Channel givenrock managera new lease lan Grantof life andby vétérantop TICKETMcKenzie SALES Group, GO ON-LINE owner of the theFour musicprogramme scene which in différent will examine UK Granttheatre has imprésario been preparlng Bill Kenwright. to revive Shepherd'sBrixton Academy Bush Empire,and the has Sound Of The Suburbs, running tothe use label the slnce Track getting name permissiona year ago opérationlaunched anin aon-line joint ventureticket sales with at 11.40pm for eight weeks from from original co-owner Chris / (vvww.ticketweb.co.uk)US company TicketWeb. is The initially site establishedSaturday, February acte such 27, willas featureAphex film,Stamp, dance The andventure back will catalogue include 7 offering tickets for shows at the Twin. 60ft Dolls and Robert Wyatt labeldivisions. from Grantoffices will in runMaida the Vale.new twobranching venues out but to says cover it will"some be alongside musicians receiving their Kolony, whose first single Fantastic withinvery major the nextevents few and weeks. tours" filmFriend Don't features Go Breaking in Kenwrigbfs My Heart, new Ticketmaster launched a slmilar parts of the country future pop will be the first Track release on currentlyservice iast represents May and 3%says of itits rooms,"stars are says worklng commissioning away in their editor bed- FebruaryPinnacle. 8.Pictured Distribution are Kenwright is through Peter Grimsdale.3d cottage "This industry." country has (centre)" : (far flanked right). by Kolony and BHGNew LAUNCHESalbums by NEW acts WORLDincluding LABEL andproducer/songmiter Canadian vocalist Bill Mary Laswell Jane joint-ventureClassics and label The Chieftains'between BMG EU takes steps to implement whichPaddy willMoloney. cover Wicklowa variety Records,of world international Wipo trealies TV TIMES FOR NME SHOWS timesChannel for Four its NME has confirmedPremier the Securingby Trac y copyrightSnell AwardsReview, coverage.a documentary NME onPremier the camemusic a stepdistributed nearer Iastelectronically week with thiswinners, Wednesday goes out (January at 11.30pm 27), the adoption in Brussels of amend- Astoriawhile half-hour shows arehighlights scheduled of the for mentsDirective, to thethough proposed senioi EU Copyright midnight on Thursday (28) and al record executives highlights12.30am onwill Friday be broadeast (29). 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They also NOTTING HILl ACQUIRES DP|| use technical measures to protect adds, "We've still got a huge amount Griffiths, BMG's Ul Music haspubiisher acquired Notting the DPJJHill and distribute material across digi- of work to do with legislators and es, agréés.ntinental "We Europe are moving respon- in catalogue which Includes songs taladéquate networks, protection as well against as providing hack- nationally.regulators bothWe've nationally got to makeand inter- our tion, published in the Financial Whispetsrecorded byand Shalamar, Dynasty Thealong with ing devices which could be used to Copyrightcase very Directive strong. doesn't The go[draft] any- platinum-sellingTimes, oarried theUK andsignatures Irish acts of compositionsBoat, Me, Myself&land including Rock The whereiad of protectionnear far enough. laws are A wholerequired." myr- includingBoyzone. Robbie Williams and NottingClassical Hill Gas. 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Dyall, Key classical unit sales rise by 34.1% second Titanic album third place. of1997 its danceto join divii Sony ' as vice président général manager Nick Podgorski year-on-year in 1998, according to sellerSony also with had Mlchael the year's Bolton's lOth bestMy MoS sued Ce Gadsbyand overstocks are among manager the team David to be whichThe becameSony Classicalthe biggest-selling release, Secrethelping PassionSony to -top The the Arias, year-end ail tract.after she The left, writ ail accused he Palaisfound inDes the Festivals basement on ofstands the movle score to date in both the UK firstclassical time withmarket 24.6%. shares for the companyMinistry time directorto and resourci set ui 13.18 and 15.17. its883,000 companion units duringBack 1998To Titanic with managerSony AlunClassical Taylor says,marketing "What efitagement in breach deals of for h her Personal ben- LawDEAN firm MARSH Dean HOVES Marsh and selllng nearly 142,000 copies. we're seeing now are the fruits of Sklnt,Company, Soma, whose Eye-Q clients and include TitanicSuch was albums the impactthat If ofthey the weretwo the changes made■ Jeby Peterclassical Gelb Cosgrave déniés the allégations. Manumission, has moved offices. excluded from the sales figures Bolton: lOth best classical seller président] nearly three years The High Court hearing began TheGreen new Lane, address London is 20EC1R Bowling OBD. the classical market would have sales for Elton John's Something Iast Monday (January 18). Among The new téléphoné number is risenThe by classical14.8% year-on-year. seetor's rise About The Way You Look were MoS chairman James 0171-553is 0171-253 4400; 8186. the fax number outshone the expansion of the Tonlght/Candle In The Wind 1997. Iast year, pushed the previous thePalumbo. stand thisCosgrave week. is due to take yearentlre rosealbums by market,11.0% towhich 121.5m Iast Topplng the year s overall leader PolyGram Classlcs down to Cosgrave joined the MoS in 1991 units, according to CIN. Singles albumreleases led ina themonopoly top threeof Sony as Classlcssecond placetook withthird 21.7%.place withEMl itsand companiesbecame a directorbetween of Februaryseven of assales a resuitfell by of 5.1% having to 73.8mto compete units Charlotte Church's début release 1996 and January 1997. MUSIC WEEK 30 JANUARY 1999 Satellile labels land with a bump Majors rethink how they approach the task of sourcing talent Paul Gorman reports

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WEA at five was Polydor biggest sellers of the year with, respectively, Warner.third to fourthMeanwhile position Sony's to swap progress places was with ever,period came when to their the firstrescue post-Geri in the followingrelease, Viva biggest hit - Boyzone's No Matter What - LookElton Tonight/CandieJohn's Something In TheAbout Wind The 1997 Way Vouand even7.9% betterin 1997, than it tookWarner's; second just spot fifth with with 17.4% toForever, the top. hit Evennumber a résurgent one and Columbiareturned Virgin in the being logged when tit qualification.reduced the dealerEven so, Aqua'swas also Barbie the most Girl. successfulGiven the Elton single John of ailhit Inin quarter1998 to fourkeep Sony PolyGram actually firmly managed on its totoes. final10.7% quarter, share whenon the it back claimed of big an hitsunbeatabie by Chef le year's) Polydor's totime, match Mercury its 1997 was share.always whichgoing tumbledto struggle by grabstrongly the enoughlead, but in PolyGramthe previous had three performed quarters andstop Aerosmith.Paul Conroy's was outfit not strong being namedenough theto onoverall 1997. 5.9% A trio share, of other a 40.5% Boyzone improvement singles 54,8%Universal, to 5.2% whose in 1998. 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