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!n Regional Melodyland’s Executives On The Move WB Promo Shifts Nashville Office Poiydor Names Ruppert, Donelson, Whitton and Bramberg LOS ANGELES — A realignment of — Poiydor Incorporated has completed its internal restruc- Shutdown Only turing program by naming four new people in the areas of Warner Brothers Records, regional marketing posts has gone into effect, promotion and publicity. Fred Ruppert has been named as- as “Temporary” sociate national promotion director He comes to Poiydor outlined by that label's vice president and directorof marketing. from Buddah. where he was most recently a&r director, pre- RussThyret LOS ANGELES — Melodyland has Michael Olivieri, formerly local album viously serving as national director of promotion. He was closed its Nashville office on a tem- promotion manager for New York, is now also director of promotion for Elektra Records, and held the porary basis in accordance with the Chip joins the eastern regional promotion manager same position at Famous Music. Donelson label's new emphasis on full-time, full- covering the New York, Baltimore. company as national director of r&b. having done eastern staff promotion, according to Herb Washington, Boston and Philadelphia regional promotion for RCA Records, previously serving as Belkin, vice president of creative opera- markets In this new position Olivieri marketing director for Strata-East Records, and holding a will tions for Motown, which distributes report to national promotion director national promotion position for Mainstream Records. Melodyland "With the present size of publicity from Morton Gary Davis as well as to Thyret. Ed Neal Whitton comes to Poiydor D our artist roster" says Belkin, "we don’t in writing, contacting Gilreath has moved from his previous Wax Assoc., and will be involved feel a current need for a full-time busi- devising publicity campaigns post of Atlanta regional marketing media representatives, and ness office in Nashville Our major com- artist tour manager, will be related manager to New York, where he be- Steve Bramberg, named mitment now. as evidenced by our re- to the publicity department and will work closely with artists comes eastern regional sales manager, cent staff changes, is to break the artists covering the sales side of the same ter- and managers. He most recently was general manager of we currently have before thinking about Glide Records, working in the areas of a&r, publicity, ritories as Olivieri He reports to Thyret. Magna signing additional new artists. promotion and artist relations as do the five regional marketing "We think our artists will appreciate managers covering the rest of the coun- our staff working the product on the road DeMarino To UA A&R Post — Al DeMarino has been named try. full-time at the station level as op- to the post of director of a&r. east coast, of Dan Davenport, who previously posed to having a business office to Al label president. DeMarino's respon- handled local promotion in Atlanta, is Records by Teller, hang their hats on sibilities will include overseeing UA's east coast a&r opera- now regional marketing manager for "We realize the importance of having a tion as well as the acquisition and development of new Atlanta, Charlotte, Memphis. Nashville business office in Nashville and well talent for the label DeMarino was most recently vice presi- and Miami Cliff Siegel, most recently have that again in the near future, but dent of Creative Management Associates, where he headed local promotion manager in Minneapolis, with John Fisher's presence in that city, up the music department. moves up to the regional marketing man- " we will be well represented. ager post for the . St Louis. The Melodyland staff currently con- Mary Ann Flynn Named Director Of International Operations Milwaukee. Kansas City and Minneapolis sists of three regional promotional men: For T.K. — Mary Ann Flynn has been appointed to the post areas Another change sees Kent Fisher, based in Nashville and covering Crawford (regional marketing manager. of director of international operations for T.K Productions. the south and southeast, Peter Inc Prior to joining T.K Ms. Flynn was manager of export Boston) moving to Los Angeles to cover Svendsen, based in Texas and covering sales and international promotions for RCA Records. the west coast marketing region. the southwest and midwest, and John Continuing in their present positions Curb, based in Motown s Los Angeles of- ABC Promotes Kugel And Pockrandt - ABC Record and as regional marketing managers are Mur- fice, covering the west coast. Tape Sales Corp. has promoted Steve Kugel to vice presi- ray Nagel (Dallas. Houston, Oklahoma, Melodyland's active artist roster, all dent of marketing and Robert Pockrandt to vice president of and San Antonio) and Al Mary Ann Flynn with new product being worked, includes operations. Kugel was formerly director of marketing for the Fronteria (Cleveland, Buffalo, Pitts- burgh. Cincinnati T G Sheppard. Dorsey Burnette, Pat company, joining in 1963 as a salesman in Seattle, moving and Detroit). Boone. Ronnie Dove. Darla Foster. Jerry up to Seattle sales manager in 67 He joined the national Naylor. Ernie Payne, Kenny Serratt and sales staff in '70, taking his most recent position in 73 Curtom Promo Jud Strunk. Pockrandt was vice president and branch manager of the Des Moines. Iowa branch, having been in the retail music Staff Revised: business in Portland, Oregon Beginning with Mid-State Bob Cato Forms Distributing Corp in Des Moines, he went on to form Major Garner Leaves Record Corp. as a subsidiary of Mid-State, joining ABC Sky Bow Prods. when ABC acquired Mid-State in 1 969 NEW YORK - With the departure of na- tional promotion director Emmett Gar- LOS ANGELES — Designer/ar- Chappell Reorganizes Publications Division Irv Trencher ner. Curtom Records has announced a tist/graphics consultant Bob Cato has has been named to the newly created post of sales and new promotional set up formed Sky Bow Productions to produce merchandising manager for the Chappell Music Company Charles Matthews becomes promotion and develop album graphics, advertis- Trencher will function in all areas of the print division in- man covering the southeast. Tony Price ing. logos and identity programs for the cluding sales and the development of merchandising pro- the southwest. Charles Stephens the recording industry with similar services grams for Chappell's catalog of publications. Trencher was midwest. Rocky Ge Productions the east available to the film industry most recently director of marketing for Neighborhood Rec- coast on an independent basis. Tom Ray Cato, most recently vice president of ords He has been national sales manager and director of the west coast on an independent basis creative services at United Artists marketing for Poiydor Records. Bob O Brien has been and Barry Resnick will be an additional Records, was formerly vice president of named educational director for Chappell, and will work with independent promotion man on the east advertising design for Charles Revson at Chappell’s educational catalogue O'Brien has been with coast Revlon, responsible for the concept and Chappell since 1972. Garner will be associated with Curtom development of the television and print as an independent consultant but left the image campaign for "Charlie," Revlon's Nash Joins UA Music — Margaret Nash has joined the pro- label to concentrate on artist manage- new perfume fessional staff of United Artists Music, announced Wally ment. publishing and independent pro- Cato has produced album graphics for Schuster, company vice president Ms Nash was most re- duction The first artist she will co- . . , Joan cently public relations officer for the Los Angeles produc- manage is Gemigo group, the Notations Baez, Frankie Miller. Donald Byrd. Paul tion of "Selma ." Gemigo is part of the Curtom operation Anka. Alphonse Mouzon. ELO, and Irv Trencher Garner has also set up his own pub- Curtis Mayfield, with some of his latest Benjamin To Island Publishing - Jeffrey Benjamin has lishing company, Trins Music. packages including "Northern Lights, been named creative and professional manager of Island Curtom co-president Marv Stuart stat- Southern Cross" (The Band), "The Base- Music U.S.A., announced Lionel Conway, president of the ed Curtom s new arrangement and the ment Tapes" (Bob Dylan & The Band) Island publishing group Benjamin comes to Island after a new direction that Warner Bros., our dis- and "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez). two-year term as a professional man at Irving/Almo Music. tributor. is taking with the addition of Cato may be reached at (213) 277-3495. Tom Draper to run the r&b department, Talmadge Resumes Presidency Of Musicor — Art Talmadge give us the flexibility to run an effective has resumed the presidency of Musicor Records Inc., and and efficientteam." Paul Simon Set Dynamo Records. Richard E. Talmadge, who formerly headed the companies, has entered into private law prac- For TV tice Gross Renews With Special Picone New VP Sales, Viewlex — Phil Picone has been Lifesong /Cashwest LOS ANGELES — Paul Simon has been named vice president, sales for Viewlex Inc., and will be set to star in his own musical special. responsible for sales in the Viewlex companies including "Still Crazy After All These Years " on Goldisc Recordings /A&B Duplicators Ltd., east coast, Al- NEW YORK — Musician-composer NBC-TV lentown Record Company, midwest and Monarch Record Henry Gross has signed a long term re- Details of the special are now being Manufacturing, west coast. He was previously vice presi- newal of his agreement with Lifesong finalized in New York by the network and dent for Inc., Poiydor and was also connected with MGM Records/Cashwest Productions. The Simon's representatives. It is expected Records. first product under the agreement will be that the special will be taped in late Norman K. Samnick Elected To WCI - Norman K. Samnick a new LP entitled "Release," to be dis- spring for a July 4 holiday weekend Jeffrey elected vice president, industrial and labor relations, Benjamin tributed by Lifesong Records. airdate continued on pg 40

12 January 24. 1976