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INTERN4TION>lL INTERN/1TION/1L D/1TELINE NMPA, ASCAP, Expectations Met Fox Agency Argentina decision on his future projects. Set As 17th MIDEM ’ Musica BUENOS AIRES — Norberto Tejero has e Dischi magazine recently For Japan Meeting Draws To Close published its overall chart results for resigned his post of sales manager at EMI 1982 (continued from page 6) in its January issue. Artists of the by Nick Underwood after several years with this label. No year tance, such as record rentals, home taping were, in the single review, Miguel replacement has been announced yet, and Bose and all kinds of copyright infringement LONDON — As the 17th annual MIDEM (CBS), male singer; Phoebe his future plans are unknown. Meanwhile, Cates rampant throughout the Far East. NMPA Music Festival wound up at the end of last (CBS), female singer; the Imagination Alberto Caldeiro and Jorge Portunato, of (Red board members will meet with top officials week, many companies reported that their Bus), group. In the LPs survey, the the same company, traveled to Mexico to winners of the Japanese government to review mat- general expectations had been fulfilled — were Franco Battlato (EMI), attend an A&R convention in that city. male singer; ters of importance to the international especially the smaller Independent labels Teresa De Slo Spanish chanteur Julio Igleslas visited (PolyGram), female singer; copyright community.” looking for new foreign licensing deals. the Imagination Uruguay and performed at Montevideo and (Red Bus) group. Single of Aside from forging new pacts, extending the year was The Americans’ visit, timed to coincide Punta del Este but did not come to Buenos “Paradise” by Phoebe Cates existing deals and promoting product in- (CBS), followed with the Tokyo Music Festival late in March, Aires, forcing thousands of fans to watch by "II Ballo Del Qua Qua” ternationally, most people reiterated the by Romina Power will include meetings with members of TV, aired (Baby) and "Bravi general consensus that the festival was in- his show on by ATC from the Diet Ragazzi” by Miguel Japanese (parlaiment) and the neighbor country. Alfredo Stratico of CBS Bose (CBS). Album of the valuable in striking up new contacts and year was “La Japanese Assn, of Rights of Authors and traveled to Punta del Este to meet Iglesias, Voce Del Padrone” by Franco acquaintances. Composers (JASRAC) on present and and Jorge Nalman of Korn was also Battiato (EMI), followed by “Cocclante" by Many companies used the time during RIccardo future problems inherent in all types of available there with new songs to be in- Cocclante (RCA) and “Eye In The the festival to sow seeds for future deals — recording licensing. A high point of the visit Sky” by Alan Parsons Project (Arista). cluded in the oncoming Iglesias album. instigating and compounding pacts that will be a seminar to be conducted by board CBS is also releasing the latest Roberto mario de luigi will be concluded after the festival, thus members of the NMPA and Fox Agency Carlos LP, recorded in New York and sung allowing more time for deeper considera- and other executives on the state of the in Portuguese. The Spanish version of the United Kingdom tion of possible potentialities. recording and music publishing industries recording will be available in April. first Such was the for Adrian Rudge and LONDON — RCA Records came in the in the U.S., as well as new developments in case Mario Kaminsky of Microfon reports that singles market during the last quarter of copyright thought and the potential effects Steve Collyer, directors of the U.K. -based Sandra MIhanovIch will start the recording 1982 according to British Market Research of new technologies. indie label Runaway Records. Rudge and of the second LP for the company. The first Bureau (BMRB) figures just released. RCA Open Communication Collyer were at MIDEM looking for suitable one, also produced by Ricardo Kleinman, took 1 3.2% of the market, followed by CBS overseas licensing deals for the debut Commenting on behalf of the NMPA and sold in excess of 70,000 copies. Microfon is with 11.2% and then Virgin with 10.1%. product by Pattie Davis, daughter of U.S. Fox Agency on the upcoming meetings, also releasing the first album by recently CBS took first place in LP sales with 1 3.4%, President Ronald Reagan. Runaway had NMPA chairman Chiantia said, “We often contracted instrumentalist Cacho Tirao while EMI came second with 13.1% and many firm offers for Davis’ recently recor- hear the well-worn cliches on the universality and promoting the latest effort by Spanish WEA third with 7.6%. The top selling LP for ded debut LP, which the company will be of music and devotion to authors’ rights, chanteur Camllo Sesto. the quarter was “The John Lennon Collec- carefully considering during the next few but unfortunately, a commitment to more RCA has announced the inking of Cacho tion" on EMI and top single was Eddy weeks. than words is, at best, infrequent. It is only Castana to an exclusive contract, and the Grant’s “I Don't Wanna Dance” on his own Hardware companies, primarily through structured communication bet- release of a single and an album. Castana Ice Records label. promoting the impending European ween working authors and publishers in for years leading chan- has been many a launch of the Compact Disc (CD), were A name to watch: the brilliant duo of the international community, united in their teur and composer. His new waxings will much in evidence, as were ancillary music Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, better determination to protect and advance the also be produced by Ricardo Kleinman. service companies, including the U.K.- known as The Eurythmics, whose second rights of authors throughout the world, that Mercedes Sosa headlined the main ar- based Music Vision, which will the LP on RCA, titled “Sweet Dreams Are our goals can most effectively be achieved. become tistic the last filling events of weeks, to European equivalent of the U.S. MTV. Made Of This,” has just been released, The Tokyo conference will be, we believe, a capacity the Ferrocarril Oeste soccer Music Vision used MIDEM to announce its were reportedly furious recently; their breakthrough in initiating that kind of con- stadium, which seats nearly people. 40,000 inception to the music industry. The com- video “Love Is A Stranger” was suddenly certed action, and we salute the Japanese The chanteuse returned to public ap- pany is currently in development and has blacked out on the U.S. MTV station. The Music Publishers Assn, for its initiative." pearances in Buenos Aires after her SRO that with coming explosion of blackout occured during broadcast to 3 Echoing Chiantia’s sentiments, ASCAP projected the dates at the theater early in 1982, Opera satellite in Europe, Music Vi- million viewers because censors thought president David added, “At ASCAP, we cable and TV which resulted also In a live album that sold sion could conceivably reach four million Annie was a transvestite as she rips her wig have often said that behind every great more than 125,000 copies on PolyGram. subscribers by the middle of 1984. off on the clip. The MTV producers even writer is a great publisher. migiiel smirnoff And great telexed RCA U.K. for a copy of Annie's birth publishers never stop working with writers, The Music Vision service will be a daily Italy certificate to make sure they weren’t being pitching and promoting their songs; so advertising-supported video popular duped. can be the lot of Such a genuine ar- much so that they sometimes don't get the music channel initially for cable television — Beginning in 1983, the Italian MILAN tist. time or opportunity to sit down and talk with systems in the U.K. and Europe. Music Vi- government has decided to introduce a one another. sion is being funded by the U.K.’s special tax of 10% of the value on records Keiiy Groucutt, bass player with the “It is important to share common ex- Yorkshire Television and the American and prerecorded tapes, a decision that Eiectric Light Orchestra, releases his periences, as well as common problems, ABC Video Enterprises Inc., a New York- has caused much apprehension in the debut solo single, “Let The Kids Do It,” on such as home taping, record rentals and based subsidiary of American Broad- record business. The Assn, of the Riva Records next week . Lonnie challenges of new technologies. A solution casting Companies, Inc. (ABC) Phonographic Manufacturers (API) an- Simmons' Total Experience label presents in ' Peoples and found one country may well be the solu- nounced an immediate action against the the Gap Band, Yarbrough and At present. Music Vision is negotiating Rogert “Goodie” Whitfield this week as a tion for other countries. Today's issues re- new tax, mostly considering the fact that in with various sources and parties involved complete package. The dates mark the quire that we pool resources and learn the past months the value-added tax on in video and music copyright and revue since Stax/Volt in from one another's experiences. That is records was reduced from 18% to 10% the tour the ’60s clearances. Tony Hammings, director of U.K. and is the first major black music label why I am gratified to be invited to par- following to the recognition by the govern- Music Vision, said at MIDEM: “The com- launch since the Stax/Volt tour in the ’60s ticipate in this seminar of the Japanese ment of the cultural character of the record. pany will provide emerging cable systems Music Publishers Assn.