Business of Live 8 Managed by Greenberg Traurig's L.A. Entertainment Practice; Firm Responsible for Negotiating Worldwide Media Coverage, U.S. Talent Contracts, Merchandising, Licensing Deals and More.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Jay Cooper, a highly respected music industry veteran and chair of Greenberg Traurig's Los Angeles entertainment practice, is leading a team of firm shareholders who are negotiating every aspect of Live 8, from critical agreements with U.S. networks worldwide, to talent and merchandising merchandising Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product. contracts. Also involved is Diane Blagman, Senior Director of Government Affairs out of the firm's Washington D.C. office. Steve Katleman is responsible for negotiating contracts and licensing agreements with all media covering the concerts worldwide including U.S. networks, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. and VH1, an AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Webcast, radio broadcasts by XM Satellite Radio and Premiere Radio and any global sales of concert footage. Katleman is well known for representing production entities that supply programming to broadcasters and distributors as well as talent in the motion picture and television industries. Kenneth Burry burry said of wool when it contains plant burrs, the adherent seed pods, usually of Medicago polymorpha. is responsible for negotiating all agreements with U.S. artists who are donating their time and talent to making the Philadelphia concert a memorable event and to further the goals of the Live 8 cause. Burry has extensive experience in contract negotiations for recording artists, producers and composers as well as publishing, soundtrack album and management agreements. Mario Gonzalez is responsible for all production and merchandising deals including licensing of the Live 8 logo. He also negotiated all contracts with the City of Philadelphia and the liability insurance associated with the concert there on July 2. Concerts such as Live 8 are not new to Cooper who was involved in all the talent deals, agreements with record companies, television shows and online, as well as licensing, merchandising and more for We Are The World, Hands Across America, the Olympics, the World Cup and NetAid. Blagman is working with Bob Geldof and promoter Harvey Goldsmith Harvey Goldsmith CBE (b. 4 March, 1946 in Edgware, London, England [1]) was the co–organiser, together with Bob Geldof, of The Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London that took place on 2 July, 2005. to create greater awareness and promote the goals of Live 8 on Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Hill in Washington, D.C. Blagman assisted in the creation of the U.S. office of the Band Aid Trust. To schedule an interview: Call Jay Cooper directly at 310-586-7888, or contact Anne Sage at 310-396-2400 to arrange.
Current list of performers for Philadelphia
Live Eight show (Museum of Art):
-- Will Smith (host)
-- Bon Jovi
-- Maroon 5
-- P. Diddy
-- Stevie Wonder
-- Jay-Z
-- The Dave Matthews Band
-- Sarah McLachlan
-- Rob Thomas
-- Keith Urban
-- 50 Cent
-- Destiny's Child
-- Kaiser Chiefs
-- Linkin Park
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