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November -
December 2002
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First-Ever Dance and Electronic Music
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ASCAP presented
its first-ever panel discussion focusing exclusively
on the dance and electronic music business. The
panel, held in New York City, entitled Music Business
101: Business of Dance and Electronic Music, was
heavily attended and featured among its topics the
difficulties of getting your record released, the
role of the indie artist's publisher, the role of
the DJ and manager, and the current state of the
United States dance market. Pictured (l-r) are composer/artist
Richard Morel, moderator and Oracle Entertainment
and Marketing's Debra Eriksen, Sr. VP of Bug Music
Group Garry Velletri, composer/artist Roger Sanchez
and Big Management's Gary Salzman. |
| The Artists Forum |
Betsy Hirsch, Arif Mardin and ASCAP's Margaret Spoddig. |
The Artist's Forum, run by
ASCAP writer Amos White V, held a special event
at Steinway Hall in New York City. Performers and
guests included Emmy Award-winning songwriter Lee
Musiker, legendary producer Arif Mardin, songwriter
and Steinway representative Betsy Hirsch, Jazz vocalist
Elli Fordyce and songwriter Maitri Garrett. The
Artist's Forum meets often to educate and promote
local New York City songwriters. For more info visit
www. theartistsforum.org. |
Amos White V |
Lee Musiker |
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Medusa
Signs Up
Above, underground Queen Medusa (left) signed with
ASCAP. ASCAP's Charis Henry welcomed her aboard
at the Society's Los Angeles office. |
Flavor Unit Records Camp
In North Hollywood, California, ASCAP's Charis Henry
dropped by Saylor/Devonshire Studios to pay a visit
to Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere's Flavor Unit
Records Camp. They are currently working on a compilation
of all of the new artists on Flavor Unit Records.
Pictured are MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Henry, Compere
and the Flavor Unit Records Camp. |
Austin Power
Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Edwin McCain, on
tour to promote his new ATC Record album, The
Austin Sessions and a new performance DVD,
Mile Marker: Stories and Songs from The Acoustic
Highway, stopped by ASCAP's New York offices
recently. Pictured (l-r) are ATC Records' Rick Wells,
ASCAP's Loretta Muñoz, and McCain. |
Pictured (l-r) are Arturo Sandoval, Congressman
John Conyers,
Marilyn Bergman and Quency Phillips. Photo by Focus
Image. |
New Young
Jazz Composer Program
The ASCAP Foundation launched its new Young Jazz
Composer Awards program with a press luncheon hosted
by ASCAP Foundation President Marilyn Bergman at
Washington, DC's Willard Hotel. The awards initiative
is designed to encourage the creation of new jazz
works by composers under 30. On hand to help announce
the new program was Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
(D-MI). In addition, special entertainment was provided
by ASCAP member and Columbia jazz artist Arturo
Sandoval and emerging DC composer/pianist Quincy
Phillips. Click
here for information, guidelines and application
forms. |
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Marcy
and Ian
Canadian singer/songwriter Ian Tyson ("Four Strong
Winds," "Someday Soon") stopped by ASCAP's New York
offices while in town to perform Lincoln Center
Out of Doors Festival this summer. Tyson's latest
album is Live at Longview (Vanguard). Pictured
are ASCAP's Marcy Drexler and Tyson. |
A
Scene Grows in Brooklyn
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As high-rents in Manhattan continue to drive
more and more people to look for living spaces
in New York City's outer-boroughs, Williamsburg,
Brooklyn is now a hotbed of bars, restaurants,
art galleries and many popular new music venues.
ASCAP presented its first-ever showcase in
Williamsburg this year at Northsix, one of
the scene's hottest places to catch great
new music. Pictured at the ASCAP Presents
showcase in Williamsburg, Brooklyn are (clockwise
from top right) TWF's Shawn M. Tooley, Vic
Thrill's Saturn Missile, Vic and Aure Dextra,
and Scrapomatic's Paul Olsen and Mike Mattison.
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| Mercury
Rises
New York City's Mercury Lounge was the site of two
great ASCAP Presents showcases this summer. The
first featured such hot acts as The Yard, Serafin,
Big Sur, Eman and White Light Motorcade. The second
showcase featured Casino, King Size, Kristin Hoffman
and others.
Serafin's Ben Ellis, Ronnie Growler, Ben Fox
Smith and Darryn Harkness. The band was recently
signed to Elektra. |
Big Sur's Daniel Spencer, Hezi Yechiel, Nat
Woodcock, ASCAP's Margaret Spoddig (in back),
Big Sur's Ben Nicholls, manager Steve Lowes,
ASCAP's Marcy Drexler and (in front) Jason
Silberman. |
Casino's Adam Zindani. |
Jerry Jaffee, King Size's Adam Ross, Tom Appleman,
Adrian Holz, Tom Deiz, David Spreng and manager
Spiro Phanos. |
John Maron, Brenden Wyant, Oscar Bautista,
Kristin Hoffmann, manager Steve Krupa and
Viviane Travin. |
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