Updates New On The Charts This Month J RECORDS Label Signings Jamie Foxx- (Clive Davis[[email protected]]) Rhymefest(aka Che Smith)- (Clive Davis[[email protected]]) RECORD COMPANY JIVE Artist- (A&R Person Responsible[e-mail address] Chante Moore- (Larry Campbell[[email protected]]) LAVA ARTEMIS The Click- (Andy Karp[[email protected]]) Powderfinger- (Danny Goldberg[[email protected]]) LIGHTYEAR/WARNER ATLANTIC Goat- (Arnie Holland[[email protected]]) Death Cab For Cutie- (Sam Riback[[email protected]]/Mary MERCURY NASHVILLE Gormley[[email protected]]) Sugarland- (Luke Lewis[[email protected]]) Haley Williams- (Tom Storms[[email protected]]/Steve RAZOR & TIE Robertson[[email protected] Danko Jones- (Gerard Babitts[[email protected]]) BBR/BROKEN BOW RCA John Corbett- (Benny Brown[[email protected]]) Kasabian- (Ashley Newton[[email protected]]) BME RECORDINGS The Kills(through Rough Trade)- E-40- (. Lil Jon[[email protected]]) ROADRUNNER COLUMBIA/SONY Still Remains- (Mike Gitter[[email protected]]) April Sixth- (Jon Pikus[[email protected]]) ROUN’TABLE ENT. INC. Alana Grace- (David Massey[[email protected]]) Aqualung- (Greg Boggs[[email protected]]) Lil’ Mo- (Merlin Bobb[[email protected]]) Cirkus- (Greg Boggs[[email protected]]) KC- (Merlin Bobb[[email protected]]) Full Scale- (Matt Pinfield[[email protected]]) Yummy/Rockwilder- (Merlin Bobb[[email protected]]) Young Cal- (Merlin Bobb[[email protected]]) CRUNK INC./WARNER SIRE Nia- ( Serious Lord[[email protected]]) H.I.M.- (Seymour Stein[[email protected]]/Michael DIGITAL MUSICWORKS INT’L.(DMI) Goldstone[[email protected]]) Dwight Twilley- (Mitchell Koulouris[[email protected]]) SONY CLASSICAL Redlightmusic(fea.x-of Candelbox-Peter K (Mitchell Koulouris[[email protected]]) Robert Downey Jr.- (Peter Gelb[[email protected]]) Bassic- (Mitchell Koulouris[[email protected]]) TOTAL EXPERIENCE Michael Ware- (Mitchell Koulouris[[email protected]]) Killa/Cali- (Lonnie Simmons[[email protected]]) EMI CMG Max Julian(Aka Keith Walker)- (Lonnie Simmons[[email protected]]) LaShun Pace- (Larry Blackwell[[email protected]]/Ken Tori- (Lonnie Simmons[[email protected]]) Pennell[[email protected]]) UNIVERSAL Micah Stampley- (Ken Pennell[[email protected]]) Chamillionaire- (Avery Lipman[[email protected]]/Don Williams Sisters- (Larry Blackwell[[email protected]]/Ken Muhammad[[email protected]]) Pennell[[email protected]]) Vi- (Don Muhammad[[email protected]]) Darius Brooks- (Larry Blackwell[[email protected]]/Ken V2 Pennell[[email protected]]) Darlene McCoy- (Ken Pennell[[email protected]]) Josh Ritter- (Scott Graves[[email protected]]) V3- (Ken Pennell[[email protected]]) VICTORY Mighty Clouds Of Joy- (Larry Blackwell[[email protected]]/Ken June- (Tony Brummel[[email protected]]) Pennell[[email protected]]) The Junior Varsity- (Tony Brummel[[email protected]]) EMI LATIN Comeback Kid- (Tony Brummel[[email protected]]) Celso Pina- (Jorge Pino[[email protected]]) WBR/JACK RECORDS Chicos de Barrio- (Jorge Pino[[email protected]]) Jeff Foxworthy- (J.P. Williams[[email protected]]) FERRET MUSIC Bill Engvall- (J.P. Williams[[email protected]]) A Life Once Lost- (Carl Severson[[email protected]]) Larry The Cable Guy- (J.P. Williams[[email protected]]) Ron White- (J.P. Williams[[email protected]]) GOTHAM WORD/WARNER BROS. Slant- (Patrick Arn[[email protected]]) George Huff(of TV American Idol)- (Barry Landis[[email protected]]/Desmond HOLLYWOOD Pringle[[email protected]]) Regis Philbin- (Bob Cavallo[[email protected]]) Karen Clark-Sheard- (Barry Landis[[email protected]]/Desmond Pringle[[email protected]]) 2 Updates New On The Charts This Month Also ALLIDO RECORDS UMG & WMG JOINT VENTURE GROUND CONTROL TOURING Formed as a label and production company by Mark Universal Music Group & Warner Music Group form joint I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness, The Mendoza Line, Ronson and Rich Kleiman venture to handle royalty accounting Okkervil River, Sons And Daughters DIGITAL MUSICWORKS INT’L.(DMI) UNIVERSAL RECORDS HIGH ROAD TOURING New exclusive online label formed by Mitchell Koulouris, To distrib. BODY HEAD RECORDS of boxer Roy Jones 12 Girls Band, Allisoc Moorer, Bloc Party, Inouk, Keaton based in San Francisco WBR/JACK RECORDS Simons, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Luna, ECHO RECORDS(UK) New comedy label launched by Warner Bros. Records Menomena, The Pierces, Rachel Goswell, Plit Lip Rayfield, A division of the Chrysalis Group, to launch ‘virtual label’(all Nashville Sunshine, Tanya Donelly, Sweet Harmony, Traveling Revue outsourced) in the U.S. - Distrib. by ADA, staffed by ZOMBA LABEL GROUP INLAND EMPIRE TOURING World’s Fair Label Group in N.Y. Acquires GOSPO CENTRIC and B-RITE labels Cass McCombs, Frausdots, The Vells, The Hold Steady, FO YO SOUL ENT. Travis Morrison, Wolf Parade New ent. co. formed by KIRK FRANKLIN in joint venture Major Booking Agency Signings JEFF ROBERTS & ASSOC. w/Zomba/BMG - as a record company, ad agency, AM ONLY Everlife, Joyce Martin, Overflow, Sonicflood, ZOEgirl production company, & youth outreach program, based in DJ Louis Osbourne LITTLE BIG MAN Dallas AMERICAN FAMOUS TALENT Baxter Dury, Bell X1, The Concretes, The Delays, Dogs Die GETTING OUT OUR DREAMS Aswad, Big Mountain, Shinehead In Hot Cars, Erlend Oye, Hope Of The States, In Me, Joseph New label of Kanye West, distrib. through SONY LABEL ARTISTS WORLDWIDE Arthur, Kenna, Len, Kevin Hearn And Thin Buckle, Reef, GROUP in U.S. Enuff Z’Nuff Long-View, The Stratford 4, Tim Burgess INTEGRITY MUSIC GROUP BLUE MOUNTAIN ARTISTS LUSTIG TALENT Extends worldwide mainstream distrib. w/Epic/Sony and Porter, Batiste, Stoltz Bastards Of Metal makes a new deal with Sony/BMG owned Provident Music BOBBY ROBERTS CO. M.P.I. TALENT AGENCY Group for the Christian retail market Jennifer Holliday, The Nylons JOILICIOUS RECORDS Establishes Rock/Pop division - Sign MARK FARNER, GARY PUCKETT, PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS, MONTEREY PENINSULA ARTISTS Of artist JOI to be distributed by NAVARRE - JOI has also ORLEANS, The CLASSIC ROCK ALLSTARS, GARY Aslyn, The Bees, Eskimo Joe, The Rising, Stereo MC’s established Dirty Debutantes Prod’ns. to discover new LEWIS, LOBO, B.J. THOMAS MONTEREY PENINSULA ARTISTS (NASHVILLE) talent BUDDY LEE ATTRN’S. Blaine Larsen, Ron Williams, Shooter Jennings, Skye Moore, KOCH RECORDS Amber Dotson, Danni O’Neill, Malibu Storm, Marty Raybon, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling To distrib. RUNT (and its imprints) Seals & Seals NEW YORK ENT. NAVARRE C.A.A. Caffeine, Gary Gulman, Jay London To distrib. RHYMESAYERS ENT.(RSE) Anastacia, Backstreet Boys, Chingy, Britney Spears, Chaka PARADISE ARTISTS REDEYE DISTRIBUTION Khan, Christina Milian, Eamon, Hilary Duff, The Irish Tenors, Gary Hoey, Graham Parker, Sonia dada, Hanoi Rocks, To distrib. PINK FROST/BIG TAKEOVER RECORDS JC Chasez, *Nsync, Justin Timberlake, Les Nubians, Nick Jimmie’s Chicken Shack, Jesus Jones, Jesus And Mary ROUN’TABLE ENT. Carter, Samantha Ronson, Sarah Brightman, Skye Chain, The Yardbirds, Wondermints, Russell Thompkins Jr. Established by Cash Money Records w/Merlin Bobb as Sweetnam, The Vallii Girls, Adam Cohen, Anna Nalick, The And The New Stylistics, Danzig, Krokus, Saxon, U.D.O. A&R Exec. in New York F Ups, Ashlee Simpson, Big City Rock, Brazilian Girls, PEGASUS CONCERTS RYKO DISTRIBUTION Dropkick Murphy, Gavin Rossdale, Gratitude, Hazen Street, Mr. Pink To distrib. CRYPTOGRAMAPHONE/ARTISTRY MUSIC Holly Brook, The Like, Holly Williams, John Legend, Low PINNACLE ENT. SANCTUARY RECORDS Millions, Marc Anthony, Matt Wertz, Nikka Costa, Phoenix, Camp Freddy, Crossfade, Hot Water Music, Moments In To distrib. DRIVE-THRU RECORDS Razorlight, Nine Black Alps, Ryan Cabrera, Secret Garden, Grace SHO’NUFF RECORDS Skindred, World Leader Pretend RAJIWORLD TOUR Of producer JAZZE PHA distributed by ATLANTIC C.A.A.(NASHVILLE) Chris Stamey, Grey DeLisle, Four Corners Of The Round RECORDS, will soon release a CD by himself as an artist Alecia Nugent, B5, Day Of Fire, Megan Mullins, Mute Math, Table, Ian McLagan, Kathy Valentine, Moot Davis, Star Kids TELARC INT’L. Ray Scott Yoga, Tony Scalzo In joint venture w/TIGRESS RECORDS of artist ALANA CHAOTICA RED UNDERGROUND DAVIS DJ Icon, I Am X, Spalding Rockwell Vince Herman TOTAL EXPERIENCE RECORDS DEGY BOOKING INT’L. SEAMLESS TALENT AGENCY Re-established by LONNIE SIMMONS(of Gap Band) to be Magna-Fi Diecast distributed by Warner Bros. FACE THE MUSIC TOURING SKYLINE MUSIC ULTRA RECORDS As I Lay Dying, Gym Class Heroes, I Can Make A Mess Like The Hot Buttered Rum String Band, Jeff Coffin Mu’Tet Has licensed DAVID MORALES LP “2 Worlds Collide” from Nobody’s Business SUPER ARTISTS DEF MIX PROD’NS. FANTASMA TOURS Bob Marley (comedian), Greg Proops Gallagher 3 Updates New On The Charts This Month TED KURLAND ASSOCS. FROM THE FUTURE Obituaries Chick Corea The Killers PASSINGS THIS MONTH THE AGENCY GROUP GOLD MOUNTAIN Ernie Ball, Doug Bennett, Rodney Dangerfield, Roy Drusky, Home Video, Hoodoo Gurus, LIT, Ian Brown, Inspector, Joss Stone IMMORTAL ENT. Mike Gill, Janet Leigh, Donald Leslie, Scott Muni, Bruce Jeffrey Gaines, Jenni Rivera, Kill, Matisyahu, Palmer, Christopher Reeve, Chris Towns Moderndayzero,