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THE PRESS ROOM
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Discover the latest happenings at
Compendia Music Group right here in the press room. Review
articles and
press releases for the latest news,
reviews and features on all our artists and the company. For a
snapshot view of a particular project, visit our
"What The Critics Are Saying..."
section, where you can see what the press are saying all on a quick
reference one-sheet.
Press Release Section Now Updated! (3/1/2005)
Articles
Billboard
Billboard Picks, Album Picks: Ceili Rain
September 25,
2004
Smoothjazz.com
Garry Goin's "Goin' Places"
September 21,
2004
Village Voice (New York, NY)
Smooth saxman unveils harmonic heat and stretches style (Pete Belasco)
August 18,
2004
Billboard
Compendia Grows 'JamGrass' Audience
May 15,
2004
Toledo Blade
Review: Deeper, Pete Belasco
May 3, 2004
The Tennessean
(excerpt from) Executive Q&A: Bill Valez
SESAC leader lauds Compendia in article
May 2, 2004
Relix Magazine
Review: Scrape, Ivan Neville
May, 2004
Glide Magazine
Review: Deeper, Pete Belasco
April 7, 2004
Birmingham Post-Herald
Review: Deeper,
Pete Belasco
April 6, 2004
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Review: Scrape, Ivan Neville
March 28, 2004
Entertainment Weekly
Review: Scrape, Ivan Neville
February 6, 2004
ContemporaryJazz.com
Review: Deeper, Pete Belasco
The Washington Times
Review: Scrape, Ivan Neville
January 20, 2004
Christian Retailing
Review: R&P, Christopher Lewis
January 5, 2004
Nashville
Post
25 Emerging Companies
Nashville Post Names
Compendia A Company To Watch
December
2003
The Tennessean
Today's grocery list: milk, bread, music
December 28, 2003
USA Today
Sweet sounds and sour notes
T. Graham Brown Makes Top 5 Album Of The
Year
December 31, 2003
Sister 2 Sister
Review: Rizen
December 2003
Gospel Industry Today
Review: RiZen
November/December 2003
Gospel Today
Review: Rizen
September 2003
Ebony
Review: Let It Rain, Bishop Paul S. Morton
September 2003
Rolling Out
Review: Let It Rain, Bishop Paul S. Morton
August 28, 2003
CBA Marketplace
Review: Rizen
August 2003
What The Critics Are Saying...
...about Grady Nichols and his new album Sophistication
...about Pete Belasco and his new album Deeper
...about RiZen's and their self-titled release
...about Bishop Morton's
Let It Rain
...about Joan Osborne's
How Sweet It Is
...about the
Light Records Classic Gold Series
...about Merle Haggard's
Haggard Like Never Before
...about Ivan
Neville's scrape
...about
Leftover Salmon's self-titled release
Press
Releases
A Gospel Mother's Day to be released on Sheridan Square Records
April 19,
2005
Tommy James & The Shondells to be released on Intersound label
March 8,
2005
Kingston Trio's Greatest Hits Live to be released on Intersound label
February 22,
2005
Peter Cetera releases his FAITHFULLY album on January 25
January 25,
2005
Dionne Warwick releases her BEST OF album on January 25
January 25,
2005
SHERIDAN SQUARE ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES COMPENDIA MUSIC GROUP
December 14,
2004
Three Dog Night to Release 35th Anniversary Hits Collection on Intersound
October 14, 2004
Compendia Artist Ray Herndon Goes To The Dogs
October 11, 2004
Saxophonist Grady Nichols Signs With Compendia Records
May 25, 2004
Compendia Music Group Announces Staff Promotions
March 4, 2004
Rizen Named “NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR” At 2004
Stellars
Win Caps Off A Phenomenal Year For Debut
Group
January 12, 2004
Leftover Salmon Signs With Compendia Records
Popular multi-genre touring band to release new studio album in March
2004
January 6, 2004
RiZen
Performs At The 2nd Annual Central
South Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
Chez Musique/Light
Records retro gospel girl group RiZen turned in another stellar
performance
October 13, 2003
Pete Belasco Signs With Compendia Records
Jazz-soul cult fave to release first U.S. album in six years; contains
top UK single “Deeper”
December 10, 2003
KOCH To Distribute Compendia Music Group
KOCH Entertainment
Distribution Assumes Distribution For All Compendia Music Group Labels
October
9, 2003
Compendia Music Group Gets “HAGGARD” With Hag
Records
Compendia to market/distribute Merle Haggard’s HAGGARD LIKE NEVER
BEFORE, released September 30
August 4, 2003
Ivan Neville Signs With Compendia Records
Ivan Neville Signs With Compendia Records:
SCRAPE to be released in September
July 21, 2003
Rizen Creates Industry Buzz
The group’s
self-titled project, already creating quite a stir in the music world,
is set to release on June 17.
June 6, 2003
Gene Watson Signs with Intersound Records
Country legend to release new studio album in September
May 21, 2003
Light And Alliant Unite For "Stellar" Longevity
Light Records and Alliant Records are
establishing multiple upcoming projects that can touch every level of
one’s lifetime
April 21, 2003
Terence Trent D'Arby (Sananda Maitreya) Signs Deal
With Compendia Music Group
Artist's new project, WILDCARD! - The Joker's Edition,
available at retail in the U.S. on June 3
April 15, 2003
T. Graham Brown Re-Signs with Intersound Records
Country music innovator releases new studio album, THE
NEXT RIGHT THING, on May 20th
April 7, 2003
Kendall Duffie Joins Light Records
March 21, 2003
Compendia Music Group Announces Key Staff
Appointments
Ric Pepin, Glenn Meadows join the Nashville-based label
February 25, 2003
Robert Palmer Signs With Compendia Music Group
Superstar’s first Compendia project, DRIVE, to be released in
May 2003
February 11, 2003
Compendia Music Group Launches LIFE² Records
Delilah, “Simple Abundance” projects reflect the nurturing,
life-enriching mission of Compendia’s newest label
January 30, 2003
Compendia Music Group Launches Licensing Website
January 14, 2003
Platinum-Selling Artist Tony Rich Signs With
Compendia Music Group
Grammy winner’s first Compendia project to be released in June, 2003
January 14, 2003
The 18th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Star
Line-Up Includes the Mighty Clouds of Joy and Christopher Lewis.
Youthful Praise has TWO nominations!!
January 8, 2003
The "Light" Is Back On With A Golden Future
Light Records introduces Gospel music’s best!
January 2, 2003
Compendia Media Group's Michael Olsen Named
President Of Music Division
December 17, 2002
Compendia Music Group Announces New Staff
Appointments
October 7, 2002
Rock Band Kansas To Record Live DVD Project for
Compendia Music Group
DEVICE VOICE DRUM scheduled for release on October 8
May 29, 2002
Compendia Music Group Signs Distribution Deal With
Koch International Canada
May 7, 2002
Dead Reckoning Records Signs Multi-Year Licensing
Deal With Compendia Music Group
First release from the joint venture to be Kevin Welch's MILLIONAIRE
May 1, 2002
Compendia's Light Records Signs The Mighty Clouds
of Joy
Newly reactivated gospel label to work with one of gospel's most beloved
groups
April 23, 2002
Joan Osborne's Womanly Hips Records Signs With
Compendia Music Group
First release to be Joan Osborne’s soulful new solo album WOMANLY HIPS
April 16, 2002
Sir George Martin Partners With Compendia Music
Group to Release "Enhanced CD" Classical Collection
Famous Producer, Writer, Arranger Seeks to De-mystify Classical Music
With This Collection; Delightful Video Commentary a Bonus for New
Classical Listeners and Beatle Fans Alike
April 8, 2002
Compendia Distribution Group to Distribute "Monster's Ball" Soundtrack
Soundtrack For Critically Acclaimed Film Is the First Distribution
Deal Announced By Compendia Media Group Distribution, First Release By
Lions Gate Records
January 15, 2002
The Light is back on at Compendia Music Group
Light Records, the Artists Company, is reborn
January 16, 2002
Compendia Media Group Launches After
Reorganization of Platinum Entertainment
Music Division Starts Fast By Retaining Distribution Network,
Top-Selling Labels and Huge Library of Gospel, Adult Contemporary,
Country, and Classical Masters
November 29, 2001
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