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John Titta
New ASCAP EVP
ASCAP has named
John Titta as
Executive Vice
President, Creative
Services. He will
be responsible for
overseeing the
Membership Creative
Services staff in all
musical genres and
will also oversee the
operations of the
Los Angeles, New
York and Nashville
membership offices.
See http://ascap.
com.
Billy Joel Honored by Kennedy Center
Rondor Music International songwriter Billy Joel will be recognized at the 36th
Annual Kennedy Center Honors, which will be nationally broadcast on Sunday,
Dec. 29 at 9:00 p.m. by CBS. The event’s honorees are celebrated for their
lifetime contributions to American culture.
BMI and eOne Shout
Hallelujah
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), in
partnership with Entertainment
One Music (eOne Music), is set
to release the BMI Trailblazers
of Gospel Music Live 2013
album. Recorded at the annual
BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music
Awards Luncheon in Nashville, TN,
the album features performances
from Pastor Shirley Caesar,
Le’Andria Johnson, Donald
Lawrence & Company, Yolanda
Adams, Kierra Sheard and
many more. Each performer––
including Anaysha Figueroa
whose interpretation of “Holy One”
leads the release of the album––
delivered a rousing tribute to
gospel leaders Edwin Hawkins,
Lady Tramaine Hawkins and Kurt
Carr, who were honored at the
fete. The album can be pre-ordered
now at iTunes and Amazon.
TAXI Fuels Up for
Road Rally
Geoff Emerick, who engineered
such classic Beatles albums as
Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely
Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
(White Album), and Abbey Road,
will receive a Lifetime Achievement
Award and answer questions in
a keynote interview at this year’s
Taxi Road Rally, to be held Nov.
7-10 in Los Angeles, CA.
The event, an extravaganza of
classes, panels, workshops, oneon-one
mentor opportunities and
performances, is free for members
of Taxi, the world’s largest independent
A&R service, who are
provided with two tickets to attend.
Highlights of the weekend
include the Music Supervisor
Listening and Q&A panel with Sons
of Anarchy’s Bob Thiele, Jr. and
other supervisors, plus sessions
with TV composers Jeff Cardoni
(CSI: Miami, The Michael J. Fox
Show), and Adam Zelkind (Rock
of Love, The Surreal Life) who will
create cues on the spot.
To join Taxi and receive two free
tickets, check out http://taxi.com.
Earbits Hits on iPhone
Earbits Radio has just released
an all-new iPhone application
featuring top indie artists and
songwriters like Alabama Shakes,
Primus, Allen Stone and more.
When a listener hears something
they like, they can then bookmark
the song and artist and listen to
their entire album on-demand.
Earbits uses a special currency
called Groovies that allows
users to earn free streaming by
supporting the artists, joining their
mailing list, etc.
Earbits offers handpicked
independent music, curated by
a team of music experts with the
first commercial-free, streaming
music service designed exclusively
for marketing music products and
live events. Earbits allows labels,
bands and concert promoters to
buy increased exposure in targeted
channels under its Priority Airtime
program. The company already
has 630 labels, 12,000 artists and
over 380 channels on its fastgrowing,
online music service.
Check out http://earbits.com. The
iPhone application is free at the
iTunes store.
For complete details, contact
Joey Flores, 855-327-2487.
SESAC Has Heart
SESAC hosted a special night of incredible music at a recent benefit for the
American Heart Association at the Bluebird Café in Nashville, TN. Pictured,
rear (l-r): Rob Hatch, Lance Miller, Craig Campbell and Rafe Van Hoy. Front
(l-r): SESAC’s Shannan Hatch; American Heart Association’s Kelly Tune;
SESAC’s Meredith Herberg; and American Heart Association’s Maggie Coakley.
Ford to Head Nashville Hall
Mark Ford has been named the first-ever Executive Director for the Nashville
Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation. He will be responsible for strategic
planning, fundraising, education, operations and brand development. See
http://nashvillesong.com.
28 November 2013 musicconnection.com