taking of business

Rip It Up, Issue 219, 1 November 1995, Page 8

taking of business

MCA’s Jorgen Larsen Opens NZ OfficeThe London-based President of MCA International, Jorgan Larsen, visited NZ for the opening of the NZ office. He has overseen the move by MCA from four MCA international. companies to 28 companies by January 1996, all in 24 . months. Larsen considers New Zealand, “A very interesting country with very broad interests from black music to country music. BMG has done a good job for us but we have seen in all countries we open in, we can increase our market share." Larsen showed a very "European" understanding of international borders in his perception of NZ and Australia as entirely different markets. "The musical preferences are as different as Germany and the UK. It’s a three hour plane flight! Could Greece be a province of Norway?" On local repertoire Larsen said, “It depends on the individuals in the company. We have signed artists in seven of the 10 companies we started in Europe last year. But if there’s too much fascination and competition for scarce local talent you can piss away the money you earn on your international repertoire." • Bay of Plenty Music Awards Winners '

The winners were announced October 23. John Michaels won the Zoo Digital Studio Overall Achievement Award, Paul Higgins & Hard to Handle won the Triac Light & Sound Recording Award, Kokomo Blues won the Video Award, John Michaels & Stone Babies won Most Popular Act, Colleen Gibson won Original Song Award, Annie Ashby won Female Vocalist, Darryl Monteith won Male Vocalist, the Tracs Album of the Year was won by Hard to Handle The End of the Beginning, Phil Cavanagh won the Musicianship Award and Crystal Clear of Otumoetei College won the High School Award. NZ ON AIR Music Videos

The acts who have received NZ On Air video grants at the October meeting are: Ardijah Time Door (Deepgrooves) Throw All Different Things (Failsafe) Cicada Winter (Failsafe) Ngaire The Way I Feel About You (Festival) Bailter Space Retro (Flying Nun) Jacqui Keelan Davey Too Late (Hark) Hello Sailor Raging With The Storm (HS Productions) Ted Brown & The Kalians Battle Inside (Lunacy) Purest Form If I Fell (Madame X) Mara Message At The Bottom (Papa Pacific) Maree Sheehan You Can’t Hide Love (Roadshow) Bic Runga Drive (Sony) Dave Dobbyn Rain On Fire (Sony) D-Faction Down In The Boondocks (Southside) Dead Flowers So Low (Wildside) Shaft Downhill Racer (Zero) NZ ON AIR Kiwi Hit Disc '

The tracks selected for the Kiwi Hit Disc No. 17 are: Maree Sheehan You Can’t Hide Love (Roadshow) Ardijah Time Door (Deepgrooves) Mara Message At The Bottom (Papa Pacific) Southside Of Bombay Kia Mau (Pagan) Fuemana Lifetime Of Memories (Deepgrooves) Greg Johnson Don't Wait Another Day (Pagan) Jacqui Keelan Davey Too Late (Hark) Bic Runga Drive (Sony) Ted Brown & The Italians Perfectly Good Pop Song (Lunacy) Dave Dobbyn Rain On Fire (Sony) Throw All Different Things (Failsafe) The Cartoon Yes Anymore (Metro) Cicada Winter (Failsafe) Desert Road Band Doing Time (Raging Goose) Hello Sailor Raging With The Storm (HS Productions) Shihad For What You Burn (Wildside) NZ ON AIR Radio Hits Funding ' The following NZ artists qualified due to "significant airplay” achieved, for funding by the NZ On Air Radio Hits Scheme: Sulata Never (Deepgrooves) Dave Dobbyn Naked Flame (Sony) Teremoana Rapley Beautiful People (BMG) Strawpeople Beautiful Skin (Sony) Greg Johnson Don't Wait Another Day (Pagan) Jan Hellriegel Geraldine (Warners) Maree Sheehan What Have You Done To Me (Roadshow). Purest Form You Can Do It (Madame X) Rikki Morris World Stand Still (Criminal)