TICKERTAPE EXECUTIVES GEFFEN’S NOT GOOFIN’: After Dixon. weeks of and speculation, OX THE rumors I MOVE I THINK LOVE YOU: Former MCA Inc. agreed to buy Geffen Partridge Family bassist/actor Walt Disney Records has announced two new appoint- Records for MCA stock valued at Danny Bonaduce was arrested ments as part of the restructuring of the company. Mark Jaffe Announcement about $545 million. for allegedly buying crack in has been named vice president of Disney Records and will of the deal followed Geffen’s Daytona Beach, Florida. The actor develop new music programs to build on the recent platinum decision not to renew its distribu- feared losing his job as a DJ for success of The Little Mermaid soundtrack. Judy Cross has tion contract with Time Warner WEGX-FM in Philadelphia, and been promoted to vice president of Disney Audio Entertain- Inc. It appeared that the British felt suicidal. He told the Philadel- ment, a new label developed to increase the visibilty of media conglomerate Thom EMI phia Inquirer that he called his Disney’s story and specialty audio products. Charisma Records has announced the appointment of Jerre Hall to was going to purchase the company girlfriend and jokingly told her “I’m the position of vice president, sales, based out of the company’s for a reported $700 million cash, going to blow my brains out, but New York headquarters. Hall joins Charisma from Virgin but David Geffen did not want to this is my favorite shirt.” Bonaduce Records in Chicago, where he was the Midwest regional sales engage in the adverse tax conse- also confessed “I feel like a manager. In other Charisma news, Joanna Spock Dean quences of such a deal, for a stock monumental fool. Even Carl Sagan will be the associate director of A&R, East Coast, Tony Noe swap insulates him from immedi- couldn’t figure out how stupid I am. is the new manager of A&R administration, and Sue Landol- ately paying taxes. After those I can barely look at myself... To fi will take the reins of the West Coast A&R representative negotiations broke off, MCA came anyone who believed the Danny position. Bruce Hinton, president, MCA Records/Nash- through with the best offer: MCA Partridge myth, I’m sorry.” ville has announced the promotion of Janet Rickman to vice will issue Geffen 1 million shares of TRUE MEN DON’T BEAT UP president of publicity and artist development for the label. Rickman was most recently director of publicity and artist a new convertible stock that pays a GIRLS: Two members of the Red $6.80 annual dividend and can be development at the Nashville office. Prior to joining Chili Peppers were also ar- Hot MCA/Nashville, she was West Coast director of press and converted into 10 million shares of rested in Daytona Beach on char- artist relations for PolyGram Records, based in Los Angeles. MCA common stock worth about Landolfi ges that they jumped from the Pat Schoffstoll has also moved up the MCA corporate ladder $545 million. In exchange, MCA stage of a Spring break perfor- in the Nashville office recently. She has been promoted to vice receives Geffen Records, who cur- mance and assaulted a woman in president of administration for the label. Schoffstoll was most rently hold the contracts to some of the audience. Drummer Chad recently director of administration at MCA/Nashville. Prior to the world’s best-selling recording Smith was charged with battery, joining the label in 1984, Schoffstoll was involved in retail and artist, N’Roses, wholesale audio/video sales. Chrysalis including Guns while bassist Michael Baleary, B has appointed Henley and Aerosmith. Andy Fuhrmann vice president, A&R. Fuhrmann comes to Don How- a.k.a Flea, was charged with disor- ever, Geffen will retain ownership the label from Epic/Portrait/CBS, where he was director, A&R. derly conduct, battery and solicita- of the offices currently under con- He held the same position at Arista prior to that, and was tion to commit an unnatural and responsible for signing Taylor Dayne. Island has appointed struction in Beverly Hills, and Fuhrmann lascivious act. Rod Butler vice president, urban promotion, and has named Geffen’s film division, which has WHITE RIOT, I WANNA RIOT, Ronnie Blackshear national director, secondary urban produced such hits as Risky Busi- WHITE RIOT, A RIOT FOR MY promotion. Butler comes to Island from Orpheus, where he ness, Little Shop of Horrors and MODE: You couldn’t exactly call it was vice president, promotion, during the label’s first year of Beetlejuice. operation. Prior to that, he spent years at Capitol, most Riot on Sunset Strip, Part 2, and it 11 On March 20, Geffen announced recently as national director. Black promotion. Blackshear wasn’t anywhere near Route 66, the incarnation of a new spin-off also comes from Orpheus, where she was national promotion but, at the Wherehouse store on La label, called simply DGC assistant. MTV has named Mark Rosenthal executive vice Cienega Blvd. in L.A. this past Records. Geffen’s current A&R president, affiliate sales and marketing for the network. Tuesday night, those notoriously Rosenthal was promoted from senior vice president, Western department will sign artists for rabble-rousing Brits, Depeche division, MTV Networks. The news from Black Rock this both labels. However, no artists Mode, ran into a spot of fan (as in week is that Mary Beth Colucci has been appointed director, previously released on Geffen fanatic) trouble. A few thousand video continuity marketing at Columbia House. She was transferred Records will be to rabid Mode-ites, gathered for an promoted from associate director in the same department, a DGC. They expect to release 10 autograph session by their heroes, position she held since January 1989. She has been with albums in their first year, with decided to celebrate the early en- Columbia House since 1986. And Andrew J. Gerber has new LPs by Warrior Soul, the ding of the session by causing a been named vice president and general attorney, CBS Records law department. He has been general attorney since Sundays, Lori Carson and John royal ruckus, tossing rocks and bot- 1978. Bill Johnson has been promoted to the position of Doe already in the works. tles and generally jumping up and design director at CBS Records/Nashville After leaving IT ’EM: As the con down in unison. Over 100 LAPD Lovelace STICK TO Rolling Stone magazine in 1978, Johnson became involved troversery surrounding the lyric officers, decked out in full riot gear with album design for CBS, resulting in his selection as art labeling bill increases, many well- and marching in neat little rows director for CBS Records in 1979. Prior to his current position, known members of the music com- (holdovers from two recent, un- Johnson served as senior art director, CBS Records/Nashville. munity are coming out and voicing eventful Public Enemy shows, per- Johnson is a highly respected artist, and has won numerous strong opposition. Donny Os- haps?), brought the little brouhaha honors, including two Grammy Awards (1988 and 1989). mond recently testified before the to an abrupt halt. There were no Areeda Schneider is the new associate director of ad- ministration there. A native of Alabama, Schneider began her Arizona Senate Judiciary Commit- serious injuries to report of, but it association with CBS Records in 1976 as a marketing coor- tee, stating that passage of the bill did make a great 15 seconds of TV. dinator. She was later upped to manager, administration and would seriously curtail the First Huffed and indignant city officals personnel before assuming her current position. Long-time Cohen Ammendment freedoms of artists are trying to get the Wherehouse music industry veteran Paul Lovelace has just been named and their audiences. He also chain to cover police costs. Ap- as the senior vice president of national promotion for stressed his concerns about parently, petty vandalism is a tenet Platinum International Music on Nashville’s Music Row. performers’ liabilty for acts al- of the new revolution. It’s that wild Lovelace previously served as vice president of promotion at legedly motivated by listening to a beat, officer... it drives those kids Capitol Records/Nashville. Other positions Lovelace has held recording. Rosanne Cash and crazy... include promotion director at MCA Records and vice president Rodney Crowell recently tes- WAYNE’S WORLD, WAYNE’S of promotion at 20th Century Fox’s Los Angeles pop division. He was also a member of the Elektra/Nashville team, founded tified before the Civil and Criminal WORLD! Attorney’s for enter- in 1976. At Elektra, Brian Cohen has been appointed Justice Committee in the state of tainer extraordinaire Wayne Morrow director of advertising. Cohen comes to the label from Restless, Missouri’s House of Repre- are Newton and NBC News due where he was director of sales and distribution, a position he sentatives. They too felt that the back in court April 13 to argue their held since 1987. EMI Music Publishing has named Brooke Morrow senior passage of such a bill would violate ongoing libel case. The 9th U.S. coordinator, international acquisitions. Morrow comes to EMI from Uni the First Amendment. This is the Circuit Court of Appeals set the Records, where she was executive assistant to the president. second hearing held in two years on hearing to determine the reversal the lyric labeling bill, introduced by (continued on page 8) Republican Representitive Jean CASH BOX MAGAZINE 2 March 31, 1990 VOL. NO. 36, MARCH 31 1890 STAFF BOX , GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher ROBERT LONG Vice President/Urban Marketing KEITH ALBERT Vice President/General Manager JIM SHARP Director, Nashville Operations CAMILLE COMPASIO Director, Coin Machine Operations JIM WARSINSKE (LA.) MIKE GORDON (LA.) THE MUSIC TRADE MAGAll^E Marketing KEITH GORMAN Editor LEEJESKE New York Editor T E KAY KNIGHT T Nashville Editor Editorial KAREN WOODS, Assoc.