Music News 5/10/2012
(L-R): Zach Horowitz, Barry Coburn
NMPA Announces Board Additions
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) recently announced that Barry Coburn, Founder and Co-President of Ten Ten Music Group, and Zach Horowitz, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, have been appointed to the organization’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. The two were elected at a recent NMPA board meeting.
An accomplished music publisher and industry leader, Coburn heads Ten Ten Music Group whose catalog represents hundreds of recorded singles and album tracks. Previously, he served as President and CEO of Atlantic Records’ Nashville division and prior to that managed Alan Jackson, Diamond Rio and New Zealand favorite Split Enz among other successful clients. He is also a member of the ASCAP Board.
Horowitz was recently made Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), one of the world’s largest music publishing companies, with offices in over 40 countries around the world. Before the appointment, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Universal Music Group, Inc., the world’s largest music company. While in that role, he orchestrated UMG’s acquisition and integration of Rondor Music (then the world’s largest independent music publishing company), Polygram Music Publishing and BMG Music Publishing.
“The NMPA benefits greatly from the experience of individuals like Barry and Zach,” said David Israelite, President and CEO of the NMPA. “I thank them for their willingness to help our growing membership as we tackle global and domestic issues important to songwriters and music publishers.”
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The Wallflowers Recording Project
Popular rock group The Wallflowers is back in the studio recording a new studio album that will be released in fall by Columbia Records. Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Emmylou Harris) is producing the album, which is being recorded at Black Keys leader Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound in Nashville. The band also has a few live dates scheduled starting in July.
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Music in the Movies Event For Screenwriters Conference
Nashville Screenwriters Conference is gearing up for its 14th annual event at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville on June 1-3. The three-day open-to-the-public conference brings Hollywood’s top writers, producers, directors, managers, agents and other studio executives to provide aspiring film, TV and music individuals an opportunity to learn and explore the inner-workings of Hollywood.
The event consists of an optional panel workshop and luncheon called Music in the Movies, set for Sat., June 2 at the Country Music Hall of Fame. The event was founded by 821 Entertainment Group President Anastasia Brown (Footloose, August Rush, Taken). The panel will feature advice from top music supervisors for songwriters, composers, artists and publishers hoping to tap into the world of song placement in television and film. This year, Brown has tapped music supervisors Julia Michels (Sex and the City 1&2, The Blind Side, The Devil Wears Prada), Frankie Pine (Army Wives, GCB, Magic Mike), Randy Spendlove (President of Music at Paramount) and others still being added.
Carnival Music is also hosting a Silverscreen Event with dinner, drinks and in-the-round performances at the Loveless Barn. Some of these events require separate tickets and are not included with conference registration.
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Mark Sanders as Poet and Prophet
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Mark D. Sanders will take a seat at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday, May 26, as the latest subject of the quarterly programming series “Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters.”
The 1:30 pm in-depth interview and performance, held in the museum’s Ford Theater, is included with museum admission and free to museum members. The program will be streamed live at www.countrymusichalloffame.org.
Sanders’ body of work includes contemporary country classics such as “I Hope You Dance,” “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” “It Matters to Me” and “Blue Clear Sky.” Artists who have recorded Sanders’ songs include Trace Adkins, John Anderson, Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Lonestar, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Jo Dee Messina, John Michael Montgomery, George Strait, Josh Turner, Clay Walker, Lee Ann Womack and more.
The 90-minute program, hosted by Museum Editor Michael Gray, will include recordings, photos and film clips from the museum’s Frist Library and Archive. Seating for the program is limited, and program passes are required for admittance. Immediately following, Sanders will sign limited edition, commemorative Hatch Show Print posters. Visit the museum’s website for complete admission and signing details.
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