Finger Eleven - Rock Album of The YearCongratulations to Finger Eleven who won Rock Album of The Year at the Junos for their album "Them Vs. You Vs. Me". Casablanca is proud to represent their songs in Canada through its relationship with First State Media Group Ireland Limited.  Casablanca Media Publishing Inks Deal To Administer Catalogues Of Arc Music Group Casablanca Media Publishing Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Arc Music Group, parent company of Arc Music, Conrad Music, Regent Music, Jewel Music Publishing., Sunflower Music, and Sunflower Entertainment Company, to administer their publishing catalogues in Canada. These catalogues include some of the greatest classic rock and roll, R & B, gospel, big band, jazz and surf music, including much of the timeless material from the Chess and Vee Jay records labels. Some of the writers represented in these catalogues include legends Chuck Berry ("Johnny B. Goode", "Maybellene", "Rock & Roll Music", "Surfin’ U.S.A."), Bo Diddley ("Bo Diddley", "I’m A Man", "Who Do You Love", "Road Runner", "You Don’t Love Me",), Howlin’ Wolf ("Smokestack Lightnin", "Killing Floor", "Moanin’ At Midnight", "How Many More Years"), Little Walter ("Juke", "Sad Hours", "Blues With A Feeling"), Sonny Boy Williamson ("Fattening Frogs For Snakes", "Don’t Start Me To Talkin’", "Keep It To Yourself", "Your Funeral and My Trial, "Nine Below Zero", "Help Me"), John Lee Hooker ("Boom Boom", "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", "Dimples", "She’s Long and She’s Tall", "Mad Man Blues"), and Memphis Slim ("Everyday I Have The Blues", "Mother Earth", "Gotta Find My Baby", "Rockin’ The Blues", "Steppin’ Out", "Slim’s Blues"). The catalogues also include publishing rights together with access for Master Rights from Sunflower Entertainment which encompasses every conceivable style of Latin music from the traditional styles of Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Vallenato, Latin Jazz, Regional Mexican and Son Cubano, to the current sounds of Rock en Espanol, Latin Alternative, Urban Latin, Reggaeton and everything in between. Included among their artists are the renowned Sonora Carruseles, Fruko y sus Tesos, Joe Arroyo, La Sonora Dinamita, Calixto Ochoa, Alejo Duran, Alfredo Gutierrez, The Latin Brothers, Los Embajadores Vallenatos, Los Nemus del Pacifico, La Bocana, La Sabrosura,, Maria Victoria, Raul Planas, , DJ Hancel, La Bruja, , and Judiny. "Casablanca is excited to represent the Arc Music Group catalogues. I grew up listening to these legendary blues and rock classics and working with these artists so I really appreciate what an incredible body of work these catalogues represent", said Ed Glinert, President of Casablanca Media Publishing Inc. "We are also anxious to introduce music supervisors to the one-stop synch licensing opportunities available in the Sunflower Entertainment catalogue. This extensive catalogue continues to grow with new signings and releases". Casablanca Media Publishing To Administer First State Catalogues Casablanca Media Publishing Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with First State Media Group Ireland Limited to administer their publishing catalogues in Canada. Included in the First State catalogues are the "DreamWorks" and "Wind-Up" publishing catalogues that contain hit songs recorded by a diverse array of artists such as "Leaving On A Jet Plane" recorded by John Denver, "Day-O" recorded by Harry Belafonte, "Disco Inferno" recorded by the Trammps, "Misty Blue" recorded by Dorothy Moore, "Get Up, Stand Up" recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers as well as such current hits as "Bring Me To Life" recorded by Evanescence, "Because of You" recorded by Kelly Clarkson, "Jesus Take The Wheel" recorded by Carrie Underwood, "Hanging By A Moment" recorded by Lifehouse, "Paralyzer" recorded by Finger Eleven, and "Fake It" recorded by Seether. "Casablanca looks forward to representing First State in Canada", said Ed Glinert, President of Casablanca Media Publishing Inc. "The diversity and depth of the catalogue is impressive and we are excited about the opportunities that exist to license the songs in Canada". See Sharon, Lois & Bram On Screen And In Person At The Toronto Jewish Film Festival Join Sharon, Lois & Bram for a rare live performance by the Trio at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival and the presentation of the film "25 Years of Skinnamarink", a celebration of the Trio’s achievements in children’s music over the past 25 years of their career. Sharon, Lois & Bram will also be available to take questions and autograph CDs. "25 Years of Skinnamarink" will be shown Sunday, May 4th at 11:00 am at the Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West, Toronto, (just east of Bathurst). The Toronto Jewish Film Festival is one of the largest Jewish film festivals in the world attracting over 30,000 people. This year they will screen some 90 films from May 3-11, 2008. Casablanca Media Publishing To Represent Global Jukebox Catalogue Casablanca has signed a sub-publishing agreement to represent in Canada a catalog of songs edited, adapted, arranged, recorded and published by legendary American folklorist Alan Lomax and his father John Lomax, and controlled by Globeal Jukebox Publishing. In the 1930s and early ‘40s Alan Lomax recognized the value of African American music as one of the richest sources of indigenous American culture and helped to develop the Library of Congress’ Archive of American Folk Song as a national resource, recording thousands of songs and oral histories in their original settings. Alan introduced Woody Guthrie, Aunt Molly Jackson, Lead Belly, Josh White, Burl Ives, Pete Seeger, Sonny Terry, and Jean Ritchie on national radio and in concerts, records, and books, igniting careers and folk song movements. The Global Jukebox catalogue includes songs which were featured in "O Brother Where Art Thou", "Gangs of New York", "Skeleton Key", "Mission Impossible 2", "Their Eyes Were Watching God", "Deadwood" television series, Volvo and Ikea advertisements among other uses. Casablanca Media Publishing To Represent Works Of Richard Pryor Casablanca has signed a sub-publishing agreement to represent in Canada the catalog of stand-up material by seminal comedian Richard Pyror, spanning his career from the 1960’s to the 1990’s. Richard Pryor is regarded as the most important comedian of his time. He was a trailblazer who injected social commentary into his comedy, giving other comedians license to follow in his footsteps. Richard Pryor appeared in over 40 films and his numerous recordings earned him two platinum albums, five golds, and five Grammy's. His works have been sampled by Tupac, 2 Live Crew, Beastie Boys, and NWA among others. Casablanca Media Publishing Signs Deal With Kara Dioguardi Casablanca has signed an administration deal to collect broadcast mechanical and private tape copying revenues for songs written by Kara DioGuardi (K'Stuff Publishing) in Canada. Kara DioGuardi is BMI's 2007 Pop Songwriter of the Year. She has been awarded 9 BMI Pop Awards over the last 4 years for having written the most performed songs on the radio. One of the industry's most highly sought-after songwriters and producers, DioGuardi's hits have appeared on more than 100 million records. From her catalog of several hundred songs, over 250 have been released on major labels worldwide; and over 80 have appeared on multi-platinum selling albums. In the past 3 years, she has had nearly 50 international charting singles and her songs have helped propel over 35 albums into Billboard's Top Ten. Kara's songs are continuously featured in major motion pictures, television shows, film soundtracks, and radio spots, as well as national and international commercial campaigns. Kara's songs have been recorded and released by Grammy-award winning artists such as Faith Hill, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Daddy Yankee, Santana, Kelly Clarkson, Jewel, Pink and Carrie Underwood. Scores of major recording artists including Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Pussycat Dolls, Katharine McPhee, Hannah Montana, Taylor Hicks, Bo Bice, Clay Aiken, Ashlee Simpson, Natasha Bedingfeld, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, and Marc Anthony have recorded and released Kara's songs. DioGuardi has achieved equal success internationally with hit singles for artists such as Celine Dion, Enrique Iglesias, Anastacia, Ricky Martin, Kylie Minogue, RBD, Eros Ramazzotti, Delta Goodrem, Darius, Thalia, Martine McCutcheon and The Veronicas. Casablanca Media Publishing Signs Administration Deal With Madeleine Peyroux Casablanca has signed an administration deal to represent songs written by Madeleine Peyroux (Pennywell Publishing) in Canada. Vocalist Madeleine Peyroux has been described as "a Billie Holiday for the 1990s". Her most recent CD, "Half The Perfect World", released in 2006, reached #1 on the Top Jazz Album Chart and peaked at #33 on the Billboard 200 Chart. Her music has been featured in television commercials (Dockers) as well as films and television series including "Failure To Launch" with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew McConaughey, "Last Holiday" with Queen Latifah, "Monster-in-Law" with Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, and "Grey's Anatomy". She also made an appearance as the lounge singer in the recent motion picture "Lucky You" with Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana. [Past Articles]  Glinert looks back from Casablanca. Canadian lawyer founds company to acquire music, TV, and Video back catalogs BILLBOARD , November 24, 2001 – by Larry LeBlanc. TORONTO – To capitalize on the increasing demand for entertainment content from cable and digital broadcasters globally, Canadian entertainment lawyer Ed Glinert has set up Casablanca Media Acquisitions. [more] |
