Independent music publisher Chrysalis Music Group USA, based in Los Angeles, has partnered with bicoastal music production house The Lodge in a deal to create and market new arrangements, cover versions, and newly recorded master versions of Chrysalis’ top and back catalog hits for the advertising, film and TV industries. In doing so, the companies will tap into Chrysalis’ inventory, which spans such noted artists as David Bowie, Billy Idol, Blondie, and Richard Marx, as well as cutting-edge contemporary acts like Ray LaMontagne, My Morning Jacket, OutKast, TV On The Radio, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Via their agreement, Chrysalis and The Lodge are looking to further the trend of remaking classic hit songs from well-known artists with different arrangements from the original versions, while also deepening the creative relationships between the catalog and advertising agencies, as well as film and TV music supervisors. The recording of new arrangements of classic hits has become increasingly popular as ad agencies and filmmakers alike have shifted away from the all but exclusive use of master recordings, for reasons both creative and budgetary in nature. Chrysalis and The Lodge are hoping to break new ground in this area by providing a more streamlined process, as well as offering, through their partnership, the in-house creative services to deliver new masters.
“Often times our clients want the instant recognition of a classic hit song but also want a new look and a modern take on the arrangement scored to their picture,” said Drew Stein, chief creative officer of The Lodge, which is active in commercials (Hewlett-Packard, Coca-Cola, Mercedes Benz, Pepsi, McDonald’s Ford), TV and features. “This partnership represents those creative desires.”
Under the aegis of its president Kenny MacPherson, Chrysalis Music Group USA has broadened the scope of its operations and the depth of its catalog, which also includes such artists as Velvet Revolver, Bon Iver, Mastodon, Thom Yorke, Dinosaur Jr., Andrew Bird, The Low Anthem, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Secret Machines, Dan Wilson, Underworld, Joe Henry and Page Hamilton, as well as noted producers No ID and Ethan Johns. The Chrysalis catalog additionally spans the hits of Jethro Tull, Cy Coleman, Paul Anka, Roy Ayers, and Andrew Gold. At the same time, the company continues build a roster of up-and-coming writers/artists and songwriters/producers.
Supreme Court Seems Likely To Uphold A Law That Could Force TikTok To Shut Down On Jan. 19
The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.
Hearing arguments in a momentous clash of free speech and national security concerns, the justices seemed persuaded by arguments that the national security threat posed by the company's connections to China override concerns about restricting the speech either of TikTok or its 170 million users in the United States.
Early in arguments that lasted more than two and a half hours, Chief Justice John Roberts identified his main concern: TikTok's ownership by China-based ByteDance and the parent company's requirement to cooperate with the Chinese government's intelligence operations.
If left in place, the law passed by bipartisan majorities in Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in April will require TikTok to "go dark" on Jan. 19, lawyer Noel Francisco told the justices on behalf of TikTok.
At the very least, Francisco urged, the justices should enter a temporary pause that would allow TikTok to keep operating. "We might be in a different world again" after President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. Trump, who has 14.7 million followers on TikTok, also has called for the deadline to be pushed back to give him time to negotiate a "political resolution." Francisco served as Trump's solicitor general in his first presidential term.
But it was not clear whether any justices would choose such a course. And only Justice Neil Gorsuch sounded like he would side with TikTok to find that the ban violates the Constitution.
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