Talent/Client Roster Songwriters Producers Artists Trenna Barnes ( Cowbo y Cru sh, Rob Crosb y, So nny LeMa ire, Step hanie Ben tle y) Chris Bennett ( Manha ttan Tran sfer, Donna Summ er, Giorgio Mo roder, Keb Mo) Steven Bliss ( Sherr ie Au stin, The Tumbl eweed s, Allan Rich, De f Je f, Robe rt Tepper) Alan Brewer ( Monty Python, Pe te To wnshend, Si ster Sledge, Ziggy Stardu st, Tokyo Pop) Cowboy Mouth (re cording ar tist, Cra cker, Ba renaked Lad ies, ESPN, Th ree Door s Do wn) Jerry Deaton ( Anasta cia, Fitmi x, To Pro tect and Ser ve, Pep si ) Neil Herman ( The Pre ss, Cap ito l Re cords, Sa turda y Nig ht Li ve, Ni ckelodeon ) Matt King (r ecord ing ar ti st, Al ison Krau ss, David Wil co x, Ko stas, Hoo ti e & The Blowfi sh) Robert Ellis Orrall (a rtist/produ cer /wri ter, Mon key Bowl, Frea ky Frida y, Ni kki Clea ry) Cedric Samson ( Hugh Ma seke la, Miri am Ma keba, Mandela and de Kle rk, Phil Ramone) The Scoldees (re cording ar tist, Nan cy Si rianni, Nan cy Wil son, Ho ward Ste rn, E!TV) Slaughter / Mark Slaughter (mul ti-pla tinu m hard ro ck ar ti st, sound tra cks, produ cer) Rich Snyder ( Bar bara Strei sand, jazz ar ti st) Rick Wakeman ( YES, solo ar ti st, ke yboardi st, compo ser, produ cer ) Narada Michael Walden (W hi tney Houston, Mar iah Care y, The Bod yguard, Ste ve Wi nwood) Joe Wolfe (L ionel Ritchie, Urban Noma d, Ear th W ind & Fire, produ cer) Labels - Publishers Cala Music Inc. ( Cla ssica l Music London Symphon y, New Yor k Philha rmoni c, Mo zar t, W agner) Dynamik Records U.K. ( Ele ctroni ca /Dan ce /Re- mi x label group ) Hadley Music Group ( Publi sher - Ber ing Strai t membe rs) Infinity Cat Records (Label pop /ro ck/pun k; Mon key Bowl, L indse y Wea ver, The Se x) Sonic Voodoo Music Group (Label /Publ ish er Mythi c Film s, Cor mac Clear y) Film/TV Production - Marketing BEN Marketing ( Pro mo tion s/mar ke ting Co mpany Co ca Co la, Holi day Inn, L owe s, Castro l) Crystal Lake Entertainment (Film Produ ction Co mpan y - Frid ay 13 th, Spr ing Break, De ep Star Six) Mythic Films (Film & TV Produ cer /Dire ctor Ralph Heme cke r W i tchb lade, X-Fi les, M illenn ium) ** BME represents both Publishing & Master Rights to most of its catalogues for easy one-stop Licensing; BME assist s wit h any t hird-part y clearance logist ics and cont act s, as necessary.
Talent/Client Summary Songwriters Producers Artists T r e n n a B a r n e s (S taf f S o n gw r i ter, Ar ti s t) S i ng er/ So ng w rit er Tr en na Ba rn es mov ed t o Nas hv i ll e f ro m he r n at iv e Tu ls a an d i m m e di at e ly bec a me k n o wn as a h ig h- en er gy f orc e on N as hv i ll e s f a m ed M us ic R o w. H e r p os it iv e at t it u de b eg an a mo m ent u m t hat has m ov ed he r int o a n ac t iv e c a re er as a liv e p e rf o r me r, s o ng w rit er a nd r ec o rd in g art is t - - F ro m i nt e rn at i on al t o urs a nd p erf or m anc es (f r o m K or ea t o G er m any, Kos ov o t o Fi nl an d ) t o be in g o ne of t h e mos t s o ug ht af t er de m o s i n ge rs in t he Nas hv i ll e mus ic c o m m un it y t o r ec o rd in g n at i on al c o m m erc ia l s p ot s f o r P E PSI CO LA a nd LI P TO N I C E D T EA, Tr en na lov es t hat h er day s a re f i ll ed wit h mus ic. B et w ee n he r s i ng in g gi gs, Tr en na has b ee n c r eat in g a s o ug ht af t er c at al og ue of o ri gi na l s on gs, c o- w rit t en w it h s uc h Nas hv i ll e hit m ak e rs as D O UG J O H N SO N, A D RI E N N E F O L LE SE, LE SLI E S A T C HE R, LI Z R OS E, an d A LE X C AL L. Wh il e in t he s t u di o wo rk i ng o n h e r s ol o a rt is t pr oj ec t wit h p ro duc er AL A N B R E WE R, T re nn a f o un d h ers elf in t he m id dl e o f a ne w en er gy - - a gr ou p of f el lo w f e ma le m us ic ia ns t h at c a m e t o get he r, a nd w it h he r a s t h e l ea d s i ng er, f or m ed t h e g ro up C O WB OY C R U S H. T his ex c it in g n e w b an d is c urr e nt ly in t he s t ud io w it h pr od uc e rs D ou g J o hns on an d A la n B re w er, rec o rd in g t h ei r d e but r el eas e f or C U R B- AS YL U M RE C O R DS. Tr en na is wr it i ng f or t h is rec or di ng pr oj ec t a n d ex pa nd in g he r s on g wr it i ng c ol la bo rat io ns, bu il di ng t o w ar ds a l on g, c re at iv e an d e x c it in g mus ic a l f ut ur e. (P u bl i s hi n g & M as te rs Co nt r ol l e d) C h r i s B e n n e t t (C l i e nt - Ar ti s t, S o n gw r i ter, Pr o d uc er ) G r a m my - no m in at e d C hr is B en net t h as b ec o m e on e of t h e mos t n ot a bl e a nd ac t iv e art is t s i n t he jaz z -s t a nd ar ds - po p f i el ds t o day. F ro m he r e ar ly as s oc i at i o n wit h GI O RGI O M O R O D E R, s he bec a me t he le ad s in ge r f o r t he ac c l ai m ed ba nd T H E M U NI C H MA C HI N E, c o- wr ot e ( w it h M o ro de r) t h e Gr a m my no m in at e d f i l m s on g T HE M E F R O M MI D NI G H T E X P RE SS, an d r ec o rd ed w it h DO N N A S U M M E R. J u mp in g t o a s o lo c a re er as a n a rt is t / wri t e r/ p ro duc er, s h e has wo rk e d wit h t he l ik es of K EB M O an d LE O N W A RE, an d h as h ad he r s o ngs r ec o rd ed by s uc h s u pe rs t a rs as TI NA T U R N E R an d T HE M A N HA T T A N T R A N S F E R. Be nn et t s rec or di ngs m ix h er or ig in al c o mp os it io ns wit h c l as s ic c ov e rs s uc h a s I s n t I t R o ma nt ic, My F un ny V al ent in e, Sk y la rk an d mo re. I n a dd it i on t o of f er in g h e r rec or di ngs f o r l ic e ns i ng a nd r el eas in g h er n e w C hr is t mas al bu m, B en net t is als o f oc us in g m uc h of h er en er gy on c o ll ab or at i ng wit h L os An ge les t op wr it e r/ p ro duc ers an d c r e at i ng m us ic f or s t ag e, f i l m a nd t el ev is io n p ro jec t s. (P ubl i s hi n g & Ma s t e rs C on t r ol l e d ) S t e v e n B l i s s (S taf f S on gw r i ter, Pr o d uc er, A r ti s t) K n o wn f o r his pr ol if ic s o ng w rit in g f lex ib il it y, B lis s b ri ngs a bi lit ies as a m us ic ia n, t r ac k p r od uc e r, m el od ic c raf t s m an an d ly r ic is t t o his wr it i ng p ro jec t s. S pl it t i ng h is t i m e b et w ee n L os A ng el es a nd N as hv il le, Bl is s r ec e nt ly ho ok e d u p wit h h it s o lo roc k art is t R O B E R T TE P PE R, f o r mi ng t h e ba nd T H E T U M B LE W EE D S. O n T he T u m bl e we eds d eb ut a l bu m Su m m er B re ak, wh ic h d ra ws f ro m i nf l ue nc es s uc h as t h e Be at l es, T o m Pet t y an d t he R ol li ng St o nes, B lis s w as ab le t o c o m bi ne h is r oc k ro ot s, l ov e of po p me lo di es an d i nt ri gu in g ly ric s. Bl is s s on g wr it e r wo rk et hic has als o h el pe d b ri ng h i m r ec e nt s uc c es s w it h s o ngs rec or de d by a rt is t s s uc h as C O N FE D E RA T E R AI L R OA D, W B s J OLI E E D W A R D S a nd c u rr ent c ha rt s t ar S HE R RI E A US TI N. W it h mu lt i pl e s on gs pl ac e d i n SE A N C U N N I NG H A M s upc o mi ng f il m E X T RE M E CL OS E- U P, dev el op m ent on a n e w r oc k b an d f or V ir gi n R ec o rds, a nd pr oj ec t c ol la bo rat io ns w it h in dus t ry s t al w art s s uc h as A LL A N R I C H ( Wh it ney H o us t o n, N Sy nc ), J OE W O L FE ( Li on el R it c hi e), W I L L R A MB EA U X, PA U L W I LLI A MS, GA R Y NI C HO LS O N, an d a rt is t s M AI A S H A RP, A MY D A LL EY ( C U RB ), an d J A ME S O T TO ( U NI V E RS AL ), B lis s has t ru ly b ec o m e a n ex a mp le of h o w t a le nt, d il ig enc e a n d p as s i on eq ua ls s uc c es s. ( P u bl i s hi ng & M as te rs Co n t rol l e d )
A l a n B r e w e r (Pr o d uc er, S on gw r i ter, C om p any Pr es i de nt ) I nd us t ry v et e ra n Al an B re w er h as ov ers ee n art is t rec or di ngs an d f il m s o un dt r ac k pr oj ec t s i n t he s t u di os of N e w Y ork, Los A ng el es, N as hv il le, Lo nd on, T o ro nt o, a nd T ok y o. He h as w o rk ed as a p ro duc er, m ix e r, mus ic a l d ir ec t o r an d/ o r c o ll ab or at o r wit h a rt is t s s uc h as E R I C C LA P TO N, PE T E TO W N S HE N D, RI C K W AK E MA N, R U BE N BL A DE S, P HI L CO LLI N S, S I S T E R S LE D GE, C LA R E N CE C LE M O NS, an d J E F F BE C K, a nd is c u rr ent ly i n t h e s t u di o c o- pr od uc i ng ( w it h la be l h ea d D O UG J O H NS O N) ne w C U RB -A SY L U M RE C O R DS art is t C O W B OY C R U S H. B re w er s m us ic c re dit s i nc l ud e Fi l ms / S ou ndt rac k s as div ers e as D A VI D BO WI E S ZI GG Y S T A R D US T, P A UL Mc C A R T NE Y S R O CK S HO W, B. C. R O CK, T OK Y O P OP, C R OS SO VE R D R EA M S, an d T H E S E C RE T PO LI CE M A N S P RI VA T E P A R T S, an d has m ot io n pic t ur e pr od uc t i on c r ed it s w it h M i ra m ax F il ms a nd U n iv e rs a l P ic t ur es. Br e we r is c ur re nt ly s erv in g as Bo ar d P res id ent of t h e Nas hv i ll e Fi l m Fes t iv a l, is a f o un di ng Bo ar d Me m be r of Fi l m Nas hv i ll e, a nd is a B oa rd an d Fo un di ng C ou nc i l m e m b er of t h e Nas hv i ll e Co m pos ers As s oc iat io n. (P ubl i s h i n g & M as t e rs C o nt r ol l ed ) C o w b o y M o u t h (C l i e nt - Ar ti s t, S on gw r i ter ) H a i li ng f ro m N e w Or le ans, t ak i ng t h eir n a me f ro m a SA M S HE P HA R D p lay, an d s po ns o re d b y SO U T H E R N CO M F O R T, C o wb oy Mo ut h is a r oc k a nd r ol l o rg as m t hat da res t o c el eb rat e t he f ac t t h at w e re a ll a liv e! q uot es le ad s i ng er/ c raz e d dr u m me r F R E D L E BL A N C. Th es e pa rt y r oc k e rs a re of t e n r ef e rr ed t o as t he T alk in g He ads m eet s F ra nk Z a p pa wit h a t o uc h of i rr ev e re nt B ob S eg er -is ms. Af t er r el eas in g t wo a lb u ms on M C A a n d on e o n At la nt ic, t he b an d h as p ut t h e m us ic w he re t he ir M out h is. B ook ed by M o nt er ey Pe ni ns u la A rt is t s, an d pl ay i ng up t o 20 0 dat es p er y e ar, t h e b an d has t ak e n c ont ro l of t h e c r eat iv e ex pl os i on t h ey a re e nj oy i ng, s h ar in g t h e s t ag e wit h BE T T E R T H A N E Z R A, C R A CK E R, BE C K, M A T C HB OX T W E N T Y, a nd ot he rs. B M E is s e rv i ng as t h e e x c l us iv e Fi l m an d Te lev is i on c r eat iv e an d lic ens in g r ep res ent at iv es f or C o wb oy M out h, w h os e s o ngs h av e r ec e nt ly b ee n t ap pe d f or us es on ES P N an d t he O ut d oo r Lif e N et wo rk, a n d wh o a re c ur re nt ly inv olv ed in w rit in g f or upc o mi ng f il m pr oj ec t s as w el l as f o r t h ei r n ex t s t ud io al bu m. ( P u bl i s hi ng & M as te r s C on t rol l e d ) J e r r y D e a t o n ( C l i en t - M ix er, Pr o d uc er ) D e at on h as b ec o m e a mus ic s pec ia lis t in t he d anc e, r e mix a nd f it n es s wo rl ds. H e h as w o rk ed o n f i l m pr oj ec t s r an gi ng f r o m J ULI A R OB E R TS SA TI S FA C TI O N t o J O H N T R A V OL T A s T H E E XP E R TS an d C. T H O MA S HO W EL L s T O P R O TE C T A N D SE R VE, a n d has wo rk e d w it h a rt is t s r an gi ng f r o m T H E BO YS t o h is rec ent re - mix f o r Ep ic R e c o rd s A N AS T A CI A. D e at on h as c r eat ed a hy br id of d anc e r e mix a nd re pr od uc t i on of h it s on gs, f r o m g en res ra ng in g f r o m r oc k t o c ou nt ry t o L at i n t o s ho wt u nes. B ME w il l m a rk et De at o n s ex is t i ng da nc e mix a nd re pr od uc t i on c at al og ue t o t he F i l m an d T e l ev is io n in dus t ri es, as w el l as r ep De at o n f o r s pec ia lt y pr od uc t i on a nd s c or in g p r oj ec t s. (P u bl i s hi n g & M as te rs Co nt r ol l e d) N e i l H e r m a n (S taf f S o n gwr i ter ) W it h h is i nit ia l p rof es s i on al gi gs c o m in g at t he r ip e o ld ag e of 14, gu it a r- pl ay i ng N ei l H e r m an s oo n f o r me d h is o w n b an d T H E P R ES S. Th e b an d, wh ic h H er m an pl ay ed gu it a r a n d wr ot e s o ngs f o r, was n a me d bes t b an d i n t he M a ry l an d/ D. C. ar ea an d s ec u re d a r ec or d de al w it h CA PI TO L RE C O R DS. Wit h a nu m be r of s i ng les r el eas ed (p ro duc ed by C R A C K T H E S KY s J O H N P AL U M BO ) a nd a n ex t ens iv e t ou r s c he du le, H er m an f ou nd h is s on gs be in g rec or de d by ot he r in de pe nd ent a rt is t s, w it h o ne s o ng be in g t ap pe d as t h e t he m e f or ma jo r D. C. roc k ra di o s t at i on 98 RO C K. F oc us in g o n s on g wr it i ng, he h as g on e o n t o w in t he BI LL BO A R D a nd R O C KY M O U N TAI N S O NG C O N TE S TS, s i gn w it h m us ic p u bl is h er B M E, an d h av e h is s o ngs a pp ea r o n Sat ur day Ni ght Liv e an d Nic k el od eo n. S p lit t in g h is t i me bet w ee n N e w Y ork a nd N as hv i ll e, He r ma n is e nj oy i ng c o ll ab or at i ng w it h t op s on g wr it e rs a nd art is t s i n b ot h c it i es. (P ubl i s hi n g & Ma s t e rs C on t r ol l e d )
M a t t K i n g (S taf f S o n gw r i ter ; R ec or di n g A r ti s t) A f t e r a s t int o n At la nt ic R ec o rds, K in g we nt bac k t o h is ro ot s ( he c o m es f r o m t h e H at f i el d c l a n, as i n t h e HA T FI EL D S & Mc C OY S) t o bec o me on e of t he m os t u ni qu e s i n ge r/ s o ng w rit ers t o e me rg e f ro m N as hv il le i n r ec e nt y ea rs. H is s o un d a nd s o ngs hav e b e en r ef e rr ed t o as Bo b Dy la n me et s St ev e Ea rl e, f o rg in g a s t y le t hat mix es ro ot s mus ic a n d s m art ly r ic s, t ouc hi ng t he he art a nd s ou l of a c ros s br ee d of l is t e ne rs. H e h as w r it t en, r ec o rd ed an d pe rf o r me d wit h a wi de ra ng e of a rt is t s i nc l ud in g A LI S O N K R A US S, E A R L S C R UG GS, DA VI D WI L CO X, S NE AK Y PE T E, R OB E R T EA R L KE E N J R. an d H OO TI E & T H E BL O W FI S H. K in g, b ook ed by M ont er ey Art is t s an d ma na ge d by TB A s B ob T it l ey, is b us y wr it i ng f o r h is upc o mi ng s ol o pr oj ec t, wo rk i ng w it h a lt e rn at iv e roc k an d ro ot s c ou nt ry a rt is t s, a nd is a bo ut t o e m ba rk on a ne w f i l m pr oj ec t as a t r ip le -t h re at a rt is t / s o ng w rit er/ ac t o r. (P u bl i s hi n g & M as te rs Co n tr ol l e d ) R o b e r t E l l i s O r r a l l (C l i e nt - R ec or di n g A r ti s t; Pr o d u cer ) R o b ert El lis O rr al l h as ha d T op 40 h it s as a s o lo a rt is t on t h e po p a nd c o unt ry c ha rt s, a n d is k n o wn as o ne of t he m os t m u lt if ac et ed t a le nt s i n N as hv il le. H i s h it B oo m! I t W as O v e r s o li dif ie d O rr al l s s o un d t h at is r e mi nis c ent of a me lo dic H uey L e wis, an d h is c at c hy c o mp os it io ns hav e be en c ov er ed by a rt is t s as div ers e as c ou nt ry s u pe rs t a rs D I A MO N D RI O, RE BA M C E N TI RE a nd RI C KY SK AG GS t o F ra nc e s RO C H VOI SI NE, l at i n a rt is t P A T TI MO N T E RO LA, an d p op art is t O LI VI A NE W T O N-J O H N. Ri di ng hi g h wit h f i l m a n d s ou ndt rac k h it s Ult i mat e ( rec or de d by LI N D SA Y LO H A N f or t h e f i l m F RE AK Y F R I D AY ) an d S u m me rt i m e G uy s ( rec or de d by N I K KI CL EA R Y f or t he D is ney f il m KI M P O SSI BL E ), O rr al l has b ee n bus y p ro duc in g N as hv il le a rt is t C A R OLI N A R AI N, t he n e w p o p p ro jec t M O N KE Y B O WL, E ng la nd s S O ME T HI N G J O NE S a nd 1 7-y ea r- ol d p op f e m al e L I N DSI W EA VE R, al l f o r t h e h ip I nt e rn et l ab el I N FI NI T Y CA T. B ME is r ep res ent in g O rr al l s n e w c r eat iv e w o rk s, l ic e ns i ng t he m as t ers f or f il m a nd t el ev is io n us es, an d d ev el op in g p ro jec t op po rt u nit ies f or hi m. (M as te rs Co nt r ol l e d; P ubl i s hi n g C oo r di na te d ) C e d r i c S a m s o n ( C l i en t - S on gw r i t er, Pr o d uc er, V ocal A r r an ger ) G R A M M Y- no m in at e d C ed ric S a ms o n t r av e ls bet w ee n h is So ut h Af ric an ho m el an d t o t h e U. S., br in gi ng his u ni qu e t a le nt s t o n e w p ro duc t io n p ro jec t s. P HI L RA M O NE rec ent ly c al le d o n S a ms o n t o w rit e an d p ro duc e t r ac k s f o r t he AI DS be nef it a lb u m So ngs F o r L if e, p ro duc in g a rt is t s MI RI A M MA KE BA, P A T TI L AB EL LE, J U D Y CO LLI N S, BI LL Y G I L M A N a nd t he H A RL E M B OY S C HOI R. H is w ork as a pr od uc e r/ wr it e r w it h w or ld - r e no w ne d s t ars s uc h as H UG H M AS EK EL A, Mi ri a m M ak e ba an d J O H N N Y CL EG G h as b r ou ght h i m ac c la i m i n t h e po p, r oc k a nd w orl d mus ic ma rk et s, an d his s c or in g f o r f i l ms s uc h as t he SI D NE Y P OI TI E R s t a rr er MA N D EL A A N D D E KL E RK h as a ll o we d h is p r o wes s as a m us ic i an, c o mp os e r an d a rr an ge r t o s h in e. Sa ms on s f ort e f o r v oc a l a rr a ng in g has b ee n ut i liz ed by t h e lik es of ALI CI A KE YS a nd D A VI D F OS T E R. B M E is a d m in is t e ri ng a nd r ep res ent in g Sa ms on s c at a lo gu e, as w el l as d ev e lo pi ng n e w p r od uc t i on an d s o ng w rit in g o pp ort un it i es f o r hi m int o n e w a rt is t an d f il m pr oj ec t s. ( P u bl i s hi n g & M as te rs Co nt r ol l ed ) T h e S c o l d e e s ( C l i en t A r ti s t, S o n gw r i ter ) F r o m T H E H O WA R D S T E R N S HO W t o t h e KE R R VI L LE FO LK FE S TI V AL, Th e Sc ol de es h av e c raf t ed a mix of Fo lk / P op t h at br in gs t he s t y l es of Ed ie B ric k el l a nd Fl eet w oo d M ac s m ac k i nt o 2 00 4. A lo ng w it h p erf or m in g on b il ls w it h t h e l ik es of N A N C Y WI LS O N, J O H N S E BA S TI A N a nd DA N HI CK S, t he b an d s NA N C Y SI RI A N NI a nd J A C K HO F F M A N hav e h o ne d t he ir c r af t t o wa rds c re at i ng r ad io f r ie nd ly hit s (c u rr ent ly m ult i-f or m at pl ay on ov e r 2 5 0 s t at i ons ) wit h u ni qu e G re en w ic h Vi ll ag e a pp ea l. W it h t w o s uc c es s f u l a lb u ms i n r e le as e, an d a n u mb er of f i l m an d t e lev is i on lic ens es un de r t h ei r be lt, Th e Sc ol de es hav e c hos en B M E t o re pr es e nt t he m ex c lus iv e ly i n t he s y nc hr on iz e d us e a re na, an d ar e a l re ady c re at i ng m us ic f or a n u mb er of t e lev is i on pr oj ec t s. ( P u bl i s hi ng & Mas t er s C on t rol l e d )
S l a u g h t e r / M a r k S l a u g h t e r ( C l i en t - S on gw r i t er, Ar ti s t) A s t he f ou nd er, f r ont m an an d s on g wr it e r f o r t he s e mi na l roc k ba nd of t he ea rly 1 99 0 s S l au ght er Ma rk Sl au ght er br ou ght a un iq ue m us ic a l s e ns i bi lit y t o t he la nd of ha ir b an ds a n d h ar d r oc k. Se ll in g mi ll io ns of a lb u m, wit h r oc k s t an da rds s uc h as U P A LL NI G H T an d F L Y T O T HE A N GE LS, as w el l as c o mp os i ng m us ic f o r f il ms s uc h as t he t he m e t o BI L L & T E D S BO G US J O U R N EY, Sl au ght er has b ec o m e k no w n as muc h f or h is s on g wr it i ng an d p r od uc t i on as f or his roc k in g p erf or m anc es. W it h t he ba nd en joy in g a hi gh ly s uc c es s f u l N o rt h A me ric an t o ur wit h Wa rr ant a nd Wh it es nak e d ur in g t he p as t y e ar, Ma rk ' s p ro lif ic c r e at iv it y ex p an de d i nt o s uc h d iv e rs e w or lds as c re at i ng ne w s p ort s m us ic c u es f o r FO X S P O R TS, c o m pos in g/ p ro duc in g j in gl es s uc h as h is n e w t h e me f o r A LA D DI N H O TE LS an d C A SI N OS, w ork i n an i mat io n as a s on g wr it e r, c o mp os e r an d v oic e- ov e r art is t, dev el op in g a ne w ge ne rat io n of y ou ng r oc k a rt is t s, an d c re at in g m us ic f or v ar io us f il ms. W he n y o u n e ed t h e re al d ea l a ut h ent ic roc k a nd roc k mus ic B ME an d M ark S la ug ht e r ar e r ea dy t o b ri ng it t o y ou. ( Ne w M as te r s & P u bl i s hi ng Co nt r ol l ed ; P a s t M as te r s /P u bl i s hi ng C o o rdi n at ed ) R i c h S n y d e r (C l i e nt - S o n gwr i ter, A r ti s t) R ic h Sny de r h as ma de his m ark as a c l as s ic s on g wr it e r a nd c re at iv e rec or di ng art is t. P r ev i ous ly o n U nit ed Art is t R ec o rds, he is c ur re nt ly i n t h e m id dl e of h is n e wes t r ec o rd in g p r oj ec t, f oc us i ng on his u ni qu e a pp ro ac h t o jaz z rec or di ngs of c l as s ic A m er ic a n s t an da rds. As a s on g wr it er, Sny de r is bes t k no w n as t he w r it e r of t h e s e mi na l BA R BA R A S T R EI SA N D t it l e c ut S up er m an, al on g w it h a r an ge of ot he r rec or di ngs f r o m art is t s i nc lu di ng PA U L A NK A an d D R. H O OK. S ny d er c o nt i nu es t o be a f orc e in b ri ng in g s t an da rd s o ng w rit in g ap pr oac hes t o t he Nas hv i ll e m us ic al l an ds c a pe. (P u bl i s hi n g & M as te r s C o n t rol l e d ) R i c k W a k e m a n (C l i e nt A r ti s t; C om p os er ; P r o du cer ) R ic k W ak e ma n is bes t k n o wn as t h e s up ers t ar k ey bo ar d w iz a rd of t h e pr og res s iv e r oc k b a nd YE S. H e h as als o f o un d s uc c es s in h is u ni qu e s o lo a lb u ms, s uc h as J ou rn ey T o T h e C ent er Of T h e Ea rt h an d T he M y t hs a nd L eg en ds of K in g Art hu r, w h ic h m ix ed r oc k s on g wr it i ng a nd p ro duc t io n, c l as s ic al s c o ri ng an d c ha m be r m us ic, ut i liz in g a r oc k e ns e mb le, t h e LO N D O N SY M P HO N Y an d LO N D O N C H A MB E R C H OI R. W ak e ma n, w hos e c ar ee r h as a ls o enc o mp as s e d r ec o rd in g wit h a rt is t s s uc h as B LA C K SA BB A T H, A L S T E W A R T a nd D A VI D BO WI E, is c ur re nt ly e nj oy i ng d ua l s uc c es s, t o ur in g t o s up po rt bot h h is ne w s o lo re le as e ( Out T h er e by R ic k W ak e m an a nd t h e Ne w E ng lis h R oc k E ns e mb le ) an d a re juv en at e d Y es, wh ic h is t ou ri ng t o c e le br at e t he ba nd s 3 5 t h a n niv ers ary, a nd wi ll s o on be r ec o rd in g a hi g hly a nt ic ip at e d ne w s t u di o a lb u m. C o m b in in g h is r oc k ex pe ri enc es an d h is f o r ma l t ra in in g i n c l as s ic al pi an o an d o rc hes t rat io n, W ak e m an has a ls o be en he av i ly inv olv ed in f il m s c o ri ng an d s o un dt r ac k p r od uc t i on, inc lu di ng t he his t or ic W int er Oly m pic s W HI TE R O CK pr oj ec t s, C R E EP S HO W 2, T HE B U R NI NG, KE N R U SS EL L s C RI M ES O F PA SSI O N an d LI S Z TO M A NI A, a nd t h e MI C H AE L C AI N s t a rr er MI D NI G H T I N S T. PE T E RS B U RG. B M E is re pr es e nt i ng W ak e m an f or s c or in g, p ro duc in g, s o ng w rit in g a nd lic ens in g o pp ort un it i es f or f il m an d t e lev is i on. (P ubl i s hi n g & Ma s t e rs C on t r ol l e d )
N a r a d a M i c h a e l W a l d e n (C l i e nt - S o n gwr i ter, P r o du cer, Ar ti s t) W it h a s t r in g of #1 hit s f ro m a rt is t s ra ng in g f r o m W HI T NE Y HO U S TO N t o M A RI A H C A RE Y, A R E T H A F RA N KLI N & G EO R GE MI C H AE L t o S TA R S HI P.. wit h G R A M MY A WA R D S f o r P r od uc e r of t he Ye ar, Al bu m of t h e Ye ar an d S on g of t he Ye ar, E m my A wa rds an d A C A D E MY A WA R D n o mi nat io n..... N ar ad a M ic h ae l W al de n has c l ai m ed h is pl ac e a m on g t he el it e of a ll -t i m e m us ic pr od uc e rs an d s on g wr it e rs. H is c ur re nt w ork i nc l ud es p r od uc t i ons o n art is t s as d iv e rs e as W Y NO N N A, J A M ES B R O W N a nd E gy pt s HA KI M, s on g wr it i ng w it h roc k a rt is t s E D WI N Mc C AI N a nd R O BBI E WI L LI A M S, an d p ro jec t s f o r v ar io us c ha rit ab le c a us es ( inc lu di n g t he B re as t C anc er Soc iet y, L euk e mi a Soc iet y, an d t he R ai nf o res t F o un dat io n). A lo ng w it h b ui ld in g ne w s t a rs ( T EVI N C A M PB EL L, S HA NI C E, D T B ) a nd wo rk i ng wit h s up ers t ars (J E F F BE C K, LE VE L 42, S T EV E WI N WO O D), h e is p l ac i ng a re ne w ed e mp has is o n Fi l m a nd T el ev is io n mus ic p ro duc t io n a nd c o mp os it io n ( h e has b ee n ins t ru m ent al in ma jo r s ou ndt rac k s s uc h as T H E BO D YG U A R D an d S T U AR T LI T T LE ). ( P u bl i s hi n g - c o n tr ol l e d o r c o o rdi n at ed ) J o e W o l f e ( C l i en t - S on gw r i ter, Pr o d uc er, Pr o gr am m er, Ar ti s t) T h e mu lt if ac et ed W olf e b ri ngs his s k il ls as a s on g wr it e r, p ro duc er, pr og ra m m er, an d a rt is t t o h is w ork. H e rec ent ly rec eiv ed w o rl d wi de ac c l ai m as a w rit er a nd p ro duc er f o r L I O N EL R I T C HI E (i nc lu di ng c o - wr it i ng/ c o- pr od uc i ng t h e hit C in de re ll a ) an d pr od uc e d l iv e m ix es f o r t he R O LLI N G S TO N ES p erf or m anc e at t he T o ro nt o S A RS b en ef it. W o lf e is c urr e nt ly on t o ur as t h e k ey b oa rd p ro gr a m me r f or E A R T H, WI N D & F I RE, w h ic h f o ll o ws p as t t o urs w it h t he lik es of E RI C CL AP T O N a nd P HI L C OL LI NS. I n a dd it i on t o h is s on g wr it i ng an d p ro duc t io n f o r ot he r art is t s, h e h as r el eas ed h is o w n j az z a lb u ms (v ia h is L. A. J A Z Z SY N DI C A TE ), j us t r el eas ed his n e wes t ur ba n/ d anc e/ e lec t ro al bu m un de r t h e m o n ik e r U R BA N NO M A D an d has c o m pos ed an d w rit t en s o ngs o n T V an d f i l m pr oj ec t s, s uc h as S O U T H C E N T RA L, FA KI N D A F U N K, an d T H E Q UE E N L A TI FA H S HO W. W o lf e mos t rec ent ly s c o re d t h e a w ar d- w in ni ng s ho rt f i l m LA S T NI G H T WI T H A N GE L, an d s ec u re d s on g p lac e me nt s in t he U SA CA BL E NE T W O RK/ S CI - FI C HA N N E L f il ms B U GS a n d T H E HI D D E N S E C RE T S O F M. NI G H T S HY A MA LA N. B ME is re pr es e nt i ng W o lf e s c at a lo gu es f o r mus ic l ic e ns i ng, a nd W olf e f o r n e w o pp o rt u nit ies in art is t a nd f il m m us ic p r od uc t i ons. (P u bl i s hi n g & M as te rs Co nt r ol l e d)
L a b e l s P u b l i s h e r s C a l a R e c o r d s ( C l i en t - R e c or d La b el / M us i c P u bl i s h er C l as s i cal ) C a l a Rec or ds, a U. K. bas ed c l as s ic al m us ic r ec o rd la be l, w as l au nc h ed i n 1 99 1 by i nt er nat io na lly r en o wn ed c o nd uc t o r GE O F F RE Y SI MO N, wh os e h is t o ry of e ng ag e me nt s i nc lu des t h e L O N DO N SY M P HO N Y, T HE P HI L HA R M O NI A, R OY AL P HI L H A R MO NI C an d I S RA EL P HI L H A R MO NI C o rc h es t r as. J E RE M Y S WE R LI NG, w hos e bac k gr ou nd i nc l ud es p os t s wit h t h e SA C R A ME N T O, I N DI A N AP OLI S, N O R T H E AS T T EX AS a nd I ll in ois D A N VI LL E S Y MP H O NY w as br ou ght in t o ru n t he U. S. o pe rat io n. C al a s c at a lo gu e of o v e r 10 0 a lb u ms s p ans ge nr es f r o m Cl as s ic al an d me di ev a l c h ant t o B ar oq ue an d R o m a nt ic an d m or e, pe rf o r me d by w or ld -c l as s orc hes t ras i nc l ud in g t he L on do n Sy mp ho ny O rc hes t ra, t h e Lo nd on P hi lh ar m on ic, LE OP OL D S T OK O WS KI w it h t h e P HI L A DE LP HI A O R C H E S T RA, t h e N E W Y O RK P HI L HA R M O NI C p ri nc i pa ls, an d t he un iq ue e ns e m bl es t h at c o mp ris e t he la be l s t ra de m ark L on do n S ou nd r ec o rd in gs. C al a s div ers e r ep ert oi re of m u s ic i nc l ud es c l as s ic s by W AG N E R, M O ZA R T, BE E T HO VE N, DE B US SY, T C H AI K OV SK Y, a n d D VO R AK, as w el l as n e w s t a nd ar ds by B E R NS T EI N, G E RS H WI N, a nd EL LI NG T O N. B M E is p ro ud t o re pr es e nt t h es e s pec t ac u la r rec or di ngs an d a rr an ge m ent s, as w el l as t h e C a l a t al ent s f or lic ens in g a nd c r eat iv e op po rt u nit ies in t he f i l m, t e lev is i on, t ra il er an d c o m me rc i al m ark et s. ( A l l M as te rs an d M os t P u bl i s hi n g C o nt r ol l ed ) D y n a m i k M u s i c (C l i e n t - R ec or d La b el - Tr a nc e, El e ctr o ni ca, H o us e ) U. K. - bas ed Dy n a mik has b ee n r ep res ent in g a c a dr e of i nd ep en de nt r ec o rd l ab els, art is t s a n d re m ix e rs s inc e 19 94 al l at t he f o ref ro nt of t h e E U RO PE A N D A N CE M USI C ex p los io n. T h e s t y les t hey r ep res ent inc lu de T ec hn o, Tr anc e, Ho us e, a nd El ec t r on ic a/ Bi g Be at. W it h art is t s an d t rac k s f ro m E ng la nd t o H ol la nd t o G er m any, t he c o m pa ny re pr es e nt s m i x es by s up ers t ar BI G A U DI O DY N A MI TE, u nd er gr ou nd c l ub f av es F R I S C O, E S PI O N AG E, S KY BO X a nd m a ny mo re. Dy na m ik s n ot a bl e s uc c es s es inc lu de s ig ni ng t h e m u lt i- m il li on s el li ng s in gl e " Ch il dr en " by RO BE R T MI LE S w hic h s t ay ed in t h e UK t op 1 0 f or a n a maz in g 13 w e ek s, as w el l as hav in g re pr es e nt e d t he i nt e rn at i on al l ic e ns i ng f o r s uc h na m es as SO NI Q UE ( "I P ut A Sp el l On Y ou "), F A T BO Y SLI M, R O MI N A J O H NS O N, C H I C A NE ( " Of f s h or e" )a nd L U T RI CI A M C NE AL ( R& B d iv a w ho s c o re d f iv e UK t o p t e n h it s i n t h e mi d- ni net ies ). Dy n a mik is v e ry ex c it e d t o hav e B M E b ri ng t he ir t al ent an d t r ac k s t o t h e F il m, T e lev is i on an d C o m me rc i al i nd us t r ies. ( A l l M as t e rs c o nt r ol l ed ; s o m e P ubl i s hi n g c on t r ol l e d ) H a d l e y M u s i c G r o u p (C l i e nt - M us i c P u bl i s her ) H a d ley is bes t k n o wn as t h e ho m e of t he Un iv e rs a l S out h s BE RI N G S T RAI T. T his gr ou p h a ils f ro m R us s i a an d h as f or ge d a un iq ue c o unt ry / b lu eg ras s s ou nd, w h ic h ga rn er ed t h e m a G RA M M Y no m in at i on on t h ei r d eb ut s in gl e r el eas e. N ot wit hs t a nd in g t he gr ou p a p pr oac h, t h e i nd iv i du al m e m be rs of t his g ro up ar e v irt uos o mus ic i ans an d s on g wr it e rs, c r e at i ng m us ic in t he v ei n of No ra h J o nes, Al an is M or is s et t e, Mat c hb ox 2 0, a nd M a do nn a. W it h t h e ba nd c ur re nt ly r ec o rd in g t he ir s op ho m or e al bu m, B M E is a ls o b ri ng in g at t ent io n t o t hes e in div id ua l t al ent s f or f i l m an d t e lev is i on p ro jec t wr it i ng, a nd s pec ia l c ol la bo rat io ns wit h po p an d r oc k art is t s an d s on g wr it e rs. (M os t P ubl i s hi n g & M as te r s C o n t rol l e d)
I n f i n i t y C a t R e c o r d s (C l i e nt R e cor d La b el R o ck, P o p, P os t- P u nk ) I nf i nit y C at R ec o rds is m ak i ng a nat io na l n a me f o r t h e ms e lv es t h ro ug h t h ei r ag gr es s iv e s up po rt of t h ei r a rt is t s c r eat iv e an d u ni qu e v is io ns. Th e l ab el has s ig ne d a w id e a rr ay o f a rt is t s, f r o m t h e R OB E R T E LLI S O R RA LL p op pr od uc t i ons o n t h e ba nds S O ME T HI N G J O NE S, M O NK EY B O WL, a nd 1 7-y ea r- ol d f e ma le p ops t er LI N D SI W EA VE R, t o Liv er po ol s A N D Y WE S T, Ch ic a go s p o we rp unk b an d I NV E R TE D, an d t h e dis c or da nt p unk - wav e b an d T H E SE X. Ex c e rpt s a bo ut I nf in it y C at f r o m a rec ent art ic l e in a VI L LA GE VOI C E m a g az i ne rav e F e w s ub jec t s ar e of f -l i mit s.. ; a v ib ra nt c lut t er of v i nt a ge a m ps.. an d p as t ed s c ra ps of po p-c ult ur e f l ot s a m.. ; s o me of t h e c it y s mos t i nt ri g ui ng un de rg ro un d a rt. Al l t h is ref ers t o m us ic a l c h oic es t hat r an ge f ro m M o nk ey B o wl s n at i on al h it A L G O R E ( wh ic h f eat ur es t he ex -V P hi ms elf! ) t o t he t ec hn o/ n ois e gr ou p S N UG ( w hic h f eat ur es o ne of t h e me m be r s g ui ne a pi g). M a rk et ed v i a t he I nt e rn et an d liv e p e rf o r ma nc es, B M E is b ri ng i ng t h e i nf i nit e w or ld of I nf in it y C at t o t he c r eat iv e w or lds of H o l ly wo od an d b ey o nd. (A l l M as t e rs & M os t P u bl i s hi ng Co nt r ol l ed ) S o n i c V o o d o o M u s i c (C l i e nt R ec or d L a bel & M us i c P u bl i s her ) O w n ed by R A LP H H E M E CK E R as a s ubs id ia ry of his M Y T HI C F I L M S pr od uc t i on c o m pa ny, S o nic Vo od oo is w ork in g wit h t a l ent ed art is t s d is c ov er ed by H e mec k er, w h os e v is i on is t o f in d c o m me rc i al ly v ia bl e art is t s b as e d in c r eat iv e int eg rit y a rt is t s w hos e roc k a nd po p s t y li ngs f in d i ns t a nt c o nn ec t i on t o t o day s au di enc es. Th e l ab el s d eb ut r el e as e by T o r ont o s C O R MA C C L EA R Y, is a c ont e mp or ary w o rk t hat s t a nds u p al on g t od ay s r oc k ic o ns, as m ent io ne d in a r ec e nt rev ie w by S U M M Ma gaz in e: Wit h c a pt iv at i ng me lo di es a l on g t h e l in es of C O L DP LA Y a nd s t ag e pr es e nc e al on g t h e li nes of RA DI O HE A D, C or m ac d e m an ds t o be bot h s e en an d h ea rd. C or m ac h as a lr ea dy h ad m ult ip le s on gs us ed i n t h e w o r ld w id e t el ev is io n hit WI T C H BL A DE, inc lu di ng h is or ig in al c o m pos it i on P HO BI A an d h is c ov e r of t h e AL VI N L EE c l as s ic I D L OV E TO C H A N GE T H E W O RL D, an d d eb ut e d as a n ac t o r ( ro le of a r oc k mus ic i an! ) i n o ne ep is o de. T he C D CO R M A C is a lr ea dy m a k i ng t h e H ol ly wo od r ou nds, c o nc u rr ent t o t h e buz z t h at is be in g he ar d ar ou nd t h e w o r ld. B M E is ha ppy t o b e ad m in is t e ri ng S on ic V oo do o M us ic a nd h el pi ng t o g et C or m ac a n d H e mec k er s n e w dis c ov e ri es t o t he e ars of i nd us t ry t as t e mak ers. ( A l l Ma s t e rs & P u bl i s hi n g C o nt r ol l ed )
Film/TV Production - Marketing B E N M a r k e t i n g G r o u p (C l i e n t - M ar k e ti n g & Pr o m oti ons A g en cy ) B E N M ark et i ng, r ec e nt ly pu rc h as e d by t o p adv ert is i ng ag e nc y O GI L VY A N D M A T HE R, h as b ec o me o ne of t h e p re m ie r ma rk et in g/ p ro m ot i ons ag enc ies i n t h e c o unt ry. Wit h c l ie nt s s uc h as C O CA - CO LA, H OLI D AY I N N, L O WE S, S PE N C E R S GI F TS, SE A- D OO, C A S T RO L a n d ot h ers. BE N has ho ne d it s s t rat egy of b ra nd es s enc e o n b eh alf of it s c li ent s an d p r o mot io ns p art ne rs. T hr ou gh a s t r at e gic a ll ia nc e w it BE N, B M E w il l br in g it s r e lat io ns h ips an d ex p ert is e in t h e a re a of i nt e rf ac in g m us ic a nd ent ert ai n me nt pr oj ec t s, t al ent s an d p ro pe rt i es t o BE N s c r eat iv e c onc ept t ea m. B ME w il l b e t he ac c es s c on du it b et w ee n B E N a nd t h e e nt e rt a in m ent i nd us t ry, an d als o c o nc e pt an d p ro duc e s pec ia lt y m u s ic pr od uc t s f o r B E N a nd t he ir c li ent s. C r y s t a l L a k e E n t e r t a i n m e n t (C l i en t - Fi l m Pr o d u cti on C o m pa ny ) T h is L A- bas ed f il m pr od uc t i on c o mp any is o w ne d by f a me d d ir ec t o r/ p ro duc er SE A N C U N N I NG H A M, a nd is bes t k no w n as t h e h o me of J as o n ( of F RI DA Y 1 3 t h f a m e). Be in g r es po ns i bl e f o r m any of t he F r id ay 1 3 t h f il ms, C u nn in gh a m h as als o ha d s uc c es s es w it h a r a ng e of pr oj ec t s, me rg in g c u lt a nd ge nr e-s pec if ic f ar e wit h c o m m erc ia l v i ab il it y, i nc lu di ng i nv o lv e m ent in SP RI N G B R EA K, D EE P S T A R SI X a nd mo re. Cry s t al Lak e r ec ent ly c o m pl et e d T E R MI NA L I NV ASI O N, w h ic h ai re d o n t he S CI - FI N E T WO R K, a nd t h e s us p ens e t hr il le r EX T R E ME CL OS E- U P, w hic h is f i na liz in g d is t r ib ut i on, i n a dd it i on t o w o rk in g wit h WE S C RA VE N as t h e P ro duc e r o n t h e r ec e nt Ne w Li ne b ox - of f ic e s mas h F R E D DI E V S. J AS O N f e at u re f il m. B M E s erv es as M us ic C ons ult ant a nd M us ic S u pe rv is or f or C ry s t a l L ak e an d it s pr od uc t i on pr oj ec t s. M y t h i c F i l m s (C l i e nt - Fi l m P r o du cti o n C om pa ny ; R e c or d La b el s u bs i di ar y ) T h r ou gh his My t hic F i l ms p ro duc t io n c o m pa ny, R AL P H HE M E CK E R h as bec o me on e of t h e m o s t u ni qu e m ult i-t al ent s i n H ol ly wo od: D i rec t or, P ro duc er, W r it e r an d Bus in es s ma n, w it h s uc c es s in bot h f i l m a nd t el ev is io n. Fr o m a s t int at Mi ra m ax d ur in g t h e ea rly day s of t he c o m pa ny t o s t ea dy w ork as a d ir ec t o r of c o m m erc ia ls a nd on -a ir p ro m os, t h e FO X N e t wo rk t ap pe d hi m t o d ir ec t ep is o des of it s t o p rat ed s h o ws X - FI L ES an d MI L LE N NI U M. H o ni ng h is s t y le t h ro ug h his w o rk on p il ot s s uc h as t h e H EA T H L E DG E R s t ar re r R OA R, M T V s D EA D A T 21, U SA N et w ork s hit P A CI FI C BL U E, a nd t h e O R I O N PI C T U R E f i l m A M E RI CA N D R AG O NS, He m ec k e r w as c a ll ed u po n by ex ec ut iv e p r od uc e rs O LI V E R S TO N E a nd D A N H AL S TE D t o di rec t t h e T V mov ie WI T C H BL A DE. T h e T N T/ WB f il m hit c u lt s t at us, a nd He m ec k e r was hi re d as t h e s h o wr un ne r/ ex ec p r od uc e r/ wr it e r of t h e WI T C HB LA D E t el ev is io n s e ri es, w hic h h as go ne on t o u n pr ec e de nt e d w or ld w id e s uc c es s. T h is s uc c es s al lo w ed H e m ec k e r t o f ol lo w h is pas s io n o f mus ic -- l au nc h in g his n e w r ec o rd l ab el/ m us ic pu bl is h in g v ent ur e SO NI C VO O DO O as a v eh ic l e t o s y ne rg iz e his f il m/ t el ev is io n p ro jec t s wit h n e w a rt is t s t o c r os s - m ark et t h e m u s ic t o a w id e a ud ie nc e. T h e l ab el s d eb ut art is t, roc k er C O R M A C CL EA R Y, has j us t r e le as e d h is e po ny m ous ly n a me d C D in F eb ru ary 2 00 4. H e mec k er has w r ap pe d p r od uc t i on/ di rec t io n on t h e W B pi lot C H ASI N G ALI C E, a nd is wr it i ng t he f i l m s c ri pt B R OT H E R S F R A NK E NS T EI N f or C A ME LO T PI C T U R ES. B ME s e rv es as Mus ic C o ns ult ant a nd M us ic S u pe rv is or f o r My t h ic F il ms, an d a d mi nis t rat or a nd adv is o r f o r S o nic Vo od oo s mus ic v e nt u res.