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La France Avance Joins The
French Jazz Boom. Also, GSA
Today Pulses Volksmusik's
Success In The '90s.
See Pages 8, 11 & 14-15.
Europe's Music Radio Newsweekly . Volume 10 . Issue 39 .
September 25, 1993. £ 2.95, US$ 5, ECU 4
RHYTHM; BLONDE AND GOLD - Sassy Swedish singer Louis Hoffstenwas
presented with her first gold record for sales of her album
"RhythmBlonde." Since the award. the album has gone almost platinum
(95.000)in Sweden. and has just been released in Denmark, Norway
and Finland,where she will be touring in October. Pictured (l -r)
are: BMG Sweden salesexecutive Pemilla Svohnstrom. producer Leif
Larsson, Hoffsten, BMG headof promotion Pio &aver, BMG MD Hasse
Breitholtz and former head ofDrOMOt'CY, Camillo Cona (See AATAI o
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Radio Celebrates RedAnd Blue Albums WithBeatles
WeekendsINTERNATIONALby 'JO .0 machgielbokker
Twenty years ago today. SergeantPepper taught the band to
play.And now, 20 years after the initialrelease on vinyl and
cassette. thefamous Beatles double compila-tion albums "Red" and
"Blue" arefinally released on CD by EMIthis week.
The Beatles 1962-1966('Red," containing 26 songs) andThe Beatles
1967-1970 ("Blue."28 songs) originally remained inthe UK chart for
1414 and 113
weeks, respectively. The newCDs with full -colour Applelabels
are housed in red and bluecases. each with a 24 -page colourbooklet
featuring full lyrics andadditional photographs. The orig-inal
cassettes have also beenreleased in double packs withsimilar
packaging to the CDs.Both albums were digitallyremastered at Abbey
Road Stu-dios under the supervision ofGeorge Martin.
A special press kit has beenproduced, including a video
withfootage from I Want To Hold
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Norway's FirstNational StationHits AirwavesNORWAYby Steve
Wonsiewicz
Norway's first commercial natio-nal station, Radio Hele
Norge.known simply as P4. hopes toblaze the same kind of media
trailthat the country's private TV net-works did when they debuted
onthe scene in the '80s. and substan-tially expand the market.
The mainstream ACE sta-tion-which was granted thecountry's only
10 -year nationallicence in January-launched onSeptember 15 at
12.00, playingthe national anthem, followed bya rock 'n' roll
version of Norwe-gian classical composer EdvardGrieg's Anitra's
Dance. (See"Programming The Music," p. 6.)
Based on P4's initial results,the signs are encouraging.
In-house research shows listeningshare for the station's test
sig-
nals-pre-recorded songs withtaped promos-increased to 17%from 4%
before the real stationeven hit the airwaves. Plansrequire P4 to
reach 2.5 millionpeople when it debuts. about 70-75% at year-end,
and 90% in '94.
The station is also on budgetwith ad sales. P4 is
predictingabout Nkr7-8 million (app.US$930.000) revenue in the
firstyear, reaching Nkr70-100 millionin three years. Operating
costs forthe first year are around Nla-15-20million.
Comments GM Svein Larsen."Eventually, in two to three yearswe
want to have one-half to one-third of total radio advertising.But
that's under the assumptionthat the market increases
substan-tially. Today the radio market isabout 2-2.5% of the total
adver-tising. That's not much if you
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Khaled: The Ambassador Of Rai'INTERNATIONALby Emmanuel
Legrand
With the hit Didi, Alge-rian singer Khaled roseto international
fame in1992. This Don Was -produced song intro-duced Rai music to
theworld and made Khaledthe ambassador of tin,musical style horn
in
THE SUNNY SIDEOF YOUR BUSINESS FOR 1994
NorthKhaled
Africa. This month,strengthens that fame,winning the
GoldenOsella for "Best MusicFor A Movie" at theVenice Film
Festival.With his new album outon the PolyGram'.label Barclay, he's
outto prove that none ofthis is an accident.
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Available. CD Album "Feel Good",16-page full color king size
1994 calender, The video
"Tatiana goes Miami','T shirts, Posters and more. For licence,
distribution and broadcasting.
Information: TSA BV Management, P.O.Box 2404, 3500 GK Utrecht,
the Netherlands.
Fax 31 (0) 35 247552, Phone 31 (0) 35 238345.
BeerlingAgainst PlansFor YoungerRadio 1 FM
UNITED KINGDOMby David Stansfield
With only days to go beforeEHR BBC Radio I FMannounces its new
autumnschedule. outgoing station con-troller Johnny Beerlingcome
out against the pubcaster'salleged plans to abandon listen-ers in
the 25-45 year -old agerange.
New station controllerMatthew Bannister is expectedto announce
some radicalchanges to the Radio 1 FM for-mat and the predicted
upheavalswhich prompted veteran stationDJ Dave Lee Travis to
resignlive on air recently.
Speaking at Manchester'sannual music industry event "InThe
City," Beerling voiced hisdisagreement with the idea thatRadio I
should be targeted sole-ly at a young audience, while
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Volksmusik Breaks Rigid BoundariesThaditional volksmusik has
never really left the popular music scene
in Germany. Although it constantly changes with the times, it
hasnever gone out offashion. A consistent, steady seller,
the "music of the people" accumulated gold discsover the years
without hitting the charts.
That changed in 1988. however. when theOriginal Naahtal Duo (BM
AriolaMedia) scored the first pop/volksmusikcrossover chart success
with platinumsales (over 500.0001 of Patrona &trariae.This set
off a volksmusik boom which hasled to a flood of artist signings
over thepast five years, and a mass of TV showspresenting
volksmusik.
The musical boundaries betweenvolksmusik and schlager. the more
pop -oriented sub -genre, have became lessrigid, leading to
schlager-orientedvolksmusik.whose broadappeal is reflect-ed in
chart salesas well as radioairplay. Howev-er. a new breedof
volksmusikmusicians com-bining traditionalmusic of thehomeland
withjazz. rock orpunk elements.are gaining i!:popularity.
One thing tra-ditional volt..., -musik artists an,1the new breed
ofmusicians havein common istheir down-to-earth approach
tovolksmusik. and this is what comes acrossto the audience.
Although they considereach other's music not to be genuine,
theycombine forces when it comes to taking astand against
artificial volksmusik.
"In the end the consumer mustdecide." says Karl -Heinz Voell, of
KochInternational. "The past five years haveseen a volksmusik boom.
but I believeaudiences can sense whether music comesfrom the heart
and whether an artist takeshis music seriously."
Best -Selling
Volkstumliche Acts
Original Naabtal Duo (HMG Ariola Media)Wildecker Herzbuben
(Hansa/BMG Ariola)
Heine (East West)Ernst Mosch (East West)Miblenhof Musikanten
(East West)Speelwark (East West)Godewind (HMG Ariola)Patrick
Lindner (Virgin)Bianca (Montans/BMG Ariola)Stefan Mross (BMG
Ariola)Angela Wiedl (Jupiter/BMG)N
Peter & Gerd° Steiner (East West)
Media's Diminishing RoleSeveral German labels complain of
the
lack of support they receive from themedia, in particular radio.
Says BMG Ari-ola Media head of A&R Susanne Schu-lenburg, "In
general German languageproduct is underrepresented at most
radiostations.
"However, we are experiencing goodairplay for volksmusik at NDR
1, whopresent a volksmusik hitparade for theirlisteners as well as
SFB 1, RB 1, HR 1,11R 4, BR I, SDR 1, S 4, SWF 1 and .14 :Ni SWF 4.
for
example."WDR 4/
Cologne PDI Beter Mittel-dorf adds his sta-ti..n among thislist,
claiming that?5% of themusic for our sta-tion's morningshow
'MorganMelodie' and theevening show'Nachtexpress' arecomprised
ofmusic from thevolkstiimlicherschlager genre. Inaddition I
havepresented volk-rock from actssuch as Ziller-taler
Schfirzen-
jager, for example."MDR 1/Sachsen-Anhalt head of music
Detlev Schmidt has definitely noticed atrend towards
volkschlager. "We cater forthe 30+ age group and present a
'Volk-stamliche Hitparade.' We have a cumeshare of 51.7% so we must
be doingsomething right."
However, not all PDs agree withSchmidt, as several German radio
stationshave difficulty fitting schlager into theirever -tightening
formats. Says AntenneBayern/Munich PD Raimund Wagner,"We cater to
an ACE format, and yolks-schlager does not fit into our
program-ming. Last autumn we even tested a softpup/yolk single by
Hubert von GoisernUnd Die Original Alpinkatzen, but theresponse was
negative.
"If we had an additional channel fre-quency we would definitely
cater to thiskind of popular music, too."
Radio Arabella/Munich HOM Karl -Heinz Schweter does not believe
the newbreed of volksimisik will be able to estab-lish itself on
the market. "This is only afad for the kids," he claims,
adding,"What is really happening is thatvolksmusik is becoming more
modern,moving increasingly towards schlager.
"We hardly play any real volksmusikanymore. only
schlager-orientedvolksmusik. With all the over -exposureon TV
people have become tired ()I'volksmusik, while the industry was
chant-ing out poinly produced material to cashin on the boom."
For the past six months this over-sats-
ration has noticably slack-ened off. Ratings forvolksmusik TV
shows havedropped, as audiencesbecome increasingly awareof music
outside of theirown country causing sometracks to be taken off
air.
Virgin label managerMichael Wolf hasn't givenup on TV, however.
"Weare still enjoying good TVexposure with the state-owned TV
stations," claimsWolf. "It's the private TVstations which are
takingsome of their volksmusikshows off the air."
The Old With The NewBoth the traditional acts and the new
breed of volksmusik artists are currentlyrepresented on the
official album charts.One of the fastest selling acts in the
moretraditional volksmusik vein are theKasteiruther Spatzen (Koch
Internation-al). They are rapidly approaching goldstatus with their
album Der Rote Dia-mand . which peaked at number 12 andcontinues to
be listed on the officialMusikmarkt charts after 11 weeks.
On the progressive side the secondhighest chart climber is
Hubert von Gois-ern Und Die Original Alpinkatzen (BMGAriola), whose
debut album AufgoignSttatt Niederschiassn hit number I andachieved
triple platinum status in hishomeland Austria. Meanwhile, this
albumcombining traditional volksmusik withrock, blues and jazz
elements, is in itseighth week on the German charts afterpeaking at
number 48.
Singing in Austrian dialect,accordeonist and rock yodeller Von
Gois-ern is rapidly gaining popurarity sinceword has spread of his
powerful live per-formances. In Hamburg he was billedalongside
Jethro Tull at an open air festi-val which made the TV evening
news.Television specials and live broadcasts ofhis concerts
underline the acceptance bythe media.
The latest volksmusik entry to theGerman charts are the
ZillertalerSchiirzenjager ["The Skirt Chasers"](BMG Ariola) now in
their 20th year. Inthe course of their career the band
hasaccumulated 24 gold, nine platinum andthree double platinum
albums, as well asa large cult following in Austria. The six -man
act dresses in original Zillertal attireperforming volksmusik with
rock and popelements. Living proof of theirenormous success is
their annu-al open air festival in Austriawhich attracted 50.000
fans thisAugust. Their current (25th)album is called Daliir Mach
MaMusik with the single entitledAu/ Einnia/ Ib arst Du Da. Ho \
-ever. as tar as radio formats areconcerned, producer RudolfMiissig
says, "No matter whatWe release, the Schijrzenjtigeral \\ ays tall
between two stoolsas they tit neither rock norvolksm usik formats."
The bandis currently on tour in Austriaand will perform 17 cities
inGermany during October/
Last on the list of chartvolksmusik albums is Tausend
Haindling (BMG)
Kleine Himmel ("A Thousand Tiny BitsOf Heaven") by Stefanie
Hertel (EastWest). which is representative of thecharts. At the age
of 14, Stefani is nonewcomer to the official charts andenjoys the
distinction of having wonnumerous TV volksmusik hitparades.
After 10 years with Polydor. BMGAriola Media has recently signed
innova-tive volksmusik artist Hans -JurgenBuchner, (better known as
Haindling),who was a forerunner in combiningvolksmusik with music
from other cul-tures. In 1988 Haindling recorded Bavari-an music
with African elements usingoriginal African drums and horns whichhe
plays himself. The self -titled debutalbum was released mid
-August. Singingin Bavarian dialect, Haindling labels hismusic as
"volk-musical-avantgarde." A24 -city tour is slated for this
month.
Upcoming autumn releases by topvolksmusik artists includes that
ofPatrick Lindner (Luna/Virgin). whoachieved gold status in Germany
for DieKleinen Dinge Des Lebens, (awardedplatinum in Austria and
Switzerland) aswell for his 1992 album release EineHandrail
Herzlichkeit. An album isscheduled for release at the end
ofSeptember. entitled Triium Dich InsParodies, with a 43 -stop tour
throughGerman-speaking territories scheduledfrom October to
December.
Die Wildecker Herzbuben (Hansa/BMG Ariola Media), who scored a
top 10chart hit with Herzilein in 1990, havereleased a new single
entitled Trink DenWein Nie Allein. along with the albumVon Ganzem
Herzen. The duo will he ontour from mid -November until early
nextyear. by Ellie II eaten
Marianne & Michael (Polydor)
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Station Operations
BACK TO THE BASICS:
A Guide For New Programme DirectorsIn my /4 years of consulting.
I've heard a wide range of radio
stations, in markets both large and small. Since my specialty is
the
smaller markets. I frequently have the opportunity to train new
PDs and
Wk. I thought it might he useful if I compiled some of the
commonmistakes that new managers make, as a way of helping aspiring
PDs.
here are some points worth considering.
Educating Your Audience
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And Aral hecawc then knew fisc %c.v. J1;..(frivol neon thrs Lm
no+. NMI,: it masacts t. v,. that ..'wt .canonAbout rrvl or ctrl
hair today Itslerk-rs are
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bill', of hire there a hahv sifter and give themJ night out al a
nice restaurant.
In another a..enano. the prizes people canum nuv he for
excitement and fun. YourJoh as a PD r to he a friend to the
audi-crux knouitu: chat they need will help
fulfil Thai r.,le much more elfectively.Man. I'Ds v.forigi!.
s.,U1-ne That ner!. hOdy
if you and your staff spend time talking to people where
theywork and where they shop, you will learn more about them,and
that will help you to create a station that entertains and
informs them.
'play the most MUSK. DMA sounds like justAnodes tired proaine,
given the number ofsualows who we the same phrases. Make=tag your
salon has a very strong andinensoolde traage-a station mascot.
per-haps. or a cat* name: make sure your for-mat is coonnatat with
that image fru don'twant to call you station die "Killer Shark -d
raw tonna is soft rock or classical,. andmake sure people hear
those call lettersonto' Even when it sterns silly to do so. ita
road idea to promote your stations name.
Know Your AudienceMake Wire :701.1 V.110 your audience
If the only people you ever talk to are theJapes who ail die
ropiest line irtiosiolA.r.evert on a good day. actives only nuke
upshoat 5-7'S of your total audience; mostpack widths if ever tall
a talk station).you wade have a dear *WM of the peopleto whom you
are programming, Whetheryou me new or experienced. a common
mis-take is maim* the audience neverthaws. k does-constantly What
listenerswanted eve years ago. they may not wantnow. For example.
it used to be an acceptedbelief diet an ACE Nations asoid
. ._!!! . Kerr', Manta',. . f',ar -I- htahltriond,
While hirkidow awl Streisand are ter-:. suilinitatraftimurn. I
know of few ACE
swine today &It anlonsatitally add everyrec., ed these
arliasilive aside. It's nu longera thud; su hear 'ryas Adams or
Genesis,a) a typical ACE So what do you knowghoul your audience"'
Do they buy records.and if so. wise ate their favourites/ Ito
theylike to dame? What magazine: do the:.read? Illeirat movies do
they prefer' Whatsocial luau camera diem?
This is mom useful than you oughtitteld. km kagh
iimr4iipiuy.
in today's economy, more people than everare snuggling to make
ends meet. and whilea trip would be fun. paying the rent or buy-ing
the kids new clothes for school is morecrucial.
If you and your staff spend time talkingto people where they
work and where theyshop, you will learn more about them andthat
will help you to create a station thatentertains and informs
them.
Evaluate Your MuskL.cri it you don t hart a reward) budgvt.
look in M&M's station reports to see whatother stations are
playing. and look at whatis being bought in your market. Every
fewmonths. consider why you are still playingthe songs that are
being bought. If you haveaccess to a consultant take advantage
ofthat: consultants often have research to sharewith you.
But in the absence of that. use commonsense. lust because you
played a song thatdidn't reach the top 10, it just may be
forget-table. And while I was taught that you'renever hurt by what
you don't play. I was alsotaught not to impose my own tastes on
thelisteners; a good example of this is a countrysong that every PD
I know totally despised:Achy Breaks Heart Many Pds dropped it
assoon as they could, in fact. Yet, researchshowed it was among the
top five favouritesof country listeners.
So. when evaluating your musk, don'tjust use the "I hate it and
I'm sick of it" testas your criterion. Ask yourself if the songwas
a big hit. if it fits the overall sound ofyour station, and if the
average personwould be familiar with it. If you have noidea why you
are still playing a song. itmight he time to snake it disappear.
Butagain, keep asking yourself, 'Does the audi-cost still care
about this song? not. "Arethe tired of ill"
Have Regular Meetings
,lierJ dont 4.0ffalritailCaLe xnri eachother. I have seen
statirms where jocks did-n't know they were supposed to do a
certainpromotion, or nobody told them they werefilling in fro
somebody next week.
No matter how crazy everyone's sched-ule. it's useful to get as
many of the stafftogether as you can on an on -going basis.Wit to
discuss problems and plan solutions.Its a good opportunity for
everyone to workon things as a team, I also recommend thatyou
invite the unsung hero of your station toyour staff meetings-yes. I
mean the recep-tionist. that front-line person who answersall the
calls and hears from the listenersbefore you do. Often this person
has some
worthwhile input.
Get OrganisedDetails have a nasty way of getting lost
in the hurried pace of a busy day. Doeseveryone know what shift
they are workingthis weekend? Do you have a plan for emer-gencies?
Does everyone on staff know whatto do if they can't find a certain
commercialor if lightning strikes the transmitter? Doyou have a
manual for new employees,explaining station policies and
givinganswers to the most common problems'?
Even if you have a perfect memory.write things down: create a
daily list ofthings that need your attention and prioritisethem.
You probably don't possess magicalpowers. so you may not accomplish
every-thing on your list. but at least you will havesome concrete
idea of what needs to beaddressed. what has been handled. and
whatyou could use some help with.
pia).in!,..; ow..? !.,45,
Since the average listener pushes the ia.11tOrior turns the dial
when bored. treaty dratsame environment for your
preseraeo.,._,,4them to compare the two shows and askthem which one
they would (rave listened t,in that unit of time. Most of us in
radio onlyregard our competitors with contempt. notsomebody out
there is listening 10 that otherstation. and rather than condemn
it, accept itas a fact of radio listening in the Ws, anduse it to
your benefit.
Sound ConversationalUm still .. : announcers who
feel the need to sound like the voice ordoom or put that smile
in everything theysay. Neither extreme works. You don't needto
sound as if you came from a funeral. nordo you need to sound as if
life is just a Iratelof laughs.
The operant words are friendly and um-veriational. Avoid those
horrible radiocliches; "The temperature outside is 13degrees.' Of
course the temperature is out-side: where else would it be? "The
timeright now is 10.00," as opposed to the timeback then or the
time ID minutes ago? Ifyour best friend rang you to ask the
time.how would you say it? When your shift isover, do you say
something like "Well I'mout of here"? That makes it sound as if
youare the only one that matters, not the station_Worse, it makes
it sound as if you can't waitto finish your show and you hate your
job.
As the PD. you are the role model.whether you want to be or not.
Otherannouncers will pick up your habits. S
Whether you are new or experienced, a common mistake isassuming
the audience never changes. It does-constantly.
Don't defeat yourself with unfair expec-tations-one way to get
ulcers is to try to doeverything yourself. Perhaps you feel
yourstaff won't help you. in which case. there isa communication
failure that really needs tobe dealt with immediately. Even in a
smallmarket where everybody has to wear a num-ber of hats. there
should be a sense ofTEAM. not one person suffering for every-one
else's failings. If you are in such a situa-tion and you feel it is
impossible for thingsto change. then get as much experience asyou
can and look for a better position beforeyou become too resentful.
But no matterwhat your status-treated like royalty ortaken for
granted-you should use the timeyou spend as PD to define your goals
and dothe best job possible to achieve them.
listen To Your Tapeslisten ii. ;ourself and your
staff the way the audience does. Most newPlls use critique
sessions to hammer thestaff for format violations or to tell the
jockwho talks too much that it's time to shut upand play the hits.
But consider this: whiledoing the format perfectly is certainly
agood idea, the average listener damson knewwhat a format is; th,.-
! !r!liked/didn't like that .,f thc,were/weren't interested 10 u.
Lit sou had tosay.
I ..ugges! 'it
when you listen to your tapes. ask yourselfif you would really
talk to your friends likethat. News should be written in a clear
andconcise manner. with a minimum of jargon.You don't have to
oversimplify the story.but remember that the average person
does-n't have a university degree in "and they are misting you to
inform them.
Given the short attention seen ofpeople today. make sure you get
to the pointand don't overwhelm the audience withextraneous details
that add nothing to theunderstanding of the story you are
reporting.I still hear news reporters reading copy thatsounds as if
it came from a text -book orfrom the morning newspaper.
I once heard a story about howalleged perpetrator was found
withstolen merchandise on his person." I, the -the way we would
inform a '
DONNA HALPER is a long-time consul-tant specialising in American
and Euro-pean radio station operations, 'dent -development and
music formatting. Sheis the author of two books on radio
pro-gramming and a computerised music,scheduling system. Donna
HolperAssociates can be reached at 304bury Street, Suite 506.
Boston,02115. Tel: (+1) 617.786(+1)6177861
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G R oovEm I X105 Classic's Costella Keeps '70s Soul Alive In The
'90s
ITALYby Mork Dezonni
Even if he won't get back intoplatform shoes. white suits
andwide collars. sharp -suited Gian-Inca Costella. director of
Milan -based gold net 105 Classic won'thave any trouble getting
into the'70s disco rev is al sweeping Italy:after all, he helped
start it.
"I've :INfollowed1/1l1,1,
beensince 1 star;out as andnever
legalisedhe joinedstation a, aand by 1982 had started up hisown
radio in Milan, RadioCosmo. He reminisces. "Everynight after
midnight we'd broad-cast Dance 70 Megamix.' Wewere the only station
to stay with70s R&B and disco. IEHR/ dancestation] Radio Deejay
followedlater with the weekly 'Thank GodIt's Friday'
programme."
WILD, KINKY & SEXYDo The Tease.% - Tighten Up/SonyPRODUCER:
not listedAn introduction for listeners of the'90s to appreciate
some roots. Reach-ing back to a ragga feel from almostthree decades
ago. Wild, Kinky &Sexy serve up the tasty Do TheTeasev. Ready
to fall in line behindthe successes of Bitty McLean andMika Demus
& Pliers. this flavour-ful track revives a light. carefree
feel-ing of floating on music and enjoyingit to its relax, shake
your hips and dothe Tease,. Both Barrels Mix ischoice. Tel: (+44)
602.404 228.
RAGEGive It Lip - Pulse 8PRODUCER: not listedFor the biggest
sound, place the nee-
Fttlit years ago Costellaapproached by Alberto Hazan.head of
Italy's largest privateradio group which owned EHR105 Network and
ACE netRadio Monte Carlo. Using ex -Radio Cosmo as its Milan base
itbuilt the group's third network."We decided to go for the
goldformat as nobody else was doingit and called it 1(15 Classic."
He
added. "We nowreach 70% of thecountry. Along-side pop
classicsfrom the '60s and'70s there's aheavy sprinklingof
Motown,Star, Atlanticand Ph i I ly soundmusic and twicea week just
forfun I present'Dance Classic'
which has built up a large 1,11,m-ing."
Costella plunders his personalcollection of 16.000 records to
airrare and obscure tracks and clas-sics from Funkadelic,
Parlia-ment, Brass Construction, LouRawls and Roy Ayers. "If acover
version or a sample for a'70s record is released. I immedi-
dle on the One World Mix. The beat ispumped and the vocals
pushed pastpassionate. 11's International Mixhouses it up in a
disco neighbour-hood. Radio ready, very commercialand accessible to
the extreme of non -dance ears. Rage are eyeing thecharts.
Officially out September 27,this track is expected to popping upall
over. Tel: (+44) 71.224 9405; fax:224 9425.
SOFTCORE ASSASINSMild Acid/Ecstasy/Basssquest - ESP
PRODUCER: L. Non & E. de KoningTake a dip into the
undergroundacidic dance pool. "Mild Acid" pro-vides the feeling
without the negativeside effects of a heavy dosage."Ecstasy" is a
conglomeration of bit-ing snip and warbling undertones,
ately dig out the original and playit," says Costella, who along
withhis dance music journalist wifeMarina has compiled a
cataloguelisting the originals to covers andsamples.
"One of my favourites, SoulBossatiova by Quincy Jones wassampled
by the Dream Warriorson 'My definition of a bombasticjazz' and the
sampling of JamesBrown's saxophonist MaceoParker on Howie G's
SoulPower is i nventi ve." Costellaadmires the creativity involved
inmany samples but doesn't ratecover versions much.
So what does a connoisseur of'70s soul think of today's
dancemusic? "There has been a renais-sance recently after a few
darkyears." says Costella, whoapproves of the undergroundscene's
homage to the more soul-ful rhythms form the '70s. Newreleases from
Will Downing andBabyface get the thumbs upalong with SWV and the
latestEarth, Wind And Fire album."Michelle Gayle's Looking Upand
Brian Powell's Natural havea very '70s feel."
Costella says that in Italy, newdomestic talent is emerging
fromthe underground scene. "DJs/pro-
New Grooves
while "Bassquest" is an exploratorybass journey. Something for
theexperimental programmer. Tel: (+31)20.626 0311; fax: 624
7801.
SHARADA HOUSE GANGDancing Through The Night - MediaPRODUCER:
Gianfranco BortolottiGianfranco Bortolotti must havesome sort of
factory assembly line inItaly. Media Records (49ers, R.A.F.,etc.)
has churned out another promis-ing track, Dancing Through TheNight,
a slam bang Italian house floorfiller. It is quick, strong and in
yourface. Fortunately, it allows listenersan opportunity to dance
from begin-ning to end. The tightly woundExtended Mix unravels to
reveal anight full of motion. Tel: (+39)30.258 2353.
Soul Revival Programmes On Italian Radio Gold net 105 Classic
broad-cast "Dance Classic" Mondays at17.30 hours and Fridays at
14.30hours, mixing rare grooves withmore commercial sounds.
Milan -based regional Dance/EHR Radio Capital has a night-ly
'70s revival show called"Disco Doc" between 21.00 andmidnight.
Commercial hits fromChic, Sister Sledge and Kool &The Gang are
played.
Udine -based dance net ItaliaNetwork transmits a segue mthree
'70s dance records daily at11.05 and repeated at 21.2(1hours. The
sequence is namedGood Times after the Chic hit.
National pubcaster RAI'sovernight programme on its FMnetwork is
called "RAI Stere-onotte" and occasionally dedi-cates an hour to a
specific artistor theme.
ducers like David Morales andJoey Negro have to be
creatingsomething new all the time, aftertwo months the fashion
hasalready evolved." Recent Italianreleases recommended by
Costel-la are Cool Jack's Try The Feel-ing on Naples -based India
FlyingRecords and J.T. Company'sYou Got produced by ex -DJ JoeT.
Vanelli. "They are very com-mercial, on a more sophisticatedlevel
there's Csilla's Play WithVoice."
As Costella dusts off a fewrare grooves for his next dance
MOUNT RUSHMORElie Got The Music - Ore MusicPRODUCER:
Loftin'LukasBurton & Miles Ahead MorganA fresh rebirth of an
old hit. Giventhe '90s house treatment with a fullspectrum of NY
and Chicago influ-enced warm sounds, I've Got TheMusic is set to
heat up clubs and radioalike. On the flip side is BrighterDubs,
also worth a few spins. Tel:(+44) 81.870 751 1: fax: 871 4178.
VARIOUS ARTISTSMulimry Of Sound: The Sessions Vol-ume I - MOS
RecordsPRODUCER: VariousKudos to MOS and Tony Humphriesfor
compiling a dancefloor inhabitan-t's dream and an essential item
for anyself-respecting dance programmer.
classic programme, I asked himwhat he does in the unlikely
eventthat a new cover or sample comesout and he doesn't have the
origi-nal in his vast collection. "I've gotto find it," he replies.
"Most ofmy holidays are spent in dingysecond-hand record basements
inthe US or Canada searching forthat elusive piece of vinyl. I
don'tgo to the UK so much as there areso many DJs there into the
'70srevival that rarities are muchharder to find."
Historically, great music has alwaysbeen born out of the clubs
and thisselective collection documents a bitof what's going on
today. Highlights:the soulful jam of Seven Grand Hous-ing
Authority's The Question, theradio mix of Club 69's sexual
housetrack Take A Ride and a plugged RedUnderground mix of
Gabrielle'sDreams. all topped off with the creamof Mother'sAll
Plinked Up and thespinning winning dance inducerIMMO. Incredible
Disco Machinefrom Brother Love Dubs. Tel: 1+4471.378 6528: fax: 403
5348.
Please send sour latest dance promo
copies lor advance cassettes) for
possible role% to Maria JiMeneLMusic & Media, Pt) Box
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Aik TOO MANY PEOPLEPfltiLINEF The stunning debut solo
singleME-NRY from the voice of The Chimes
CD includes: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Sony
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Khaled - The Ambassador Of Rolwowomedp,itniveen
Khaled had been living for almost loyears in France before he
became a ie.,nised star. For years, he had been re,ing hundreds of
songs for crooked pr,,,1,1,ers who didn't pay him any royRan he,
his first "real" album, with nipproducers Martin Mebeonnler and
Sat".Boutella, recorded in 1988. proved thathis inctedible vocal
talents had unlimitedpotential if they were recorded in a
properenvironment.
His first self -titled album for Barclayfollowed, and its Top 10
hit Didi pushedKhakx1 to crossover success, even thoughradio
support was rather limited. The suc-cess of Didi showed there was
mom thanjust exotic interest and something in hismusic could appeal
to anyone. anywheretwith the support of MTV Asia, Khaled isa huge
star in India, having sold sonic400001) units'. Overall, this album
sold700.000 units, with 150.000 in Francealone.
One of Khaled's universal messagescomes from the fact that he is
probablyone of the greater living blues men.Although not operating
in the traditional12 -bar genre. Khaled's a pure blues man inthat
v, hat he sings comes front the deep ofhis heart and the tension in
his voicemakes the listener feel there is no directrelief.
Jean -Jacques Dufayet. who producesthe daily radio programme
"Pazz AndJops From France" in Paris broadcast onTokyos FM station J
Wave, considersthat "it was logic that Khaled emerged asthe leader
of the Rif wave and gainedinternational recognition. Didi was a
trialto offer a product that could appeal to thelargest public. And
having succeeded isfantastic especially when you know all
theprejudices French have against Arabs."
For Barclay's president Pascal Negre,the challenge faced by the
label and theartist with the new album N'ssi N'ssi was"to avoid
repeating the identical songs andoffering a clone." Says Negre,
"The previ-ous album was a major step for Khaled.He reached a new
public. We have to con-firm that and really establish him as a
con-sistent seller and not the man of one singlehit."
The album has been quickly recordedand produced. What made it
happen wasthe decision by film maker BertrandBlier to ask Khaled to
compose somesongs for his new movie "1,2.3 Soleil,"just released in
France. Marc Thonon.A&R director for Barclay. recalls,
"Wehadn't finish exploiting the previous albumand then came the
Blier offer. The meet-ing between Blier and Khaled was thestart of
a real artistic collaboration. We didsome tracks with Don Was but
it wasn'texactly what Blier was looking for. Weput the Don Was
songs aside and lookedfor another producer who could give amore
'traditional' sound.
"The choice of Philippe Eidel becameobvious. He has a good
knowledge ofsoundtracks and has an interesting
approach to ethnic music. Eidel cut fivetracks with Khaled. So
from what shouldbase been a contribution to a movie, wehad enough
material for an album."
The songs were then handed to DaveBothrill, who worked on Peter
Gabriel'sUS album, and Richard Evans, recom-mended by Eidel, from
the Real WorldStudios who took the raw material andmixed it.
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Khaled's most personal soar I!.!.!/,',h/er. dedicated to his
father. \u they
was produced by Lau-
rent r;tieneau, who worked with rap band1 Am. In addition, it
was decided to re-ieconl an old Khaled song, 57tebm, forwhich Was
made a more dynamic version.
The result is what some critics inFrance consider as Khaled's
hest album todate, with more variety in styles and defi-nitely the
mark of a great talent.
The album has a general releasethrough Europe (it is already
charted inHolland). and will be released in the USthrough Polydor's
sub -label Cohiha early1994: in Japan the album will be issued
inOctober. Khaled will be touring Europe inNovember. A series of
shows are plannedat the Paris Zenith hall in March.
Comments Nanou Lamblin, in chargeof the international
development of thelocal PolyGram catalogue, "The globalspirit is
good. It is easier than with the pre-vious album, where our job was
to first tomake people aware of the artist. Now, heis better known,
he has media recognitionand a group of followers in most com-mies.
We will try to focus more on thealbum and increase radio
exposure."
The first single, the mid -tempo SerbiSerbi, was shipped to
French radio withlimited effect so far. Comments Negre,"All I can
say is that French media areconsistent. Except for a few of them,
Didihad limited airplay, and this time. it's quitethe same. But who
cares? We are learningto work without radio support. The
pressreaction is good, we have the concert tocome. TV channels are
more supportivethan last time, our video is receiving goodairplay.
even on MTV Europe."
Broadcasters have a cautious approachto such music. Most say it
doesn't fit theirformat, and some have a wait -and -see atti-
tude. Laurent Bouneau, programmedirector of EHR net Skyrock, who
wasone of the first to support Didi two yearsago, said he will
remain supportive toKhaled but is reluctant to play the first
sin-gle. which is not coherent with the soundof the station. Adds
Bouneau, "I will playSheba, however, as it has a good dancebeat. I
think this music has more chancesto reach the audience when it has
a danceflavour, like Ofra Haza for example."
Javier Pons, programme director ofM40, has put the song in light
rotation. Ifhe acknowledges that it represents a musi-cal trend, he
says it suits a very targetedand "hyped" audience.
M&M TrackFax data shows, that inthe rest of Europe airplay
on Serbi Serhi isso far limited to pubcasters only. Theyinclude
TROS Radio 3 and Het Station/Hilversum, BRTN Studio Brussel
andSwiss Couleur 3/Lausanne.
Elaborating On the language problem,Negre contends that "he
doesn't expectnational FM networks to play songs inArabic. An Arab
singer who sings in Ara-bic is still frightening. But it will
change."
"We don't care about the prejudicepeople have against Arabs.
It's time toopen to other cultures, Otherwise I would-n't have
signed Khaled. He often jokes mesaying that 'it took a nigger to
sign anArab' [play of words based on the mean-ing of Negre. which
can stand for niggerin French'. I want to share that passionand
help people discover something dif-ferent. I IUD very proud h have
an artistlike him on my label."
SinglesALAIN CHAMFORTL'Ennemi Dans La Glace - EpicPRODUCER: A.
Chamfort/ M. MoulinWhispering more than singing, Chamfortis a
charmer, a master of sweet ballads.Faithful to his style, this new
single hasgood chances to be picked up by adultformats.
JEAN -LOUIS FOULQUIERTout C'Ou'Est Degueulasse Porte Un JoliNom
-PhonamPRODUCER: PhilippeP DelettrezFoulquier hosts "Pollen", a
daily pro-gramme on public station France Inter,where he plays
nothing but Francophonemusic. It was written that some day,
he'llcross the border. Attain Leprest andRomian Didier wrote and
composed analbum customised for his deep raspyvoice, as illustrated
by this first single, amid -tempo ballad. Will radio stationsapart
from France Inter give exposure toone of their
colleagues/competitors?
ROCH VOISINEAlways Be There - Prod. G. Mary
PRODUCER: David FosterThis time. Quebec superstar Roch
Voisineseems ready for the big jump into theAnglophone world, after
taking France bystorm. He's got all the potential to becomea
pan-European favourite: the look, thesongs, and the backing of a
major recordcompany, BMG. Watch out, young girls.heeeere comes
Voisine.
SYLVIE MARECHALAlley Et Venir - RCAPRODUCER: Johnny
TurnbullMarechal has a nice and distinctive voiceand the blues/rock
material in this songsuits her well. Previous singles had trou-ble
getting airplay but this one lookspromising.
F.F.F.Silver Groover - EpicPRODUCER: F.F.F./Mark WallisThe
French kings of funk strike back, twoyears after their first album.
The hundredsof concerts played by the band havebrought a greater
cohesion as this newsingle catches the groove and the energyof the
band. The French answer to UrbanDance Squad and Fishbone.
Albums
Warning: hardcore rap. The soundes, the words slap. It's nasty
music,type to have kids hated by their parerand neighbours. These
two six -track Cshoot like Uzi machine-guns to allwrong doing in
the world: crooked policians, the ecology threat. media, racisand
the educational system. In the lorun, it can be tiring but worth
listeningIt cleans up ears. And it's hard not to lia band which
says, "I crush steand shoot the record industry!"
JHONYGORealites - ColumbiaPRODUCER: Andy Lyden/Rap Two
In the French rap galaxy, Jhonygo couldbe placed somewhere in
between radicalsSupreme NTM and jazzy cool MC Solaar,Less noisy
than NTM, he is rougher thanSolaar, something like a French
KRS-One, with a positive message. Mixes aretough and the musical
background richand varied, played mostly by live musi-cians. The
first single Tomes Les Fillesreceived some consistent airplay
duringthe summer, including EHR pubcasterNRJ, and with good
reason.
ASSASSINLe Fulur Que Nous Reserve -F-4? Port 1 & 2 -
Delabel
PRODUCER: Assassin
LES VALENTINSLes Valentins - BarclayPRODUCER: Les ValentinsAfter
a first album with WEA-finanby Virgin artist Etienne
Daho-LesValentins have moved to Barclay wherethey deliver a perfect
example of what anintelligent pop album can be. Guitarssharp, the
sound is tense and the songdelightfully pop. Lead singer and
guiEdith Fambuena emerges in this alas a powerful artist with an
univerher own. The sad J'ai Triste and BaDay instantly catch the
ear and alsoworthy is an interesting version ofMarley's Satisfy My
Soul. In Engthey would be on the cover of NME.they are
unfortunately almost unnoticWhat a shame.
JEANNE MASJeanne Mas - Pense A MoiPRODUCER: Piero
CalabreseJeanne Mas used to be one of Francbiggest record sellers
in the mid -'8After a series of setbacks and disappoining albums,
she goes for a comeback witha new label. The style has not
changed,the voice is still present, but with all herefforts. it
sounds outdated, as if she seemsunable to catch up with the sound
oftoday. Her main problem might be theraw material. Her songs lack
consi,tenc!,and her lyrics are often pretentious.
JEAN-LUC PONTYNo Absolute Time - FNAC MusicPRODUCER: Jean -Luc
Panty
Since his first
recordings in the
'70s with theMothers Of Inven-tion and
JohnMcLaughlin'sMahavishnu. Pontyhas been considered
as one of the modern masters of violinand one of the architects
of the jazz fusion..movement. After a series or middle,the -road
and new age albums. Pontyback with an ambitious album. The
newpassion of Ponty for Africa is present':through the whole album,
with percuti.sions providing a hot beat on which hisviolin can
surf. A fine work.
BERNIE BONVOISINEfreinte Dangereuse - THM/PolyGramPRODUCER: John
RolloThe former fronunan of Trust-France'sall-time most popular
heavy metal band-has never been able to repeat in solo hissuccess
with the hand. Recorded in New
Jersey with some of the best studio musi-cians, this new album
is his best to date. It
shows all of Bonvoisin's love for R&Bsort of French
Southside Johnny. gi$,sion4SIOtoiseslWant*Higher is a burning
example'can do when he's got good:In:Ueda'.
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France Swings Doors Open For JazzThe French jazz market is the
world's third largest after the US and
Japan, and represents 2-3% of the total music market. But apart
from itseconomical power, France has a special position in the
world, as one of
the most open territories to jazz musicians, especially from the
US.
The legend of jazz is full of Americanmusicians who crossed the
Atlantic Oceanfir good or for a limited period of time tobe
welcomed by respect and success inFrance. These artists range from
MilesDavis. who composed the music to theFrench movie "Ascenseur
Pour L'tchafaud"in the late '50s and enjoyed the life in
SaintGermain-des-Pres with singer JulietteGrim to Quincy Jones, who
studiedmusic in Paris with Nadia Boulanger andbecame one of the top
arrangers for EddieBarclay: from Sydney Bevhet, whonwonled most of
his records for the FrenchVogue label, to Dee Dee Bridgewater,
oneof the world's jazz "divas".
Frances welcome tradition has beenconstant and is still alive.
"American jazzmusicians like our country' because they aremuch more
respected here as musicians andcreators than in their own country,"
claimsJean -Jacques Pussiau. who founded theindie jazz label Owl
Records some 20years ago. "In addition, there are few inde-pendent
labels in the US and few occasionsto play live. Here, they find
labels. festivalswhere they can perform, and a eeneralrespect for
their music. The occasions formusicians to record are not that
numerousand they are seduced by what we can offerthem."
For Jean -Philippe Allard, director ofPolyGram Jazz in Paris.
"American musi-ci:ms are used towording withEuropean labels.Until
the arrival ofWinton Marsalis.US labels werenot interested injazz
musicians.Now, they haveawakened. butmany musiciansstill prefer to
signwith Europeanlabels. They havethe feeling thatthey are
bettertreated."
In fact, sincethe late '80s. Poly -Gram Jazz-
Francis Dreyfus, producer for Jean -Michel Jarre,has recently
developed a jazz catalogue signingAmerican artist Steve Grossman
and French actsRichard Galliano and Michel Petrucciani.
which commands over 30% of the totalmarket. mostly with the
Verve and Emar-cy labels, according to Allard-has slowlybut
steadily become a source of talent forthe overall PolyGram network
of compa-nies. along with New York and Tokyo.Today, the label's
jazz roster includes some20-25 musicians and is the only major
tohave an active A&R policy in jazz. Poly -Gram Jazz France has
acts such as JohnMcLaughlin, Abbey Lincoln, Helen Mer-rill, Hank
Jones, Lou Levy, Kenny Bar-ron and Dee Dee Bridgewater under
itshood.
Recalls Allard, "In the beginning, it wasjust a marketing and
promotion structure.But I started to receive more and moreoffers
from musicians and received the go-ahead to sign acts and when an
opportunitybecame obvious, I just went for it. It thengrew like a
snowball. It all started thatNay."
What makes PolyGram unique is theact that it also signs local
musicians, likehe hand Sixun, Laurent Cuny, Christian
F.seoude and Marc Ducret. It confirms thefact that France has
been and still is-somesay more than ever-a major talent sourcefor
jazz, with the existence of some of theworld's most revered
musicians. Veteranslike Stephan Grappelli or ClaudeBolling and more
recently Jean -Luc Ponty(see review on his latest album, page
8),Didier Lockwood and Michel Petruccianihave been the jazz
musician ambassadorsfaun France around the world.
Comments Pascal Anquetil, director ofthe Information Centre On
Jazz, a struc-ture financed by the Ministry of Culture,"Since the
late '70s, there has been a fantas-tic 'boom' in the local French
jazz scene. Alot of effort has been put in the training
ofmusicians. The result is the existence of ageneration of
excellent musicians, veryskilled technically. I don't think we can
talkof a French jazz style as such, but there is aFrench way of
playing jazz. as highlightedby Michel Portal. Henri Texier or
LouisSclavis."
Indies Behind The BoomMost of the creative "boom" has been
handled by a dozen of active independentlabels. "As few majors
were signing localartists, only independent labels could doso."
says Anquetil. For example, Petruc-ciani recorded six albums for
Owl beforebeing signed to Blue Note. Francis Drey-
fus, better knownas the producerfor Jean -MichelJarre, is also
ajazz fan and hasrecently devel-oped a jazz cata-logue
signingAmerican artists(Steve Gross-man) and Frenchacts
(accordionplayer RichardGalliano andMichel Petruc-ciani, who left
theBlue Note label).
One of theleading indielabels is Label
Bleu, created in 1986 by Michel Orier,founder of the Jazz
Festival Of Amiens.Orier explains how he started the label as aside
activity for the Maison de la Culture ofAmiens, the city's cultural
center. "Fromthe activity of concert organiser I proposedto set up
a recording studio. It was the startup of the label. Since 1986, we
havereleased some 70 albums and about 20 actsare signed to us. Our
ambition was to signartists and follow them in the long run,
likePortal, Texier or the ONJ 'NationalOrchestra of Jazz]. I think
we now have theimage of a creative and coherent label. Theartistic
policy of the label is decided uponfrom my own tastes."
Label Bleu is a very specific case of alabel that's part of a
global and larger pro-ject. Explains Christine Hautcoeur, incharge
of production, "We are creating asort of Music Centre with the
ambition tobecome a reference at a national level. Itencompasses
the two theatres of the Maisonde la Culture. two brand new studios,
thelabel, the festival and the concerts produced
here. There is A direct linkbetween the artists weprogramme and
the label.For example. we take
advantage of the :Mistspresence in Amiens torecord to have them
playlive, and so on."
A ToughMarket Place
Bw ii11.11eVer the sizeof the label, the marketlaws remain
tough. PascalAnquetil points out thateach month. with theaddition
of new releasesand reissues, there are
more than 300 recordseach month to hit thestores. As a
consequence,"most labels limit theirproduction or becomemore
selective," he says.Allard adds that "con-sumers are lost in the
flowof reissues and it discour-ages them."
The competition forspace in stores is crucialto the well being
of arecord. "It's a very tightmarket and it's hard toreally expand
from a spe-cialised network of stores," says Allard,who considers
that there are 200 stores thatsell jazz products, mostly the FNAC
chain,the Virgin Megastores and some indepen-dent retailers. Orier
adds that he makes80% of the label's sales with only 65 storesand
80% with 250 stores. "There are a lotof places in France where you
can't evenbuy a jazz record if you want to," statesOrier.
Jazz "diva" Dee Dee Bridgewater is one of the several
Americanjazz artists to sign to a French label (PolyGram Jazz).
are exclusively open to jazz. "There is noth-ing but live
appearances to promote anartist," says Anquetil. "And in that
senseFrance is a heaven for musicians. I simplyregret that
festivals tend to programme topAmerican musicians and avoid taking
riskswith new artists. We also start to have aproblem with small
and mid -size venues."
Fsport is becoming a concem for alllabels. .A label like
Russian's Owl Records
I don't think we can talk of a French jazz style as such,
butthere is a French way of playing jazz, as highlighted
by Michel Portal, Henri Texier or Louis Sclavis.- Pascal
Anquetil, director, Information Centre On Jazz
As a result, sales targets are limited.Allard considers that a
"good sell" is whenthe album exceeds 5.000 units. "Sellingover
10.000 is the exception and between35.000-50.000 is a crossover
album, but ithappens twice a year," remarks Allard."There are few
jazz record buyers inFrance, but individually they buy a lot
ofrecords. You could say that most recordshardly sell 2.000 units
but there are a lot ofrecords that sell these 2.000 units!
Theaverage jazz buyer is around 35 years old,well educated, from a
urban environment,rather wealthy and passionate."
Most agree the main problem is the lackof media exposure. "There
are few thingspossible." says Allard, who regrets there isno jazz
radio station in Paris. "We workmainly with press, from dailies to
maga-zines. Radio exposure is almost concentrat-ed on the public
stations, which are veryuseful outlets. FIP in Paris has a daily
pro-gramme and Radio Nova often adds jazztunes to its playlist, but
it's rather poor."
The Land Of FestivalsWhat makes France a real feast for jazz
musicians is its very strong map of festi-vals. Anquetil has
counted over 200 festi-vals in France that play jazz, of which
150
makes half of its turnover outside France.Owl just inked a
exclusive seven-yearworldwide licencing deal with EMI. "I wastired
of all the mess of dealing with all thedifferent distributors,"
says Pussiau. "Now,my records will be available around
theworld."
Orier has also increased its export activ-ities, with Europe as
a prime target. Thelabel is distributed in Germany by BMGand HID in
Italy. Sales from exports rose50% these past months and it
represents35% of the label's income.
For the past four years, French jazzindie labels have been
present at MIDEMwith the support of the Ministry of Culture.Each
year, some 15 labels have benefitedfrom this service. Anquetil, who
co-ordinat-ed this event, views it as a way to "allowthese labels
who couldn't afford it to be pre-sent at the most important
business gather-ing. It is a door open to the outside
mar-kets."
The picture might look rather dark butdespite all the problems
faced by jazzlabels, Orier confesses he is "not pes-simistic
because there are a lot of peoplewho love this music. We have to
inventways to reach them."
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"Rod the Mod" is climbing the credibilityladder. This passionate
"Unplugged" re-recording of his Tim Hardin -written firstsolo hit
from 1971, is almost better than theoriginal.
U2Lemon - Island A/D/EHRPRODUCER: Eno/FloodFor this alternative
funker Bono copiesJagger's falsetto from Miss You and crossesit
with Bowie's normal voice. They'll bedancing in the streets of
Zooropa. It's veryeasy to programme for Radio Deejay Net-work/Milan
head of music Dario Usuelli, "Ilike that funky beat with its
distinct '70sfeel. We put it in high rotation rightaway,which means
up to six times every 24hours."
URBAN SPECIESListen - Talkin' Loud D/EHRPRODUCER: Urban
SpeciesListen to/ecoutez this "Franglais" acid hiphop combo
featuring French rapper MCSolaar. The baseline is somewhat
reminis-cent of the one in Marvin Gaye's master-piece Inner City
Blues.
ALBUMSBABY ANIMALSShaved And Dangerous - Imago
R/ACE/EHRPRODUCER: Ed Stasium/Nuno Bettencourt
After impressively debuting with their self -titled album in
1991. the Oz -rockers arehack. Often compared to C'hrissy
Hynde,Annie Lennox and Ann Wilson, SuzeDeMarchi impresses yet again
with hermagnificent vocal delivery of what can onlybe described as
sensible hard -pop with a rawblues edge. Avoiding any
categorisation intoday's frantically changing rock -scene, theBaby
Animals stay refreshingly different inboth attitude and
compositions. Intelligenceis the key -word here, opening the door
tosimply good rock 'n' roll.
CARLENE CARTER
Little Love Letters - Giant C/R/ACE/EHRPRODUCER: Howie
Epstein
Brink, the family. Carlene gathers TomPetty's sidemen Epstein
and BenmontTench for what is this year's most poppycountry album
and EHR responds instantly.Every Little Thing and Meant To Be
Sweetare reported to M&M quite frequently. Co -written by
Radney Foster, I Lore YouCause I Want You, however. has most
poten-tial to make it big, bearing the same yell -con-struction as
Joan Jett's / Love Rock '11' Roll.
DR. FEELGOODThe Feelgood Factor - Grand R/EHR
PRODUCER: Dave Charles/Dave BronzeA pint of bitter in the
"King's Arms," whatmore could you want? That's the FeelgoodFactor,
as revealed in the liner notes bysinger Lee Brilleaux-recently
diagnosedwith a lymphinto their third decade with their most
basicR&B album in years, with tons of harmoni-
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BRYAN DUNCANLove Takes Time - Myrrh/Pilo (Germany)PRODUCER: Dan
PosthumaAfter the Beach Boys and David Lee Rothone would have
thought that love happenseasily in California, but not for this
singerwith one leg in pop music and the other onein R&B.
Contact Volker Rittinghaus at tel:
1+49)7157.56430; fax: 7157.564 390.
JOLLY JUMPERSRurality - Gaga Goodies (CD) (Finland)PRODUCER:
Tumppi NiemalaThe mad farmers who come up in Cramps
songs actually do exist. It's a rural reality
somewhere near the Arctic circle, and of
course they suffer from the rockabilly psy-
chosis and garage disease. Contact Kari
Helenius at tel: 1+358) 31.120 500; fax:
31.133 732.
THE UNDERDOGSI Wont Your Job - Replay (CD) (Denmark)
PRODUCER: Finn Jansen
Never heard underdogs barking so convinc-
ingly before. Make It In The Woods and Stay
By Me are spicy bones to chew on for pro-
grammers with a love for solid pop/rock
stuff. Contact tel: (+45) 38.343 435; fax:
38.343 433.
MIGHTY SAM MCCLAINGive It Up To Love - AudioQuest (CD) (US)
PRODUCER: Joe Harley/Sam McClain/tome Entrees
The release of this excellent soul albummarks the expansion of
business for hard-ware expert AudioQuest. By I'm Tired OfThese
Blues you can conclude that MightySans is the missing link between
legendslike Otis Clay and Bobby "Blue" Bland.Contact tel: (+11
714.498 2770; fax:
714.498 5112.
SPY V SPYFossil - Sony (CD) (Australia)PRODUCER: Peter
Cobbin/Les Karski/Spy V Spy
Spying for good raw -edged pop songs?Then dig deep for this
fossil. Watch out for
the track Because, which is a dangerousdouble agent. Contact
Deborah Fleck at tel:(-1-61) 2.954 5122; fax: 2.954 5115.
VANESSAFlashback - Monitor (CD) (Czech Republic)
PRODUCER: Dusan VozaryPost-industrial noises; the world seems
tocollapse. That's every day life in the disinte-
grating Eastern Europe. With one songcalled Pearl Harbour you
can grasp how
heavy this stuff is. Contact Josef Prib at tel:
(+42) 2.597 404; fax: 2.596 608.
Singles and albums featured in New Releases ore
listedalphabetically Each record is
recommended for format or programmesuitability. Abbreviations
used include:
Listening), NAC (New Adult contemporary), A (Alternative),W
(World) and M (Metal)
Records mentioned in MusicMarket Place are by acts signed to
independent
except as noted. Please send your samples to
Robber,Tilli/Machgiel Bakker, PO Box 9027, 1006 AA Amsterdam,
Holland
and good riffs. With proper ,,!,1,1,,Irani 'heir local
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EARTH, WIND & FIREMillennium - ReprisePRODUCER: Maurice
White
This veteran band's influence is still measable by the high pile
of swingheat releasesevery week. Just like Stevie Wonder,Maurice
White has firmly put his stamp onthe whole soul brotherhood. It's
no longerinnovative or earth shattering, but it's stillworth
listening to, as is proved by the goodradio reception for the
single SundayMorning. Our choice is the stomper SuperHero and the
ballad Two Hearts.
D/EHR/A4L
NICK HEYWARD
From Monday To Sunday - Columbia EHR/ACE
PRODUCER: Nick Heyward
Pop music's favourite son-in-law has comeout of a five-year
hibernation. Apart fromthe few sad songs. the sun still shines
asbrightly as ever. First single Kite is as goodan apetiser as the
hearty English breakfaston the artwork of the album.
RadioRegenbogen/Mannheim head of music PeteTraynor made it
powerplay, "because it'sdifferent and it doesn't get on
people'snerves." Cararatz and Mr. Plain are othersongs which
rekindle the memory ofHaircut 100 in the back of your mind.
SHARA NELSON
What Silence Knows - Cooltempo D/EHR/ACE
PRODUCER: Michael PedenMassive Attack's public face is now
singingfor her own benefit. The ethereal arrange-ments, melodic
compositions, and her
prominent voice make her the alternativeChaka Khan. It comes
naturally. The materi-al, although very rhythmical, is never
toodemanding. When one guitar is enough for asong, she leaves it
like that, making Inside
Out unforgettable. The single One Goodbye
In Ten is a one in a million ballad. This solodebut is an
absolute classic, to be packagedin a future boxed set for release
in 2013.
RANDY TRAVISWind In The Wire- Warner Brothers C/ACE
PRODUCER: Steve Gibson
Fortunately Travis hasn't stepped into the
Cyrus boohytrap, and remains faithful to his
laid back country roots. With the finest
voice in the entire scene, he provides aset
reminiscent of the times of the singing cow-
boy. With the traditional The Old Chisholm
Trail-"Yippee Yippee Yay"-the"good
guy" will dismount from his horse right into
your studio.
EHR, ACE, R (Rock), D (Donce), C (Country),(Jazz), EZ (Esy
labels for which license and/or publishingnghts are
available,
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Andrew Strong Takes The Rocky Road For Solo DebutIt sometimes
happens that fantasy becomes reality, and the film actorsteps from
the silver screen into the real world, ,Andrew Strong, aliasDeem
the main character of box office hit "The Commitments" and
lead singer of fictional soul hand by that 'wine, is now a bona
fide soloartist with an album coming out on MCA on September 27,
aptly enti-tled "Strong." With a sales base (14.5 million worldwide
from the two
soundtrack albums, he is enjoying a dream flying start.
UNITED KINGDOM6y Robbed Till,
The I9 -'ear old Andrew Strong is a soulman through and through.
and has evidentlyabsorbed the complete Stax catalogue. Theposture
of the Irishman is not unlike JoeCocker. with whom he shares
massive"Sheffield Steel" vocal chords. It should beno coincidence
that MCA has linked this tal-ent with one-tine.maker land Don
Henley)producer Danny Kortchmar and bass playerT.M. Steven.
Strong was surrounded by a stellar crewof sessioneers dunng the
recordings. You canhear nag N -pensive Winos from the KeithRichards
circle-guitarist Waddy Wachteland drummer Steve Jordan. whose
appear.lace is a &manatee for a nice open soundSS ith no
jiggery pokers and synthesisers. just
like Strong wanted his albino to he.The tracklisting is a
collection of mainly
well-chosen covers, of which (She's) SomeKind Of Wonderful will
have to compete withBuddy Guy's and Paul Rodgers' duet ver-sion of
the Soul Brother Six standard, bestknown from the hit for Grand
FunkRailroad in 1975. Most remarkable is thesmartly disguised AC/DC
rocker Girl's GotRhythm, brilliantly punctuated by theUptown Horns.
The lead off single is theBobby "Blue" Bland tune Ain't Nothing
YouCan Do, sound -wise close to a JohnMellencamp rendition of the
Clash classicShook/ I Stay Or Should I Go riff. The icingon the
cake is Stong's wonderful diction,which is almost identical to
former R.E.Mproducer Don Dixon, especially on the supe-rior ballad
Bitter Earth.
The album is everything but a third vol-ume of the Cuirmitmenty
soundtrack albums.
Strong has put on his rocking boots andstrapped on his soul
history, along with hismanager Chris O'Donnell. "After
Andrewrecorded demo's, he was trying to find asound of his own. I
thought that he shouldn'tmove too far away from a R&B
groove,because that's where most British acts in thepast started.
He canalways develop asound of his own afew albums hence.We strived
for asound hest describ-able as the Free orBad Company, witha horn
section, ratherthan reviving Otis orWilson like he usedto do."
Remarks MCAinternational market-ing manager MaxMfiller, "This
solodebut is meant to be different from theCommitments. Otherwise
people would askfor Mustang Sally till the end of time. It's
anunpolished rock 'n' roll album without a high -profile campaign,
which is as it should be fora guy at his age with a longterm career
ahead.
"Of course we'll tie in with the fact that he
Louise Hoffsten Unifies The Rhythm & BluesSWEDEN
ii,oripert Tar --
The term "rhythm & blues" has eroded a lotsince the '40s and
the '50s. The original com-mon denominator for blues -based music
ismow often used for black music in general,roughly soul to
swingbeat.This is a rather confusing manner of typecast -mg sery
dissimilar acts. because for someBonnie Raitt and the
FabulousThunderbirds are considered as R&B. whileothers think
bands like En Vogue and H -Town better fit the nomenclature.
With the new album Blonde & RhytIon bySwedish songstress
Louise Hoffsten bothcamps in the terminology war have their
way,
because this music is appropriate to tit underone, universal
R&B umbrella. BMG SwedenA&R manager Hans Larson explains
thatthis was the whole idea behind the recordingof the set. "In our
opinion it's still R&B. Wewanted to maintain the traditional
flavour, butset to a '90s atmosphere. We wanted tobroaden the sound
a bit. The difference withthe four previous albums is that this one
is farmore rhythmical."
The new musical direction paid off,because for the first time
the blonde singerscored two top ten single hits with Hit MeWith
Your Love Thing and Let The Best ManSing, gutsy songs with a
directness whichshould make Roxette look green with envy.She
doubled her usual album sales, and she is
now only one inch from platinum (100.00(1copies sold). The last
push will be given bythe new single, the perfect pop song AllAbout
Numbers.
Hoffsten's music comes closest to BonnieRaitt after a visit to a
disco. Like her bigAmerican influence, she's also a virtuoso onher
instrument, which in her case is a har-monica instead of a
guitar.
Like a vampire she sucks her harp, andlike a true "suffragette
vamp" she writesintelligent lyrics. Padded Bra about a
disillu-sioned woman who kicks out her lover is afine piece of
musical poetry, and thefavourite track for most Swedish radio
pro-grammers.
McClean Causes Foundation Of BrilliantUNITED KINGDOMby Robbert
Tifli
Like taboos, pledges are only there to bebroken, so it seems.
When Neil Ferrisfounded Ferret & Spanner back in1980-now UK's
biggest PR company forelectronic media-he vowed never to starta
record company himself. Thirteen yearslater he has put aside all
scepticism, andthe Brilliant label is born. Its first release.Bitty
McLean's reggae cover of the oldFats Domino New Orleans R&B
classic ItKeeps Raisin' (Tears From My Heart), isan instant chart
success. The 2 I -year oldsinger finds himself in good company.
sur-rounded by 26 big names on the roster ofthe mother company,
including the likes ofthe Rolling Stones, U2, Depeche Mode
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and Neneh Cherry.UB40, one of Ferret & Spanner's first
clients, talked Ferris into it and he was sold
on the spot. Reminisces Ferris, "AliCampbell phoned me and told
me I had tolisten to Bitty's demo tapes. I recognisedhis 'star
potential' instantly. Let's do it, Ithought. and suddenly we had a
label.decided for the future only to sign radio
and TV -driven acts, because that's what we
know about from our background in PR."McLean started his
vocation as a tape -
Op for UB40, and is credited on their new'
al bum Promises And Lies as co-producer,
engineer and hacking vocalist. The bandencouraged him to embark
on a solo career,
and the rest is history. At the moment he is
cutting his solo album Just To Let You
KI1014',.. due for release mid November. On
the tracklisting more obscure covers arementioned.
Signed to Brilliant. Publisher: EMI/Newton Sounds. New album:
Just To Let You Knorr... tobe released on November IS. New single:
It Keeps Raining (TearsFrom My Eyes) released on July 19 in theUK:
currently. it is charted in the UK atnumber 3. Ireland (12) and
Holland (39),resulting in a number 12 position in theEurochart Hot
100 Singles. Recorded at Dep International/Bir-mingham. Producer:
Bitty McLean. European releases: Benelux ( Dureco),GSA (Intercord),
Scandinavia (Sonet),France. Spain, Italy (all three on Virgin).
was the singer of the Commitments.A sticker
on the album will be used as areminder for
the consumer. We don't want to pigrionholehim as rock or soul.
In our plan we want toestablish him across the board. That
seems towork. because in Germany we didn't
only getthe specialised music press interested,
butalso the women's mag-azines."
In the marketswhere he already had
abig sales base MCAwill run a street postercampaign.
Directlyafter the shooting ofthe video in L.A. bydirector Tony
Kayeiof
Oclobtar will bespent with pan-European promo. Forthe launch of
the 10-track sibum MIT ,1 is
still looking for the right locations in ,each ter-ritory.
preferably Irish pubs to keep things aslow-key as possible.
Strong's appearancewith his 11 -piece new band at the
prestigious"Rock Over Germany" festival has been agood appetiser
for his European tour inNovember.
Camr)s Signed to RiBMG. Publisher: BMG. New album: Rhythm &
Blonde released inMarch, is now at number 2 in the Swedishchart.
New single: All About Numbers releasedon August 30. Recorded at
Polar/Stockholm. Producer: Leif Larson. European releases: The
album is out inNorway. Finland, Denmark and Germany.
SHORT TAKES One Day I'll Fly Away is the title of aMagnum
compilation put together incollaboration with KLM Royal
DutchAirlines. It of course contains the same -titled Randy
Crawford song. alongwith Neil Diamond's Sks1,ird and otherromantic
ballads. P -funk president George Clinton hasconfirmed that a
Parliament reunion isin the can. Meanwhile he is gearing upfor a
new album that will feature Dr.Dre, Public Enemy, Herbie Hancockand
the Red Hot Chili Peppers amongothers.
Cliff Richard's old band theShadows have found a
(temporary)replacement for their spectacular leadguitarist Hank B.
Marvin. It's Roydon,a so-called "Indo rocker" from Holland.For
their upcoming UK tour they havechanged their name into the
MoonlightShadows. A Tom Petty hits package on MCAis due for release
in November.
Marketing The Music: Artists featured haveeither achieved Top 15
chart status in the Eurochart or in their country of origin.
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"IF I HAD NO LOOT", the Smash Hit GOLD American Single!
U.S. Top 5 CHR and Top 10 Billboard!
Now E.H.R. Chartsound -
41 station playlisted - 70%'A' Rotation
Breakout extra on MW Europe
From the U.S. GOLD -plus album SONS OF SOUL
Produced by TONY TONI TONE
Executive Producer: Ed Eckstine
Management: Left Bank Management
Mercury Records proudly presents the debut single from
singer/songwriter/producer BRIAN McKNIGHT: "ONE LAST CRY"
The first European single from a major new talent.
U.S. Top 5 CHR, A/C and R&B!
Top 15 and bulleted in Billboard!
Now released across Europe.
From the GOLD debut album BRIAN McKNIGHT,
also featuring the U.S. Top 5 hit "Love Is" (Duet with
Vanessa Williams).
Produced by Brian McKnight & Brandon Barnes
Executive Producer: Ed Eckstine
Management: Herb Trawick, The Trawick Company
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