Dickins' Sony Deal Opens New Chapter by Ajax Scott Rob Dickins Bas Teame Former Rival Sony Music Three Months After Leaving Warn
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Dickins' Sony deal opens new chapter by Ajax Scott later building a team of up to 20. Rob Dickins bas teame Instant Karma will sign around five rA, ^ threeformer months rival Sony after Music leaving warner ri likelyartists to a be year, from most the UKof orwhom Ireland. are hisMusic music to launchindustry the career. next stage of Dickins says he will not specifically S Dickins' new record label Instant goclose chasing to expiring. after those Tm notacts. going If they to with the hasfirst got single off torelease a fiying under start the handling partnership Interscope - My releasesName Is inby the US UK they'reare interested going to in call," being he part says. of that therapper single, Eminem released - enjoying next Monday a huge initial(March shipout. 29), have Around been 220.000 ordered unitsby of months of negotiations between runningDickins, Warner's who spent UK ninepublishing years theretaiiefsVwhile Top 40 of the the Airplay track waschart. yesterday "Ifs appealing (Sunday) right on acrosscourse theto move board," into says Dickins, his lawyer Tony Russell arm before moving to head its Polydor head of radio promotionl" TU.Ruth ..U.._ Parrish. A V.UK promo visit will inelude wasand afinaliy list of whittled would-be down backers to Sony that New partners: Dickins (second isrecord in no company hurry toin 1983,issue addsrecords. he im_ rrShady LPes - thiswhich week debuted on The at Bignumber Breakfast twoThe in and the CD:UK.States earlierThe this (l-r)left) Sony in New Music York Worldwide last week with "Ifs really not important when the onth - follows on April 12. record"1 wanted company. to doI wanted a stand-alone to con- chairman/ceo Tommy Mottola, firstand recordprobably is out. last Thls part is the of thirdmy trol not just A&R but marketing and Bob Bowlin and Paul Burger s doing this for a Hear the hits first on newir delivery dotmusic foliowing servicetheir rel everythingand Sony else.the onlyThat madeserious Warner con- publishing company within a few Sony N = Europe c music today (Monday) launches Chris Sice, commercial manag- months. Paul Russe initially an audio streaming service which says,er for "Thlsthe consumerservice allows music fans site, to it was down to the wire.th deals. My adviceWhen be Dickinsa "small, says focused, instant experienced Karma will approached Di îescribes the gives music fans the get a sneak preview of the best they were bot i along day for Sony N willnew helpmusic record before companies anyone else. build It thecompletely feeling newit was chapter." time to open a A&M in the subsequentlychairman Paul involved Burger. inwho strikl w awareness for new releases and Dickins is currently looking for iill feel they the deal, says, "Instant Karma \ technology encourageThe launch music coïncides sales." with the Soho,an office which building he will inacquire London's him- llyny -dictatorial the phi- continuesbe the vehicle to enjoy through success, which Bi signing of a blanket licensing deal self, w e the lé to recruit worldonly in and the IUK feel but privileged throughout to I the CDs withplay audioBMG clipsenabling from artistsdotmusic on itsto Munns finalises Now grows with Distributors préparé replacements for Eros Debenhams deal Universal exit Independent retaili Althoughsigned up toWarner E I VPPolyGram of pop International's marketing seniorDavid ingabout system the loss are beingof the offered Eros order- help Ten will not w thering its rapid growth by extend- Munns has concluded negotia- by three of the major record com- Debenhamsing its presencestores. to 90 tionsiowing to its leavemerger the with company Universal. fol- The Entertainment Network industryMunns, career who started27 years his ago music and ner(Ten) opération - the new which joint beginsSony/ trad-War- ordering desks has prompted it to joined PolyGram as managing ing on April 6 - and Universal both bring both services in-house from cialchain offerto introduce promotions selected in spé-90 director of Polydor in 1987, has place before the label-funded Eros callApril centre. rather thanIt is currentlyuse a third-party recruit- branches from this October. Brad Grid Solutions. system is scrapped on July 31. ingIn extra February tele-sales the staff.Bard/BPI IT Aspess,says the whoDebenhams set up Now pr in 1994, PolyGram"I have andhad felt a itgood was timetime toat Ten is confident of launching Pearce: hope for Eros users commlttee sald it would work move on," says Munns. He adds Internet by the time it begins Pearce,Ten managing says the director,order informa- Gwen withment Eroscatalogue to try thatmusic he business.plans to remainHe will in alsothe 4.shipplng The company Warner willproduct use anon inter-May tlon will feed directly possibly using internet tech- net authorlng tool and hosting Aylesbury. "It will have many nology.Bard chairman Richard Wootton,and partner former at drivealbums catalogue by the same business artist. effective from April 1 thatservice outllnes and createprice anda web product site search options and could eventu- retailer Ainleys in Leicester, says We don't envisage It as a andally tle-inthird-party with other websites Sony, and Warner pos- feasibîlitythe commlttee study Isto duesee tohow begin a ser- a opportunity," he says. slblyreplacement other fordistributors Eros," she assays. a lude to the retailer gaining m Yehudi Menuhin 1916-1999 A Sony's Higlier Ground Imprlnt is news file itsmoving first filminto musicsoundtracks compilation, wlth Mark & Lard sign up EC HEAR1NG OH PABAUEl IMPORTS fromwhich No features Doubt (pictured),new tracks ^4 to host Cad Awards Theplanning European a hearing Commission in Brussels is to LabelLeftfield manager and Natalie Mark Imbruglia.Conway showMark &down Lard to are London moving for thelr a day radio on discussEconomie the Research findings Associationof the National saysLiman, Gol, Is thedlrected idéal byvehicle Doug for a theMay fourth 6 In order MW to Cad be ableAwards to présent at the parallelstudy into imports the effect in to ofthe allowing UK. The débutmusic soundtrackis prévalent becausethroughout the ParkThe Une Radio Hilton One that duo evenlng. will présidé commissionerreport, ordered Mario by internai Monti, market warns dlrectedthe movie. by "SwingersLiman] was [also one of overCreative 27 Award,awards, best includlng director Theand that record companies' profits thecouple best of films years of and the the past feel of ours.best designer,This year and the three best new album hon- barriers are lifted. Yolanda Smits, thethis feelnew of film the sits music easily we with égoriesdesign has- artist been and spllt non Into artist two -cat- to the hearing is likely to be in April. Sonyrelease has on secured this label," the rightshe says. to encouragecompilations, design dance In andthe classicalarea of recordingrelease New, for twothe firstyears, No and Doubt egorymusic. will A new reward online web-based campaign work cat- willIn May issue or itJune as thefollowing lead single the theand bestthere enhanced is also a CD.new award for Aprllrelease 12. of The the Columbia/TriStar soundtrack on eventTickets are £100for this including year's VAT.evening For therequlred US and for Europe.the acquisitions, Any capital film opens In the UK In late furtheron 0171-940 détails 8570. contact Anne Jones group'swhich would market primarily share inboost the the existlngrégions, shareholders.would be sought Edel from last weekprofits announced up 92.3% at1998 £11.5m pre-tax on EMI oullines its plans to City sales of £145m, up 37.6%. TheCOHFERENCE attitude ofFOCUSES UK record ON LIVElabels MUSIC towardscame under the firelive atmusic the llthindustry al upbeal briefing sessions inInternational London eariierthis Live Music month. Conférence ie way technology is chang- Speakingpromoter Harveyat a press Goldsmith conférence, last Friday d its doors to the City conférence,a speech. Si though in heSouthgate, di Panmure Richards analyst Paul termaccused approach labels towardsof taking developing a short- to set out its plans to investors and August 1, was also in attendance oieiards, to whoattend follows the meeting, EMI but sayswas adéquateartists' careers tour support. and of not providing Around 85 financial players the gathering, which was opened notof EMI unusual to host for a a conférencebusiness the of RESHUFRE AT OUTSIDE ORGANISATION group issued ing statement Crisp at1 Virgin Records' offices kind. "Rather than just saying toClaire director Hajaj of has new been business promoted and confirmingprofts for thatthe yearit expected ending pre-taxMarch speech■ by EMI' and began with corporate strategy at The Outside 31 to be in line with market expec- Marty Bandier. doing," he says. Organisationrestructuring asat thepart company. of a talions.Covering every area of EMI's BerryEMI andRecord Virg During the conférence EMI broke Caroline McAteer, who handles business from publishing and dis- dent Paul Ci Nicoli; attended conférence downures forits thepublishing first time division's in a bid fig-to thebeen Spice appointed Glrls andto the Boyzone, board ofhas thetribution first suchto new présentation technology, held it was by the" morning, while the afternoon ment's Martin Clarke, who attend- underline its strength in that sector. dlrectors. Meanwhlle, Stuart Bell the major since the Thorn EMI session at EMI's Brook Green ed the morning part of the confér- theEMI's conférence share price by rose 20.25p ahead toof accounthas jolned executive the press from team RCA as and thandemerger two weeksin 1996 after and the came appoint- less headquartersEurope president/ceo included Rupert EMI MusicPerry upbeat.ence, says 'There the was mood a very was strong very 418.5p to record the biggest Laura Norton has jolned the team ment of Eric Nicoli as incoming and EMI Records UK president/ceo sense this was a very powerful Mediaincrease Index. last ThursdayIt rose a onfurther the FT-SE 18p winnerfrom Universal Des'ree.