From the monthly archives:

January 2009

EMI Merchandise and Packaged Goods Vet Peter Palmer Promoted

ShareEMI’s music services division is expanding, and merchandiser Peter Palmer has found himself a new gig. He’ll be in charge of getting the most bang for EMI’s buck in the merchandising activities of the British company’s roster, along with the merchandising activities of third party labels and artists which EMI distributes.
Quoth music services Ronn Werre:
“This [...]

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Chris Bauer

27 January 2009

Chris Bauer

Featured Designers: Three Bears Design

ShareNortheast Ohio is home to our next group of featured designers, Three Bears Design. The creative and well educated group, with degrees from art and design institutions across the Northwest, enjoy creating all sorts of projects, including illustrated t-shirts, catalogs, show posters, and of course: compact discs.
Today, we’re proudly displaying their “Sospiri” project, designed by [...]

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Chris Bauer

21 January 2009

Chris Bauer

Interview with former Sony Music Chief Don Iemmer

ShareBillboard.biz has a fantastically extended interview with Don Iemmer, head of Sony Music through June of 2006. The interview covers all sorts of topics spanning Iemmer’s entire career in the music industry. I’m talking everything, from his start in the Capital Records mail room in in 1969 to his success with Mariah Carey, to his [...]

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Chris Bauer

21 January 2009

Chris Bauer

Best Buy Names New CEO

Brian J. Dunn named CEO of Best Buy

ShareThe man who began working for the Minnesota Based electronics retailer in 1985 as a store clerk has been named CEO.
Brian J Dunn will serve as the successor to CEO Brad Anderson, who leaves the store to pursue retirement.
The company has a head start, since Circuit City’s decision to liquidate their assets. Dunn said the [...]

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Chris Bauer

21 January 2009

Chris Bauer

Talor Swift Going Strong

Share“Fearless” from Taylor Swift begins the 7th week on top of the Billboard 200 chart today, and is the first to do so since Usher’s “Confessions” way back in 2001. Selling 63,000 units in the US this week, it sure is good to see stars at the top of the industry.

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Chris Bauer

21 January 2009

Chris Bauer

CD Baby sees 28% growth

ShareYeah baby, CD Baby sees expansion in 2008. 200,000 artists saw success with CD Baby last year, according to Tony Van Veen, CEO of Audio & Video Labs, the parent company of CD baby. Success is possible if you have the heart, it appears.
According to reports, CD Baby artists sold about 1.01 million CDs in [...]

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Chris Bauer

21 January 2009

Chris Bauer

Popkomm

ShareTitle: PopkommLocation: Berlin, GermanyLink out: Click hereDescription: Popkomm is a worldwide music and entertainment business meeting place.Start Date: 2009-09-16End Date: 2009-09-18

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Chris Bauer

20 January 2009

Chris Bauer

Unified Manufacturing: Obama Music Released by Unified Manufacturing!

ShareBarack Obama, in his wisdom, working with the Democratic National Committee, chose Unified Manufacturing to produce the Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement record.
That choice means the album is in the hands of an experienced, energetic team of industry veterans working to fulfill the vision of the new President. And fulfill it they [...]

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Chris Bauer

20 January 2009

Chris Bauer