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    ELIAS Arts rebrands as ELIAS Music

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    SANTA MONICA, Calif. --

    Music and audio agency ELIAS Arts is rebranding as ELIAS Music. Celebrating 40 years in music and sound for brands, the company is launching a new website and introducing ELIAS Indie, a platform to connect brands with emerging artists.

    Founded by acclaimed composer and producer Jonathan Elias, ELIAS Music is known for sonic branding and its ability to bring stories to life through the power of music. It has serviced the musical needs of numerous top brands, including Mercedes-Benz, Nike, American Express, Liberty Mutual, Honda, Google, Farmers Insurance and Apple. Services range from custom scoring for advertising, audio branding and sound design, to offering an extensive catalog of premium, pre-composed tracks.

    “Music and sound have never been more important in helping define a brand’s aesthetic,” said Jonathan Elias, chief creative officer for ELIAS Music. “With decades of experience and new resources from the Universal Music family, our capabilities to exceed the needs of brands across the entire musical spectrum is what make the new ELIAS Music so exciting.”

    The new ELIAS Music website, provides a comprehensive overview of the company’s services and direct access to the extensive ELIAS catalog. The site also features a downloadable Extension for Adobe Premiere Pro that can be used to access the catalog–spanning more than 10,000 tracks–without having to leave the Adobe Editing Suite.

    ELIAS Indie is the company’s new platform for emerging artists whose work is available for one-stop licensing. Designed for brands seeking music, the new offering includes a line-up of up-and-coming artists across a broad range of contemporary genres. To help meet specific requirements of branding, the ELIAS creative team works with experienced recording industry A&Rs to handpick artists for the platform.  A selection of music is available for streaming from the website.

    “ELIAS Indie is a resource for producers and creatives looking for potential breakout artists to feature in their campaigns and other projects,” said EVP/executive creative director Vinnie LoRusso. 

    ELIAS Music’s new name, website and platform for indie artists reflect the company’s evolution into a collaborative, forward-thinking audio agency touching every aspect of music and sound.

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    Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta

    Friday, November 22, 2024

    The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

    The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.

    The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.

    Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.

    Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.

    Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.

    Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.

    Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.

    The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More

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