4 MusicWeek 20.09.13 NEWS NEWS IN BRIEF


nBPI: Cherry Red chairman Iain McNay and Union Stack managing director Peter Stack won re-election at the BPI AGM on September 4 to sit as independent representatives on the BPI Council to represent the trade body’s independent record labels. nSony DADC: RSK Entertainment has signed a new distribution deal with Sony DADC. It will see Sony DADC take on UK and Irish physical distribution for RSK from September 23, as well as becoming the company’s manufacturing and European supply hub for its affiliates. nSONY/ATV: Avicii has signed a new agreement with Sony/ATV. The deal covers all of his catalogue, including his UK chart-topping 2013 single Wake Me Up. The deal is a long-term extension to a relationship that began with EMI Publishing in 2010 prior to the publisher being taken over. nWESTWOOD: Tim Westwood is returning to Global to host his own Saturday night show on Choice FM after his departure from BBC Radio 1 was announced earlier this year. Starting from September 21, every Saturday from 9pm to 11pm, the DJ will be playing the ‘very best hip hop.’ nMAROON 5: Maroon 5 has signed an exclusive, worldwide administration deal with Kobalt Music Group. As part of the deal, Kobalt will represent the band for all of their new works going forward including their next album. nRADIO ACADEMY: Paul Robinson has been appointed CEO at the Radio Academy. Robinson has more than 30 years’ experience in broadcasting and has previously held senior management positions at national commercial station Talk Radio, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Network Radio. nRHAPSODY: Jon Irwin is to step down as president of Rhapsody as part of a series of restructures to the company that will see around 15% of staff let go after receiving new investment. Irwin will continue working with the company as a strategic advisor while investment firm Columbus Nova Technology Partners becomes a “significant shareholder” in the service. nDOLBY: Dolby Laboratories founder Ray Dolby has died aged 80. The engineer passed away at his home after being diagnosed with leukaemia in July. He is survived by his wife, Dagmar, and two sons.


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.com CONFERENCE IS ‘BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT FOR INDUSTRY’


Reeperbahn targets 16% ticket sales growth for 2013


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eeperbahn Festival organisers are anticipating a 16% rise in ticket sales


compared to last year by the time doors open for its 2013 event in Hamburg on September 25. Speaking to Music Week,


general manager Detlef Schwarte (pictured) said that ticket sales are currently double what they were at the same point last year. Although he doesn’t expect a 100% sales increase at the finish line for 2013 – attributing the rise to delegates securing their places earlier this year – Schwarte felt Reeperbahn 2013 ticket sales could potentially hit 3,000. “We currently have twice the


number [of delegates] that we did at this point last year,” he revealed. “We don’t expect to have double numbers in the end – I think that people have actually booked their tickets earlier because Reeperbahn is becoming an increasingly important date in the calendar for the industry – but we expect at least some hundred people more to attend this year.


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“Last year we had around


2,400 at the end of the event and we are expecting maybe up to 3,000 or so – although we’d be happy with around the 2,700 or 2,800 mark. “We’ve been able to see the


increase since the beginning of the year, when we started the Early Bird period,” he explained. “We’ve always had more people compared to last year, which is why I’m positive that the trend will continue until the end and bring us to the target I mention.”


Schwarte added that


delegates will be greeted by a bigger conference this year compared to 2012, with around 500 events programmed over the four days – a size that he is happy to maintain as he keeps one eye on 2014. “For next year, if people are


fine with the size of the event, I think we’ll try and establish it at this level,” he said. “We’ll try to develop new perspectives for the years ahead – to find better quality partners, to expand the


media coverage, to spread the word around and provide better services to those that attend. When considering the music


conference competition in 2013, Schwarte said: “We think Reeperbahn is one of the three most important or best known industry events in Europe. “Eursonic Noorderslag is one of the others and we think The Great Escape is the other. The numbers suggest that this perception of ourselves is not too exaggerated”.


Abbey Road unveils new mastering suite


Abbey Road Studios has launched a mastering suite that represents “significant investment” after Universal Music’s purchase of the studios as part of last year’s EMI merger. The new room – which takes


over space previously occupied by a post-production room – is the result of a collaborative project between acoustician Nick Whittaker and Miloco Builds. Also announced are new residencies from engineers Frank Arkwright and Miles Showell. The design and build of the


room includes a reconstruction of the floated space to improve isolation and acoustic


treatments throughout and an “extensive range” of top-of-the- range hardware and software mastering tools. Discussing the suite, Lucy


Launder, head of mastering and post-production at Abbey Road Studios said, “This is a major investment for us in maintaining and raising our already excellent profile in the business of mastering. We wanted to provide a new room that would mean we could go out there and say we offer the finest tended mastering in the UK and that we’re here for the long haul.” Arkwright has over 20 years’ experience in mastering and


vinyl cutting, having worked with bands including Arcade Fire, Blur, The Smiths, Snow Patrol, New Order, Biffy Clyro, Coldplay, Oasis and Primal Scream. His most recent projects include remastering The Smiths and Blur catalogues as well as Johnny Marr’s debut solo album The Messenger – which was released earlier this year. Miles has been mastering for


almost 30 years and has worked with Jessie J, Disclosure, Eric Clapton, Faithless, The Who, Lana Del Rey, Cee Lo Green, Ed Harcourt and Underworld. Said Launder: “Frank and


Miles are leaders in their field of mastering. Frank brings a really good indie rock reputation and Miles is the only person that does half-speed cutting of vinyl in the UK. “They both have a real wealth


of experience and are a great fit for Abbey Road – it’s a fantastic addition to the skills and reputation that we’ve already got within our existing team.” Both Arkwright and Showell,


along with the studios’ full mastering engineer roster, can now be booked for online projects via the new “named engineer” feature on Abbey Road’s online mastering website.


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