Over the next four years he was instrumental in signing a string of major acts including Foreigner, AC/DC, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. In late 1961 singer Solomon Burke arrived at Jerry Wexler's office unannounced. NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) - Erika Clark has been promoted to Vice President (VP) of Media Relations at Island Records by Executive Vice President of Media Relations Lauren Schneider, to whom Clark will report. [5], In early 1949, a New Orleans distributor phoned Ertegun to obtain Stick McGhee's "Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee", which was unavailable due to the closing of McGhee's previous label, Harlem Records. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart. "So Long", her first record for the label, was recorded with Eddie Condon's band on May 25, 1949. 1, Pop No. 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. [92], That year also saw Atlantic reach a milestone for major record labels. The Head of Enabling Services domains includes but is not limited to Finance Systems, Supply Chain Systems, Human Capital Management Systems, Legal systems, and other miscellaneous applications. Bell was the first African-American partner in the label.[58]. . In October 1967 Atlantic was sold to Warner Bros.-Seven Arts for US$17.5 million, although all the partners later agreed that it was a poor deal that greatly undervalued Atlantic's true worth. The highly respected executive, who celebrates her 20 th anniversary with the label this year, was most recently Atlantic's General Manager/Executive Vice President of Black Music A&R. In her new post, Gaba will work alongside Co-President, Black Music Mike Kyser. According to Greenberg, Ertegun had long seen the UK as a source of untapped talent. 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. 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". 3 on the pop chart, selling over one million copies. When interviewed in 1990 for Ertegun's biography, Wexler declined to discuss the matter, but Ertegun claimed these negotiations were a plan to buy him out. As Executive Vice President of the label since 2013, she has been the driving force behind radio hits by Meek Mill, Cardi B, Bruno Mars, Lil Uzi Vert and Gucci Mane to name a few. [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. Their single "Money Honey" became the biggest R&B hit of the year. [43] After a slow start, Atco had considerable success with Bobby Darin. [19], Recording engineer and producer Tom Dowd played a crucial role in Atlantic's success. Although the extended length of much of their material made it somewhat difficult to promote the band with single releases, their live prowess gained them an avid following and their albums were hugely successful their third LP The Yes Album (1971), which featured the debut of new guitarist Steve Howe, became their first big hit, reaching #4 in the UK and just scraping onto the chart in the US at #40. 1, Pop No. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. [52], Atlantic was doing so well in early 1959 that some scheduled releases were held back, and the company enjoyed two successive months of gross sales of over $1 million that summer, thanks to hits by The Coasters, The Drifters, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, and Clyde McPhatter. [44] In 1965, Atlantic formed a budget label called Clarion Records. His recordings for Atlantic and Stax influenced pop music. 1K followers 500+ connections. [1]. 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. There are so many artists Ive been lucky to be involved with, and I love breaking music from so many different genres, she says, launching into a long list that includes INXS, Stone Temple Pilots, Hootie and the Blowfish, Jewel, Matchbox 20, Skid Row, Brandy, Kid Rock, Tori Amos, En Vogue, Aaliyah, and of course our current super-bigs, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Coldplay, Lizzo, not to mention this years chart goliath, Roddy Ricch. [21], In 1952 Atlantic signed Ray Charles, whose hits included "I Got a Woman", "What'd I Say", and "Hallelujah I Love Her So". Both albums went platinum, and it was the first rap album to go platinum for WEA Distribution. Jeff Levin started at Atlantic in 2010 and has since A&R'd a wide range of artists across the Warner . 9), "Respect" (Soul and Pop No. 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 . 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]. Collins later commented, "We didn't use his version, but we knew what he was getting at. During the previous year, 78s had outsold 45s by a ratio of two to one.[30]. By 1956 the 45 had surpassed the 78 in sales for singles. 1972 - Within five years, Greenberg held two titles; Vice President of Radio Promotion, and Vice President of Artists and Repertoire for Atlantic Records. ", Atlantic suffered a catastrophic loss in the early morning of February 8, 1978, when a fire destroyed most of its tape archive, which had been stored in a non-air-conditioned warehouse in Long Branch, New Jersey. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. With her promotion, Clark will take . Wexler oversaw production himself at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band recorded for Atlantic Records, Roulette Records, United Artists, and DCP Record labels. 1986 - Greenberg is named President of MGM/United Artists. 4), "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Soul No. 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. Playing them back required a turntable with a special tone-arm fitted with dual needles; it was not until around 1958 that the single stylus microgroove system (in which the two stereo channels were cut into either side of a single groove) became the industry standard. [5] Ertegun hired Billboard reporter Jerry Wexler in June 1953. The audit revealed Leiber and Stoller had been underpaid by $18,000. 1633 Broadway Fl 10, New York, New York, 10019, United States. He produced "Twist and Shout" for The Top Notes, and it flopped. But in September 1955 Miriam Abramson traveled to the UK and signed a distribution deal with Decca. Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded to include progressive rock, folk-rock, gospel, jazz and comedy. 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]. In 1990 he and Ertegun disputed the content of Charles's contract, which caused a rift. Union College. 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. The ideal candidate will develop new . Atlantic Records. Darin returned to Atlantic in 1965. 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. He was named Atlantic Senior Vice President of A&R in 2020. I posted something on my Instagram asking my followers to tag interesting locals. Among its acts were the post-Curtis Mayfield Impressions, Slave, Brook Benton, Jean Knight, Mass Production, Sister Sledge, The Velvet Underground, Stacy Lattisaw, Lou Donaldson, Mylon LeFevre, Stevie Woods, Johnny Gill, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Garland Green, The Dynamics, The Fabulous Counts, and The Fatback Band. [2] Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. He soon stopped when RCA signed Elvis Presley. [19] The song reached No. 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. The soul/country & western crossover predated Ray Charles' similar venture by more than 6 months. 1 in the UK and became a multi-million seller. In 1964 they approached Jerry Wexler and proposed a merger with Atlantic. 1 R&B hit, but it only reached No. Atlantic Records. He started his career in the music business as a drummer in the band "Jerry Green and The Passengers" which he founded. In 1990 Ertegun remarked, "The president of RCA at the time had been extensively quoted in Variety damning R&B music as immoral. 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. The song sold 100,000 copies in the first month and became a million-seller. [88], Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion in late 2003. In 1944, brothers Nesuhi and Ahmet Ertegun remained in the United States when their mother and sister returned to Turkey after the death of their father Munir Ertegun, Turkey's first ambassador to the U.S. In 1953 (according to Billboard) Atlantic was the first label to issue commercial LPs recorded in the experimental stereo system called binaural recording. 2 in the US and No. Burke became a consistent big seller through the mid-1960s and scored hits on Atlantic into 1968. "Beyond the Sea" became Darin's fourth consecutive Top 10 hit in the US and UK. "[34] But they were outbid by RCA's offer of $45,000. The union action forced Atlantic to use almost all its capital to cut and stockpile enough recordings to last through the ban, which was expected to continue for at least a year. In 1956 he started the '8000' popular series (selling for $3.98) for the label's few R&B albums, reserving the 1200 series for jazz. Vice President, A&R. Phone Email. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote "Smokey Joe's Cafe", which became a hit for The Robins. Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Wexler disliked him. For five years Atlantic "dominated the rhythm and blues chart with its roster of powerhouse artists". 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!" [30] Wexler is credited with coining the term "rhythm & blues" to replace "race music". Location. Although Leiber considered dropping the matter, Stoller pressed Atlantic for payment. 2009 to 2011 - Mirage Tribute Bands is formed. "[19] She rose to fame quickly and was called the Queen of Soul. February 4, 2011 2:39am. For much of its early history, Jerry Wexler had been managers of the label,[73] while Ertegun had concentrated on A&R and had less interest in the business side. Along the way, Ganis has had a front-row seat to the history of modern music. During his tenure as president of several major labels, Jerry has signed such acts as ABBA, The Blues Brothers, Foreigner, Genesis, TS Monk, Whitesnake, Chic, Nile Rodgers, Dr. Dre & Eazy-E (Production Deal), Motrhead, Brownstone and 3T. He learned his trade at Trey Records, a label in California owned by Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood and distributed by Atlantic. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Tuesday that Norse Atlantic Airways will commence new, low-price, nonstop service between London's Gatwick International Airport (LGW) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on June 1, 2023. [26] Billboard said Atlantic's "fresh sound" and the quality of its recordings, arrangements, and musicians was a great advance from standard R&B records. [19] After Brown left the label in 1961, her career declined, and she worked as a cleaner and bus driver to support her children. [87], A country music division, which was founded in the 1980s, was closed in 2001. [60] He brought Atlantic musicians to Memphis to record. When Abramson returned from military service in 1955, he realized that he had been replaced by Wexler as Ahmet's partner. 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. [48] When Spector criticized Bobby Darin's songwriting, Darin had him thrown out of the house. Wexler was a fan of Burke's and had long wanted to sign him so when Burke told Wexler his contract with his former label had expired Wexler replied: "You're home. The signing was complicated by the fact that Nash was still under contract to Epic Records (The Hollies' US distributor), but Ertegun used his diplomatic prowess to overcome this by arranging a 'swap' he released former Buffalo Springfield member Richie Furay from his Atlantic contract, allowing Furay's new group Poco to sign to Epic, and in exchange Columbia Records (the parent company of Epic) allowed Nash to sign to Atlantic. Atlantic Records was founded in September 1947 in New York City and incorporated in October 1947 with Abramson as president, Etregun vice-president in charge A&R, production and promotion. By the age of eighteen years, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. Atlantic said it was too early in Blunt's career, and it did not want him to be a one-hit wonder. 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. Atlantic was a powerhouse then as it is now, so I got to work legendary acts throughout my career, says the New York native. Moving up the promo ranks, she was appointed Vice President of National Promotion in 1988 and Senior Vice President two years later. 1974 - Ahmet Ertegun, now Chairman, announced Greenberg as President of Atlantic Records, making him the youngest president of a major record company at 32. In January 1970, Ahmet Ertegun was successful in his executive battle against Warner Bros. Records President Mike Maitland to keep Atlantic Records autonomous and as a result, Maitland was fired by Kinney president Steve Ross. Cotillion was also responsible for launching the career of Luther Vandross, who recorded for the label as part of the trio Luther. Brown recorded more than eighty songs for Atlantic, becoming its bestselling, most prolific musician of the period. 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". During 1968 Atlantic established a new subsidiary label, Cotillion Records. 1 in September 1951. 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. The breaking point came when they asked for a producer's royalty. 1), "Baby, I Love You" (Soul No. Initially, Atlantic and Atco operated entirely separately from the group's other labels, Warner Bros. Records and Reprise Records, and management did not interfere with the music division, since the ailing movie division was losing money, while the Warner recording division was booming by mid-1968 Warner's recording and publishing interests were generating 74% of the group's total profits.[63][64]. Bill Haley & His Comets's version reached No. He gained executive control of the label and influenced the Warner group. "[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. So we immediately targeted pop radio, which wasnt as open to playing hip-hop artists out of the gate. The band recorded for Atlantic Records, Roulette Records, United Artists, and DCP Records as Jerry Green and The Passengers. Kalodner was overseeing the recording of Collins' solo album while Atlantic were vacillating about signing the band and Collins, but it was at this point that Kalodner was abruptly dismissed from Atlantic, although he was almost immediately recruited to head the A&R division at the newly formed Geffen Records. In 1951, Atlantic was one of the first independent labels to press records in the 45rpm single format. [36] By 1958 Atlantic was America's second-largest independent jazz label. Atlantic Records is part of the Media & Internet industry, and located in New York, United States. The mid-1960s British Invasion led Atlantic to change its British distributor. 21 albums were released simultaneously in 1965,[45][46] all of them shown on the back cover of their releases. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. However, she is quick to share credit not just with the companys leaders and her teams over the years, but also for the guidance she received along the way. white) audience. In 1978, Atlantic finally broke the leading UK progressive group Genesis as a major act in the US. Atlantic also began to get recordings distributed in the United Kingdom, first through EMI on a 'one-off' basis. 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. In September 1947, he sold his share in Jubilee to his partner, Jerry Blaine, and invested $2,500 in Atlantic. By 1979 Genesis drummer/singer Phil Collins was considering branching out into a solo career. 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. Atlantic Records President of Promotion Andrea Ganis Looks Back, and Ahead, at Her Legendary Career By Jem Aswad Courtesy of andrea ganis Few music industry vets approach the level of royalty. The Harlemaires. 3 in September 1952, and "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" with Connie Kay on drums reached No. Following his departure, Ertegunwho had previously taken little interest in Atlantic's business affairstook decisive control of the label[66] and quickly became a major force in the expanding Warner music group. Currently serving as Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records in New York. [56] The deal included a $5000 payment against a five-year option on all other records. Look Smart Article[permanent dead link] Wexler's protg Jerry L. Greenberg replaced him and played a role in Atlantic's success during the 1970s. Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. Join to view profile Atlantic Records. MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. Harry Anger and Arnie Geller mentored me during my Polydor days, but ultimately it was Doug Morris who really taught me the business, she says of the longtime Atlantic president who became the only person to be CEO of all three major label groups. 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. Clark will be based in NYC. Lee Hazlewood and distributed by Atlantic 1988 and Senior Vice President of a & amp ; R in 2020 ``... 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