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In the News (Mon 28 May 12)

  
  Biographies - Buena Vista Social Club
The López family is a veritable musical dynasty whose specialty is the bass—any kind of bass, upright or acoustic, classical or pop or jazz.
One of the many unforgettable musical moments on The Buena Vista Social Club album is “Barbarito” Torres’ laúd solo on “El Cuarto de Tula.” The laúd is a 12-string instrument of the lute family, emitting, especially on its high register, a piercing, metallic tone that is perfect for fast, single-note improvising.
Buena Vista albums have topped the charts everywhere from Germany to Japan, and in his native England, the artists are treated like royalty when they arrive for concert dates.
www.pbs.org /buenavista/musicians/bios.html   (2060 words)

  
 Star-Telegram | 10/26/2006 | 'Musical' takes its show on the road   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kenny Ortega, the film's Emmy Award-winning director and choreographer, is the creative director for the concert, staged by Buena Vista Music Group, the recording and music publishing arm for The Walt Disney Co.
Bob Cavallo, chairman of Buena Vista Music Group, who noted the soundtrack is the year's top-selling album so far and is on track to finish at No. 1, offered his perspective on the appeal of High School Musical.
Disney is already scoring a success with another concert based on a TV musical, "The Cheetah Girls," which is on a sold-out tour of at least 60 cities.
www.dfw.com /mld/dfw/entertainment/music/15852936.htm   (287 words)

  
 Buena Vista Music Group
The Buena Vista Music Group is a collection of affiliated record labels all subsidaries of The Walt Disney Company.
Buena Vista Music Group doesn't have its own distribution network, instead, relying on Universal and EMI to distribute their work.
This could leave Buena Vista Music Group an attractive target for a takeover, or indeed see The Walt Disney Company look to takeover Warner Music Group or EMI in an attempt to compete with Universal and Sony, two major film studios that own significant music businesses.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Buena_Vista_Music_Group   (516 words)

  
 Buena Vista Music Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Buena Vista Music Group is a collection of affiliated record labels all subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company.
The chairman of the group is Bob Cavallo, who reports to Dick Cook, chairman of the Walt Disney Studios.
Walt Disney Records, the flagship label of the group, founded in 1956 (as Disneyland Records) to release records of the music to Mickey Mouse shorts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buena_Vista_Music_Group   (575 words)

  
 Enderly Heights Elementary School
Buena Vista employs a systematic mathematics curriculum for enhanced student learning.
Full Day Kindergarten - The kindergarten in Buena Vista is a full-day program that addresses the curriculum areas of language arts/reading, math, science, history/social sciences, health, art, music, and physical education.
Music - The general music program strives to enhance social skills, self-esteem, and musical knowledge through group and individual activities in movement, melody, and rhythm.
www.buena-vista.k12.va.us /Brochure/enderly.html   (675 words)

  
 Buena Vista Music Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It now releases a broad range of Disney-themed music for kids, teens and families such as soundtracks to movies made by Walt Disney Pictures, original music from artists such as They Might Be Giants, and compilations of music made popular by Radio Disney.
Buena Vista Music Group doesn't have it's own distribution channels, instead, relying on Universal and EMI to distribute their work.
Il Buena Vista Music Group raccoglie una serie di società operanti nel campo della composizione, della registrazione e della distribuzione di musica, facente capo alla Walt Disney Company.
honey.i.shrunk.the.kids.en.ogarnij.com /en/Buena+Vista+Music+Group   (795 words)

  
 Universal Music Group
Buena Vista Music Group’s Chairman Bob Cavallo said, Zach Horowitz and his team have been pioneers in growing the Latin music market and we look forward to working closely with them in this region.
Universal Music Group is the world’s largest music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries.
The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.).
www.universalmusic.com /News.aspx?NewsId=344   (573 words)

  
 Buena Vista Social Club
The son music's African roots are discussed in an interesting note from Radio Havana's Eugene Godfried.
Buena Vista Social Club was recorded with Compay Segundo (vocals, guitar, congas), Eliades Ochoa (vocals, guitar), Ibrahim Ferrer (vocals, bongos, clave), Ry Cooder (acoustic and electric slide guitars, guitar, oud, bolon, mbira, percussion), Ruben Gonzalez (piano).
Buena Vista Social Club offers a panorama of son, trova and danzón [see Cuba Danzón '98 festival], including the number which lends its title to the CD, written by the legendary Orestes López, and "Pueblo Nuevo" (New People) by maestro Guillermo Rubalcaba.
www.afrocubaweb.com /buenavista.html   (1701 words)

  
 Musicians Intro - Buena Vista Social Club
A collection of audio interviews with members of the Buena Vista Social Club from Havana, January 1998 and Los Angeles, March 2000 (in Spanish and English).
A short video shot around the time of the recording of the original Buena Vista Social Club CD which includes interviews with the musicians and early performances.
A discography of recordings by the various members of the Buena Vista Social Club including the perhaps unexpected doo wop group, Los Zafiros, whose surviving member Manuel Galbán was featured in a guest appearance on Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer.
www.pbs.org /buenavista/musicians/index.html   (171 words)

  
 Buena Vista Music Group :: Buena Vista Music Group Dominates Charts With Three Records in the Top Ten   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Said Buena Vista Music Group Chairman Bob Cavallo, "We are delighted with this news.
The Group also holds the #1 and #2 highest selling albums year to date; "High School Musical" and Rascal Flatts' "Me and My Gang" respectively.
The Buena Vista Music Group encompasses all of the Walt Disney Company's recorded music and music publishing operations, including Hollywood Records, Walt Disney Records, Lyric Street Records, Mammoth Records and Walt Disney Music Publishing.
sev.prnewswire.com /entertainment/20060614/LAW06914062006-1.html   (278 words)

  
 The Walt Disney Company - Company Overview
Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Buena Vista Home Entertainment International together distribute Disney and other film titles to the rental and sell-through home entertainment markets worldwide.
Buena Vista Theatrical Productions is one of the largest producers of Broadway musicals, and the Buena Vista Music Group distributes original music and motion picture soundtracks under its four record labels: Walt Disney Records, Buena Vista Records, Hollywood Records and Lyric Street Records.
Other businesses under Disney Consumer Products are Buena Vista Games, bringing Disney content to the interactive gaming community; The Baby Einstein Company, which produces developmental media for infants; and the Disney Stores worldwide and Disney Direct Marketing, which includes DisneyStore.com and the Disney catalog.
corporate.disney.go.com /corporate/overview.html   (655 words)

  
 Blossoming music acts rocking Disney's world
"The music group was started in mid-1998, and we had a long way to go," BVMG chairman Bob Cavallo says.
Buena Vista's top acts are both coming off potent debut albums: Actress-turned-pop thrush Duff's 2003 debut "Metamorphosis" has sold 3.5 million units to date, while country trio Rascal Flatts' 2003 entr'acte "Melt" has rung up more than 2.2 million units.
It's been a long haul for Buena Vista, and Cavallo acknowledges the support of embattled, now-retiring Disney chief executive Michael Eisner, who stood by the music division through years of losses.
www.hollywoodreporter.com /hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000661441   (516 words)

  
 Walt Disney Studios, The
Buena Vista Music Group (BVMG) includes Hollywood Records, Lyric Street Records, Music Publishing and Walt Disney Records.
The Music Research Coordinator is responsible for processing music cue sheets for theatrical films and TV shows owned by Disney and distributing them to various performing rights societies.
The coordinator will compare the submitted cue sheets with the production to ensure the music details are accurate and true by checking for timing and usage, liaise with production and music production staff/composers/licensing staff and music supervisors as needed.
www.showbizjobs.com /dsp_currentjob.cfm?jobid=15049   (264 words)

  
 Buena Vista Music Group signs Jesse McCartney @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries
Bob Cavallo, chairman of the Buena Vista Music Group, said, "We are delighted to have the opportunity to build a relationship with Jesse and his management team.
McCartney is a former member of the platinum-selling group Dream Street, who had a #1 album on Billboard's Top Independent Album Chart, plus the most requested video on Nickelodeon and Nick.com.
The Buena Vista Music Group is the recorded music and music publishing arm of The Walt Disney Company.
top40-charts.com /news.php?nid=7740   (578 words)

  
 Buena Vista Music Group sets record with 1 & 2 debuts for Rascal Flatts and Hilary Duff, 13 others on Billboard Albums ...
(Buena Vista Music Group) - The Walt Disney Company's Buena Vista Music Group achieved a historic first with Lyric Street 's country group Rascal Flatts and Hollywood recording artist Hilary Duff finishing 1-2 on this week's Soundscan Billboard Hot 200 album chart.
"This is a historic feat for the Buena Vista Music Group," said Chairman Bob Cavallo.
In all, the Buena Vista Music Group has 13 albums on the Billboard Hot 200 this week.
top40-charts.com /news.php?nid=10208   (397 words)

  
 'High School Musical' concert tour set - Boston.com
"High School Musical" is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop culture phenomenon.
LOS ANGELES --"High School Musical" is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop-culture phenomenon.
Kenny Ortega, the film's Emmy Award-winning director and choreographer, is the creative director for the concert, staged by Buena Vista Music Group, the recording and music publishing arm for The
www.boston.com /ae/tv/articles/2006/10/23/high_school_musical_concert_tour_set   (431 words)

  
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LONDON - April 11th 2002: The recorded music labels of the Buena Vista Music Group (BVMG) and Warner Music International (WMI) have entered into a licensing agreement for rights to BVMG's repertoire throughout Latin America, with immediate effect.
Walt Disney Records, Hollywood Records, Mammoth Records, Lyric Street Records and Disney Music Publishing are all part of The Buena Vista Music Group, the umbrella organisation for the music businesses of The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries.
WMI, a division of Warner Music Group, an AOL Time Warner company, has its headquarters in New York with offices in London and operates in over 70 countries through a network of 47 affiliates and numerous licensees.
www.ondanet.com /tejano/BuenaVista.html   (586 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Buena Vista Social Club: Music: Ry Cooder,Ibrahim Ferrar,Ruben Gonzalez,Compay Segundo,Omara Portuondo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Reminiscent of Ellington in its scope and sense of hushed romanticism, Buena Vista Social Club is that rare meld of quietude and intensity; while the players sound laid-back, they're putting forth very alive music, a reminder that aging doesn't mean taking to bed.
This is an album of great delicacy and power, recorded with a reverence for the music and the musicians, in which every musician's humor and grace is allowed to shine through.
Especially magical is the fact that this group could easily never have happened were it not for a few people with the dedication to see that it did.
www.amazon.com /Buena-Vista-Social-Club-Cooder/dp/B000005J56   (1285 words)

  
 EMI Music signs license agreement for EMEA with Disney's Buena Vista Music Group
EMI and Disney will partner to offer Buena Vista’s unique and extremely popular music repertoire including all of the Disney labels’ frontline releases, which incorporates a stable of multi-platinum pop, rock and country albums.
Buena Vista Music Group’s Executive Vice President and General Manager David Agnew added, “Our agreement with EMI, a proven market leader, fits very well with Disney and we expect great things working together.”
EMI is the world's largest independent music company, operating directly in 50 countries.
www.emigroup.com /Press/2005/press21.htm   (260 words)

  
 Mickey News °o° - Buena Vista Music Group Scores First Chart Double Play
Other BVMG chart entrants include rock bank Breaking Benjamin, classic rockers Queen, Disney Channel star Raven-Symone, "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement," "A Cinderella Story," and "13 Going on 30" soundtracks and country group SheDaisy.
The Buena Vista Music Group, a division of the Walt Disney Company, was formed in 1998.
BVMG chairman Bob Cavallo oversees all of the recorded music and music publishing interests of the Walt Disney Company, including Hollywood Records, Walt Disney Records, Lyric Street Records, Buena Vista Records and Walt Disney Music Publishing.
www.mickeynews.com /News/DisplayPressRelease.asp_Q_id_E_1084Music   (577 words)

  
 LaughingPlace.com: LPWire: Disney's Buena Vista Music Group Celebrates Hilary Duff's Continued Musical Success (The #1 ...
The Buena Vista Music Group has set a September 2003 release date for Hilary Duff's debut solo album for Buena Vista Records/Hollywood Records, following the success of "The Lizzie McGuire Movie Soundtrack" and the hit song "Why Not" by Duff.
Bob Cavallo, Chairman of the Buena Vista Music Group, says: "We are extremely pleased to be continuing our positive and successful relationship with Hilary Duff and her mother, Susan.
Duff has two other music projects over the next 18 months with the Buena Vista Music Group.
www.laughingplace.com /News-ID10016910.asp   (290 words)

  
 Musical Maven » » Rascal Flatts’ New CD Me and My Gang the #1 Album in the Nation With 721,747 Units ...
Musical Maven » » Rascal Flatts’ New CD Me and My Gang the #1 Album in the Nation With 721,747 Units Scanned in the First Week
With nearly three quarters of a million units sold in the first week of release, this is the largest first week sales number in Lyric Street Records’ history.
Lyric Street Records is a part of the Buena Vista Music Group.
musicalmaven.donyell.net /?p=126   (368 words)

  
 Universal Music Group
Universal Music India launched after UMG increasess its shareholdings to 100 percent.
UM3, a division of Universal Music International that covers all areas of strategic catalog marketing outside North America, is launched.
Music Corporation of America (MCA) founded as a talent agency in Chicago by Dr. Jules Stein.
new.umusic.com /history.aspx   (822 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Disney adds soundtracks to iTunes
Music from movies including recent Pixar hits Toy Story and Finding Nemo will be available exclusively on the site until September.
Apple is currently the leading player in online music, with more than 50 million songs bought from Apple's iTunes music store so far.
David Agnew, executive vice president and general manager of the Buena Vista Music Group (BVMG), who oversees Walt Disney Records, said: "We are proud to offer a way for customers to easily own the classic and contemporary Disney music they know and love."
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/3648659.stm   (295 words)

  
 BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston to be Honored by City of Hope
By focusing attention on talent and ensuring that songwriters, composers and music publishers are quickly and accurately compensated for their efforts while providing the most valuable possible repertoire to the users of music, she has enriched both the creative and music business communities.
She is a leader in the quest for international copyright cooperation and has conferred with leaders of the Chinese government to discuss securing musical copyrights in the People's Republic and has worked closely with many of the new copyright agencies in the Eastern European nations.
In 1999, she was honored as Person of the Year at the annual MIDEM congress in Cannes, France, the highest international award for music industry executives, and has countless other national and international honors, associations and awards.
www.bmi.com /news/200003/20000323b.asp   (1025 words)

  
 AP Wire | 10/24/2006 | 'High School Musical' concert tour set   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
"High School Musical: The Concert" expands the Disney Channel franchise that has already produced a triple-platinum selling soundtrack and a planned movie sequel.
Another star of the film, Zac Efron, is working on the movie version of the musical "Hairspray" and will miss the tour.
Tickets for "High School Musical" concerts go on sale Nov. 4, with one Canadian stop, in Toronto, planned.
www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/entertainment/music/15831799.htm   (318 words)

  
 The Walt Disney Company - Bob Cavallo Executive Biography
Bob Cavallo began his career in the music business after graduating from Georgetown University where he had been active in bringing music performers to the university such as Dave Brubeck and Dizzy Gillespie.
By the age of 25, he established himself as a well-known name in the music industry, having helped put together and guide the highly successful group The Lovin' Spoonful.
In 1998, Bob was named to the position of Chairman of the Buena Vista Music Group, overseeing all of the Walt Disney Company's recorded music and music publishing operations, including Hollywood Records, Walt Disney Records, Lyric Street Records, Mammoth Records and Walt Disney Music Publishing.
corporate.disney.go.com /corporate/bios/bob_cavallo.html   (379 words)

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