Music-Week-1999-01-3

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BHËll 1 More music fans than | Wembley Stadium (about twice as many, actually) dotmusic ^ the insider's guide to music XL Every monlh over 150,000 music fans, reading 1.7 million pages, visit dotmusic to look for news reviews and the chart positions of their favourite artists. And because dotmusic is run by the people behind the accla'imed music business titles, Music Week, Fono and MBI, the fans know they're getting the fastest inside track on music So if you want to promote your music to a huge crowd of music fans, advertise on dotmusic Call us today on 0171 921 5925 or e-mail: [email protected] for more information. www.dotmusic.com NEWS Brits boost exposure n e w s f / / e with US network slot Big Life goes le woll as Hain to the post of programme Teslar calls in receivet usi œil evening of March 6. The deal is just one of several ro^rs5 TImi is to return to German TV for the S £1.3m to Telstar and toyw^thTlrwSflt «rtCW Ufe^'usTan^BirSeâragement tonpgromoHonas!tmentS fr0m A&R pare'd with sV afthis" sam^'stage ly expected to be on board. Sony moves Russell S^SSoft^y to new stratégie rôle Coseân^SL opération, Paul^ Russell ^has been alming to take advantage of the will retain overall responslbility for p for the release of Love Songs Sony's opérations in Êurope and onU the PolyGram TV label, whlle national président Bob BowMn feTeastngThe 0^^631 Rock 'n' âssistingwm in developl^g thl BeTsixtiesTovÂlb^mm^he Unique turns Ginger for new radio link-up Sine backs GoIlTs Xtravaganza ^ with worldwide licensing deal ppppr manager of Aslan music TV service ta»™-. A# rHSrHimarket whereas that with MTV Is channeiled through Sony. Interna- A Sony spokesman says. -Steve is ; , turepan-European. is designed Also, to accessthe MTV MTV's ven- aboutrights thinkingwhile thisup new is ideasvery frommuch a M W COMMENT NineROCK months MAKES ago Music A Week's QUIET sister COMEBACKmagazine MBI ran a <""! Uproar over PPL delay thecover genre's story examiningdeclining sales rock's in micHifemany territories, crisis. In thethe face et theabsence world of and any an new overall superstars sense thatcapable net muchof selling exciting around to £12m arlist payouts mattered.music was And being not produced, only to fans, we askedbut to whetherthe record rock industry. still y Snell thanThe global a month picture into 1999might thenot situationhave changed in the much, UK at butleast less Thelooks général encouragingly consensus différent. across the industry a few months to fill in the missing gaps ago was that the musical story this year would continue to interestdata and on says their artistsJune oavmi will be pop and R&B. That may be true - Radio One's piaylist is society PPL the delay has infuriated currently bursting with Busta Rhymes, Tatyana Ali, A+, m historié agreement with turedAura, whichartists. represents "Dp until mainiy now fea- thatKleshay guitars et al are - butmaking there a are comeback. already encouragingWhether it is signs the speed with ► establishmggroups a basisAura andfrom P@mrawhich tured artists have been paid by which radio is embracing Gay Dad's début or the growing payments would be made to fea- haven'tPPL. It's gotnot quiteail the right information," to say they groundswell of support for Mercury Rev, there defrnitely seems to turedas session and non musicians featured artistsduring such the Andrews; 'disappointed by delay' says Aura head of international be a sea change underway. Even House Of Paln's Everiast has ductionnext two of years. an EC It followeddirective thegranting intro- thetracks, delay "We but are unlessail disappointed performers by ra has wr to PPL, demand- biuesymade a guitars, surprisingly whlle convincing Simon Fuller switch is on from the vergestraight-up of closing rap to the deal for his punk-pop trio Teenage Rampage. tivepay Charlesthem," Andrews,says PPL chief exe PPLFebruary spokeswoman as planned. says Howeverthat will bea suchOf course as Blur the (previewed release later in Talentthis year this of week) high profile and Radiohead albums by bodes acts place in February but has now been stantialAccording campaigns to PPL, bydespite itseif ss Auraimpossible. and "WeP@mra can't members.separate well. But even more encouraging is the emergence of acts like the beenput back blamed until on June. a lack The of performerdelay has P@mra to inform performers abi canIncomplète effect paymentinformation to thoseon a mem-track ratherBeta Band, than pressEliiott hypeSmith or and vast Mercury marketing Rev campaigns. more by word of mouth data, particulariy in relation to older ts regist bers we do know about," she adds. theWe Newhave Wavebeen downof New the Wave? latter Or route the toocasualties often before. of Britpop? Remember For New sharehoiders aid Point's purchase of Carlton precisely this reason the Gay Dad posters that currently cover Eagle Rock expansion sceptlcismevery hoarding about and that lamp band's post long-termin central prospects.London may But provoke there with £3,3ni injection paves way for budget enlry genuinely seems to be more opportunity for organic growth than raisedEagle Rock£3.3m Entertainmentin equity finance has CD manufacturerCarlton Communications'Point Group hasv formention a long the time. careers That ofbodes those well trying for artists'to develop careets them. - notAJax to Scott from two new sharehoiders - Edel budget bus! Intel budgetpurchasing specialist i Tring li expansion.Germany-based Edel's inv< intoThe the deal budget gives Point il shipment with cements Eagle an as existing it Is already relati markets with established brands HappyLOOKING New Year BEYOND - and welcome MIDEM to those of you who are group's principal audio dlstribt whosesuch ascatalogue Pickwick featuresand Hallmark, Duane reading this nursing hangovers down at Midem. \/ In Europe.to assist Intel's Eagle finance In developing will be JohnnyEddy and Cash country among others.music legend thingsWhatever you peoplecan always say about be sure the of: event, Cannes there only are ever a couple gets moreof and Visual repertoire. y, Hallmark Music Tammaro: building Point's profile expensive; and there's always something interesting that RecordsThe investment is In the cornes process as Eagle of handle the labels as well as Point's Tamperercornes out that of Midem, was first not heard least in musically the south - ofjust France think lastof The year. beefing up its top management Let's hope this year is no différent - and more generally that team.Brown Internationalhas assumed director the new Llndsay pos- whoMidem joined this Pointweek, as Marcello a consultant Tammaro, last industry1999 shapes with plentyup to beof anothernew acts good and yearnew fortypes the of record music inition addition of deputy to hismanaging outrent directorrespon- September from THE where he was The catalogue ci coming through. Joesibillties, Munns while has beenproduct promoted manager to been appointed managing director. 600 to 700 titles, he says. But spare a thought at this time for ail the people at marketing manager. afterThe Point acquisition bought cornes the just"rump" weeks of publishingCarlton, business,which retains was theits fourthvideo PolyGram and Universal who for the past two months have partlyBrown designed says theto copechanges with theare the assets of Tring, which collap- largest budget albums corporate withoutknown that knowing 80 of which them onesare going it will to be. be Theymade must redondant, have had a signing of vétéran stars Status ber.sed Tammarointo receivership says Point last is seekingNovem- group1998 afterduring EMI, the Crimsonfourth quarter and Poly- of great Christmas and New Year. beQuo deliverlng and Robert new Palmer,albums Inwho March will to raise its profile in the UK - 90% Gram, according to CIN.

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