Jem Aswad, provided by Published 9:45 am PDT, Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Photo: Variety Photo: Variety Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Variety Diplo Launches House Music Label, Higher Ground 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Following his recent move into country music, prolific hitmaker Diplo is now doubling down on his roots by launching a new house music label called Higher Ground. Named after his recent deep-house inspired EP of the same name, according to the announcement the label is a platform to showcase both established and up-and-coming talent in house music, and a new home for Diplo’s own house tracks and collaborations. It will release … [Read more...] about Diplo Launches House Music Label, Higher Ground
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Haim Saban Pledges to Invest $500 Million to Launch Music Label
Variety Staff, provided by Published 6:30 pm PDT, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Photo: PAUL BUCK/EPA/Shutterstock Photo: PAUL BUCK/EPA/Shutterstock Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: PAUL BUCK/EPA/Shutterstock Haim Saban Pledges to Invest $500 Million to Launch Music Label 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Businessman, investor and philanthropist Haim Saban, who heads the Saban Capital Group, has pledged to invest $500 million to launch a record label. Saban Music Group (SMG) will be led by music executive Gustavo Lopez and focus on “international A&R, artist development and strategically supporting a 360 model for artists,” reads a release announcing SMG, which will … [Read more...] about Haim Saban Pledges to Invest $500 Million to Launch Music Label
Key Changes: Music charity launches record label for artists with mental health problems
PUBLISHED: 14:35 01 February 2019 | UPDATED: 14:35 01 February 2019 Dan Splarn Mad House EP by Ashley Weir, aka Stickzn15, is the first release from Key Changes Records. Archant “The most rewarding part of this job is seeing people recover from serious mental health crises through the joy of music.” Peter Leigh, CEO of Key Changes music charity.The positive impact of music on our mental health is well documented, and you can clearly see the link between the two at Key Changes – a small charity housed on the top floor of the St Luke’s Community Centre.Founded around 20 years ago at the Highgate Mental Health Centre, today Key Changes is a powerful instrument of change for people suffering with mental health issues.The charity promises a “music-industry focused recovery programme” for patients afflicted with depression, anxiety, PTSD, bi-polar and schizophrenia, providing its people with access to industry professionals as … [Read more...] about Key Changes: Music charity launches record label for artists with mental health problems
Rock no longer rules the X Games, which now showcases dance music alongside action sports
The businesses of music and athletics are deeply intertwined with each other. Playing the Super Bowl halftime show is a crowning achievement for musicians. Professional athletes often try to double as musicians – even if that usually goes awry. And of course, music is played at just about every sporting event to keep the crowd engaged.Action sports have a uniquely deep connection to music thanks to their individualistic, fast-paced nature. Skateboarding, especially, has long been associated with punk rock, thanks in part to the popular soundtracks from the Tony Hawk Pro Skater video games that introduced mainstream audiences to bands like The Dead Kennedys and Primus.Punk and other rock subgenres have become less popular in recent years, but that hasn’t diminished the link between music and extreme sports. In fact, its perhaps stronger than ever due to the efforts of the producers of the X Games, the semiannual event broadcast by ESPN in the winter and … [Read more...] about Rock no longer rules the X Games, which now showcases dance music alongside action sports
Before becoming ‘the Donald Trump’ of music, Tekashi 6ix9ine was ‘Danny the deli clerk’
By Martha Ross | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: January 17, 2019 at 12:33 pm | UPDATED: January 17, 2019 at 12:41 pm Rolling Stone has an exhaustive new profile out on Tekashi 6ix9ine, the rainbow-haired rapper who enjoyed one the most confounding and rapid ascents to superstardom and platinum-level record sales in recent memory. According to writer Stephen Witt’s analysis of Tekashi’s brief career, the 22-year-old’s rise was fueled less by his music than on his becoming “the troll prince” of hip-hop and what a label executive called the “Donald Trump of the music industry,” with 15.6 million followers on Instagram who loved to check in on his latest feud, provocation or outrage. “If he was not the most technically gifted of performers, when it came to trolling, he was Mozart,” Witt wrote. As Witt and others say, it’s likely that Tekashi’s improbable career is over, given that he was … [Read more...] about Before becoming ‘the Donald Trump’ of music, Tekashi 6ix9ine was ‘Danny the deli clerk’