Lance Gross Dallas Martin, the Atlantic Records A&R executive whose successes include records by Roddy Ricch and Meek Mill, has been promoted to executive vice president of A&R at. A few weeks later Brown's "Teardrops from My Eyes" became its first million-selling record. But when Ahmet learned that Nesuhi had been offered a partnership in Atlantic's rival Imperial Records, he and Wexler convinced Nesuhi to join Atlantic instead. 1 in the UK and became a multi-million seller. Atlantic was incorporated in October 1947 and was run by Abramson (president) and Ertegun (vice-president in charge of A&R, production, and promotion). The band was never even offered to them. "Beyond the Sea" became Darin's fourth consecutive Top 10 hit in the US and UK. Greenberg served as President and CEO of MJJ Music from 1993 to 2000. Wexler ultimately decided to leave New York and move to Florida. In 1967 the group traveled to Atlantic's studio in New York City to record Disraeli Gears with Tom Dowd; it became a Top 5 LP in both the US and the UK, with the single "Sunshine of Your Love" reaching No. By Murray Stassen. Ganis began her career as an assistant at Polydor Records and quickly became the first female on the companys national promotion staff. In the event, Ertegun and Atlantic were the clear winners. He came to my office every day to discuss the development of our records and would make me study sales reports, imparting that sales was the way to truly judge if a record was real. From Ertegun he learned how to treat musicians.[73]. Miriam Bienstock called him "a pain in the neck". Much of Atlantic's renewed success as a rock label in the late 1970s can be attributed to the efforts of renowned A&R manager John Kalodner. The Harlemaires. Abramson did not get along with either Wexler or Nesuhi Ertegun, and he had returned from military service with a German girlfriend, which precipitated his divorce from Miriam, a minor stockholder and Atlantic's business and publishing manager. [24][25], Atlantic was one of the first independent labels to make recordings in stereo: Dowd used a portable stereo recorder which ran simultaneously with the studio's existing mono recorder. He signed with Capitol and moved for Hollywood to attempt a movie career, but hits such as "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" and "Things" continued to benefit Atco through 1962. Passengers on the new route will travel aboard Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft configured . Wexler exploded and replied the payment would mean the end of their relationship with the label. The demo tapes of the songs that eventually became their debut album (including the song "Feels Like The First Time") were famously rejected by almost every major label, including Atlantic although their tenacious manager Bud Prager later revealed that, in retaliation for a previous bad deal, he deliberately didn't approach CBS ("They had screwed me out of a lot of money, so I figured I would screw them out of Foreigner. MusiCares services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies and each case is treated with integrity and confidentially. 1994 - Greenberg is elected to the Board of Directors of Westwood One, the world's #1 supplier of talk, sports, radio, news, and shows all over the world. During 1968 Atlantic established a new subsidiary label, Cotillion Records. [6] He convinced the family dentist, Dr. Vahdi Sabit, to invest $10,000 and hired Herb Abramson, a dentistry student. As Executive Vice President of the label since 2013, she has been the driving force behind radio hits by Meek Mill, Cardi B, Bruno Mars, Lil Uzi Vert and Gucci Mane to name a few. Michael Kyser named President of Black Music at Atlantic in US February 3, 2011 By Music Business Worldwide Michael Kyser has been appointed as the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. The group was the brainchild of expatriate British musicians Mick Jones (ex Spooky Tooth) and Ian McDonald, one of the founding members of King Crimson. The Head of Enabling Services domains includes but is not limited to Finance Systems, Supply Chain Systems, Human Capital Management Systems, Legal systems, and other miscellaneous applications. [26] He deleted the old '100' and '400' series of 10" albums and the earlier 12" albums in Atlantic's catalog, starting the '1200' series, which sold for $4.98, with Shorty Rogers' The Swingin' Mr Rogers. Over the next five years Stax and its subsidiary Volt provided Atlantic with many hits, such as "Respect" by Otis Redding, "Knock on Wood" by Eddie Floyd, "Hold On, I'm Comin'" by Sam and Dave, and "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie . Label President Ahmet Ertegun still had no desire to sell, but the balance of power had changed since the abortive takeover attempt of 1962; Atlantic's original investor Dr Vahdi Sabit and minority stockholder Miriam Bienstock had both been bought out in September 1964[51] and the other remaining partner, Nesuhi Ertegun, was eventually convinced to side with Wexler. The position is responsible for all policy and procedures relating to student records, manages the key student records systems of the college, including those for student . Much of this was due to Kalodner, who later admitted that, as soon as Gabriel was dropped from Atlantic, he realized he had made a mistake. Their single "Money Honey" became the biggest R&B hit of the year. Harry Anger and Arnie Geller mentored me during my Polydor days, but ultimately it was Doug Morris who really taught me the business, she says of the longtime Atlantic president who became the only person to be CEO of all three major label groups. In February 1953, Herb Abramson was drafted into the U.S. From 1970 it also distributed Embryo Records, founded by jazz flautist Herbie Mann after his earlier Atlantic contract had expired. 1993 - Sony artist Michael Jackson offered Greenberg the position of President of MJJ Music, Jackson's label distributed through Sony. 1967 - Jerry Wexler asked Greenberg to become his personal assistant at Atlantic Records. Few music industry vets approach the level of royalty in the radio world that Andrea Ganis, Varietys Hitbreaker of the Year, inhabits. Atlantic said it was too early in Blunt's career, and it did not want him to be a one-hit wonder. Location. [2] Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. From this point, and notwithstanding the impact of the punk/new wave movement in the late 1970s, the band enjoyed an extraordinary run of successbeginning with their fourth album Fragile, each of the eleven albums they released between 1971 and 1991 (including the lavishly packaged live triple-album Yessongs) made the Top 20 in the US and the UK, and the double-LP Tales of Topographic Oceans (1973) and Going For The One (1977) both reached #1 in the UK. They are seeking a Vice President Employee Engagement and . [82], In May 1988, the label held a 40th Anniversary concert, broadcast on HBO. [57] The deal marked the start of a successful eight-year association between the two labels, giving Stax access to Atlantic's promotions and distribution. Bell was the first African-American partner in the label.[58]. It was granted informally, but their accountant insisted on a written contract and an audit of Atlantic's accounts. Atlantic archivists have since rediscovered other 'lost' material including unreleased masters, alternative takes and rehearsal tapes by Ray Charles, Van "Piano Man" Walls, Ornette Coleman, Lennie Tristano and Lee Konitz. 1986 - Greenberg is named President of MGM/United Artists. Following his departure, Ertegunwho had previously taken little interest in Atlantic's business affairstook decisive control of the label[66] and quickly became a major force in the expanding Warner music group. Ertegun also insisted on changes to the song that became Collins' debut single. The result was seven consecutive singles that made both the US Pop and Soul Top 10: "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Soul No. Join to view profile Atlantic Records. He is currently working with Ricch on his second studio album as well as A&Ring the new album from Ty Dolla . The soul/country & western crossover predated Ray Charles' similar venture by more than 6 months. Atlantic Records is part of the Media & Internet industry, and located in New York, United States. [26] He had been living in Los Angeles for several years and had intermittent contact with his younger brother. 2 on the pop chart. "Mack the Knife" (1959) went to No. Abramson's then wife Miriam ran Atlantic's publishing company and handled most of the office work. [18], On the recommendation of broadcaster Willis Conover, Ertegun and Abramson visited Ruth Brown at the Crystal Caverns club in Washington and invited her to audition for Atlantic. Atlantic offered $25,000 which, Ertegun later noted, "was all the money we had then. "Dream Lover" reached No. Reissue producers and archivists subsequently located some tapes that were at first presumed 'lost', but which had survived because they had evidently been removed from the New Jersey archive years earlier and not returned. The Vice President of Student Records and College Registrar provides the statewide vision and leadership for the student records enterprise at Ivy Tech Community College. Job Type Full-time Description Job Summary The Vice President of Medical Wellness Programming is responsible for actively managing the overall operations of the medical memberships and programs for all the clubs owned and/or managed by Legacy Management Group.This strategic position plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises all aspects of the department. Jeff Levin started at Atlantic in 2010 and has since A&R'd a wide range of artists across the Warner . [54] Ray Charles returned to Atlantic in 1977. Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. [52], Atlantic was doing so well in early 1959 that some scheduled releases were held back, and the company enjoyed two successive months of gross sales of over $1 million that summer, thanks to hits by The Coasters, The Drifters, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, and Clyde McPhatter. "The Salty Socking Soul of Lotti Golden". [71][pageneeded] With Ertegun's power at Warners now secure, Atlantic was able to maintain autonomy through the parent company reorganizations and continue to do their own marketing, while WEA handled distribution. 1 again in MarchApril 1952 with "5-10-15 Hours". Craig Rosen has been working as a Vice President, A and R at Atlantic Records for 10 years. Stereo versions of Ray Charles "What'd I Say" and "Night Time is the Right Time" were included on the Atlantic anthology The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings, 19521959. Lanre Gaba has been promoted to Co-President, Black Music for Atlantic Records. [2], In 2006, the label denied "Weird Al" Yankovic permission to release "You're Pitiful", a parody of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful", despite Blunt's approval. [56] The deal included a $5000 payment against a five-year option on all other records. Promotion is an art that morphs in tandem with the trends of radio as well as the broader currents of culture, she says, but ultimately the tenets are the same. My early years began with the Rolling Stones, Bette Midler, Abba, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Phil Collins, U2, Stevie Nicks and so many more, including songs that I forgot I promoted until I hear them in a store and point up and say, I worked that record!. With her promotion, Clark will take . Previously, Irene was an A&R Administration at RCA Records and also held positions at SONY. So significant was Brown's success to Atlantic that the label became known colloquially as "The House That Ruth Built". In 1976, the label started focusing on disco and R&B. The kids won't know where it is you've got to put extra drums on it." Atlantic Business Interiors. [32] He was appointed vice-president and purchased 13% of the company's stock. He was funny, he was amusingbut he wasn't nice." The label was originally formed as an outlet for blues and deep Southern soul; its first single, Otis Clay's version of "She's About A Mover", was an R&B hit. In 1974 the former photographer, record store manager and music critic joined Atlantic's New York publicity department. 2013 to Present - Greenberg forms new EDM label with partners from Ibiza, Spain. But the Ertegun brothers held the majority of stock while Wexler controlled about 20 percent. In seven years, Greenberg went from personal assistant to president of the label. [36] By 1958 Atlantic was America's second-largest independent jazz label. 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