taking care of business

Rip It Up, Issue 220, 1 December 1995, Page 10

taking care of business

SONY PUBLISHING MERGE WITH JACKSON’S ATV Michael Jackson may have received up to sllO million and is now half owner of Sony Music’s publishing operation. When ATV’s current contract with EMI Publishing ends in 1998, Sony will gain the 150,000 ATV song copyrights including 250 songs written by the Beatles.

FOREIGN NOTES Jim Nash co-founder of Chicago label Wax Trax! died October 10 from complications arising from AIDS. The label was home for bands such as Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Front 242 and My Life With the Thrill Kill Cult ... the first Rolling Stones manager Eric Easton has died from cancer. He managed the band in the early 60s and arranged their siging to Decca Records ... Aorence Greenberg founder of 60s label Scepter died following a massive stroke. Greenberg started the label in 1956 when she was 43 and had hits with the Shirelies, Dionne Warwick, the Isley Brothers’ ‘Twist and Shout’ and the Kingsmen’s ‘Louie Louie’. /

WAIKATO ROCK AWARD WINNERS The Annual Waikato Rock Awards were held on Saturday November 4 at Hamilton’s Founders Theatre. Blackjack won Album Of The Year for Kicasso d’Muse, Knightshade’s Wayne Elliot picked up Best Male Vocalist, while the band won Video Of The Year for ‘Television Eyes’. Single Of The Year and Best Female Vocalist went to Jacqui Keelan-Davy for ‘Parihaka’. Best recorded work went to Scott and Andrew Newth of Love And Violence for Confessional, Nerve won Best Presentation Of A Recorded Work for Gobby, and Best Original Song for ‘Caring Down Harder’. Biggest Contribution To Waikato Music went to lan McCook.

BENNY LEVIN PROMOTIONS NEW OFFICE The offices of Benny Levin Promotions has moved to the third floor of the ASB Chambers at 138 Queen Street, Auckland. The new contact detailas are: Ph (09) 379 8860, Fax (09) 379 7730, the postal address, PO Box 5564, Wellesley St, remains the same.

MUSICAL CHAIRS Former Virgin Records and Polygram Records Promotions Manager Nicki Tololi has set up a freelance PR/Publicity company. For further info contact (09) 379 7554, Fax (09) 379 7558, or PO Box 68276 ... Warner Music have their job titles sorted out. Jonathan Hughes is Head of Label Marketing & Promotions, Vanessa Mihaljevich is National Promotions Manager, Kim Lenart is Assistant Promotions Manager and Larissa Mihaljevich is Promotions & Marketing Co-ordi-nator.