Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Bruce Lundvall

You can stop defending Bruce Lundvall.  God, the testimonials flowing in exceed the plaudits at a retirement dinner. And ain’t that just the point, retirement. OF COURSE Bruce Lundvall has great ears and a legendary track record.  But the point is, that’s no longer enough! Hell, MITCH MILLER was king, with a TV show, never […]

E-Mail Of The Day

Hi Bob, I read all of your emails, you shoot from the hip and that’s the way I like to get information. I wanted to share an experience with you that I had today. I’m a student at Berklee College of Music and we had Bruce Lundvall, CEO of Blue Note Records Group come and […]

Branding!???

AllAccess.com: "EPIC RECORDS President CHARLIE WALK has named ANDY GERSHON the label’s Exec. VP. In his new role, GERSHON will play an essential role in expanding and diversifying EPIC’s roster, covering all genres of music. And as EPIC continues to evolve from a traditional record label into a brand-building music company, GERSHON will help lead […]

This Week’s Sales-Week Ending 2/18/07

1. Norah Jones "Not Too Late" Sales this week: 210,861Cume: 852,843 Well, you can’t say it’s a Grammy bounce… But the more interesting fact is that after the Grammy hysteria, and the increased sales as a result thereof, this record moves up the chart to number one with FEWER sales than it had last week!  […]