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Bhaskar Menon, EMI and Capitol Records Legend, Dies at 86
Bhaskar Menon, the founding Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of EMI Music Worldwide and prominent music and film executive, died on March 4, 2021 at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 86. He is survived by Sumitra, his wife of 49 years, sons Siddhartha and Vishnu, and sister Vasantha Menon. A citizen of the […]
Read moreLaunch of Judeo Spanish Songs from the EMI Archive Trust
The EMI Archive Trust have the great pleasure to share an announcement from Prof. Edwin Serrossi, Director of the Jewish Music Research (JMR), for the results of this extraordinary multi-disciplinary collaboration project ‘Judeo–Spanish Songs from the EMI Archive Trust (1907-1912)’. This entire project, including the 78 tracks is now open for listening on the Jewish Music Research website. JMR […]
Read moreTHE SOUND OF THE HOUND A NEW PODCAST SERIES ABOUT THE BIRTH OF RECORDED SOUND
London, April 1, 2020 — The Sound of the Hound today announced the launch of a new historical podcast series sharing the adventures, stories and lives of the entrepreneurs, artists and eccentrics who invented the music industry and brought recorded music to the masses at the tail end of the nineteenth century. The series is […]
Read moreEMI ARCHIVE TRUST & XLP CREATE SECRET STUDIO EDUCATION PROGRAMME
A NEW GENERATION OF ARTISTS TASKED TO WRITE AND PRODUCE A 21ST CENTURY TRACK INSPIRED BY THE EARLIEST RECORDINGS IN MUSIC HISTORY The EMI Archive Trust and its benefactor, Universal Music Group (UMG), in partnership with London based youth-community charity, The eXceL Project (XLP), today announced the release of two new original tracks born out […]
Read moreROCK ROYALTY UNVEILS COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE ON EUROPE’S FIRST RECORDING STUDIO
Featured photo LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 04: Roger Taylor unveils Westminster Council’s commemorative plaque on December 04, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan for Universal Music) LONDON: December 4, 2019 — Britain’s rich music heritage was celebrated yesterday with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque on the site of Europe’s first recording […]
Read moreSecrets of the EMI Archive – 3
Nipper and His Master’s Voice – a little history By David Hughes MBE – Trustee of EMI Archive Trust. Dear old Nipper! His importance and significance to the music business has inevitably faded in recent years but his was the face that launched a million records. Not only that, the name of the painting gave […]
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