THE FIVE BOROUGHS: Wire-to-wire, 2011 in New York City was a maelstrom of music production and business developments.
Like any battle worth fighting, there was a constant sense of two-steps-forward one-step-back pervading the action for most. Those who successfully navigated the music-to-picture minefield, shot straight with their startup, made a Read more...
SOHO, MANHATTAN:One by one, the Internet tools for music career management are coming alive. In a digital music world where almost everything can potentially be managed better via the Web, the only wait that artists, songwriters and labels have to endure these days isn’t for the technology – that’s Read more...
The A&R Registry reports that Chris “Tricky” Stewart has been named Head of A&R at Epic Records.
Stewart is the hit songwriter and producer behind many huge chart-topping singles, such as Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”, Britney Spears‘ “Me Against the Music”, Mýa’s “Case of the Ex”, Read more...
TRIBECA, MANHATTAN: Quick quiz! Which NYC record label
• Has won three GRAMMY awards and been nominated for five more in the last five years,
• Has had 11 albums by five different artists certified RIAA Platinum or Gold since 2002,
• Signs its artists based on their talent, not Read more...
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN: It’s been 12 years since a creative team at Arnold Advertising synchronized Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon” on that dreamy Volkswagen commercial and in that time, brands and artists have become good friends.
Now, commercial music is all synch licenses and “inspired by” original compositions ordered to sound Read more...
