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– BERNARD BAUR
Audien, rockers All That Remains
and Jenny O. To check out Cab,
visit http://criscab.com.
Jampol Artist Management
(JAM) has completed an
agreement to manage the
Ramones, alongside Dave Frey
of Silent Partner Management.
They will oversee the legendary
punk rockers’ music, film, name,
likeness, apparel, licensing and
other ventures in all media,
worldwide. “The Ramones only
needed three chords, two minutes
and one name to forever change
rock music,” says JAM President
Jeff Jampol, who also represents
the Doors, and the estates of
Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison,
Otis Redding, Tupac Shakur,
Rick James, Peter Tosh and
Henry Mancini. He also serves
as consultant to the Estate of
Michael Jackson.
Jampol, relates, “We’re deeply
committed to maintaining the
group’s artistic integrity as we
honor the Ramones’ powerful
musical legacy by bringing it to
audiences in new and exciting
ways.” For more information, go
to http://wemanagelegends.com,
http://silentpartnermanagement.
com and http://ramones.com.
Pitbull has dropped a new single
(via RCA Records) entitled
“Timber” featuring Ke$ha. The
song premiered on On Air with
Ryan Seacrest and is available
for sale at all digital providers,
including iTunes and Amazon.
com. It was co-written by Pitbull,
Ke$ha, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry
Walter, Jamie Sanderson, Breyan
Stanley Isaac, “Priscilla Renea”
Hamilton and Pebe Sebert, and
was produced by Dr. Luke, Cirkut,
and Sermstyle. To jump on all
that is Pitbull, go to http://facebook.
com/pitbull.
ADAM ELMAKIAS
PROPS
Lorde’s platinum-selling
breakthrough single “Royals” is
making history again. The song
reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot
100 Chart, making the 16-year-old
New Zealand phenomenon the
youngest artist to top the chart
since 1987. The song also set a
new record for “Longest No.1 at
Alternative Radio by a Female
Artist” with a staggering seven
weeks at the top. Upon learning
the news, Lorde told Billboard,
“It feels like a combination of my
birthday, Christmas and washing
my hair after a month of not doing
so.” Indeed, as soon as it was
released, “Royals” created a frenzy
online. It reached the No. 1 spot
on Hype Machine, and racked up
over 35.5 million YouTube/VEVO
views. To see what all the fuss is
about, go to http://lorde.co.nz.
Silverlake Conservatory of
Music, along with the Red Hot
Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea and
bandmate/frontman Anthony
Kiedis, hosted a benefit for
the school in Los Angeles,
CA. The event featured special
performances by Neil Young and
the Chili Peppers. Proceeds from
the evening contributed to the
Conservatory’s goal of purchasing
a permanent facility and expanding
its scholarship program. Visit http://
silverlakeconservatory.com to find
out more about the school and to
donate.
Following a massive surge of
media attention, Haim’s first
full-length album Days Are
Gone debuted at No. 6 on the
Billboard 200 album sales
chart. In the UK, it debuted at
No. 1, surpassing sales of new
albums by established artists like
Justin Timberlake and Dizzee
Court Ruling Allows
A Day To Remember To
Release New Album
A federal judge ruled that A
Day To Remember are free to
release their new album Common
Courtesy without Victory Records.
In an Order issued, US District
Court Judge John Z. Lee denied
Victory Records’ Motion for a
Preliminary Injunction in which
Victory had sought to block
the band from releasing this
new album without Victory’s
involvement. “In May of 2011 we
joined the long list of bands that
have filed suit against Victory
Records. Although our case is
still ongoing, we are very pleased
with the judge’s decision to allow
us to release our next record.”
The band is accepting pre-orders
now at http://adtr.com.
DIYSpotlight
SAVVY DIY ARTISTS know that
one of the keys to independent
success is to create multiple
income streams. Kim Cameron
not only understands that
concept, she fosters it. Cameron,
along with her band Side FX, is
known for exploring new sounds
that offer the unexpected. And
she applies that same approach
to her career as she explores
new and unique income streams.
A high-energy, Billboard charttopping
dance artist, Cameron’s
music is played in over 2,500
stores and on radio stations
across the US, UK and Australia.
She’s garnered over four million
YouTube views, charted songs
on Mediabase and has won
several honors including, “Album
of the Year” and “Best Live
Performance.”
Recently, her song “Not Into
You” was selected by Clear
Channel as the song of the
month for September and has
been added to over 65 stations.
Even with all that attention, as
a DIY artist Cameron knew she
needed to stretch her horizons
and generate income. So she
wrote and released a children’s
audio book. She personally
narrates the book and performs
the background music as well as
Kim Cameron (Side FX)
a sing-a-long song.
Her inspiration came from
her teaching gig at the School
of Rock where she met a young
girl who became the first artist
signed to her label (Side FX
Partners, LLC).
Those additional revenue
streams have extended Cameron’s
brand and enabled her to
make music her full-time job.
You can keep up with Kim
Cameron by visiting http://
sidefxnusic.com
Have a successful DIY strategy to share? Email bbatmc@aol.com.
Rascal. Haim are currently on
tour after festival appearances at
Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Austin
City Limits and Made In America.
Their recent sold-out show at New
York City’s Webster Hall led the
New York Post to proclaim, “When
it comes to performing live, they
already sound like masters of the
art.” The band will headline shows
at Los Angeles’ Fonda and San
Francisco’s Treasure Island before
wrapping up their Fall 2013 tour
with a performance at Las Vegas’
Life is Beautiful Festival. For tour
dates, visit https://facebook.com/
haimtheband.
THE BIZ
According to Nielsen Sound-
Scan, US digital sales continue
to be under pressure. In the
third quarter, the digital track
sales decline accelerated and
now the slowdown of digital album
sales is beginning to seep into
the red. Digital track sales are
down 3.4 percent to 974.5 million
from slightly over 1 billion scans
accumulated in the corresponding
period of 2012. But in the third
quarter, the decline was nearly 6
percent to 292.4 million units from
the 311 million scanned in the
corresponding period last year.
On the good news front: This
year has already produced five
albums that have passed the
million-unit milestone versus
three titles that accomplished that
feat last year (by the end of the
third quarter). This year, Justin
Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience
leads the pack with 2.3 million
scans, followed by Bruno Mars’
Unorthodox Jukebox with
1.23 million units. Meanwhile
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’
“Thrift Shop,” is the top selling
song with 5.96 million units.
Artist development company
Noisy Planet is celebrating its
fifth anniversary by launching
a new service. Now when artists
and bands sign up for a service
package they automatically get a
free mobile app that they can give
away to their fans. Noisy Planet
builds the app on the artist’s behalf
and loads it to the AppStore—the
setup process takes about three
weeks. For full details, visit http://
noisyplanet.net.
BERNARD BAUR was voted one of the “Top
Music Business Journalists” in the country.
Bernard is the connection between the streets
and the suites. Credited with over 1,200
features in a variety of publications, he’s a
Contributing Editor at Music Connection.
24 November 2013 musicconnection.com