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Archive for January, 2010

Greg Ladanyi Recognized During Grammys

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January 29, 2010

A friend of The High Window, Greg Ladanyi, will be recognized during the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, January 31st. Greg’s iconic, influential 40 year career as a producer, engineer, mixer, music entrepreneur, and Grammy winner will be recognized, ensuring that his legacy lives on.
The awards will be broadcasted on CBS at 8PM EST/PST.

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Universal Music Publishing Group Launching Own Vevo Channel

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January 26, 2010

Universal Music Publishing Group is launching its own channel on music video portal Vevo, called Behind The Hit Songs.
Chairman and CEO David Renzer announced the news at MIDEM today, saying it’ll be a songwriters channel. “It’s not going to be just Universal writers, we’re going to open it up to the industry,” he said.
Renzer cited [...]

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A One-Night Only Concert With Idina Menzel

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January 21, 2010

Tony Award winner Idina Menzel has been confirmed to appear in a one-night only concert with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall, on Friday, July 9 at 8PM. The complete program for the evening has not yet been announced, but we hope she will be singing favorites from her three solo albums as well [...]

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“Christmas” Tradition

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January 08, 2010

The following article, written by Jon Burlingame and published by Variety, discusses the songwriting process for “God Bless Us Everyone,” co-written by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard:
Composer Alan Silvestri faced a monumental challenge when director Robert Zemeckis asked for “a classic Christmas song” at the end of his 3D re-imagining of “A Christmas Carol.”
“He wanted [...]

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