NARM
News Bits
March
2, 2001, Vol. 1, Issue 5
— Convention
& Trade Show 2001
1.
Prepare For The Convention & Trade Show Online
Don’t wait until
you get to Orlando to start benefiting from the 2001 NARM Convention &
Trade Show. NARM has launched
its Virtual Convention & Trade Show to give visitors and attendees the
most up-to-date information regarding the event. The site features the
latest programming information, online search
capabilities for exhibitors and registered attendees by company and
individual, and links to sponsors and their sites. Be sure to look for
information on the performing artists and featured speakers, and sign in
at the guestbook to give us your comments. On-site, be sure to visit the
page for daily Convention & Trade Show news, bulletins and features.
To view the site,
visit http://www.narm.com/.
2.
Jack
Eugster To Accept NARM Presidential Award
Industry
veteran Jack Eugster, the retiring President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Musicland Group, will accept NARM’s Presidential Award for
Sustained Executive Achievement at the March 12 Opening Business Session
during the Convention & Trade Show. Eugster, who joined Musicland in
1980, reshaped the product offerings and store configurations of the
company, eventually leading it to become the largest retailer of
prerecorded entertainment products in the United States.
“Jack’s
support of NARM over the years has been steadfast and substantial,”
explains NARM President Pamela Horovitz. “His personal contributions as
a member and past president of our Board of Directors were complemented by
his generous accommodation of a variety of Musicland’s executives
participating in NARM’s programs and projects that have helped better
the industry. I am delighted to be able to present this Award.”
3.
Frampton
To Come Alive For Special Award At NARM Scholarship Banquet
Veteran
rocker Peter Frampton will appear live at the NARM Convention & Trade
Show’s Scholarship Foundation Banquet on Monday, March 12, to accept a
special NARM Best Seller Award and to help auction a framed 1976 Rolling
Stone magazine cover signed by screenwriter Cameron Crowe.
The
cover signed by Crowe (who recently nominated for an Oscar for his
screenplay Almost Famous)
features none other than Frampton himself, who was the subject of the
article Crowe wrote for that issue of Rolling
Stone magazine. Along with the magazine, the winning live auction
bidder will receive a guitar signed by Frampton and a copy of his latest
CD, a re-issue of his record-breaking Frampton
Comes Alive, the best-selling live album of all time. Frampton’s
special NARM Best Seller Award will recognize this unparalleled
achievement.
Click
here for more details: http://www.narm.com/news/Press
Releases/2001/Feb_2001/Frampton_PR_Feb232001.htm
4.
Nikka
Costa Added To Slate Of Artists
An experienced
recording artist and performer, Nikka Costa has been added to the line-up
of performers appearing at the March 13 Awards Luncheon during the 2001
NARM Convention & Trade Show. She replaces Oleta Adams, who
unfortunately had to cancel.
Performing since the
age of 5, Cost is the daughter of famous arranger/composer Don Costa. By
age 7, she gained international popularity by performing with her
father’s orchestra, and at age 8, she opened for The Police in front of
300,000 people in Chile. As a teenager, Costa
moved to Australia, writing songs and touring endlessly before cutting the
album Butterfly Rocket, which
landed her a nomination for Best New Artist at the Australian Recording
Industry Awards.
Her
single “Like a Feather” was recently featured in a steamy Tommy
Hilfiger commercial. The song is the first track on her Cheeba Sound
debut, Everybody Got Their
Something, and the commercial reached heavy rotation on MTV and VH1 as
if it were a Top 10 music video.
For
more information, visit http://www.narm.com/events/2001
Convention/naylor/artists.htm
5.
It’s
Good Enough, It’s Smart Enough, and Doggone It, Attendees Are Going To
Like It!
Be
prepared to hear some fresh ideas and spirited debate at the March 14
Closing Business Session’s panel discussion titled “The Convergence Of
Art, Commerce And Politics In The Entertainment Industry.” Led by
political satirist, author and comedian
Al
Franken, the
talk will focus on how the entertainment industry is being transformed by
new technology, new ideas and new business models. Panelists include The
Creative Coalition’s Executive Director Robin
Bronk;
entertainment lawyer Jay Cooper,
who is with the firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips; artist David
Coverdale;
the Founder and Executive Director of Artists Against Piracy,
Noah Stone;
and The Future Of Music Coalition’s Executive Director Jenny
Toomey, all
of whom will discuss the creative, commercial, social, legal, and
political issues confronting us all.
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Association of Recording Merchandisers
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NJ 08053
Phone:
856.596.2221
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856.596.3268
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www.narm.com
For
comments or suggestions, contact Communications Manager Susan L’Ecuyer
at lecuyer@narm.com.
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