iiusicweek For Everyone in the Business of Music 16 SEPTEMBER 1995 £3.10 Simply Red the new single 'Fairground' Release date 18th September Formats: 2CDs, Cassette CD1 includes live tracks CD2 includes remixes w thusfcwe For Everyone in the Business of Music 16 SEPTEMBER 1995 THIS WEEK Black retumsto EMI as MD 4 Help wi He says his former colleague was the Warners and am now looking At 33, Black joins a growing list of agamsttjme Clive Black has finally been installed only"When candidate Manchester for his oldjob. United were -------theEMI. challenges Besides, ofJF- my put new r youthfu!industry, managingalongside directors MCA's in Nickthe lOBlur ingas managing weeks of spéculation. director of EMI UK, end- ers,champions, but you they don't tried change to change a winning play- Cecillon adds that I mldn't refuse." Phillips,RCA's Hugh 32, Goldsmith,_35,Epic's Rob Stringer, BMG misic _33, iWadsworth the company he left at the beginning of between' " ' us ays. 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UK disappointment at MTV Awards ^ B ago^HeHh^^een^wortà^^with0 BMG Only three UK nominees received honours at last vacanciesArista has with filled the one appointaient of its two seniorof for- Levendis says, "Being ab idwork the signingsartists such across as John ail Famhamgenres, fromto intema- local week'sthe pooresl 1995 showings MTV Video for Music the UK Awards, in the history making of it the one of mermarketing BMG Australia George Levendis général manageras market- of wholeportive. infrastructure The UK is enormoui here is jpeal-/ sup- Taketional That acts and including M People. Lisa Stansfield, event. The Rolling Stones' Love Is Strong promo was e the "I think he basically outgrew cinematographyawarded for best and spécial Seal effeefswon best and video best from a film for JeremyBMG Marshmusic says divisi Levi ident UK or US m ■om a Australia."flyer within saysBMG Marsh, and he wanted"He's a somehigh Kiss From A Rose. U2 received the MTV Europe viewers' terbrought and buildin to helpa marketing develop theand UK pro s up his post in the choice award for Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me whichdirector was to be co-directed honoured. Theby Kevin main Godley,winners the were only new UK US phase at the moment," he says. '1 will acts TLC and Weezer who received four awards each. n together and ready the bringground to and the a label good apop strong sensibility." music back- BMG chairman John Preston stre Levendis moved to Australia in 1982 es that Arista remains one of the co FormerLindsey Island launches général manager label and Go! Dises Music DJfrom before South a Africa,brief stint where at Dino. he worked He joined as a somepany's time priorities before aalthough suitable itmanagi may head of publishing Steve Lindsey has launched his own labelBMG manager,Australia working in 1988 his as way assistant up to record label, Eleven Records, and new publishing distributioncompany Eleven deal Songs.with RTM, Lindsey which is finalisingwill be jointly a Boote takes over as responsible for marketing the releases. Irish band ScaryEireact Intervibos, are Lindsey's who played first at signing, In The City while last unsigned Sunday, V0P marketing chief are the first signing ta Eleven Songs. Neil Boote has been promoted to beeome Virgin Dur Priee's new marketing director, replacing John d PeteRezon Rezon takes has beensales appointed rôle at sales Pinnacle director at buyingLaidlaw and who marketing leaves at directorthe end ofof theWH month Smith News.to beeome . w Pinnacle Software, following several raonths as at Boote,Virgin 32,as whoa move was towards made head merging of non-music the group's product buy- directlyconsultant to Pinnacleat the Now! Software chain. managingRezon, who director reports Peter ingdirectors Systems reporting in the spring, to managing becomes director one of Simon seven Burke. board Sleaman, says Pinnacle will be announcing an He will take up his new position on October 1. expandedComputer Traderosterof Show products at Earls at Court.this week's European knowledge"We are delighted and experience to be appointing to our board," someone says of Burke. Neil's industry"He has a andstrong is well and knownwell-established to our suppliers. réputation I have in the no Wet Wet Wet in prize promotion doubt he will make a significant contribution to the SomewhereMercury is promoting Somehow its (out new next Wet Monday, Wet Wet 18), single, with a boardBoote, from who day started one." in retail with Virgin in 1984, says, KD Lang is to be featured on ITV's South Bank Show on October 1, t limited number of spécial CDs containing a message "I am incrcdibly excited to be taking on this position day before the release of her new album. Ail You Can Eat. WEA rs bandannouncing in London. thatthe Wet buyerWet Wet has start won their a prize UK to dates see theon two such strong brands as Virgin and Our Price." He campaignbacking the on release ITV and with Channel a two-week Four. The national album, TV which advertising is preceded November 21 after a Worldwide tour. soriesIn an buying unrelated until amove, replacement Virgin ismarketing found.