Eric Beall

Director, A&R - Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc.

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Eric is the author of Making Music Make Money (An Insider's Guide To Becoming Your Own Music Publisher) (Berklee Press/Hal Leonard), and a respected music industry veteran, having held senior Creative posts at Zomba Music, Jive Records and Sony/ATV Music. Currently, he is A&R at Shapiro Bernstein, one of the industry's most venerable and respected independent music publishers. There he has brought in hits like Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On," Jojo's "Too Little Too Late," and David Guetta's "Love Is Gone" featuring Chris Willis. Prior to joining the executive ranks, Eric was an accomplished songwriter and record producer with several Top Ten hits for artists like Diana Ross, The Jacksons, Martha Wash, and Joey Lawrence. He lectures frequently at music industry conventions and seminars, teaches for Berklee Music Online at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, and blogs at berkleemusicblogs.com. His upcoming book, Hits Only, Please is scheduled for release by Billboard Publications in 2008.