elton john, ludacris and more - Universal Music Publishing

More documents

Recommendations

Info

+ ARTIST DEVELOPMENTNORTH AMERICAUMPG ArtistDevelopment Spotlight‘Tell your friends all around theworld/ There ain’t no companionlike a blue-eyed Merle’-Led Zeppelin, “Bron Y Aur Stomp”UMPG’s Pat Higdon Signs- BLUE MERLE -developing into Major AAASUCCESS STORYUMPG Nashville’s Pat Higdon signed Blue Merle to a publishingdeal and spent close to a year developing and workingwith the band while pushing for and securing their label dealwith Island Def Jam. The band are already the most added at HotA/C on the heels of the release of their debut album, Burning inthe Sun (IDJ).Blue Merle is a unique blend of musical colors. While theinstrumentation leans toward bluegrass, the sound is resolutelyand refreshingly a new take on Pop/Rock with a nod to Coldplayand Dave Matthews Band.Produced by Stephen Harris (U2, Dave Matthews Band,Kula Shaker), its sound is immediately inviting and disarminglynuanced. The music carries the sort of inventiveness and depthof the feeling found only in the best rock songwriting.With Blue Merle opening for the likes of J.J. Cale, BadlyDrawn Boy, and playing festivals ranging from Farm Aid toBonnaroo, this ecelectic band could turn into the diverseNashville rock scene’s development story of the year.OTHER NEW ARTISTS TO LOOK FOR:RINGSIDE AND FAN_3RingsideFan_3Ringside is the creation of Scott (singer / songwriter)and Balt (beat master) - two kindred musicalspirits whose first crossed paths at a birthday partyfor Timothy Leary. Scott and Balt wrote, engineeredand produced their entire self-titled debut album(Geffen) due to hit stores on April 5th.Blessed with the gift of rhyme and her 16 year oldinstinct for honesty, fan_3 paves the way for a newgeneration of pop artists with her debut Geffenalbum. She calls herself fan _3 because that'sexactly what she is: a 100% all-out fan of greatmusical artists, especially female trios like TLC,Destiny's Child and the Dixie Chicks. Her album LetMe Clear My Throat is due in stores in April.The Hip-Hop ViolinistMiri Ben Ari is “The Hip-HopViolinist.” Her co-write of “Jesus Walks”on Kanye West’s The College Dropout garneredGRAMMY nominations for Best RapSong and Song of the Year. Miri workedclosely with producer Kanye West writing,producing, arranging and performing all ofthe strings on the smash debut album forthe superstar rapper-producer. Miri is thecenterpiece of Twista’s smash single andvideo “Overnight Celebrity.” Miri has beentouring as a featured artist with Kanyethroughout the U.S. and Europe.Miri has been in the studio creatingher debut Hip Hop/R&B album, a fusion ofher soulful strings with hard-edged hip-hop production. Kanye West has lent production andrhymes to several tracks on her album, and will release it on his label through UniversalRecords. Other guests include: Mya, Scarface, Fabolous, Lil’ Mo, Joe Budden, Twista,Pharoahe Monch, Anthony Hamilton and Miri’s own urban classical sound.08 • UMPG
NORTH AMERICA+ COVER STORYU2COVER STORY10 GREAT U2 SONGSYOU’VE GOT TO HEAR LIVEI Will Follow (1980)New Year’s Day (1983)Pride (1984)I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (1987)Where The Streets Have No Name (1987)Desire (1988)Mysterious Ways (1991)One (1991)Beautiful Day (2000)Vertigo (2004)TO CHECK OUT THESE AND OTHER U2 SONGS,GO TO www.SYNCHExpress.comU2U2 DEBUTS AT NO. 1 AROUND THE WORLDUMPG’s U2, whose single “Vertigo” from the album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Interscope)rocketed to No. 1 on singles charts around the world. The first track from their fourteenth studioalbum, spurned Multi-Platinum sales in over 24 countries and has shipped 9 million units worldwide.U2 will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame March 14 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotelin New York. The group will begin touring How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb in March 2005.UMPG • 09
Page 1 and 2: NEW RELEASES FROM UMPG'S 3 DOORS DO
Page 3 and 4: Chairman’s MessageUMPG finished 2
Page 5 and 6: t N JohnNEWSIGNINGUNIVERSAL MUSIC P
Page 7: Betty WrightNORTH AMERICA+ NEW SIGN
Page 11 and 12: NORTH AMERICA+ NEW RELEASESN E W R
Page 13 and 14: NashvilleUMPG LaunchesChristian Mus
Page 15 and 16: MOTION PICTUREHIGHLIGHTSRECORD YEAR
Page 17 and 18: EUROPEOVER THIS PAST YEAR, THE KILL
Page 19 and 20: UROPEUROPEFrance • Corneille Hits
Page 21 and 22: SOUTHEAST ASIA/JAPAN/SOUTH AFRICA+
Page 23 and 24: Lance Freed,President RondorBrian W
Page 25 and 26: ABORIGINALAL GREENUMPG IS VERYPROUD
Page 27 and 28: Universal Music Publishing GroupWor

elton john, ludacris and more - Universal Music Publishing

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?