NARIP - Key Persons
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- Legal Counsel
- Member of the Officers Team
Mr. Schlesinger has been a music business attorney for over 45 years. Prior to becoming an attorney, he had his own record and music publishing companies. Mr. Schlesinger was the personal manager of the recording and performing group Bread, and has written articles for the Beverly Hills Bar Association Journal, the National Academy of Songwriters (of which he is a founding member), the Association of International Entertainment Attorneys (of which he is a charter member), and various educational institutions throughout the United States. He has also taught courses on the music business and has been a guest lecturer and panelist for many educational institutions and music-oriented organizations. Mr. Schlesinger is a past president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and past two-term national chairman of the board of said academy. He is a past recipient of Billboard Magazine's award for Entertainment Attorney of the Year. A first-class bon vivant, he was honored with the Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) Service Award during the 2006 GRAMMY® Week festivities.
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Houston Board Member
Ami Blackwell founded boutique PR agency SpinDrift Media & Entertainment in 2001 by writing bios and marketing materials to help promote local musicians, authors, organizations and hospitality clients in the Houston/Gulf Coast area. Blackwell holds a BA in Communication from University of Houston Clear Lake and earned an MBA in Media Management at Metropolitan College of New York. As a publicist in Nashville, TN, she was employed and mentored by Kathi Atwood of Music City News Media. During her tenure, she assisted in providing publicity services for country music clients such as Chris Cagle, Chely Wright, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence, Aaron Tippin, John McEuen, Eddie Money, Rhonda Towns and Eric Durrance. Upon her return to Houston, TX she assisted in the launch of A-Blake Records and managed the publicity efforts of artists PALE and Texas Country artist, Jason Cassidy, who achieved two #1 hits on the Texas Regional Chart and a #1 video on CMT Pure. Current SDME clients include Americana artists Grady Skelton and Parker McCollum of Hendrix Music Agency, Grace & Tony of Rock Ridge Records, Heidi Massin of 1.1 Digital Recordings, Cody Joe Tillman & The Wicked Truth, Breelan Angel, Sibling Rivalry, Hamilton Loomis, Grant Harrison, Red Box Harbor, Seraph and Backseat Molly. Previous entertainment projects include booking a satellite radio tour for Oliver North, who was debuting his first novel "Mission Comprised," promoting the novel "Proof of Atlantis: Records from The Past," by Houston author Charles Harris and leading the publicity efforts of the "Rhinestone Rembrandt" Manuel Cuevas of Manuel American Designs as he launched his "New Vision" product line. Blackwell is a member of the Country Music Association and the Americana Music Association. During her spare time, Blackwell tries to travel as much as possible and spends time with family that includes her 18-year-old nephew Damon and her nearly 3-year-old goddaughter, Scarlett. She also enjoys reading, movies, community theater performances and discovering new and local restaurants with great desserts.
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- Member of the Officers Team
- Houston Board Member
- Music
- Producer / Founder of the Ink Spots Museum
Anita Long is Producer / Founder of the Ink Spots Museum and Long Films Studio in Houston, TX. The museum is dedicated to the memory of her father, legendary guitar jazz musician Huey Long, the last surviving member of the original Ink Spots. The museum is a jewel and hosts much of Long's personal memorabilia. Long lived to be a 105 years young. The museum serves as a springboard for a community-based musical oral history project showcasing Houston's rich contributions to music history. For her work, Anita has been awarded medals by the Smithsonian Institute, Permanent Research Collection housed at the National Museum of American History. She is also published in the Library of Congress. Examples of Anita's work are in more than 30 museums and libraries around the country. Through Long Films Studio, she launched a campaign for the Texas Lyme Disease Association which included the organization's first public service announcement and a short film focusing on the heartbreaking stories of undiagnosed lyme disease in Texas. A feature length documentary is in the works. Anita is also the Houston President of Women in Film & Television an international professional organization dedicated to empowering women in the industry. She currently has several other short films and documentaries in various stages of development and production. She is a producer and documentary filmmaker, consultant, publicist and digital media consultant working primarily with music in the entertainment industry and non-for profit sectors.
Cappriccieo M. Scates is Associate Director of Writer / Publisher Relations for SESAC. His direct signings include Day 26, RichGirl, Bone Crusher, Jacob Latimore, Q Parker of 112, Nikeshia Briscoe, Rico Love, Jay Fenix, BXC, Atozzio Towns and London to name a few. Prior to joining SESAC, he was Director of Operations for PM Music Group where he represented songwriters whose credits included Michael Jackson and Beyonce. He is former Director of National Radio Promotions for Ruffhouse/Columbia Records and has been responsible for promoting the careers of artists such as Fugees, Cypress Hill, Bone Thugs and Harmony, Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men. He is author of "10 Steps to Successfully Managing Recording Artists" (October 2004). He is on The Board of Governors for the National Academy of Recording Artist and Sciences (NARAS), Atlanta Chapter, and a member of The Georgia Music Industry Task Force, which serves to consult Georgia Governor Sunny Purdue on the economic impact of music, film and entertainment.
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
- Senior Director
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- Atlantic Records Group, Artist Development
You have an amazing knack for bringing the right tools together for success. I am very glad that I joined NARIP.
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- Associate Director of Writer
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
Attorney Christina Pettus is a native of Kansas City, MO, she received her Bachelor's Degree from Tennessee State University, in Nashville, TN and her Juris Doctor Degree, from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Grand Rapids, MI in 2009. She was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2010 and has been with the Law Office of Anderson & Smith, P.C., since 2011. Attorney Pettus provides a wide range of legal services but primarily focuses on Entertainment Law and Family Law matters. Attorney Pettus provides varying services to the entertainment industry, including film, music, television, theater, publishing, visual arts, and multimedia. Some of her skills include Intellectual Property (trademarks and copyrights), negotiating and drafting contracts, to modify terms and conditions that are within the clients' needs and best interests. She is experience with recording contracts, literary option agreements, distribution deals, investment agreements, management contracts, and producer agreements. Attorney Pettus also represents independent
artist/musicians by booking live performances, arranging tour dates, and assisting in marketing and promotions. She provides services for entertainer's Non-Profit Organizations and Foundations. Attorney Pettus is also an Adjunct Professor at Houston Community College where she teaches The Survey of the Music Business. Attorney Pettus is a member of the National Bar Association, Entertainment & Sports Section, Houston Bar Association, Entertainment and Family Law Sections, Council Member of the Houston Bar Association Entertainment & Sports Law Section, Member of the Houston Area Urban League's Young Professionals, and a Board Member for the National Association of Record Industry Professionals.
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
- Geodesic Management, Artist Management
NARIP, thanks again for hosting the event today; Desmond Child is a cool cat. I took a couple of nuggets of wisdom away. Plus, of course, I met some cool new people, as I usually do at NARIP events.
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Executive Director
- Member of the Officers Team
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- Executive Director
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
A native Texan, Heidi Massin is a music producer, based in Houston,
Texas. She founded Massin Media Productions, LLC, which operates the
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- Member of the Officers Team
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- Senior Director of Marketing, Shout! Factory
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- Chief Technologist Warner Music Group, CEO FirstMedia, Founder & Former CEO of Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records
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- Executive Director
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
- Mentor Program Director, NARIP New York Chapter
- President of Jerry Lembo Entertainment Group
Jerry Lembo is the president of Jerry Lembo Entertainment Group. As a music business and media consultant, he assists clients in developing strategic marketing and promotion plans, specializing in national radio promotion for all mainstream radio formats (Top 40/Adult Top 40/Modern AC/Adult Contemporary). An industry veteran, Mr. Lembo was employed at Columbia Records for over a decade during the company's most successful era, last serving as VP of National Promotion in New York. In this capacity, he developed daily and long-term strategic plans for a local, regional and national promotion staff of forty and worked closely with the department heads of A & R, Product Management, Marketing, Video Promotion, Publicity, Sales and Emerging Technologies to enhance the continued development of a diversified roster of Top 40, Rhythm-crossover, Adult Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Album-oriented Rock, Alternative and AAA recording artists. He also served as primary contact with more than three dozens broadcast consultants. Prior to Columbia, Mr. Lembo served as National Director of Dance Music and Regional Promotion Marketing Manager at Chrysalis Records. Before joining Chrysalis, he was president / owner of Platinum Promotions, an independent promotion and marketing company specializing in urban contemporary and dance music during which time he also served as the Saturday night MC, introducing music acts, at the legendary Studio 54.
During his career Mr. Lembo has promoted recordings for a full range of artists including Amy Grant, Blessid Union Of Souls, Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Dave Matthews Band, Dennis DeYoung, Donny Osmond, Everclear, Faith Hill, Gloria Gaynor, Hall & Oates, Janet Jackson, Jason Mraz, Jessica Simpson, Jim Brickman, Jo Dee Messina, John Mellencamp, kd lang, Kenny G, Kenny Rogers, LeAnn Rimes, Lenny Kravitz, Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, Marc Anthony, Maroon 5, Martina McBride, Melissa Etheridge, ‘NSYNC, Natalie Cole, Norah Jones, Pat McGee Band, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Richard Marx, Ricky Martin, Robbie Williams, Rockapella, Rod Stewart, Sarah McLachlan, Savage Garden, Shania Twain, Shelby Lynne, Sheryl Crow, Sister Hazel, Sixpence None The Richer, Spice Girls, Steely Dan, Sugar Ray, Third Eye Blind, 3 Doors Down, Tina Turner, Tracy Chapman, Train, Tony Bennett, Fugees, Eleanor McEvoy, Michael Bolton, Art Garfunkel, George Michael, Peabo Bryson, Sophie B. Hawkins, Eddie Money, Mariah Carey, Julio Iglesias, Billy Joel, Soul Asylum, New Kids On The Block, Shawn Colvin, Journey/Steve Perry, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bruce Springsteen, Harry Connick, Jr., Kenny Loggins, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Branford Marsalis, James Taylor, Dionne Farris, Johnny Mathis, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Maxwell, Huey Lewis & The News, Pat Benatar, Billy Idol, Spandau Ballet, Toni Basil, Paul Hardcastle, John Waite, Go West and others.
Mr. Lembo has been acknowledged by his peers and won numerous awards including:
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- President RYKO Distribution
I continue to be impressed by the work that NARIP does. It has become THE class networking and educational organization in the record business.
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- President Universal Music & Video Distribution
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- CEO, RooGal Productions, Inc
Joey Marguerite,CEO,RooGal Productions,Inc.,songwriter,NARIP,mock negotiations,360 record deals
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- Counsel, Dollinger, Gonski & Grossman
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
Ken Green, appointed to NARIP Atlanta's Board of Directors
"Ken Green came highly recommended when we needed a top Atlanta-based personal artist manager, and he has made himself invaluable ever since. His advice on how to succeed in artist management has been immensely helpful to many NARIP members whom he has helped guide and in some cases mentor, and his deal-making skills and diplomacy set him apart. We are thrilled at his continued participation and his practical experience gained from 25+ years in key positions throughout the music business. As yet another successful, skilled and action-oriented professional who generously shares his knowledge, he will fit in well with Team NARIP Atlanta. We welcome Ken and are excited to have him join NARIP's Board of Directors," says NARIP President Tess Taylor. "With his help, we will expand NARIP's reach and take our Atlanta chapter to new levels."
Green joins NARIP Atlanta Co-Executive Directors Sean McPherson and Brei Jones, and Board Members Daniel Day Zuko, Juliett Rowe and Erinn Knight.
"Ken Green is one of Atlanta's biggest movers and shakers. He brings a wealth of experience to the table and we're proud to have this 25-year industry veteran join our ranks here at NARIP," says McPherson.
Ken Green is a graduate of Emory University with 25+ years professional experience in the music and entertainment business industry as an artist manager, indie label director, booking agent, musician, producer, and recording studio owner. Recognized as a creative dealmaker, expert negotiator, and management professional with a consistent history of achievement in the entertainment and media industries, he has represented Drivin N Cryin, Kevn Kinney, Angie Aparo, Chuck Mead (BR549), Warner E. Hodges (Jason & The Scorchers), Joel Kosche (Collective Soul), Michael Tolcher, Chris Porter, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Natalie Nooneand has collaborated with companies and acts as diverse as William Morris Endeavor, Arista Records, Live Nation, New West Records, Atomic Music Group, CNN, NASCAR, Country Music Hall of Fame, Hilton Hotels Worldwide, Cartoon Network, Music City Roots, Americana Music Conference, Sports Illustrated, F/X Network (Archer), Redeye Distributors, Marty Stuart, James Brown, Lynyrd Skynyrd and others.
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- Director
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Director
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Officers Team
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- Member of the Officers Team
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Dragon Management, Artist Management
NARIP's services were invaluable in helping me land my last two music industry jobs.
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- Member of the Officers Team
- Technical Director
- Webmaster
NARIP's webmaster graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute ('86) where he majored in Fine Art Film and studied with George Kuchar and Tom Constanten. After a decade of audio engineering for motion pictures in Hollywood, Paul transitioned to technology consulting for major corporations including Motorola, Universal Studios, and Disney.
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- Director
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Director
- Director of Career Development, Berklee College of Music
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- Member of the Officers Team
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- Member of the Officers Team
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Brand Strategist
PJ Douglas Sands is a Brand Strategist, Event Planner, Journalist and Speaker with expertise in the Tourism, Entertainment, Events, New Media and Hospitality industries. Consistently referred to as a "taste maker" in the Caribbean Music and Event arenas with nearly eighteen (18) years of experience, PJ is often a contributor at international conferences on topics like music administration, small business strategies, branding for independent artists, and the implementation of technology for professionals. She has worked with Colin Cowie, and coordinated events and concerts for Lenny Kravitz, BeBe Winans, Jimmy Buffett, RKelly, NSync, Wyclef Jean and Tyrese Gibson to name a few. PJ Douglas Sands was a 2013 Bahamian Icon Award Nominee for Entrepreneur of the Year. Black Enterprise Magazine also recognized her as one of the Leading African Americans in Technology at the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas. Her articles and interviews on Entertainment, Special Events Technology and Business appear on DiRadioCast.com and the Caribbean Lifestyle Magazine Profiles98 with physical circulation in 22 countries including the US and Canada. PJ Douglas Sands is the founder of The DS3 Group of Companies. With offices and studios in Los Angeles, the Bahamas and Houston, DS3 is a global boutique agency focused on executing destination events and concerts, designing branding strategies for creatives, launching businesses and showcasing public figures. with an emphasis on the implementation of technology and new media in the digital lifestyle era. DS3 also handles publishing administration and promotional campaigns for numerous international songwriters, indie labels, producers and recording artists. Most recently, PJ has taken on a new consulting role in the Caribbean Hospitality and Travel Industry with The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. In her capacity she heads the Business Development and Marketing Team in the Southwest USA helping to introduce the brand of The Islands of The Bahamas to the Travel, Sports, Entertainment and Corporate sectors in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico. A member of several professional organizations including the National Academy for Record Industry Professionals (NARIP), The Grammys (Texas Chapter) and International Special Events Society (ISES), PJ runs Houston based DS3 Entertainment alongside her business partner Grammy nominated Producer/Engineer Donnie "Scantz" Scantlebury. DS3 Entertainment is an international full-service, collaborative music agency providing specialty services and brand consulting to entertainment related businesses, independent labels, bands, musicians, singers, songwriters and producers.
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- Marketing Manager
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Marketing Coordinator
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Officers Team
- Audio Advisor
Roy Braverman's life revolves around the world of music and sound, and he has achieved creative and technical excellence in diverse disciplines. He has played keyboards for a number of bands including The Captain & Tennille. Mr. Braverman's own library of songs (which he has written, performed and produced) have received critical acclaim, and his technical expertise has garnered him awards including a Silver Microphone, several Golden Reels, multiple Emmy awards and a host of nominations. His company Bravermania showcases his talents and an impressive network of industry experts capable of taking on any facet of sound, music, video and multimedia and polishing it to perfection. With his expertise in the latest sound technologies along with his creative skills, Mr. Braverman understands the marketplace and how to set any project in the best possible sound, and can offer insight on how to create and produce music of superior artistic and technical value.
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Member of the Officers Team
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- Executive Director of the National Association of Record
- Executive Director, NARIP New York Chapter
Stephen Lurie is Executive Director of the National Association of Record Industry Professionals New York chapter. He is also founder and president of Music Without Borders, LLC, a music business solutions company consulting with record labels, talented recording artists, music retailers, libraries, music supervisors and directors of film and television. With over 20 years experience in the music industry and one of the largest private music collections in the country, his expertise and encyclopedic knowledge of music and recordings have helped him create a niche as a sought-after specialist.
Mr. Lurie has worked in the music business as a retailer, wholesaler, performer, professor, producer, concert promoter and music columnist. As VP and co-owner of Al Franklin's Musical World in Greenwich, Connecticut, he helped build this taste-maker business into one of the finest and most highly-regarded record and audio stores in the country. With an acute awareness of consumer preferences and an innate sense of what makes a hit, he helped break dozens of new artists in a key music market.
From 2003 until of 2005. Lurie was Music Director of Satalla, a 200-seat venue in Manhattan that produced over 1,500 shows by world music, singer-songwriters, folk, jazz and blues musicians. In 2004 Conde Nast Traveler Magazine picked Satalla as one of the "50 Hot Spots for the World." Lurie continues to produce shows in NYC at Symphony Space, The Bottom Line, The Bitter End, Makor, SOBs, The Cutting Room and the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. In 2006 he became co-producer of the New York City Blues Cruise.
In 2000 Mr. Lurie developed the Music Business Certificate for New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies where he teaches "How to Start a Record Label." From 1998-2004 he was on the faculty of the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music where he taught in the Music Management Program. He consulted The New School University in Manhattan where he developed music business programs for graduate and undergraduate students.
Mr. Lurie wrote a popular music column for The Greenwich Times newspaper and has contributed articles to Rhythm Music Magazine and Percussive Notes Magazine. He has been interviewed on television and radio on industry trends as well in The New York Times, The Greenwich Times, Greenwich Post, The Stamford Advocate, and The NAPRA Review (New Alternatives for Publishers, Retailers & Artists) and in other news media.
Mr. Lurie has helped to choose the music for the world's foremost figure skaters including Katarina Witt, Yuka Sato, Brian Boitano, Ekatarina Gordeeva, Tara Lapinski and Oksana Baul among many others.
Mr. Lurie is an active member of various national music industry organizations including The National Music Honor Society, The Recording Academy where he is a voting member for The Grammys, National Association of Music Merchandisers (NARM), Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA) and The Film Music Network (FMN).
Mr. Lurie has lectured on music industry issues throughout the US, Canada and Europe. In 1998, he was invited to deliver the keynote at WOMEX (Worldwide Music Expo) in Stockholm, Sweden on the topic of record retail in the United States. In May of 2002, he was a featured speaker at The Book Expo in New York City. In February of 2005 he presented several lectures at the Folk Alliance/Strictly Mundial Convention in Montreal. In January of 2006 he presented a lecture on independent retail and distribution at MIDEM in Cannes, France. Recently, Lurie was asked to be a Grant Reviewer for the Connecticut Department of Culture and Tourism, an honor that is bestowed only upon the most distinguished members of the arts community.
As a performer, Lurie has played with orchestras, pop, jazz and world music ensembles in North America, Europe and Asia. He received a BM in Percussion Performance and Music Management (double major) at the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford and his MM in World Music Performance and Research from the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Northern Illinois University.
Stephen N. Allen,Esq.,music lawyer,mock negotiations,management,producer,record deals,NARIP
No traffic, no parking, no hassles, no rubber chicken - I love NARIP teleseminars!
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- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- Executive Director
- Member of the Officers and Staff
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- President
- President of the LA Music Network
- President of the National Association of Record
Tess Taylor is president of the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP.com, est. 1998) which promotes career advancement, education and good will in the record industry and related music fields. She is creator of NARIP's Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions which have yielded over 2,000 music placements for participants and sold out in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, Berlin, Paris and London. She is also creator of NARIP's Synch Agent Pitch Sessions which have secured twenty-two (22) synch rep and/or music publishing deals for NARIP members since 2018.
One of the nation's leading authorities on careers in recorded music, Ms. Taylor has been called The Job Whisperer and has connected countless people to jobs and opportunities through her work in the U.S. and abroad, cultivated business and creative collaborations for almost three decades, helped launch hundreds of projects and several companies.
She has consulted for leading businesses such as InsideSessions (a joint venture between the Universal Music Group and Penguin Putnam, Inc.), The Walt Disney Company, BMG Entertainment (formerly Sony BMG) and Concord Records. Dubbed "International Music Ambassador" by music supervisor P.J. Bloom (the Glee franchise, CSI: Miami, and now SVP of Film & TV Music at Warner Bros. Records), and "a tour de force" by music supervisor Thomas Golubić (Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Ray Donovan, Six Feet Under), Ms. Taylor works with international music associations to connect their members to opportunities in major US music markets. Ms. Taylor is a vigorous defender of intellectual property rights and has lectured throughout the U.S. and around the world in 13 countries to date, including at the Harvard Business School, in Berlin, Bangalore and elsewhere.
Ms. Taylor is also President of the LA Music Network (LAMN.com, est. 1988) and creator of the LAMN Jam Music Contests which launched the Mowglis who won in 2011. LAMN Jams helped launch 2006 winner Tim Fagan who then won a Grammy with Colbie Caillat, and 2007 winner Aloe Blacc. From 1988 to 1993 Ms. Taylor was employed at MCA Records, Inc., last serving as Associate Director of Marketing. A classically trained pianist, she studied music at the University of Vienna and is a Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Redlands' Johnston College where she received her BA degree in music, German language and literature. A coffee snob, she loves traveling the world, fine fountain pens, reading, dogs (please adopt, don't buy!), hiking with her handsome English cocker spaniel, and the recordings of Glenn Gould, Pete Townshend and David Bowie.
Tess Taylor is president of the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP.com, est. 1998) which promotes career advancement, education and good will in the record industry and related music fields.
One of the nation's leading authorities on careers in the music and record industries, Ms. Taylor has connected countless people to
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- Associate Director, Special Projects
Winnie Jow launched her music business career at the Los Angeles Music Network (LAMN.com) and the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP.com) in 2005 where she helped to develop marketing partnerships with music companies in the greater Los Angeles area. Ms. Jow co-produced the LAMN Jam Music Contest series in Hollywood, California. An "Original American Idol," LAMN Jams enable songwriters to hone their craft by performing original works and getting live feedback from a panel of industry professionals. Songwriters who won the LAMN Jam have gone on to write Billboard Top 100 Hits and have win several Grammy Awards. In 2007, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. recruited Ms. Jow to negotiate agreements and draft synchronization licenses for legendary songwriters including George and Ira Gershwin, Michael Jackson, Green Day, and Katy Perry. She administered over 2,500 contracts before leaving to pursue a law degree. After graduating with a Juris Doctor degree from Western State College of Law in 2015, Ms. Jow has been promoting the interests of copyright holders and helping to uphold and protect intellectual property rights across the US, Europe, and Asia. At Cambridge University, Ms. Jow studied intellectual property rights, the Uniform Commercial Code, and the International Sale of Goods. She is excited for the growth of the National Association of Record Industry Professionals on the international stage.