Look Smart Article[permanent dead link] Initially, Atlantic and Atco operated entirely separately from the group's other labels, Warner Bros. Records and Reprise Records, and management did not interfere with the music division, since the ailing movie division was losing money, while the Warner recording division was booming by mid-1968 Warner's recording and publishing interests were generating 74% of the group's total profits.[63][64]. When Abramson returned from military service in 1955, he realized that he had been replaced by Wexler as Ahmet's partner. Aretha Franklin signed with Atlantic in 1966 after her contract with Columbia expired. After surprisingly failing their audition for Apple Records, thanks to Ertegun's intervention and intense negotiations with David Geffen, who represented Crosby and Nash, as well as Stills,[75] they ultimately signed with Atlantic, who gave them virtually complete freedom to record their first album. 9), "Respect" (Soul and Pop No. The Atlantic Council, 2 p.m.:Looking North: Security in the Arctic Center for Strategic and International Studies, 4 p.m.: Discussion with outgoing Australian Ambassador to the U.S. ARTHUR . 1988 - Greenberg was asked to return to Atlantic Records as President of Atco Records, which was Atlantic's other label based in California. In January of 1996, she was named Executive Vice President. Wexler had hired Greenberg and acted as his mentor, teaching him the daily operations of the record business. "With the new EDM music scene emerging, a new music label from Ibiza and LA is a perfect fit," said Greenberg. "Yakety Yak" became Atlantic's first No. Collins later commented, "We didn't use his version, but we knew what he was getting at. She was injured in a car accident en route to New York City, but Atlantic supported her for nine months and then signed her. 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. in large type (which spawned copycat vandalism). Over the course of two decades, starting from the release of its first recordings in January 1948,[3] Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. He was also alienated from the "rockoid" white acts that were quickly becoming the label's most profitable commodities and dispirited by the rapidly waning fortunes of the black acts he had championed, such as Ben E. King and Solomon Burke. [6] He convinced the family dentist, Dr. Vahdi Sabit, to invest $10,000 and hired Herb Abramson, a dentistry student. 1969 - When Atlantic's parent company, Warner Bros-Seven Arts was sold to Kinney Services (Predecessor to Warner Communications in 1969, Greenberg was announced General Manager of Atlantic Records. In February 1953, Herb Abramson was drafted into the U.S. [70] Other releases that year include albums by Aretha Franklin (Soul '69), Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin), Don Covay (House of Blue Lights), Boz Scaggs (Boz Scaggs), Roberta Flack (First Take), Wilson Pickett (Hey Jude), Mott the Hoople (Mott the Hoople), and Black Pearl (Black Pearl).[70]. Atlantic Records has named Keith "Keefa" Parker Vice President of A&R. Based in Los Angeles, Parker most recently served as an executive producer on Roddy Ricch's breakthrough album . Brown received a voluntary payment of $20,000 and founded the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1988 with a donation of $1.5 million from Ertegun. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie Greenwald and Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman . [9] When interviewed in 2009, she attributed her reputation to the company's chronic cash-flow shortage: " most of the problems we had with artists were that they wanted advances, and that was very difficult for us we were undercapitalized for a long time. In 1976, the label started focusing on disco and R&B. 1964 - Greenberg joined Seaboard Distributors in Hartford, CT, as a record promoter, where he promoted records to radio stations for such labels as Atlantic Records, Chess Records, Liberty Records, Mercury Records, Phillips, Roulette Records, and many others. "[34], Ahmet's older brother Nesuhi was hired in January 1955. According to Billboard journalist Bill Holland, news of the fire was kept quiet, and one Atlantic staffer who spoke to Holland reported that he did not find out about it until a year later. Moving up the promo ranks, she was appointed Vice President of National Promotion in 1988 and Senior Vice President two years later. [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. 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 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. It was groundbreaking., And although she may have blazed a trail as a female executive in the male-dominated world of promotion, for her its all about team success over individual success, in service of the artists. In July 1954, Wexler and Ertegun wrote a prescient article for Cash Box devoted to what they called "cat music"; the same month, Atlantic had its first major "crossover" hit on the Billboard pop chart when the "Sh-Boom" by The Chords reached No. By 1956 the 45 had surpassed the 78 in sales for singles. [86], Although master tapes of the material in Atlantic's released back catalog survived due to being stored in New York, the fire destroyed or damaged an estimated 5,0006,000 reels of tape, including virtually all of the company's unreleased master tapes, alternative takes, rehearsal tapes and session multi-tracks recorded between 1948 and 1969. 1, Pop No. Bobby Darin's "Splish, Splash" was the first song to be recorded on an 8-track recorder. "Security") in 1982 to wide acclaim, and Gabriel scored a minor US hit with the single "Shock The Monkey". His early releases were unsuccessful, and Abramson planned to drop him. Jerry Wexler spent a majority of his time in Florida, which left Greenberg plenty of time to spend with Ahmet Ertegun, who was President of Atlantic at that time. [31] Ertegun and Wexler realized many R&B recordings by black musicians were being covered by white performers, often with greater chart success. The first restaurant opened in June 2005 in Las Vegas, across from the Hard Rock Hotel. [30] Wexler is credited with coining the term "rhythm & blues" to replace "race music". Ganis began her career as an assistant at Polydor Records and quickly became the first female on the companys national promotion staff. At this same time, Genesis' contract with Atlantic was up for renewal, and Collins was yet to sign as a solo artist. Leiber and Stoller backed down, but the relationship ended anyway. Two of Atlantic Records' most accomplished A&R execs, Brandon Davis and Jeff Levin, have been promoted to Executive Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of Pop A&R for the company. In January 1970, Ahmet Ertegun was successful in his executive battle against Warner Bros. Records President Mike Maitland to keep Atlantic Records autonomous and as a result, Maitland was fired by Kinney president Steve Ross. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Playing them back required a turntable with a special tone-arm fitted with dual needles; it was not until around 1958 that the single stylus microgroove system (in which the two stereo channels were cut into either side of a single groove) became the industry standard. 1, Pop No. Atlantic missed an important signing in 1955 when Sun owner Sam Phillips sold Elvis Presley's recording contract in a bidding war between labels. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote "Smokey Joe's Cafe", which became a hit for The Robins. "[77] The released version of "Follow You, Follow Me" gave Genesis their first hit single in the US, the album became their first American gold record, and the experience resulted in Ertegun and Collins becoming close friends. Wexler taught Greenberg all about recording, producing, finding songs, and the day-to-day tasks of running a major label. WEA was also used as a label for distributing the company's artists outside North America. Their label Spark was bought by Atlantic, and they were hired as America's first independent record producers, free to produce for other labels. In 1974 the former photographer, record store manager and music critic joined Atlantic's New York publicity department. "Queen of the Hop" made the Top 10 on both the US pop and R&B charts and charted in the UK. ", Atlantic suffered a catastrophic loss in the early morning of February 8, 1978, when a fire destroyed most of its tape archive, which had been stored in a non-air-conditioned warehouse in Long Branch, New Jersey. Later that year The Clovers' "One Mint Julep" reached No. 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. After hearing the song's sparsely-arranged opening section, Ertegun said: "Where's the backbeat, man? 1). Irene Sourlis is a Vice President, A&R Administration at Atlantic Records based in New York, New York. Leiber and Stoller also wrote the hit "Ruby Baby" for The Drifters. [17] Atlantic's fortunes rose rapidly: 187 songs were recorded in 1949, more than three times the amount from the previous two years, and received overtures for a manufacturing and distribution deal with Columbia, which would pay Atlantic a 3% royalty on every copy sold. 6 on the R&B chart. He started his career in the music business as a drummer in the band "Jerry Green and The Passengers" which he founded. Ertegun started lifelong grudges against Leiber and Stoller, and his relationship with Wexler was damaged. Jerry also introduced Mariah Carey to Tommy Mottola. Along the way, Ganis has had a front-row seat to the history of modern music. 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. 1633 Broadway Fl 10, New York, New York, 10019, United States. 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. [41] Miriam recalled, "I would deal with people there who were not really comfortable with women in business, sowe would do business very quickly and get it over with."[42]. Despite the huge success Atlantic was enjoying with its own artists and through its deal with Stax, by 1967 Jerry Wexler was seriously concerned about the disintegration of the old order of independent record companies and, fearing for the label's future, he began agitating for it to be sold to a larger company. His recordings for Atlantic and Stax influenced pop music. Mar Brown, Atlantic Records' senior vice president of urban radio promotion, passed away suddenly last night due to a heart attack, a representative for the label tells Billboard. Wexler was a fan of Burke's and had long wanted to sign him so when Burke told Wexler his contract with his former label had expired Wexler replied: "You're home. 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Craig Rosen has been working as a Vice President, A and R at Atlantic Records for 10 years. In 1969 Stephen Stills was still signed to Atlantic under the contract dating from his time with Buffalo Springfield. Columbia tried to market her as a jazz singer. From 1970 it also distributed Embryo Records, founded by jazz flautist Herbie Mann after his earlier Atlantic contract had expired. Republic Records is a division of Universal Music Group and home to multiple platinum award winning artists. After several lineup changes during 196970, the band settled into its "classic" incarnation, with guitarist Steve Howe and keyboard player Rick Wakeman, who both joined during 1971. Atlantic Group is representing a privately held investment firm serving some of the world's most influential families and organizations. [39] The roles of the other executives with Abramson's departure were Wexler as executive vice-president and general manager, Nesuhi Ertegun as executive vice-president in charge of the LP department and Miriam Bienstock as vice-president and also president of Atlantic's music publishing arm Progressive Music with Wexler as executive vice-president and the Ertegun brothers vice-president of Progressive. Acceding to Ertegun's demand, Collins took the unusual step of overdubbing extra drums on the finished master tape, and he later commented, "He (Ertegun) was quite right. But in September 1955 Miriam Abramson traveled to the UK and signed a distribution deal with Decca. Kalodner built his reputation by signing acts that other labels had turned down, and perhaps the most significant example of his achievements in this area was his championing of the Anglo-American band Foreigner. MTB presented Bring Back the Music every Wednesday night at the Hilton Hotel (now Westgate) in Las Vegas. No further albums were issued as the label lasted less than a year. Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. [80], Although Ertegun subsequently disputed Kalodner's account of the Genesis/Collins contract saga, he agreed that the loss of Gabriel was a big mistake, and his regret about his handling of the matter was only compounded by Gabriel's subsequent success with Geffen. The Clovers' "Don't You Know I Love You" (composed by Ertegun) became the label's first R&B No. It was granted informally, but their accountant insisted on a written contract and an audit of Atlantic's accounts. In the event, Ertegun and Atlantic were the clear winners. ")[76] Prager persisted with Atlantic, even though their A&R department and label President Jerry Greenberg repeatedly rejected Foreigner; it was Kalodner's dogged belief in the group (and a live audition) that finally convinced Greenberg to allow Kalodner to sign them and take them on as his personal project. "I thought we were going to die", Wexler recalled. [85], The building was owned by the family of Sheldon Vogel, the chief financial officer of Atlantic at the time. NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) - Erika Clark has been promoted to Vice President (VP) of Media Relations at Island Records by Executive Vice President of Media Relations Lauren Schneider, to whom Clark will report. Atlantic Records President of Promotion Andrea Ganis Looks Back, and Ahead, at Her Legendary Career By Jem Aswad Courtesy of andrea ganis Few music industry vets approach the level of royalty. As part of the negotiations, Collins and his bandmates wanted their own 'vanity' label, Duke Records, but according to Kalodner, and despite Ertegun's personal interest, the group's demands, and their relatively modest performance in the US made Atlantic executives ambivalent about the deal. 2 after spending almost six months on the Billboard R&B chart although McGhee himself earned just $10 for the session. An after-hours jam by members of the Stax house band resulted in "Green Onions". In the wake of the takeover, Jerry Wexler's influence in the company rapidly diminished; by his own admission, he and Ertegun had run Atlantic as "utmost despots" but in the new corporate structure, he found himself unwilling to accept the delegation of responsibility that his executive role dictated. Big Joe Turner's April 1954 song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" was a No. 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. [5] Ertegun hired Billboard reporter Jerry Wexler in June 1953. In addition to signing acts Jerry has worked with some of the greatest artists in music including, AC/DC, Aretha Franklin, Bad Company, Bee Gees, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Dr. John, Dusty Springfield, Eagles, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Yes, and Michael Jackson. By Murray Stassen. By the age of eighteen years, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. 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. They are seeking a Vice President Employee Engagement and . 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Satellite was renamed Stax after the owners, Stewart and Axton. By 1956 the 45 had surpassed the 78 in sales for singles. 2007 - Jerry Greenberg joins the board of MusiCares established in 1989 by The Recording Academy. A few weeks later Brown's "Teardrops from My Eyes" became its first million-selling record. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Tuesday that Norse Atlantic Airways will commence new, low-price, nonstop service between London's Gatwick International Airport (LGW) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on June 1, 2023. The breaking point came when they asked for a producer's royalty. He later recorded two more parodies, "White & Nerdy", and "Do I Creep You Out", both released September 26 to replace it. 21 albums were released simultaneously in 1965,[45][46] all of them shown on the back cover of their releases. [5][19] "Daddy Daddy" reached No. ', Will Smith Accepts Special Honor at AAFCA Ceremony, First In-Person Awards Speech Since 2022 Oscars, How Chicago Fire Said a Temporary Goodbye to Taylor Kinneys Kelly Severide Amid Leave of Absence, HBO's Leading Man: Casey Bloys on Perfecting 'The Last of Us,' HBO Max Streaming Merger and Axing Shows, A24 Sweeps Film Categories at the 2023 SAG Awards as 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Breaks Record for Most Wins, Jean Smart 'Doing Well, Recovering' Following Heart Procedure, Says Hacks Co-Star Hannah Einbinder, Ke Huy Quan Becomes First Asian Male Film Winner at SAG Awards for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'. [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. The brothers were fans of jazz and rhythm & blues, amassing a collection of over 15,000 78 RPM records. Two members of The Robins formed The Coasters and recorded hits for Atlantic, such as "Down in Mexico" and "Young Blood". Atlantic City, NJ. Websites. [62] But Atlantic profited from moving into rock music in the 1970s when it signed Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. In April of that year, Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock reported to Billboard that Atlantic was selling 75% of its singles as 45s. Reacting to the acrimonious breakup of his first marriage, he had begun writing and recording new songs at home, which were considerably different from the material he had been recording with Genesis. white) audience. Since they jointly held more stock, Ahmet was obliged to agree to the sale. Burke became a consistent big seller through the mid-1960s and scored hits on Atlantic into 1968. Once there, he continued to sign major artists, including Michel'le and JJ Fad, produced by Dr. Dre and Eazy-E. [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. 2), "Since You've Been Gone" (Soul No. There are so many artists Ive been lucky to be involved with, and I love breaking music from so many different genres, she says, launching into a long list that includes INXS, Stone Temple Pilots, Hootie and the Blowfish, Jewel, Matchbox 20, Skid Row, Brandy, Kid Rock, Tori Amos, En Vogue, Aaliyah, and of course our current super-bigs, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Coldplay, Lizzo, not to mention this years chart goliath, Roddy Ricch. "[34] But they were outbid by RCA's offer of $45,000. 3 in September 1952, and "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" with Connie Kay on drums reached No. Ertegun and Wexler knew of the group's leader, Jimmy Page, through The Yardbirds, and their favorable opinion was reinforced by Dusty Springfield, who recommended Atlantic sign the band. Poco achieved moderate success for Epic, but Crosby, Stills & Nash's self-titled debut album (released in May 1969) became a huge and enduring hit, reaching #6 on the Billboard album chart, spawning two US Top 40 singles, becoming a multi-platinum seller and eventually earning a place in the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. But the Ertegun brothers held the majority of stock while Wexler controlled about 20 percent. 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. Atlantic Records. 2009 to 2011 - Mirage Tribute Bands is formed. The kids won't know where it is you've got to put extra drums on it." Join to view profile Atlantic Records. The irony was further compounded by the fact that Gabriel scored a US #1 hit with the R&B-influenced single "Sledgehammer", which featured the legendary Memphis Horns, and which Gabriel later described as "my chance to sing like Otis Redding. [40], Atlantic played a major role in popularizing the genre that Jerry Wexler dubbed rhythm & blues, and it profited handsomely. After a stint at Infinity Records (They closed apparently Infinity wasnt forever, she cracks), Ganis arrived at Warner Musics Atlantic label and quickly became a legend at the company and within the industry. He started his career in the music business as a drummer in the band "Jerry Green and The Passengers" which he founded. Roddys album was released in December 2019 and immediately exploded, she says, shifting smoothly into virtuoso promo mode. Within the first two weeks, The Box went from 33 million to 60 million streams. [26] Billboard said Atlantic's "fresh sound" and the quality of its recordings, arrangements, and musicians was a great advance from standard R&B records. Atlantic signed the band to an exclusive five-year contract, one of the "most substantial" in the label's history[74] Zeppelin recorded for Atlantic from 1968 to 1973. [27] By the late 1950s stereo LPs and turntables were being introduced. Lanre Gaba has been promoted to Co-President, Black Music for Atlantic Records. But that changed after the sale to Warner. Atlantic offered $25,000 which, Ertegun later noted, "was all the money we had then. Orlando Wharton is a Senior VP of A&R at Atlantic Records and he is a Jersey City Native. At his urging, Greenberg visited the UK six or seven times every year in search of acts to sign to the label.[72]. Barry, Thomas (September 9, 1969). First and foremost is the music itself, and then the strategy created to expose it.. [50], Leiber and Stoller worked briefly for United Artists, then started Red Bird with George Goldner. In 1975 Kalodner moved to the A&R department, rose rapidly through the ranks, and in 1976 he was promoted to become Atlantic's first West Coast director of A&R. [89] Although Yankovic could have made the parody anyway, claiming Fair Use, his record label, Volcano Entertainment, thought it best not to "go to war" with Atlantic. 1993 - Sony artist Michael Jackson offered Greenberg the position of President of MJJ Music, Jackson's label distributed through Sony. Cotillion also released the triple-albums soundtrack of the Woodstock festival film in 1970. [5] Joel Dorn became Nesuhi's assistant after his successful production of Hubert Laws' album The Laws of Jazz.[37][38]. 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