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50 General News Sound Business Buddah's Moore SAN FRANCISCO COLLEGE Visits 40 Cities NEW YORK -Hush Productions Practical Advice has planned a 40 -city U.S. tour for Buddah Records artist Melba Moore to coincide with the release of Rules This School her new album, "Portrait of Melba." By JIM KELTON Also planned are appearances on SAN FRANCISCO such tv shows as "Mery Griffin," -Leo de ever for the school, which started Gar Kulka, "Mike Douglas." "Soul Train," "Di- dean of the College with 12 students in 1974. Eight for Recording Arts in nah" and a slew of specials. the south students are working towards i of Market industrial diplomas in Hush Productions, which man- area, is ada- the advance class. mant about practicalities. There were ages Moore, is also negotiating with 18 in the group two And with good reason. a number of movie companies for He semesters ago. Kulka washed out started in the recording production and release of the movie business 10 on the basis of personal inter- in Southern California version of the Broadway musical, some 20 views. years ago with a "Purlie," in which she will re- create conspicuous Most of the students are results lack of business know -how. her Tony Award -winning lead role. Early of industry or personal referrals, on, he produced, engineered A number of tv product endorse- and but some answer ads in trade generally put together ments are also expected to help the nov- publications. Tuition costs from elty record "Pink boost sales of the LP. Shoelaces" $250 to $480 per course, depend- ;d4, which sold a million The album was produced by copies. ing on the course. Then there are DOLLY'S PRIZE -Steve Feldman, (left), New York sales manager, RCA Rec- However, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead that was after Kulka smaller fees for application and ords; George Pino, sales /promotion trainee; and Frank O'Donnell, Northeast sold the product outright for and Vic Casterphen of Philadelphia regional registration. All the money goes sales manager draw for the winner of a Dolly Parton promotional $1,500. International Records. The venture contest. First prize was a in back into the running of the weekend the Bahamas for two won by a Since these hit -and -miss days, marks the first independent produc- Beechhurst, N.Y., woman who school through Bicultural Foun- cast her ballot at the King Karol store on he's learned a lot, the way. tion by the three. In the past the trio hard dation Inc., the non -profit owner Broadway in Manhattan. At the college, has worked individually with such he's trying to pass and operator. on some of his acts as the O'Jays, Billy Paul, Teddy dearly- bought knowledge Kulka, a mild -mannered out- Pendergrass, the Jacksons, Archie for those who aspire to careers in the going man, dismisses as mislead- Bell and the Drells, and Harold Mel- recording indus- try. So far, he feels, so good. ing most of the heavily- adver- vin & the Blue Notes. Mathews On the Run "We've placed 85% of our tised franchise operations, which Reps 3 Producers In L.A. Office graduates in industry jobs," he boast of training technicians for says. high -paying jobs in the music in- Post Levy LOS ANGELES -Erstwhile pro- The Ice - & Collab Show," the proscenium The college functions not only dustry. motion man /record producer /pub- staged all -star ice revue playing the as a teaching facility but -by vir- The College for Recording In Wholesaling Co. lisher Ed Mathews has utilized expe- Palace Theatre, New York. Crans- tue of the classes behing held at Arts has full California accredi- rience in all three NEW YORK -Carl Post, owner phases of the ton is producing a second traveling the studios of Kulka's Golden tation through the superintend- industry to establish his own office revue, for which Mathews is of Dell and Omi Records & Tapes, produc- State Recorders Inc. -also pro- ent of public instruction's office here in the past 90 days. ing the album. Both ice has become a partner with Morris Cranston vides in- the -class training. All and readily admits veterans on The former Epic Records a &r ex- shows are backed by Dennis Bass, Levy in Promo Record Distributing the graduates (who must pass 12 the GI Bill. The curriculum is ecutive has quietly corralled three financier, who is the son of Ralph Co., major cutout wholesaler located courses in three 14 -week semes- booked solid through next prominent producers whom he is Bass, in Paterson, N.J. longtime King Records' r &b ters) get plenty of practical expe- spring. representing. Richie Rome, who producer. Mathews is music consult- cc Post says he is considering addi- rience. Kulka moved to San Francisco (ions to the moved here recently from Phila- ant to the Bass Organization, which staff at Promo, and is For teachers, the college relies in 1964 after working 10 years delphia, where he was associated in is bankrolling several forthcoming co also planning to expand the Emus heavily on seasoned profes- with International producing acts like Lou Rawls, the Broadway ventures. Sound in Los -I label, a budget line distributed na- sionals, most still active in their Angeles. He began teaching at Ritchie Family and Mike Douglas, Mathews is also blueprinting a tionally by Promo. respective fields. Producer David California State Univ. at has been set to produce the Check- record label with songwriter Al San Nick Sentae is no longer associ- Robinson's engineer, Fred Ca- Francisco in 1965 and the idea with mates for Fantasy and is doing the Kasha and other principals here. rn ated Promo, says Post, and Ben ters, has been a frequent instruc- for the present school grew out of soundtrack for the Dino DeLau- Kasha and Mathews are planning a Shephard, another long -time execu- tor and guest lecturers from all his experience there. rentis movie, "Crazy Horse," by national high school tour for a show ó five, is leaving this week. phases of the Bay Area music This year, Kulka to Mathews. Larry Fallon, who has which will be based upon Kasha's claims community stop in regularly. have applications from prospec- produced Van Morrison, Jimmy compositions, principally those con- Class subjects range from au- tive students from as far away as Cliff and others, is working on a rock tained in the forthcoming Disney Levinson Lectures dio engineering to music law, Africa. And he's expanding to n' roll opera which Mathews will motion picture, "Peté s Dragon," for NEW YORK -Larry Levinson, business and finance of music meet what he hopes will be a hawk. George Duke, whose most re- this winter. principal of Warner /Levinson and synthesizer principles. There growing enrollment. The second cent chart production was Raul de- In addition, Mathews continues to Corp., a commercial music house, are only two grades -pass and floor at the Harrison St. facility is Souza, is Mathews' most recent pro- represent Jigsaw, the six -year-old will give a series of lectures this fall no -pass. being converted into office space ducer addition. English group, for North America. at New York Univ. entitled "Making Kulka demands commitment to allow more room on the street Mathews is now in London, where He has set it on 20th Cèntury Rec- It In Commercial Jingles." Lectures from his students and he's level for classes. he is recording his second album of ords. Its first single is due in Septem- will be held Monday evenings in washed out more than a few over Kulka and his associates music from a Toller Cranston skat- ber with Harvey Cooper of the label November and early December and the three years the college has would like to see more young ing production. Mathews earlier setting the group's first U.S. tour in January. been in existence. star -struck industry produced an album of music from conjunction with the release. hopefuls "If they don't want to work, we find their way to the school so don't want them" is Kulka's they can strip away some of the motto. glitter and give them what they At present, more than 60 stu- consider a break for both the stu- Bogart Denies Sale dents have decided to do the dents and the music industry: a Of Casablanca Scam work. It is the biggest summer sense of reality. LOS ANGELES -Casablanca Richard Trugman, vice chairman Records and FilmWorks president of Casablanca, confirmed that a Ca- Neil Bogart denies rumors, which nadian distribution deal for the la- have persisted more than three bel has been firmed with Polydor's months, regarding sale of the com- Serge McMullen to begin Sept. 1. pany, insisting that he's straight is the Quality Records ahead to build the synergism be- of Canada the present tween the film and disk entities. affiliate. Bogart admitted he was flattered better by continuing rumors of buyouts by ABC, Columbia Pictures, CBS and Traditional Folios ELECTED AGAIN: Bernie Fleischer, now Polygram. But he pointed up the tape top center, has been re- elected pres- the daily attention he's giving From Music Sales ident of the Los Angeles chapter of "Thank God, It's Friday," a disco - NEW YORK -Music Sales Corp. NARAS. from left: new officers sec- oriented movie of which he is execu- is catering to the continuing demand the more ond vice president Jerome Richard- tive producer. The film is a joint for folios dealing with traditional son, first vice president Jay S. venture by Casablanca and Motown music styles and instruments.