MIXED MEDIA : FOR THE RECORD, AMOS, SPIVAK SET UP IGLOO LABEL FOR PET PROJECT.

In a business that thrives on long-lasting relationships, few can boast the longevity that Tori Amos and her manager, Arthur Spivak, claim to enjoy. To hear them tell it, they were married 10,000 years ago in a previous incarnation and lived together in an igloo.

It was only fitting, therefore, that when they decided to form a label many lifetimes later, they would call it Igloo Records.

The concept for the label was born a couple of years ago, after Spivak received a tape of a Los Angeles-based rock band called Pet.

``I fell in love with what I heard,'' he recalls. ``I worked with them for six months, and I let them grow in an organic way. Later, when Tori was in L.A. (in February 1995) for the Grammys, I told her I was really excited about this band that I wanted her to hear, and she flipped out over them.''

Amos says, ``Arthur played me a tape of Pet, and soon after that, I saw them live. I looked at Arthur and said, `Don't you let some ding-a-ling get their hands on them.' And he looked at me and said, `Well, what are you up to? ... Aren't you getting bored of just being an artist?' ''

At that moment, Amos and Spivak hatched their plans to start a custom label within the Atlantic Group. Amos said she and Spivak have free rein to bring acts to Atlantic, where they will have access to the sales, marketing, publicity and other support functions of the various Atlantic labels and the WEA distribution system.

SOURCE: - Billboard

Hong Kong appearance:Illusionist David Copperfield is thinking about appearing in Hong Kong next year during the festivities surrounding the British colony's return to Chinese sovereignty.

``I'm honored that our representatives were contacted and they are still talking right now,'' Copperfield said Monday after arriving in Hong Kong for six days of performances.

Hong Kong is the last stop of his current Asian tour. Hong Kong organizers said tickets sold out so quickly that five shows had to be added.

SOURCE: - Associated Press

up & coming ``From Cottonfield Hollers to Urban Rock (with a Dash of Hegelian Dialectic Thrown in for Good Measure),'' with William E. Thomson, former dean of the USC School of Music, is part of a discussion series on topics ranging from urban rock to lead poisoning, 1 to 2:30 p.m. today at the West Valley Occupational Center, Bungalow 71, 6200 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills. Admission is free, but contributions will be accepted. Call [phone], Ext. 267.

Help for Headaches offers a free seminar with a neurologist, endocrinologist and certified biofeedback clinician discussing different types of headaches, their causes and new treatments, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. today at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge. For reservations, call [phone].

OASIS in the Valley will present a two-session class on classical, romantic, baroque and contemporary music and the contrasts of those four periods of history from 10:30 a.m. to noon today and July 2 at West Valley Occupational Center, 6200 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills. Call [phone], Ext. 267.

``The Ugly Duckling,'' an adaptation of the famous Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a sad little misfit who grows up to be the most beautiful of the royal birds, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today through Friday, and July 1-3; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and July 5-6, at the Southern California Conservatory of Music, 8711 Sunland Blvd., Sun Valley. Donations: $4 adults, $2 children. The show will be sung by a cast of young people ages 8-14. For reservations, call [phone].

``Music at Noon,'' a series of free weekly concerts at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, presents harpsichordist Ian Pritchard and guitarist David Pritchard in performance from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. Wednesday in the church's sanctuary, Colorado Boulevard at Madison Avenue, Pasadena. Call [phone].

``Being There: The Benefits of a Stay-at-Home Parent,'' by Isabelle Fox, Ph.D., offers new evidence that reveals the critical importance of a parental presence in a child's early years. Dr. Fox discusses practical approaches for providing continuity of care for young children in a discussion at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 16461 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Call [phone].

``Open and Honest Communication - The Risks and Consequences'' will be discussed by the Conejo Valley Chapter 233 of Parents Without Partners at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Cameron Center, 288 Greenmeadow Drive, Thousand Oaks. Free baby-sitting is provided. For details, call [phone].

SOURCE: - Ana Young

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