Artist: Peter Rauhofer and Pet Shop Boys
Genre(s):
House
Discography:
The Collaboration
Year: 2001
Tracks: 20
Counting Cards in Vegas
Friday 27 June 2008
Peter Rauhofer and Pet Shop Boys
Artist: Peter Rauhofer and Pet Shop Boys
Genre(s):
House
Discography:
The Collaboration
Year: 2001
Tracks: 20
Counting Cards in Vegas
Sunday 22 June 2008
Maarten Steinkamp confirms Sony BMG exit
Will step down as president of Continental Europe
LONDON -- Maarten Steinkamp, president of Continental Europe for Sony BMG, is leaving the company.
Although representatives for Sony BMG would not response to calls from Billboard, insiders confirmed speculation that has been circulating the pan-European industry in the past few days. Steinkamp subsequently confirmed his departure exclusively to Billboard.biz.
He says: "I am indeed stepping down as president of Continental Europe." Steinkamp declined to discuss his plans or the reasons behind the move.
A Sony BMG spokesman declined comment on Steinkamp's departure, or on rumblings that head of global marketing Richard Sanders was likely to rise in his absence.
A former journalist, Steinkamp had served with BMG for two decades, having joined BMG/Bertels in 1988. He has since worked in a multitude of international roles, including executive vp of BMG's ASEAN region, and heading up BMG International in New York before the record music company's joint-venture with Sony in 2004.
News of his departure comes on the heels of persisting reports that Bertelsmann's hierarchy are looking to sell-up its share in the Sony BMG JV. The joint venture agreement binding Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann is set to expire in August 2009.
The German media group's CEO Ostrowski recently upped the ante, when he said in March: "We might take over 100%, or sell our 50% to Sony so that they have 100% or we might continue the joint venture. All three outcomes are possible."
LONDON -- Maarten Steinkamp, president of Continental Europe for Sony BMG, is leaving the company.
Although representatives for Sony BMG would not response to calls from Billboard, insiders confirmed speculation that has been circulating the pan-European industry in the past few days. Steinkamp subsequently confirmed his departure exclusively to Billboard.biz.
He says: "I am indeed stepping down as president of Continental Europe." Steinkamp declined to discuss his plans or the reasons behind the move.
A Sony BMG spokesman declined comment on Steinkamp's departure, or on rumblings that head of global marketing Richard Sanders was likely to rise in his absence.
A former journalist, Steinkamp had served with BMG for two decades, having joined BMG/Bertels in 1988. He has since worked in a multitude of international roles, including executive vp of BMG's ASEAN region, and heading up BMG International in New York before the record music company's joint-venture with Sony in 2004.
News of his departure comes on the heels of persisting reports that Bertelsmann's hierarchy are looking to sell-up its share in the Sony BMG JV. The joint venture agreement binding Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann is set to expire in August 2009.
The German media group's CEO Ostrowski recently upped the ante, when he said in March: "We might take over 100%, or sell our 50% to Sony so that they have 100% or we might continue the joint venture. All three outcomes are possible."
Sunday 15 June 2008
Don't have reservations about ticket price for "Three Hotels"
This week's local premiere of Jon Robin Baitz's play "Three Hotels" will be the first full production by the troupe Our American Theatre Company. And don't sweat the ticket cost: For all nine performances, you can pay whatever you want or are able to pay.
But the company's actors and other personnel are no fresh-out-of-school novices. They are professional Seattle theater veterans, eager to plumb the past century's deep pool of American playwriting.
Founded several years ago by local actor-director Susanna Burney, the company started off by producing public readings of plays by such major American dramatists as William Inge, Lillian Hellman and Sam Shepard.
"It started with my passion for American writing," says Burney. "I've always loved Eugene O'Neill, and I've always been fascinated by that whole American canon of classic plays. What I'm really curious about is how these plays, which rarely get done anymore, connect to us today."
With her cohorts, Burney has raised $10,000 to present this run of "Three Hotels," a triptych of monologues set in hotel rooms in Morocco, the Virgin Islands and Mexico. Performed by Todd Licea and Lisa Carswell, the work ponders the cross-currents of professional and personal accountability in the lives of an executive of a multinational baby-formula company and his wife.
Burney, the director of the 80-minute piece, really wants to underscore that if you have only a couple of bucks to toss in the show's collection jar, no sweat.
"I feel you should be able to go to plays and pay what you can afford," she says. "This is about lifting barriers. I'd rather have an audience of 40 people who paid $5 each to get in, than six who paid $30."
Misha Berson: mberson@seattletimes.com
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Wednesday 4 June 2008
Mika: 'My Second Album is Done'
Mika has finished his second album.
The singer, whose debut album Life In Cartoon Motion was released in February 2007, now plans to spend the rest of 2008 making the difficult second album sound just right.
He says, "The album is done. It�s probably not going to be out this year, but maybe � it�s a fun record."
The Lebanese-born singer, 24, was last week named Songwriter Of The Year at the prestigious Ivor Novello awards.
Mika's debut single, Grace Kelly, reached number one in the UK singles charts when it was released in January 2007. He was later awarded the BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Artist.
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