HISTORY

 
 

 
Check out client FERNANDA TAVARES on the cover of May's Cosmopolitan Magazine!
 
 

 
Jeffrey Jacobson and son with Boomer Esiason, former Jets quarterback at the Super Bowl
 
 

 
Lucas Cooper (left), President of ROIR, and Neil Cooper (right), Founder of ROIR,
with Vice President Al Gore
 

JEFFREY E. JACOBSON FEATURED ON NARAS PANEL AT LONE STAR CAFE
PANEL FOCUSED ON COPYRIGHTS AND EUROPE

On Monday, June 10, 1991, the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presented a panel on Copyright Harmonization: The U.S. and the World Common Market. The event was held at the Lone Star Roadhouse.

Jeffrey E. Jacobson, Esq. of JACOBSON & COLFIN, P.C., a copyright attorney, was featured on the panel of industry experts in the international music field. Jacobson & Colfin, P.C. is a law firm which specializes in the entertainment industry, copyrights and trademarks. Mr. Jacobson spoke on music copyright changes and trends, and the overall copyright industry implications. He also addressed the problems concerning the differences between copyrights here in the United States and in Europe. The future trends in Eastern and Western Europe were explored by this panel.

Also among the guests featured were Nick Firth of BMG Music, Charlie Sanders of the Harry Fox Agency, Arnold Gurwitch of ASCAP, and Joaquin Fernandez of SESAC.

BERNARD PURDIE "GUESTS" ON GRAMMY NOMINATED BECK RELEASE

(New York, NY) The music of long-standing Jacobson & Colfin client Bernard Purdie has been sampled for the best-selling "Odelay" album by innovative alternative hip-hop artist Beck.

Purdie's "Soul Drums" from his days with the group Pretty Purdie is an integral part of the Beck radio and video smash "Devil's Haircut" and Purdie's "Song For Aretha" is incorporated in the cut "Hotwax."

Beck was named Spin Magazine's Artist Of The Year and was recently nominated for a Grammy. "Odelay" is his second consecutive gold release and a Billboard Top 20 album. Rolling Stone Magazine picked "Odelay" and "Devil's Haircut" as amongthe year's best.

Bernard Purdie has recorded and toured with the likes of Aretha Franklin, BB King, Joe Cocker, Miles Davis, Cat Stevens, Steely Dan, Michael Bolton, Hall & Oates, Todd Rundgren and Guru.

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE APPROACH GOLD

(New York, NY) Country-rock, psychedelic, bluegrass, rock and roll -- you can try and label the music of the New Riders of the Purple Sage, but you'd be hard pressed into pigeonholing the band into representing any one sound.

The group is still anchored by singer/songwriter/guitarist John Dawson and was begun as a collaborative effort with the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia to explore their more rustic roots.

Now, 15 years after the band's eponymously titled debut on CBS Records, which also featured longstanding members Dave Torbert, Dave Nelson and Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane), sales are quickly approaching half a million -- just a few shy of gold. The album, which spawned such favorites as "Henry" and "Lost Lonely Eagle," is a cornerstone of San Francisco music.

The New Riders went on to release such classic albums as Panama Red and Oh What A Mighty Time, and worked with the Dead's rhythm section (Bill Kreutzmann, Micky Hart & Phil Lesh), Commander Cody, Sly Stone, Buddy Cage, and the Memphis Horns.

So come on all you 'Riders' & 'Deadheads' -- replace that old vinyl and take a NEW ride into that purple sage. Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., Attorneys, currently represents the NRPS, Len Dell'Amico (award winning video producer for the Grateful Dead); Marty Balin; Garcia collaborator Merl Saunders; Jerilyn Lee Brandelius (author of The Grateful Dead Family Album); tie-dye maker Not Fade Away (Dead, Hendrix, Marley); and Rock Scully (former Grateful Dead manager).

JEFFREY JACOBSON ON-LINE IN ABA'S SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON INTERNET USAGE

Jeffrey E. Jacobson of Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., Attorneys, was recently appointed to the American Bar Association's Special Committee of Internet Usage. The Committee, dubbed "IPL 957," was established to investigate and develop ways to increase awareness and use of technology among Intellectual Property lawyers.

Some of the programs being worked on include the development of "chat rooms", a web page, "real time" internet discussion groups, and on-line publication distribution.

Jacobson & Colfin have been at the forefront of internet development and communication. Visit their web-page at www.thefirm.com. After a dozen years, JACOBSON & COLFIN, P.C. continues its practice in the business of music, video, copyright, trademarks, and multi-media. Our clients include: former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor; Reggae superstars Inner Circle, Israel Vibration, Freddie McGregor and Andrew Tosh; Latin pop diva India; Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship; well-known rap engineer "DJ DOC" (LL Cool J, Redman, TLC); Howard Stern protege Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling; and alternative-rock buzz band Track One A.B. In addition, The Firm was instrumental in negotiating major recording contracts for P.M. Dawn and Toni Braxton, as well as major publishing deals for Larry Loftin and Roberto Zapata.

REVISED ARTICLE ON "SYNCH RIGHTS" IN COPYRIGHT WORLD

(New York, NY) Jeffrey E. Jacobson and Bruce E. Colfin of Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., attorneys have revised and updated their article on synchronization rights for British based international copyright journal, Copyright World.
Synchronization rights concerns the coupling of an artist's music with visual images for commercials, television and motion pictures. There are many intricate issues for an artist and creator to consider and this article provides a useful outline.

Jeffrey and Bruce have written features concerning publishing, royalties, interactive media and other aspects of the entertainment industry for many publications. Many of these articles are available free of charge from Jacobson & Colfin as well as on line at www.thefirm.com

After 12 years, JACOBSON & COLFIN, P.C., continues its practice in the business of music, video, copyright, trademarks, and multi-media. THE FIRM's clients include former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor, legendary Reggae artists Inner Circle and Israel Vibration, Marty Balin and Jefferson Starship, Latin pop diva India, legendary singer-songwriter Len Barry, and Grammy Nominee Andrew Tosh. THE FIRM was instrumental in negotiating recording contracts for P.M. Dawn and Toni Braxton and a major publishing deal for Roberto Zapata of Shaggy-Boombastic fame.

RICHARD POINDEXTER LANDS TWO PLATINUM AWARDS
ANNIE LENOX AND THE PRETENDERS COVER HIS "THIN LINE"

(New York, NY) Richard Poindexter, author of "Thin Line Between Love & Hate" received two platinum records for sales of over 1,000,000 copies. His song appeared on last year's best-selling "Medusa" album by Annie Lennox as well as The Pretenders' classic "Learning to Crawl".

Richard Poindexter wrote this "evergreen" decades ago and is currently promoting his newly formed publishing company -- Mr. P's Music.

INFAMOUS YANKEE ALUMNI HOWARD SPIRA WRITES TELL-ALL BOOK

(New York, NY) Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., recently secured a deal with a renowned literary agent for Howard Spira, the man known for getting hated Yankee owner George Steinbrenner banned from baseball. The book promises to blow the roof off of the sports world and the hallowed Yankee organization.

Spira was sent to jail for blackmailing Steinbrenner -- charges that he vehemently denies. Howard was caught in a fascinating and dangerous web of sports, women and gambling. His associations read like a who's who of headline makers, from high ranking mobsters to baseball great Dave Winfield.

The story is currently being shopped to the big publishing houses and one thing is for certain, when the tale is told, the public's idea of modern sports will forever be changed.

1998 DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING ROYALTY FUND DISTRIBUTION ORDER

On April 21, 1998, the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies ("AARC"), James Cannings, Gospel Music Coalition, Kevin Murphy, Anthony Lopacinski, Andrew Waldeck, Christopher Reardon, Schiavone McGee, Mike Boyd, David Peterson, David Triano, John Walter Kuhl, Jr., Stewart Myers, Andrew Winn, Brian Jones, Corey Harris, Boyd Tinsley, Stefan Lessard, David John Matthews, Carter Beauford, Leroi Moore, Norton Records, Reachout International Records, Inc., Fifth Avenue Media, Ltd., VP Record Distributors, Inc., Fighting Gravity, Inc., Mobred, L.L.C., and Bama Rags, Inc. (also referred to as the "Settling Parties") filed a joint notice informing the Copyright Office that they had reached a universal settlement concerning the distribution of the 1997 Sound Recordings Fund.
 
Andrew Waldeck, Anthony Lopacinski, Kevin Murphy, and Christopher Reardon, who filed claims to both subfunds (the Featured Recording Artists Subfund and the Copyright Owners Subfund) comprising the 1997 Sound Recordings Fund, have withdrawn their claims to the Copyright Owners Subfund. See Letter to Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel dated April 16, 1998. AARC is representing their remaining interest to the royalties in the 1997 Sound Recordings Fund. Likewise, Schiavone McGee, Mike Boyd, David Peterson, David Triano, John Walter Kuhl, Jr., Stewart Myers, Andrew Winn, Brian Jones, Corey Harris, Boyd Tinsley, Stefan Lessard, David John Matthews, Carter Beauford, Leroi Moore, Fighting Gravity, Inc., Mobred, L.L.C., and Bama Rags, Inc. are now participants in and represented by AARC. Notice at 2-3.
 
By way of the notice, the Settling Parties informed the Copyright Office that they had reached a universal settlement concerning the distribution of their share of the 1997 Sound Recordings Fund (the Copyright Owners Subfund and the Featured Artists Subfund). In addition, they agree that the Copyright Owners Subfund and the Featured Artists Subfund should be distributed to a single agent, the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies, which shall make further distribution of the funds to the other "Settling Parties" according to their agreement. The terms of the settlement agreement, however, set no precedent for future DART proceedings. Notice at 3. It is the responsibility of the parties to provide all pertinent information to effect the transfer of funds to the Copyright Office no later than 7 days before the date of distribution.
 
Additionally, on May 12, 1998, the Copyright Office received two letters from Mr. Edward C. A. Peters (dated May 7, 1998), informing the Office that pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 1006(b)(1), he had been appointed to manage and ultimately distribute the Nonfeatured Musicians Subfund and the Nonfeatured Vocalists Subfund. That being so, Mr. Peters is requesting that the Office transfer the 1997 royalties allocated to the Non-Featured Musicians Subfund and the Non-Featured Vocalists Subfund as directed in the May 7 letters.
 
Accordingly, IT IS SO ORDERED that the Copyright Owners Subfund and the Featured Artists Subfund of the 1997 Sound Recordings Fund SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED to the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies on June 11, 1998. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Nonfeatured Musicians and Nonfeatured Vocalists Subfunds of the 1997 Sound Recording Fund SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED to the independent administrator, Mr. Edward C. A. Peters, on June 11, 1998.

JEFFREY JACOBSON & RICH PAWELCZYK TEACH AT BARUCH COLLEGE

Jeffrey E. Jacobson and Rich Pawelczyk were recently invited to teach separate sessions on Entertainment Law for the City University of New York - Baruch College.
 
Baruch offers a class that serves as a general overview of the music business; Jeffrey and Rich touched upon entertainment law basics like copyrights, recording contracts and the realities of the volatile entertainment world.

RICH PAWELCZYK OF JACOBSON & COLFIN JUDGES CARDOZO LAW SCHOOL/BMI ENTERTAINMENT & COMMUNICATIONS MOOT COURT COMPETITION

Richard Pawelczyk recently acted as Supreme Court Justice for the BMI/Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition held at Yeshiva university's Law School in Manhattan. The Firm has been providing judges for the BMI/Cardozo competition for the past seven years.
 
Moot Court competitions closely emulate the demeanor and procedures of appellate courts. As a judge, Rich directed questions to the students that tested their knowledge of intellectual property and the law. The annual competition is co-sponsored by B.M.I., the performing rights society. Law student teams from prominent schools throughout the country were picked to debate cutting-edge internet and copyright issues.

LARRY LOFTIN SHINES AT ASCAP SHOWCASE CAPTIVATES AUDIENCE OF INDUSTRY INSIDERS

(New York, NY) Larry Loftin raised some serious eyebrows at ASCAP's "Quiet On The Set" showcase at the Fez in New York City. Larry captivated the audience with his well-crafted songs and precision musicianship.

This ASCAP event gathered a handful of up and coming singer/songwriters to showcase for a selected group of major labels and music industry personnel. Larry Loftin has performed with soul legend Luther Vandross and his songs have recently been recorded by the likes of Nancy Wilson, Aaron Neville and Mark Dorsey.

THE MUSIC OF LEN BARRY NOW AVAILABLE OVERSEAS WAS FEATURED ARTIST ON "MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS"

(New York, NY) Len Barry, fabled songwriter, signed an overseas licensing deal with Repertoire Records. His song "One, Two, Three" is featured on the best selling soundtrack of the box-office hit "Mr. Holland's Opus", starring Richard Dreyfuss. LEN BARRY also wrote "The Continental" and sang "The Bristol Stomp". The deal, secured through the efforts of Fifth Avenue Media, Ltd., with the assistance of Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., will help satisfy the international demand for the legendary singer-songwriter.

A dynamic performer, LEN BARRY remains one of the most performed songwriters on classic pop and oldies radio. After years of touring, Len continues to play to enthusiastic audiences around the world. Now the rest of the world will again be touched by the music of LEN BARRY.

For more information on LEN BARRY contact Fifth Avenue Media.

JACOBSON & COLFIN JUDGE CARDOZO LAW SCHOOL/BMI ENTERTAINMENT & COMMUNICATIONS MOOT COURT COMPETITION

(New York, NY) Jeffrey E. Jacobson and Bruce E. Colfin, of Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., THE FIRM, recently acted as judges again, in the Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition held at Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School in Manhattan. The Firm has been providing judges for the BMI competition for the past five years. Moot Court competitions closely emulate the demeanor and procedures of appeal courts. As judges, Bruce and Jeffrey directed questions to the students that tested their knowledge of intellectual property. The annual competition is co-sponsored by B.M.I., the performing rights society. Students from all over the country were invited to debate internet, copyright and privacy issues.

RICH PAWELCZYK ADDRESSES MTV CONTROVERSY ON WB CHANNEL 11 NEWS

(New York, NY) Richard Pawelczyk, Of Counsel to Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., was interviewed by Warner Brothers Channel 11 News at The Firm's offices in New York City. The US Justice Department is investigating allegations that MTV is pressuring record labels into granting MTV exclusive rights to music videos.
 
WB chose Jacobson & Colfin, P.C. for their overall insight into the entertainment world. Pawelczyk noted that MTV and VH-1 are both part of Viacom and have a great deal of influence in the music video market. MTV seeks an exclusive right, but not an obligation, to show music videos. Viewers may turn to other outlets like the internet, since popular shows like MTV's The Real World and VH-1's Behind The Music have diminished airtime for actual music videos.
 
Rich Pawelczyk is a member of the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Special Committees on Trademarks on the Internet, as well as the Committee on Sound Recordings. He is also a member of Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Sections of the New York State Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers' Association, and has addressed entertainment law issues at the CMJ Convention, New York University, The New England School of Law, and the City University of New York.

FERNANDA TAVARES GRACES THE COVER OF COSMOPOLITAN
FIRM CLIENT ALSO APPEARS ON VOGUE PARIS AND BRITISH ELLE

(New York, NY) Firm client, Fernanda Tavares, 18 year old supermodel, is the covergirl on the May 1999 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine. Fernanda was also the first Brazilian model to appear on the cover of Vogue - Paris and is featured on the cover of British Elle as well.
 
Besides Cosmo's cover photo of Fernanda, she also appears in the multi-page swimsuit section. Cosmo is considered 'ground zero' in the fashion industry. Page six of the New York Post also reports that Fernanda's ad campaigns include Versace, Louis Vuitton, Chloe and Georgio Armani.
 
Other clients of Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., include Grammy nominated remix producers Masters at Work; Howard Stern' Jackie 'The Joke Man' Martling; former Rolling Stone and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Mick Taylor; Rolling Stone Magazine top 10 metal band Candiria; Baby Monster Recording Studios; DK&G Internet; Riedel Software; Not Fade Away Graphics; POPsmear Magazine & 1-800-POSTCARDS; as well as groundbreaking record labels R.O.I.R., Norton, Royalty, VP and Webster Hall Records.

BRUCE COLFIN SPEAKS TO NY SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL INVENTORS
DISCUSSES CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS

(New York, NY) Bruce E. Colfin, of Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., spoke before the New York Society of Professional Inventors at their monthly meeting on the campus of the State University of New York at Farmingdale. The panel discussed confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and the evening expanded to include copyrights, trademarks, websites and domain names. Colfin spoke in practical terms that non-lawyers could understand.
 
Clients of Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., include: former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor; Reggae superstars Inner Circle; Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane-Starship; Howard Stern writer and sidekick Jackie Martling, and record labels including R.O.I.R., Norton Records, V.P. and Royalty Records. THE FIRM was also instrumental in negotiating major recording contracts for P.M. Dawn and Toni Braxton.

RICH PAWELCZYK ADDRESSES NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW

(New York, NY) Richard Pawelczyk, Of Counsel to Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., appeared on a panel of prestigious entertainment lawyers at the request of the Intellectual Property Association of New England School of Law in Boston.
 
Rich discussed cutting edge entertainment law issues and the impact of the internet on the music business for the benefit of an enthusiastic audience of law students and professors. He also fielded questions about the practice of entertainment law and intellectual property.
 
Fellow panelists included Mark Fisher of Palmer & Dodge in Boston, who has taught law at Boston College, Northeastern University and the New England School of Law, as well as Morris Goldings of Mahoney, Hawkes & Goldings in Boston, who specializes in first amendment and constitutional law issues.
 
Rich Pawelczyk was recently named to the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Special Committees on Copyrights and Trademarks on the Internet, as well the Committee on Sound recordings. He also is a member of the Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Sections of the New York State Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers' Association.

BRUCE COLFIN ON NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL PANEL TO ADDRESS ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS ISSUES ON THE INTERNET

Bruce E. Colfin was recently invited by his alma mater New York Law School to join a panel discussion about the fascinating global implications the world wide web will have on entertainment and sports industries.
 
New York Law School's Media Law Project organized the event. Bruce graduated from New York Law School in 1980 and brought 27 years of entertainment business related experience to the discussion. The panel discussion included prominent attorneys from the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, CBS, Sony Music, as well as the academic and major law firm community.

RICHARD PAWELCZYK ADDRESSES LONG ISLAND MUSIC AWARDS

Richard Pawelczyk was a panelist at the Long Island Music Awards Shmoozefest `98 held on June 14, 1998, at Five Towns College on Long Island. Speaking on the "The Art of the Deal: Copyright to Contracts," Rich answered questions pertaining to the factors to be alert for in negotiating a recording deal.
 
The event consisted of four nights of music showcases and seminars, featuring over 100 bands in over 20 venues. Among the acts were local award nominees as well as Long Island based national acts such as The Bogmen and Joan Jett. Awards were given for such categories as Rock, Folk, Country, Latin, Industrial, Metal, Blues, Hip-Hop and Ska Music.

RICHARD PAWELCZYK NAMED TO ABA SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON BROADCASTING, SOUND RECORDINGS AND PERFORMING ARTISTS

Richard Pawelczyk was recently named to the American Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Section's Special Committee 306 on Broadcasting, Sound Recordings and Performing Artists. Committee 306 has addressed such issues as digital performances and the clearance of European rights, as well as general licensing issues.

BRUCE COLFIN ADDRESSES "NEMO" MUSIC CONFERENCE

Bruce E. Colfin recently spoke about negotiating record deals at the annual New England Music Organization (NEMO) conference in Boston. Bruce played the role of the record company in this well-attended mock negotiation that offered musicians an insight into the realities of a recording contract. More specifically, Bruce discussed both sides' concerns over creative controls including choices of studios, producer, songs to be recorded, album artwork and selection of singles to be released. Other panelists included entertainment attorneys Bob Donnelly, Tim Collins and Eric Cohen.
 
NEMO has provided the Boston area with panels, exhibits, and showcases for 11 years, which always culminates in the Boston Music Awards.

JEFFREY JACOBSON NAMED TO TRADEMARKS & UNFAIR COMPETITION COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Jeffrey E. Jacobson of Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., Attorneys, was recently appointed to the Standing Committee on Trademarks and Unfair Competition, a high profile group of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
 
The Association supports 21,000 members with programs, benefits and educational opportunities. Jeffrey has been a member of the Association for 12 years and was, until his three year appointment, involved in the Entertainment Law Committee as well.

PEACEFUL WATERS: VANEESE THOMAS SOARS AT G.M.A. SHOWCASE

Music industry veteran Vaneese Thomas, founder of Peaceful Waters Music, was a highlight at a recent event sponsored by the Gospel Music Association in Nashville, Tennessee.
 
Vaneese was invited on stage by EMI Christian Music Publishing songwriter Rob Mathes whose music can be heard on the forthcoming Vaneese Thomas release on Peaceful Waters Music. The performance was spellbinding and inspiring for those attending the EMI party at the San Antonio Taco Company restaurant in downtown Nashville.

MATTIAS GUSTAFSSON SIGNS TO BMG MUSIC
JACOBSON & COLFIN, P.C. SECURES CO-PUBLISHING DEAL

(New York, NY) Mattias Gustafsson recently signed a multi-year co-publishing deal with BMG Music Publishing. The deal was announced by Jacobson & Colfin, P.C. With this signing, THE FIRM continued its hot streak by landing another lucrative co-publishing deal for a client.

Mattias Gustafsson has been busy with his Farandole Music (ASCAP) as well as working with co-writer Larry Loftin, who has been captivating audiences with a combination of incomparable songwriting and stellar musicianship. Mattias is also ready to lend his production talents to a secret RCA project.

SHAGGY'S MUSICAL DIRECTOR SIGNS WITH BUG MUSIC
JACOBSON & COLFIN, P.C. SECURES PUBLISHING DEAL

(New York, NY) Roberto Zapata, on tour as Shaggy's musical director, signed a multi year music publishing administration deal with Bug Music, announced Jeffrey E. Jacobson, of Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., THE FIRM. Zapata, a long-standing client of THE FIRM is a talented songwriter, musician, producer, and engineer, and recently lent his multiple talents to "Boombastic", the 1996 Grammy winning international smash from Reggae superstar Shaggy. With the signing between international music publishers Bug Music and Zapata's Funky Revolution Music, The Firm continues its recent string of successful publishing and administration deals.
 
JACOBSON & COLFIN, P.C., after 10 years continues its practice in the business of music, video, copyright, trademarks, and multi-media. THE FIRM's clients include former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor, Platinum Reggae artists Inner Circle, Latin pop diva INDIA, Jefferson Starship's Marty Balin, legendary singer-songwriter Len Barry, and Grammy Nominee Andrew Tosh. THE FIRM was instrumental in negotiating major recording contracts for P.M. Dawn and Toni Braxton and publishing deals for Larry Loftin and Mattias Gustafsson.

BROADWAY STAR PATTI COHENOUR SIGNS TO STERLING RECORDS - VOCALIST PERFORMS SONGS BY EMMY AWARD COMPOSER JOHN ASCHENBRENNER

(New York, NY) Sterling Records has announced the signing of Patti Cohenour to record 18 selections of legendary Irish poet William Butler Yeats set to music by Emmy Award winning Composer John Aschenbrenner for the album To An Isle In The Water.
 
Patti Cohenour provides remarkable vocals to the breathtaking score. Cohenour is currently performing in The Sound Of Music on Broadway. She previously had a featured role in the Original Broadway The Phantom Of The Opera, and was a Tony nominee for The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
 
Other key players include 12 time Grammy Award winner Producer Thomas Z. Shepard; Orchestrator and Co-Producer Joe Castellon; and Conductor Paul Gemignani, who has received numerous Tony awards.
 
The magical idea of setting the beautiful verse of Nobel Prize winning poet W.B. Yeats to music is the culmination of hard work, talent and true vision. We invite you to share that vision.

• BRUCE COLFIN and JEFFREY JACOBSON are teaching at 5 Towns Music College in Dix Hills, NY, and RICH PAWELCZYK was interviewed by WB Channel 11 News about an MTV anti-trust scandal.
• The Hoo-Bangin'/Priority Records debut by CHILLDRIN OF DA GHETTO is on the BIllboard R&B charts with a bullet and the guys have also hit the Billboard Rap, Heatseeker and Top 200 charts.
• Rob & Jeff of THE ZEN TRICKSTERS are playing with Phil Lesh & Friends on the Bob Dylan tour. Rob is working with Lesh, David Crosby and Graham Nash in L.A.
• ROYALTY RECORDS' Speedealer are touring with The Misfits and Gwar.
• Jazz piano virtuoso BILL O'CONNELL is touring with Kenny Rankin and is teaching at Rutgers University.
• NORTON RECORDS received raves in the Billboard 'Declaration of Independents' column for their Sonics and Fabulous Wailers reissues. Stereo magazine also heralded Norton's Big Star release.
• MASTERS AT WORK were the featured story in the Billboard dance column and MAW founder "Little" Louie Vega was featured at the Billboard Dance Music Summit in Atlanta.
• Congratulations to VP RECORDS for the special anniversary supplement in Billboard Magazine.
• New info from old friends: MICK TAYLOR is touring the U.S. and was on the Howard Stern Show; THE DAVID NELSON BAND played with "Phil Lesh & Friends" in San Francisco; RUFUS THOMAS headlined "Celebrate Brooklyn" in NY; VANEESE THOMAS was tapped by the Technics Audio Corp. for a promo campaign; PAUL ZUNNO sang and played guitar with Wilson Pickett across the globe.
• MATTIAS GUSTAFSSON produced "Spanish Eyes" on the new Backstreet Boys album.
• Music from the new ZEN TRICKSTERS album, released in conjunction with Jacobson & Colfin's FIFTH AVENUE MEDIA, can be heard on television's "Felicity." The Zen Tricksters along with Gov't Mule, Moe, The Radiators, MERL SAUNDERS & more hit "The Gathering Of The Vibes" June 18-20 - Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT
• MASTERS AT WORK have produced "Good Thang" and "Main Thing" for Robyn and worked with Will Smith and "Wild Wild West."
• MICK TAYLOR scored the new Dennis Hopper movie "Bad City Blues"
• Wilson Pickett was on fire at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards (VH-1) and PAUL ZUNNO is now singing and playing guitar with Wilson and they'll be touring Europe in July.
• JAMES MOREL of 1-800-Postcards and Pop Smear magazine was on the cover of Entrepreneur's Business Start Up magazine.
• Congratulations to friend and colleague PROFESSOR JOSEPH BEARD for being named Professor of the Year at St. John's School of Law.
• CANDIRIA who are one of Rolling Stone Magazine's "Top 10 Metal Bands In The World" are recording an album for M.I.A. Records with producer Michael Barile at Purple Light Studios in Brooklyn.
• Congratulations to MASTERS AT WORK for their Grammy Nomination in the Best Remixer category! They worked with everyone from Janet Jackson to Melanie B of the Spice Girls in '98 and are now working on "24 Hour Woman" starring Rosie Perez, in conjunction with The Shooting Gallery (as in Monica Lewinsky's favorite baseball cap: "TSG").
• Schirmer Books has just issued "Bad Moon Rising" the unauthorized history of Creedence Clearwater Revival by author HANK BORDOWITZ.
• "Joe" - All That I Am (Jive Records), title track by LARRY LOFTIN and MATTIAS GUSTAFSSON, was a top Billboard R&B album for 1998.
• VANEESE THOMAS performed with Vanessa Williams, Michael McDonald, David Sanborn and host Rob Mathes (who worked on Vaneese's PEACEFUL WATERS release) for the PBS "Christmas Is Coming" special.
• BILL O'CONNELL's "Sleep Warm" release features jazz greats Kenny Rankin, Gato Barbieri, Dave Valentin and Randy Brecker.
• THE TROUBLE WITH LARRY rocked CBGB's in NYC once again. The Richmond Journal said, "If you feel like breaking out, 'Larry' has a jackhammer of a CD here."
• Fuzzbubble from ROYALTY RECORDS, with a forthcoming album on Bad Boy/Arista, collaborated with Ozzy Osbourne, Crystal Method, Ol' Dirty Bastard and DMX on the Platinum South Park - "Chef Aid" soundtrack.
• A poll in The Gavin Report recently called The Rolling Stones' "Exile On Main Street" - which features MICK TAYLOR on lead guitar - the #1 Rock LP. Look for Mick's new album, "A Stone's Throw."
• EXIT 57 and THE NINES were triumphant for the CMJ Marathon at Webster Hall. WEBSTER HALL RECORDS have a series of best-selling dance compilations. Dance music icons MASTERS AT WORK were featured in Billboard.
• At a reception in Lincoln Center, BMG Writer Larry Loftin received the ASCAP Foundation's prestigious Sammy Cahn Award for his writing.
• Andrew Tosh was chosen to headline a series of Reggae shows, sponsored by Tecate beer, on the beaches of Southern Brazil. Andrew's following in South America is overwhelming.
• Brian Mitchell provided animation services for a new Fox cartoon show, "BALOONATIKS"
• Jamins Productions presented the Reggae Gold Music Festival sponsored by VP Records and held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Highlights include Beres Hammond, Freddie McGreggor and Marcia Griffiths.
• Milestone Media, a comic imprint from DC COMICS released its new line Hardware featuring writer Jacqueline Ching.
• Royalty Records has furnished Bad Boy/Arista Records with the band Fuzzbubble. Bad Boy is run by rap entrepreneur Sean "Puffy" Combs, and Fuzzbubble will be his first foray into rock.
• Track One A.B. was featured on MTV's The Week In Rock and their song "Rooftops & Puddles" was a Top 40 Radio hit.
• Venerable apparel manufacturer Not Fade Away was chosen to design clothing to coincide with the Kiss concert tour. The tour was the runaway success of 1996. They have also started to work on licensed Beatles t-shirts as well as continuing with their licensed product of Jimi Hendrix as well as THE BAND.
• Freddie McGregor and his Big Ship record label continue to deliver classic material to the world, including Reggae legends The Wailing Souls to POW WOW Records.
• 1998 Digital Audio Recording Royalty Fund Distribution Order
• INDIA's newest single and video on RMM Records, "Costumbres" hit the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, with a bullet. India headlined the 23rd New York Salsa Festival at Madison Square Garden. The Village Voice said, "Few singers can match the operatically trained India's vocal gymnastics, emotional vibrance, and peformance thrills."
• ROYALTY RECORDS' artist, SPEEDEALER, did the "Warped Tour" in Texas, and were recently featured in Billboard, NY Post, NY Daily News, and Entertainment Weekly. Time Out NY listed their CMJ showcase a 'must-see.'
• GERARD McNAMEE, whose family is from Omagh, Northern Ireland, has recorded a song to the victims of the recent bombing, with Bill Campion of the Bogmen. All proceeds from "A Moment of Silence" go to a Memorial Trust Fund. Gerard's Six Mile Cross club is open in Tannersville at the Hunter Mountain ski area, upstate NY.
• FREDDIE McGREGOR and INNER CIRCLE pay homage to the Police on "Regatta Mondatta" Volume II. The Village Voice describes Freddie's Reggae as "a steady flow of seductive lover's rock and relevant conscious tunes."
• Jayne County, another ROYALTY act, was a "must see" from the Daily News. ROYALTY's Dave R was quoted in Billboard and MBI regarding Fuzzbubble and their MTV appearances with Puff Daddy.
• ROYALTY/DADDY-O Records artist, Ron Sunshine & Full Swing appeared on Fox 5's "Good Morning New York" and then on Z-100 Radio in NYC as part of Daddy-O's 'Swingin' Christmas' album.
• "MO" MORRISON was Coordinating Producer for the televising of President Clinton's Economic Summit at New York University. Mo was also production manager for the Further Tour, as well as the Burt Bacharach tribute.
• MORGANTOWN was opening act for the Marshall Tucker Band at the Westport Playhouse in St. Louis Missouri.
• MTV loves PAUL ZUNNO's music, having licensed it for the current "Real World" - Seattle series. Paul just did live shows, radio spots, and a tv interview in Ireland. Paul is collaborating with Gary U.S. Bonds, was recently featured in Guitar Player Magazine and is out on the road with rock & roll hall of famer Wilson Pickett.
• RICH PAWELCZYK moderated the Copyrights, Licensing and Publishing Panel at the CMJ Convention in NYC, which featured members of ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, as well as Bug and BMG Music Publishing. Rich was also an acting judge for the BMI/Cardozo Law School Copyright Moot Court Competition.
• JACKIE "THE JOKEMAN" MARTLING made a special benefit appearance to raise money for the funeral expenses of local Long Island musician and artist M.C. Osso, at the Brokerage in Bellmore. Rob Zombie recently chose Jackie's "Hot Dogs & Donuts" as one of his favorites of 1998 in Rolling Stone magazine.
• CYNTHIA BLACKMAN backed up Lenny Kravitz and Iggy Pop on drums for the VH-1 Fashion Awards.
• Priority Recording artists CHIDRIN OF DA GHETTO appeared on Jenny Jones.
• ROYALTY RECORDS' Fuzzbubble were on the Billboard Video Music Award rap nomination, "It's All About The Benjamins" by Puff Daddy. Jim Bacchi from Fuzzbubble co-engineered the Hollowboddies lastest on Polydor.
• VANEESE THOMAS backed Luther Vandross, who appears on Vaneese's lastest release for PEACEFUL WATERS MUSIC, on ABC TV's "The View."
• JOHNNY WINTER has a new album out on Point Blank Records and will appearing at Life in NYC on February 3rd.
• SPYROS POULOUS engineered Al DiMeola's hit jazz release, "The Infinite Desire" which was a top 5 critic and top 15 commercial Jazz release in Billboard for 1998.
• INDIA did a hit remake of "I Love The Nightlife" with Nuyorican Soul for the soundtrack of "The Last Days Of Disco."
• James Morel of POPSMEAR MAGAZINE and 1-800-POSTCARDS was featured in the Wall Street Journal.
• Industry legend Adrian Belew (Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson) and alt-pop buzz band THE IRRESPONSIBLES are recording again in Nashville.
• DUJEOUS? from WAX POETIC PRODUCTIONS are on the new record from Asphodel Recording artists DJ Rob Swift - which is featured in Rolling Stone.
• VP RECORDS own the Billboard Reggae chart!
• MERL SAUNDERS rocked NYC's Irving Plaza with The Radiators, while New Riders Of The Purple Sage leader DAVID NELSON hit Manny's. THE ZEN TRICKSTERS are recording in conjunction with FIFTH AVENUE MEDIA down in South Carolina and Tim Walsh.

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