Grass grows with new ownership and BMG distribution deal; Slate of new releases due February from hot indie label.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 1996--Already respected as one of the most adventurous independent companies in alternative music, GRASS RECORDS begins the new year in dramatic fashion with industry veteran Alan Meltzer's recently-completed acquisition of the company. Meltzer has put together a broad-based industry-knowledgeable management team and has ambitiously set an initial slate of fifteen releases in the first half of 1996. The company, based in its Madison Avenue Madison Avenue, celebrated street of Manhattan, borough of New York City. It runs from Madison Square (23d St.) to the Madison Bridge over the Harlem River (138th St.). In the 1940s and 50s, some of the major U.S. headquarters in Manhattan, will now be distributed through BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass . New releases set for February 1996 include the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed debut Silver from New Jersey's reigning-kings of indie rock Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent underground music scene. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with underground music as a whole, though more specifically implicates that the music meets the criterion of being rock, as The Wrens; the raucous debut by East Bay punk-via-Long Island band Wasted Time who serve up a tasty menu which includes a power-pop cover of Van Morrison's prom classic "Brown-Eyed Girl"; an eclectic mix from A Ten O'Clock Scholar ten o’clock scholar schoolboy who habitually arrives late. [Nurs. Rhyme: Opie, 378] See : Tardiness -- a three-piece from Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. ; and the premiere from another Dayton band Omatic, fronted by Michelle Bodine, formerly with Brainiac. Following the label's initial releases, new records from Chimera, Godplow, Fifteen, Baboon baboon, any of the large, powerful, ground-living monkeys of the genus Papio, also called dog-faced monkeys. Five subspecies live in Africa, with one species extending into the Arabian peninsula. and Pollen are planned. GRASS RECORDS' new owner Alan Meltzer is renowned as founder of CD One Stop and Hard Core Marketing and as president of Alliance Entertainment Corp., one of the largest music distribution companies in the country. After nearly a decade at the pinnacle of the distribution end of the business, Meltzer decided to pursue his dream of building a record label, leaving Alliance in 1994. "Throughout my career in the industry I've always tried to remain on the cutting edge of music marketing and distribution. Discovering Grass Records and the incredible Grass artist roster replete from top to bottom with cutting edge alternative music, provided a perfect fit." Recent appointments include: Bob Cahill, former Senior Vice President of Field Marketing for EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. Promotion and Rhino Records, named to the Executive VP position; former EMI Promotion executive Shanna Fischer as Vice President/Promotion; and Domenique Leomporra, formerly of Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI, located in Hollywood, California. Its headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine. , as Vice President/Media and Artist Relations. Grass founder Camille Sciara remains with the label as A&R chief. Since its inception three years ago, Grass has drawn raves from American and European tastemakers, not only for the quality of individual artists and albums, but for the company's single-minded dedication to alternative music. Says Meltzer, "What appealed to me about GRASS was the diversity of artists. This fit right in to what I wanted to do, which is to provide a platform for developing bands. We will remain an independent alternative music label, with no plans or interest in getting into any other kind of music. While retaining the label's fiercely independent style, Meltzer is excited about the company's new distribution deal with BMG. "BMG allows GRASS to enjoy the best of both worlds by remaining autonomous controlling our own A&R, marketing, promotion, publicity, etc., while plugging into BMG's extensive network for fulfillment." CONTACT: Grass Records, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Domenique Leomporra 212/843-8300 ext. 214 212/843-0786 (fax) nika@panix.com (e-mail) |
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