He had recommended moving the company's multitracks and unreleased recordings to the building after Ertegun had complained about the aforementioned tapes taking up too much space in the company's Manhattan offices in New York. Org Chart - Atlantic Records. [50], Leiber and Stoller worked briefly for United Artists, then started Red Bird with George Goldner. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Sadi Koylan. Miriam Bienstock called him "a pain in the neck". 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. Jerry Wexler said, "we're gonna put her back in church. He signed with Capitol and moved for Hollywood to attempt a movie career, but hits such as "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" and "Things" continued to benefit Atco through 1962. Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records Los Angeles, California, United States. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. [7] Miriam gained a reputation for toughness. Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. Wexler had hired Greenberg and acted as his mentor, teaching him the daily operations of the record business. 1, Pop No. "[79], Although his close friendship with Ertegun helped Collins launch his solo career, the fact that he eventually signed to Atlantic in the US was apparently as much by luck as by design. 1, Pop No. In seven years, Greenberg went from personal assistant to president of the label. 1 Rock & Roll Restaurant on Sunset Strip in Hollywood. February 4, 2011 2:39am. [44] In 1965, Atlantic formed a budget label called Clarion Records. 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. "[34], Ahmet's older brother Nesuhi was hired in January 1955. [43] After a slow start, Atco had considerable success with Bobby Darin. Lanre Gaba has been promoted to Co-President, Black Music for Atlantic Records. After buying Elektra Records and its sister label Nonesuch Records in 1970, Kinney combined the operations of all of its record labels under a new holding company, WEA, and also known as Warner Music Group. 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. In 1964 they approached Jerry Wexler and proposed a merger with Atlantic. Abramson had worked as a part-time A&R manager/producer for Al Green at the jazz label National Records, signing Big Joe Turner and Billy Eckstine. Clark will be based in NYC. Columbia tried to market her as a jazz singer. By 1958, relations between Abramson and his partners had broken down; in December 1958 a $300,000 buy-out was arranged; his stock was split between Nesuhi Ertegun and Abramson's ex-wife Miriam, who had in the meantime remarried to music publisher Freddy Bienstock (later the owner of the Carlin Music / Chappell Music publishing empire). Promotion is an art that morphs in tandem with the trends of radio as well as the broader currents of culture, she says, but ultimately the tenets are the same. 1972 - Within five years, Greenberg held two titles; Vice President of Radio Promotion, and Vice President of Artists and Repertoire for Atlantic Records. The building was purchased less than a week earlier and had been scheduled to reopen as a Nadler's Furniture Center, in an effort to revitalize the downtown area. 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. Bobby Darin's "Splish, Splash" was the first song to be recorded on an 8-track recorder. Atlantic Business Interiors. The Vice President of Student Records and College Registrar provides the statewide vision and leadership for the student records enterprise at Ivy Tech Community College. [5] Ertegun hired Billboard reporter Jerry Wexler in June 1953. By contrast, Wexler was disenchanted by Atlantic's move into rock; he left in 1975. Currently serving as Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records in New York. Abramson's departure opened the way for Ahmet Ertegun to take over as president of the label. Greenberg also has one granddaughter, Eden, Rainbow Bar & Grill Press Mention Two female artists were personally signed by Wexler, with album releases in 1969, Dusty Springfield (Dusty in Memphis)[67] and Lotti Golden (Motor-Cycle),[68] although Golden also had a close working relationship with Ertegun, who was instrumental in her signing with the label. 2. In February 1953, Herb Abramson was drafted into the U.S. [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. "[7] The label's office in the Ritz Hotel in Manhattan proved too expensive, so they moved to a room in the Hotel Jefferson. At his urging, Greenberg visited the UK six or seven times every year in search of acts to sign to the label.[72]. 5), and "Think" (Soul No. 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. [85], The building was owned by the family of Sheldon Vogel, the chief financial officer of Atlantic at the time. Although Leiber considered dropping the matter, Stoller pressed Atlantic for payment. [90] The parody was released online for free on June 7. In April of that year, Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock reported to Billboard that Atlantic was selling 75% of its singles as 45s. Wexler sent Tom Dowd to upgrade Stax's recording equipment and facilities. Along the way, Ganis has had a front-row seat to the history of modern music. Sill recommended Spector to Leiber and Stoller, who assigned him to produce "Corrine, Corrina" by Ray Peterson and "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" by Curtis Lee. Darin moved to Los Angeles and signed with Capitol. The band recorded for Atlantic Records, Roulette Records, United Artists, and DCP Record labels. Greenberg was then signing artists and overseeing the company on a daily basis. 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. [26] He had been living in Los Angeles for several years and had intermittent contact with his younger brother. [65] Atlantic continues to hold the rights to Stax recordings it distributed in the 1960s. [26], Nesuhi was also in charge of LP production. First and foremost is the music itself, and then the strategy created to expose it.. The position is responsible for all policy and procedures relating to student records, manages the key student records systems of the college, including those for student . [32] He was appointed vice-president and purchased 13% of the company's stock. Atlantic Records. "I thought we were going to die", Wexler recalled. My early years began with the Rolling Stones, Bette Midler, Abba, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Phil Collins, U2, Stevie Nicks and so many more, including songs that I forgot I promoted until I hear them in a store and point up and say, I worked that record!. From this point, and notwithstanding the impact of the punk/new wave movement in the late 1970s, the band enjoyed an extraordinary run of successbeginning with their fourth album Fragile, each of the eleven albums they released between 1971 and 1991 (including the lavishly packaged live triple-album Yessongs) made the Top 20 in the US and the UK, and the double-LP Tales of Topographic Oceans (1973) and Going For The One (1977) both reached #1 in the UK. From Ertegun he learned how to treat musicians.[73]. When Abramson returned from military service in 1955, he realized that he had been replaced by Wexler as Ahmet's partner. "[19] She rose to fame quickly and was called the Queen of Soul. [88], Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion in late 2003. 1 in February and March 1953. 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. Wexler ultimately decided to leave New York and move to Florida. . Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. 1, Pop No. [29] In 1951, Atlantic was one of the first independent labels to press records in the 45rpm single format. 1957 - Gerald L. Greenberg from New Haven, CT formed his own band. Jerry L. Greenberg is an American music executive, who at 32, was the youngest president of any major record company in the recording industry and received that title in 1974 as President of Atlantic Records. The trio's unique vocal chemistry was instantly apparent, so when Nash quit the Hollies in August 1968 and relocated to Los Angeles, the three immediately formed a trio, Crosby, Stills & Nash. In 1968 the label issued History of Rhythm and Blues, Volume 4 in stereo. He started his career in the music business as a drummer in the band "Jerry Green and The Passengers" which he founded. Wexler dismissed developments in pop music, dubbing the musicians "the rockoids". Since they jointly held more stock, Ahmet was obliged to agree to the sale. [54] Ray Charles returned to Atlantic in 1977. [36] By 1958 Atlantic was America's second-largest independent jazz label. [91], In 2007, the label celebrated its 60th anniversary with the May 2 PBS broadcast of the American Masters documentary Atlantic Records: The House that Ahmet Built and the simultaneous Starbucks CD release of Atlantic 60th Anniversary: R&B Classics Chosen By Ahmet Ertegun. [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. In addition, Mirage opened a subsidiary office in Jamaica with Stacy Greenberg as General Manager and an office in Las Vegas, NV. The VP of Enabling Services aims to oversee Design, Build and Run aspects on his/her domain. It was granted informally, but their accountant insisted on a written contract and an audit of Atlantic's accounts. Ertegun recommended Mo Ostin to succeed Maitland as Warner Bros. Records president. Irene received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University. [30] Wexler is credited with coining the term "rhythm & blues" to replace "race music". 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. He became Vice President of A&R at Atlantic, while continuing to oversee Big Beat. Atlantic missed an important signing in 1955 when Sun owner Sam Phillips sold Elvis Presley's recording contract in a bidding war between labels. Republic Records is a division of Universal Music Group and home to multiple platinum award winning artists. In the years that followed, Foreigner became one of Atlantic's biggest successes, and one of the biggest-selling groups in history, scoring a string of international hits and selling more than 80 million albums worldwide, including 37.5 million albums in the US alone. Big Joe Turner's April 1954 song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" was a No. Both became hits, and Atlantic hired him as a staff producer. A subsidiary label, Atco, was established in 1955 to keep Abramson involved. Nov 2016 - Present6 years 5 months. All Rights Reserved. Wexler contacted the co-owner of Satellite, Jim Stewart, who agreed to lease the record to Atlantic for $1000 plus a small royaltythe first money the label had ever made. The kids won't know where it is you've got to put extra drums on it." [19], Recording engineer and producer Tom Dowd played a crucial role in Atlantic's success. Upon joining Atlantic, Kallman established his A&R credentials by signing and A&R-ing several hit artists, including Notorious B.I.G., P.O.D., Aaliyah, Brandy, Timbaland, Lil' Kim and Junior M.A.F.I.A. The breaking point came when they asked for a producer's royalty. Yes signed with Atlantic in 1969, around the same time Squire was breaking in with the label that would name him president by 1974, making him (at 32) the youngest to pull off the feat. in large type (which spawned copycat vandalism). "Beyond the Sea" became Darin's fourth consecutive Top 10 hit in the US and UK. [21], In 1952 Atlantic signed Ray Charles, whose hits included "I Got a Woman", "What'd I Say", and "Hallelujah I Love Her So". Atlantic was a powerhouse then as it is now, so I got to work legendary acts throughout my career, says the New York native. Over 60 years of recorded music history from Aretha Franklin & Led Zeppelin to Bruno Mars & Ed Sheeran. By the age of eighteen years, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. An after-hours jam by members of the Stax house band resulted in "Green Onions". "[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. Angered by his unceremonious ejection from Atlantic, he alerted Geffen to Collins' availability, but to his chagrin, neither Geffen nor any other US label showed interest; He then alerted Virgin Records boss Richard Branson, who immediately contacted Collins' manager Tony Stratton Smith and signed Collins to Virgin in the UK as a solo act. But when Ertegun offered him another chance, the result was "Splish Splash", which Darin had written in 12 minutes. [21] She hit No. DZ Atlantic President Testifies to Nebraska Legislature in Support of Nuclear Workforce Development - Part 1 of 2 DZ Atlantic President Ross McConnell and Day & Zimmermann Senior Vice President of Nuclear Operations James Chesnut testified February 16 before the Nebraska Legislature's Natural Resources Committee in support of Legislative Bill 568, the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act. It was not until the mid-1960s that multitrack recorders became the norm in English studios and EMI's Abbey Road Studios did not install 8-track facilities until 1968. [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. By the mid-1950s Atlantic had an informal agreement with the French label Barclay, and the two companies regularly exchanged titles, usually jazz recordings. 2013 to Present - Greenberg forms new EDM label with partners from Ibiza, Spain. In 1990 he and Ertegun disputed the content of Charles's contract, which caused a rift. 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. He wore T-shirts reading "Atlantic Records sucks" while performing live and, in the music video for "White & Nerdy", he defaces Atlantic's article on Wikipedia, replacing the page with "YOU SUCK!" In 1962 folk music was booming and the label came very close to signing Peter, Paul & Mary; although Wexler and Ertegun pursued them vigorously the deal fell through at the last minute and they later discovered music publisher Artie Mogull had introduced their manager Albert Grossman to Warner Bros. executive Herman Starr, who had made the trio an irresistible offer that gave them complete creative control over the recording and packaging of their music.[61]. She rose through the ranks at Atlantic Records until they had to create a new title for her: president of promotion. 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. Wexler was impressed by the cooperative atmosphere at the Stax studios and by its racially integrated house band, which he called "an unthinkably great band". [16] Early releases included music by Sidney Bechet, Barney Bigard, The Cardinals, The Clovers, Frank Culley, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Tiny Grimes, Al Hibbler, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Jackie & Roy, Lead Belly, Meade Lux Lewis, Professor Longhair, Shelly Manne, Howard McGhee, Mabel Mercer, James Moody, Joe Morris, Art Pepper, Django Reinhardt, Pete Rugolo, Pee Wee Russell, Bobby Short, Sylvia Syms, Billy Taylor, Sonny Terry, Big Joe Turner, Jimmy Yancey, Sarah Vaughan, Mal Waldron, and Mary Lou Williams. Our costs began at the production levelthe pressing, and distribution, and promotion, and advertising. He came to my office every day to discuss the development of our records and would make me study sales reports, imparting that sales was the way to truly judge if a record was real. 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. "Dream Lover" reached No. In 1966 Atlantic signed a licensing deal with Polydor which included the band Cream, whose debut album was released by Atco in 1966. [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]. During his tenure at United Artists Music, he was executive producer for the soundtrack to the movie 'Karate Kid 2,' which went gold. [5], Although Leiber and Stoller wrote many popular songs for Atlantic, their relationship with the label was deteriorating in 1962. 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Atlantic Records is part of the Media & Internet industry, and located in New York, United States. [81] They released his fourth solo album (a.k.a. [5] Ahmet ostensibly stayed in Washington to undertake post-graduate music studies at Georgetown University but immersed himself in the Washington music scene and entered the record business, which was enjoying a resurgence after wartime restrictions on the shellac used in manufacture. Atlantic Group is representing a privately held investment firm serving some of the world's most influential families and organizations. Professional Member of The Recording Academy / GRAMMY's, Recipient of the Nordic Music Bizz' '20 under 30' prize anno 2019. 1974 - Ahmet Ertegun, now Chairman, announced Greenberg as President of Atlantic Records, making him the youngest president of a major record company at 32. According to the International Herald Tribune, "More than half of its music sales in the United States are now from digital products like downloads on iTunes and ring tones for cellphones", doing so "without seeing as steep of a decline in compact disc sales as the rest of the industry."[93]. His recordings for Atlantic and Stax influenced pop music. [2] Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. 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. 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 first restaurant opened in June 2005 in Las Vegas, across from the Hard Rock Hotel. [62] But Atlantic profited from moving into rock music in the 1970s when it signed Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [28], Atlantic entered the LP market early: its first was This Is My Beloved (March 1949), a 10" album of poetry by Walter Benton that was narrated by John Dall with music by Vernon Duke. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age 83.[4]. "[58], The deal to distribute Satellite's "Last Night" by The Mar-Keys on the Satellite label marked the first time Atlantic began marketing outside tracks on a non-Atlantic label. [3] [4] Ertegun also insisted on changes to the song that became Collins' debut single. [10][11][12] In the early fifties, Atlantic moved from the Hotel Jefferson to offices at 301 West 54th St and then to 356 West 56th St. Atlantic's first recordings were issued in late January 1948 and included "That Old Black Magic" by Tiny Grimes and "The Spider" by Joe Morris. [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. Roddys album was released in December 2019 and immediately exploded, she says, shifting smoothly into virtuoso promo mode. 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. white) audience. Join to view profile Atlantic Records. MTB handled tribute bands Led Zepagain (Led Zeppelin tribute band), Rolling the Stones (The Rolling Stones tribute band), ABBACADABRA (ABBA tribute band), Bonfire (AC/DC tribute band), Bella Donna (Stevie Nicks tribute band), The Long Run (Eagles tribute band), Fan Halen (Van Halen tribute band) and others. 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. In its tenth anniversary feature on Atlantic, Billboard noted, " a very big R&B record might achieve 250,000 sales, but from this point on (195354), the industry began to see million sellers, one after the other, in the R&B field". Michael Kyser has been named the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. Songwriter Bert Berns hated Spector's arrangement and thought it ruined the song, so Berns re-recorded it with The Isley Brothers and it became a hit. Cotillion also released the triple-albums soundtrack of the Woodstock festival film in 1970. Ertegun denied this was intentional. 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. Location. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie Greenwald and Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman . Wexler's protg Jerry L. Greenberg replaced him and played a role in Atlantic's success during the 1970s. 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. Ertegun was directly involved in the recording of the band's 1978 album And Then There Were Three, personally remixing the album's projected first single "Follow You, Follow Me". Atlantic Business Interiors offers a vast array of office furniture and equipment, and combine that with an in-depth knowledge of workplace layout and ergonomics to ensure you make the most of your office space and give your workforce the best work . [5], Atlantic's New York studio was the first in America to install multitrack recording machines, developed by the Ampex company. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Jeff Levin started at Atlantic in 2010 and has since A&R'd a wide range of artists across the Warner . But the Ertegun brothers held the majority of stock while Wexler controlled about 20 percent. [82][83][84] The four-story warehouse, located at 199 Broadway, was the former location of Vogel's Department Store, before it closed down in March 1975. Websites. NEW YORK, NY-- (Marketwired - Dec 2, 2014) - Maureen Kenny has joined Atlantic Records as Senior Vice President of A&R, based at the company's Burbank office. Stills and Crosby had been friends since the early 1960s; Nash had first met Crosby in the mid-1960s when The Byrds toured the UK, and he renewed the friendship when The Hollies toured the US in mid-1968. [60] He brought Atlantic musicians to Memphis to record. The first song Wexler produced with Burke was "Just Out of Reach", which became a big hit in September 1961. 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. But joy also comes in birthing the babies who we continue to build and develop you never know whos going to become our next superstar!. 2009 to 2011 - Mirage Tribute Bands is formed. In 1976, the label started focusing on disco and R&B. Irene Sourlis is a Vice President, A&R Administration at Atlantic Records based in New York, New York. Ertegun remained friendly with Bobby Darin, who returned to Atlantic in 1966. ")[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. With her promotion, Clark will take . Keefa Black. "Security") in 1982 to wide acclaim, and Gabriel scored a minor US hit with the single "Shock The Monkey". Staff engineer Tom Dowd recalled, "Tokyo Rose was the kindest name some people had for her"[8] and Doc Pomus described her as "an extraordinarily vitriolic woman". 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