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.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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