By early 1980, when Collins was recording his solo album, the record industry was suffering greatly from the impact of the worldwide economic recession, and many labels were beginning to cull their rosters and drop acts that weren't providing major returns. A subsidiary label, Atco, was established in 1955 to keep Abramson involved. Ertegun denied this was intentional. Miriam Bienstock called him "a pain in the neck". Atlantic's early stereo recordings included "Lover's Question" by Clyde McPhatter, "What Am I Living For" by Chuck Willis, "I Cried a Tear" by LaVern Baker, "Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin, "Yakety Yak" by the Coasters and "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles. Irene Sourlis is a Vice President, A&R Administration at Atlantic Records based in New York, New York. Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. According to Greenberg, Ertegun had long seen the UK as a source of untapped talent. [88], Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion in late 2003. Greenberg was asked to stay on and produce movie soundtracks, and in turn, ended up working with such greats as Mel Brooks on the soundtrack for the 1987 comedy, 'Spaceballs.'. "[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. He produced "Twist and Shout" for The Top Notes, and it flopped. 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. Later that year The Clovers' "One Mint Julep" reached No. Collins later commented, "We didn't use his version, but we knew what he was getting at. By 1956 the 45 had surpassed the 78 in sales for singles. When released in February 1949,[5] it became Atlantic's first hit, selling 400,000 copies, and reached No. Atlantic Group is representing a privately held investment firm serving some of the world's most influential families and organizations. In July 1954, Wexler and Ertegun wrote a prescient article for Cash Box devoted to what they called "cat music"; the same month, Atlantic had its first major "crossover" hit on the Billboard pop chart when the "Sh-Boom" by The Chords reached No. By contrast, Wexler was disenchanted by Atlantic's move into rock; he left in 1975. Jerry Wexler spent a majority of his time in Florida, which left Greenberg plenty of time to spend with Ahmet Ertegun, who was President of Atlantic at that time. Michael Kyser has been named the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. For five years Atlantic "dominated the rhythm and blues chart with its roster of powerhouse artists". But that changed after the sale to Warner. In 1978, Atlantic finally broke the leading UK progressive group Genesis as a major act in the US. Greenberg was then signing artists and overseeing the company on a daily basis. The band recorded for Atlantic Records, Roulette Records, United Artists, and DCP Record labels. [31] Ertegun and Wexler realized many R&B recordings by black musicians were being covered by white performers, often with greater chart success. [22] Their records created some controversy: the suggestive "Such A Night" was banned by radio station WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan, and "Honey Love" was banned in Memphis, Tennessee[23] but both reached No. Jeff Levin started at Atlantic in 2010 and has since A&R'd a wide range of artists across the Warner . Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. Ertegun composed songs under the alias "A. Nugetre", including Big Joe Turner's hit "Chains of Love", recording them in booths in Times Square, then giving them to an arranger or session musician. Atlantic Records has named Keith "Keefa" Parker Vice President of A&R. Based in Los Angeles, Parker most recently served as an executive producer on Roddy Ricch's breakthrough album, "Please. [35] Nesuhi became head of artists and repertoire (A&R),[31] led the label's jazz division, and built a roster that included Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Herbie Mann, Les McCann,[5] Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane. in large type (which spawned copycat vandalism). 1 R&B hit, but it only reached No. [90] The parody was released online for free on June 7. Leiber and Stoller backed down, but the relationship ended anyway. Vice President, A&R. Phone Email. The kids won't know where it is you've got to put extra drums on it." [92], That year also saw Atlantic reach a milestone for major record labels. At this same time, Genesis' contract with Atlantic was up for renewal, and Collins was yet to sign as a solo artist. [39] The roles of the other executives with Abramson's departure were Wexler as executive vice-president and general manager, Nesuhi Ertegun as executive vice-president in charge of the LP department and Miriam Bienstock as vice-president and also president of Atlantic's music publishing arm Progressive Music with Wexler as executive vice-president and the Ertegun brothers vice-president of Progressive. From 1970 it also distributed Embryo Records, founded by jazz flautist Herbie Mann after his earlier Atlantic contract had expired. [7] Miriam gained a reputation for toughness. The new Warner owners refused to relinquish ownership of the Stax masters, so the distribution deal ended in May 1968. 1, Pop No. Darin moved to Los Angeles and signed with Capitol. With Chairman Jerry Weintraub leaving the company abruptly, the new management team didn't want to continue having a recording company. Ertegun asked about artists' royalties, which he paid, and this surprised Columbia executives, who did not, and the deal was scuttled. 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. 1989 - Tommy Mottola, who took over Sony Music, offered Greenberg a label in California. 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. WEA was also used as a label for distributing the company's artists outside North America. 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]. 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. [32] He was appointed vice-president and purchased 13% of the company's stock. Wexler taught Greenberg all about recording, producing, finding songs, and the day-to-day tasks of running a major label. They had hits with "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups and "Leader of the Pack" by The Shangri-Las, but Red Bird's finances were precarious. 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. The market for these records exploded during late 1953 and early 1954 as R&B hits crossed over to the mainstream (i.e. 1, Pop No. Atlantic Records. 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. 1986 - Greenberg is named President of MGM/United Artists. [41] Miriam recalled, "I would deal with people there who were not really comfortable with women in business, sowe would do business very quickly and get it over with."[42]. 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. [13] In its early years, Atlantic concentrated on modern jazz[11][14][3] although it released some country and western and spoken word recordings. As part of the negotiations, Collins and his bandmates wanted their own 'vanity' label, Duke Records, but according to Kalodner, and despite Ertegun's personal interest, the group's demands, and their relatively modest performance in the US made Atlantic executives ambivalent about the deal. 2, Pop No. 2005 - Jerry & Bob Greenberg form the Rainbow Bar & Grill Expansion Group. The ideal candidate will develop new . So we immediately targeted pop radio, which wasnt as open to playing hip-hop artists out of the gate. But the Ertegun brothers held the majority of stock while Wexler controlled about 20 percent. 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. Ahmet Ertegun had first seen them perform in the Midwest on one of their early American tours, and it was on this occasion that he also became an ardent fan of their drummer/vocalist, Phil Collins. ", 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. 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. Websites. The Harlemaires. Irene received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University. By the mid-1950s Atlantic had an informal agreement with the French label Barclay, and the two companies regularly exchanged titles, usually jazz recordings. Nov 2016 - Present6 years 5 months. 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. [14], Ertegun and Abramson spent much of the late 1940s and early 1950s scouring nightclubs in search of talent. 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. [87], A country music division, which was founded in the 1980s, was closed in 2001. Along the way, Ganis has had a front-row seat to the history of modern music. His agent David Geffen went to Wexler to ask for Stills to be released from his Atlantic contract because Geffen wanted Stills' new group to sign with Columbia. The soul/country & western crossover predated Ray Charles' similar venture by more than 6 months. Although many in the industry reportedly discouraged him from going solo,[78] Collins was strongly supported by Ertegun, who encouraged him to record an album after hearing the R&B-flavoured demo tapes Collins had recorded in his garage. Atlantic offered $25,000 which, Ertegun later noted, "was all the money we had then. Aaron Bay-Schuck. It was groundbreaking., And although she may have blazed a trail as a female executive in the male-dominated world of promotion, for her its all about team success over individual success, in service of the artists. 8), "Chain of Fools" (Soul No. Wexler recalled, "We didn't pay for the mastersJim paid for the masters and then he would send us a finished tape and we would put it out. 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. Wexler had hired Greenberg and acted as his mentor, teaching him the daily operations of the record business. Ryan Brady, a VP at Atlantic Records and a host of the Take It Away podcast, has died in a car accident at the age of 34. 1 in September 1951. [26], Nesuhi was also in charge of LP production. Barry, Thomas (September 9, 1969). In 1953, after learning that singer Clyde McPhatter had been fired from Billy Ward and His Dominoes and was forming The Drifters, Ertegun signed the group. [65] Atlantic continues to hold the rights to Stax recordings it distributed in the 1960s. Sadi Koylan. Their single "Money Honey" became the biggest R&B hit of the year. "The Record Man: Ahmet Ertegun, Founder of Atlantic Records", "Warner Music Slashes Jobs, Ousts Bigwigs", "Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun dies", "Rock & Roll Founding Father Ahmet Ertegun Dies at 83", "Atlantic Puts 256 Stories on a Pair Of 10-In. "[7] The label's office in the Ritz Hotel in Manhattan proved too expensive, so they moved to a room in the Hotel Jefferson. 1 again in MarchApril 1952 with "5-10-15 Hours". In 1968 Peter Grant flew to New York with tapes of the debut album by British rock band Led Zeppelin. After the contract expired, they founded their label Swan Song and signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels. Bobby Darin's "Splish, Splash" was the first song to be recorded on an 8-track recorder. The single was issued in August 1962 and became the biggest instrumental hit of the year, reaching No. 1988 - Greenberg was asked to return to Atlantic Records as President of Atco Records, which was Atlantic's other label based in California. Even then, Kalodner was turned down by twenty-six producers before he found someone willing to take on the project. They licensed the name from America's No. The overall enormity of this song changed that. [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. Keefa Black. [56] The deal included a $5000 payment against a five-year option on all other records. From Ertegun he learned how to treat musicians.[73]. I'm signing you today". 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. [57] The deal marked the start of a successful eight-year association between the two labels, giving Stax access to Atlantic's promotions and distribution. Job Type Full-time Description Job Summary The Vice President of Medical Wellness Programming is responsible for actively managing the overall operations of the medical memberships and programs for all the clubs owned and/or managed by Legacy Management Group.This strategic position plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises all aspects of the department. Leiber and Stoller told Ertegun they had no intention of buying him out, but Ertegun was aggravated by Goldner's attitude and was convinced Wexler was conspiring with them. The irony was further compounded by the fact that Gabriel scored a US #1 hit with the R&B-influenced single "Sledgehammer", which featured the legendary Memphis Horns, and which Gabriel later described as "my chance to sing like Otis Redding. [5], Although Leiber and Stoller wrote many popular songs for Atlantic, their relationship with the label was deteriorating in 1962. [54] Ray Charles returned to Atlantic in 1977. Atlantic Records is part of the Media & Internet industry, and located in New York, United States. 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. [5] Stewart and Wexler hired Al Bell, a disk jockey at a radio station in Washington D.C., to take over promotion of Stax releases. 1 pop hit. 4), "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Soul No. Pictured (l-r): Michael Kyser, Atlantic 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. His death was confirmed by the coroner's office, Pacific Attorney Group. The mid-1960s British Invasion led Atlantic to change its British distributor. [21] She hit No. 21 albums were released simultaneously in 1965,[45][46] all of them shown on the back cover of their releases. At that time, Wexler was Vice President of Atlantic Records, and was the producer of Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Dr. John, and many others. 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 . Stereo versions of Ray Charles "What'd I Say" and "Night Time is the Right Time" were included on the Atlantic anthology The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings, 19521959. By Murray Stassen. Wexler dismissed developments in pop music, dubbing the musicians "the rockoids". Atlantic also began to get recordings distributed in the United Kingdom, first through EMI on a 'one-off' basis. 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. His early releases were unsuccessful, and Abramson planned to drop him. [19] The song reached No. 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. Atlantic archivists have since rediscovered other 'lost' material including unreleased masters, alternative takes and rehearsal tapes by Ray Charles, Van "Piano Man" Walls, Ornette Coleman, Lennie Tristano and Lee Konitz. Darin returned to Atlantic in 1965. 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. 2003-04 - Mirage Music Entertainment has been reactivated with a distribution deal through Sony Music. Currently serving as Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records in New York. [20], Joe Morris, one of the label's earliest signings, scored a hit with his October 1950 song "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere", the first Atlantic record issued in 45rpm format, which the company began pressing in January 1951. Atlantic was incorporated in October 1947 and was run by Abramson (president) and Ertegun (vice-president in charge of A&R, production, and promotion). [2] Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. 1993 - Sony artist Michael Jackson offered Greenberg the position of President of MJJ Music, Jackson's label distributed through Sony. [27] By the late 1950s stereo LPs and turntables were being introduced. MusiCares services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies and each case is treated with integrity and confidentially. Abramson did not get along with either Wexler or Nesuhi Ertegun, and he had returned from military service with a German girlfriend, which precipitated his divorce from Miriam, a minor stockholder and Atlantic's business and publishing manager. 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. 1957 - Gerald L. Greenberg from New Haven, CT formed his own band. Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded to include progressive rock, folk-rock, gospel, jazz and comedy. 7, selling over one million copies and becoming the bestselling song of the year for Decca. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 2 on the pop chart. 1), "Baby, I Love You" (Soul No. In addition to signing acts Jerry has worked with some of the greatest artists in music including, AC/DC, Aretha Franklin, Bad Company, Bee Gees, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Dr. John, Dusty Springfield, Eagles, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Yes, and Michael Jackson. He was funny, he was amusingbut he wasn't nice." Clark will be based in NYC. [31] He moved to Germany, where he served in the Army Dental Corps,[30] although he retained his post as president of Atlantic on full pay. Brown recorded more than eighty songs for Atlantic, becoming its bestselling, most prolific musician of the period. 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". Satellite was renamed Stax after the owners, Stewart and Axton. 1K followers 500+ connections. 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. Charles signed a contract with ABC-Paramount that included higher royalties, a production deal, profit-sharing, and eventual ownership of his master tapes. 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. During his tenure at United Artists Music, he was executive producer for the soundtrack to the movie 'Karate Kid 2,' which went gold. "[19] She rose to fame quickly and was called the Queen of Soul. "With the new EDM music scene emerging, a new music label from Ibiza and LA is a perfect fit," said Greenberg. Wexler sent Tom Dowd to upgrade Stax's recording equipment and facilities. Although Leiber considered dropping the matter, Stoller pressed Atlantic for payment. 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. [6] He convinced the family dentist, Dr. Vahdi Sabit, to invest $10,000 and hired Herb Abramson, a dentistry student. He started his career in the music business as a drummer in the band "Jerry Green and The Passengers" which he founded. A few people had tagged him and I reached out to ask if he would be so kind to let me interview him. 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". [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. In April of that year, Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock reported to Billboard that Atlantic was selling 75% of its singles as 45s. "[34], Ahmet's older brother Nesuhi was hired in January 1955. In 1990 Ertegun remarked, "The president of RCA at the time had been extensively quoted in Variety damning R&B music as immoral. During the previous year, 78s had outsold 45s by a ratio of two to one.[30]. ")[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. [26] He had been living in Los Angeles for several years and had intermittent contact with his younger brother. Much of Atlantic's renewed success as a rock label in the late 1970s can be attributed to the efforts of renowned A&R manager John Kalodner. "So Long", her first record for the label, was recorded with Eddie Condon's band on May 25, 1949. Atlantic Business Interiors. 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. In September 1964, the Ertegun brothers and Wexler were in the process of buying out the company's other two shareholders, Sabit and Bienstock,[51] and it was proposed that Leiber and Stoller buy Sabit's shares. 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. 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. 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