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CMA ColumbiaUK/Irelandchlef marketing and director former David Classicalby Andrew Brits Stewart founder Rob Dickins Awardsmarket. wentBut on theto ITVGramophone and failed, andLesley Nigel Garrett, Kennedy. Julian Lloyd futureBower consultativesays he is negotiaUng rôle with the a believesing figures winning for this respectablecoming Sunday's view- theWe werewind, comingaware that in fighting ITV was against giving rateEMI tally Classics of winners headed witlthf igel ishighlights to establish show itself. is vital if the event toKennedy's classical outstandingmusic honour coming in OnlineCLICKMUSIC music RECRUITS content BAUGHENportai hostedThe byinaugural Trevor McDonaldClassical onBrits, the Argerich,te nightthe asChoir wins forof MarthaKing's JazzCllckmuslc FM sponsorship has taken manager on former firstRoyal Saturday Albert Hall, of hasMay generally at London's won encetoslot given ITV to to the justify awardi thi Collègelan Bostridge. and Stephen Universal Cleobury, Classics and Johnrôle atBaughen the start-up, to fulfil to a work similar on its forpralse the sectorfrom the to reachindustry a wider m its aui bid produced the show tha tookand Virgintwo prizes Records and one Sony apiece. Classical webexisting chart student actlvlties pages Lamacq Cspot, Its testence. at However, lOpm on it Sunday faces itswhen bigge it Sundaylucky if atit lam,"was aired he says. on BBC2 on "The show i ShopBotOnline, online and the retaillng Playroom. aggregator showHe who,criticises he says,those 'wanted knocking us the to Church and Kennedy: mass appeal "I was genuinely surprised and be Dickinshard for concédés the event that to moveit would for- goartists for whoperformances are completely by unknown.classical lanCore Bostridge, classical Bryn artists Terft such as winners:pleased byDaniel the first Harding, three awardlan VilkinsonJquid Records is preparing founder to Mark launch an wardtélévision if it doesaudience. not attract"We wanted a mass to ifClassical that attitude music prevails. will become The ideaextinct of wereChoir ofKiamong those- " h difficultBostridge to andcombine Martha the Argerich. artistic andIt is mnternet June broadcast15. The channel channel, will DVTV, populistproduce somethingthan the Gramophonemuch more theulism Classical of certain Brits classical is to use perform-the pop- sideClassical of the Brits. class But th doesn't appear as if it has been music show, Big Mouth, UK hip-hop Awardsn at withoutthe specialist usurping end their posi- ers to lead people towards unfamil- thatcosmetically the balance contrived. was about But right." 1 felt clubbingprogramme magazine Off The show Head Club and Fin, Marot Sites senior rôle Universal streamlines road sales opération at MusicSw net start-up teamUniversal in a isrestructuring to slash Its ofroad its sales directorFormer MarcUniversal Marot Island has beenmanaging taken | j. f/"Sî., ;:,T ' (y*-- Pg offunctions the pound prompted and grey by imports. the strength on as director of stratégie planning of jjgg Is expectedThe current to 25strongbe sllmmed road down crew to The opération, which was officially HH justthe aamount dozen afterof business a slgnificant they fallbave in launched at a réception in London's . / v been pulling into the major. 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MUSIC WEEK MAY 20 2000 NEWS [email protected] iiKtiiiiim Eros replacement New association gives SALUTING THi UK'S CREATIVES setforjuly launch The carton of milk In Blur's Coffee + TV video; the ARecord replacement Ordering toSystem the Electronic(Eros) is indies voice in Europe roboticshatterlng kiss inhand Bjôrk's in Leftfield's Ali Is Full Afrika Of Love; Shox; that the l Julybeing after launched a survey at the showed beginning around of The world's independent music otherHe says bodies that have while done the a goodIFPI andjob highland plonge in Travis's Why Does It Always I 300 indépendant dealers would Ingroups Europe are beingfollowing given lasta new week voice s representing the majors and also totallyRain...; inséparableunforgettable from images the music ail of thatthem inspired and also them. launch of a new association. therelobbying is afor perception regulatory that issues, they It was work such as this, not to mention creatlvity in , port1er Ordering from Systemsix distributors (PDOS) has - ersThe andIndependent Labels MusicAssociation Publish- have not worked so effectively for other areas including sleeve design, that was Pinnacle, Koch, Proper Music, Vital, (Impala), was brought into life In the indies.Brussels "We agenda,want to influencecoverlng honoured at the Park Lane Hilton at last week's in negotiations withParis alast charter Wednesday to represent (May 10)the Issues such as the copyright and e- shortageCreative Andof creatlvity Design Awards. on display. And Indeed, there was what no was interests of independent record lobbycommerce for funding directives Initiatives and at alsothe most striking seeing ail the nominations together was Brussels.and publishlng companies in EC level for the music business," the reminder of the depth of talent présent in the ranks influentialThe organisation group of is founder backed mem-by an Kern, who now heads hls own lackof UK-based of exciting video UK makers. music areWhile commonplace complaints atabout the the ber companies and trade organisa- consultancy group Kern European moment, the same broad généralisation could certainly tionsUK's acrossAssociation Europe, of includingIndependent the Affairs,be based says in becauseBrussels Impalait will wlllbe Yes,not bethey made are abouttoo many music identikit video. dance videos. 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Rhymes' Gimme Some Mo'. phone'sScience seniorcampaign product won manager Parlo- McCartney and John Williams should be heaped with praise HammerVideo & Tongsproduction dommated company the win- Black Dog's Chris Cunningham Gareth Currie and director Jez for their work, as should Charlotte Church who, in particular, ners, scooping three awards for its collected the inaugural bestfor alterna- Murrell best TV ad award, while has brought her voice to a lot more of the younger othervideo forpnzes. Blur's Its Coffee Blur wins + TV came and twofor 5r video for Aphex Twin, picked up the Gregail campaign Jakobek Mozart,génération Beethoven and aiso andto the their hearts ilk left of usthe long American ago - stoppublic. being best pop video for director Gareth me Lastd for Century Michael's campaign. 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Jones'spenned Marnacover ofTold the Me Randy Not ToNewman- Corne - 28th whichFor theled thesecond way, quarterthough runningits 1.4 percentageit was EMI The challenge to the top two - EMI and Universal - of the quarter. It helped the company to thirdto a fourth-placespot on singles finish with with 12.4% 11.9% compared on challengesof 1997, when from it PolyGram/lsland was facing separate and MCA is the strongest for some time, reports Paul Williams albums. in second and third positions respectively. andLike Randy Wamer/Chappeli Newman, Sony/ATV, with Don too, McLean in the to itsEMI's singles 17.0% showing share thisthan time its performance owed more ZOMBA STARTS NEW MILLENNIUM WITH A BAN6 singles market found itself benefiting from quarterroyalties of for a acentury song pennedago. 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Radio Two is now Ictoberof advertising and this breaks September, on June The 15 915,000reaching 10.6msince March 1999 with Wogan co-branded compilab'on CD is being adding 420,000 and Wright 440,000 in the results show thatcollaboration our TV and with cinéma NME "These firstManaging three months f of this ye, advertising has worked, and as more took set of infigures April, asit ailwe bodes near ourwell new for thetarget next of O'Hara: winning back lost llsteners 500,000 listeners a week," says Xfm head lowever, is up 25,000 on the quarter at of Themarketing highlights Charlotte for Emap Soussan. Performance 11.3m and is riow 470,000 higher than 12 marketing campaign later this quarter. MagicNetwork 105.4FM include inthe London. highest up reach 8.3% yet at for 1.5m appealThe latestto ail âges,"Rajar figures she says. allow a direct year- monthsClassic ago. 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Thanking his hosts, did big cheeses including Paul Burger, Godfrey-Cass and British Music Rights' the Germany record company association, Paul Conroy, Gary Farrow and Nick Frances Lowe...And finally, Dooley is sad he referred to the local market as being Phillips choose to spend part of the the third largest in the world. Well, he evening in Anna's, jJadie^othesshop_ to hear about the""" passing who developed of John Lewîn, BBC was hired for being a sharp political 1 Music operator after all...Promotional gimmick Entertainment's of the week; promo CDs of De La Seul s multimédia unit excellent new album. Bootleg fears have long prompted labels to add blips/noises etc to promos of fortheoming rap albums, but the personalised "This album belongs to Joe Bloggs" takes the biscuit (even if e cloims the planet for just 50 years, with 25 of thoso spent in it drives you mad)...Are Boyzone preparing the business - the music biz, that Is. 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