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TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL? Industry folk gathered at the Henley Business School last week to get a taste of its Music Industry MBA, launching in September. Music trade luminaries contributed to a lively discussion around


the thorny subject of music and brand partnerships... Luke Mitzman (JHO management), Ronnie Tee (Vision Artists),


Sacha Taylor-Cox (Impressive PR) and Frederico Bolza (Sony) Tahir Basheer (Sheridans), Helen Gammons (Henley Business


School), Sir Harry Cowell (Mission Publishing) Paul Conroy (consultant, Adventures in Music and former CEO Virgin Records) and Mark Jones (head honcho at Wall Of Sound) are both ‘deep in conversation’


BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT The first significant signing to Nick Raphael and Jo Charrington's London Records played an energetic showcase last week. Universal's David Joseph and Hassan Choudhury joined the media to watch The Gypsy Queens at the Dover Arts Club, London. Here are the white smiles of the band, pictured with Raphael and manager Peter Rudge.


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A HILL OF A PARTY Notting Hill Publishing’s summer party is never dull - and the 2012 incarnation didn’t disappoint. As the firm’s John Saunderson (pictured below with NHP’s Andy McQueen and Dave Loader, as well as Charlie Simpson) says: “It was a massive success with loads of co-writes and gig offers. Especially Leee John's backing dancers.”


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Telstar Founded: 1982 Key Artists: Craig David, Mis-Teeq, PJ and Duncan (pictured below)


Founded by Sean O’Brien and Neil Palmer, Telstar was originally set up as a specialist compilation marketing label. It had hits with franchises including Deep Heat and Kaos Theory, although it also licensed a handful of major artist recordings from acts such as ABBA and The Four Tops. Telstar diversified in the mid-1990s and made a play for the singles


market. It took on long-term artist development with the launch of subsidiaries Multiply Records and Wildstar Records. The label had only released singles associated with telemarketing prior to this point, with artists like The Chippendales or PJ and Duncan. As it moved into singles it signed artists including Conner Reeves, Sash!, Phats & Small, Basement Jaxx and Craig David, who brought the label its first UK No.1. Victoria Beckham was signed in a


sub-licence deal from 19 records, The Cheeky Girls were signed to Multiply and Mis-Teeq also joined the label after being a part of Sub Pop. Telstar became associated with


BMG Records for products including The Hits Album releases but ultimately went bankrupt in 2004.


Did You Know? Telstar was founded on a £120,000 government grant.


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