May 2, 2021
Diane Schuur stepped into Rancho Mirage Music People Recording studio on May 1 and 2 for vocal overdubs on a big band session for the Airmen Of Note. Sessions were filmed for social media and tracks will be a CD…
Diane Schuur stepped into Rancho Mirage Music People Recording studio on May 1 and 2 for vocal overdubs on a big band session for the Airmen Of Note. Sessions were filmed for social media and tracks will be a CD…
Award-winning playwright David Robson has licensed rights from the family of Lonnie Johnson for the development of his stage play “Blues In My Soul: The Legend and Legacy of Lonnie Johnson.” Robson’s work for the stage has been hailed as…
Ernie Watts travels to Colorado to participate in the Conference On World Affairs, described as a "festival of ideas," hosted by UC Boulder, April 5-11. In addition to a live streamed concert, Watts will also take part in a panel…
Bates Meyer is handling the music clearance for a documentary short "Penny Wong Miss Chinatown 1948." The film, produced by the Good Medicine Picture Company in San Francisco is the inaugural content for Chinatown Shorts, dedicated to telling compelling stories from…
Two important compositions written by Otis Rush “Double Trouble” and “All Your Love (I Miss Loving)” return to the Rush family publishing company as of January 2021. These classics have been recorded over the years by artists such as Eric…
On December 14, Grammy Winning vocalist Diane Schuur takes part in The Sandy and Susan Greenberg Prize to End Blindness. This special streaming presentation honors doctors and scientists making strides in treatments for blindness. Schuur, who was blind since birth…
Bates Meyer handled copyright research for the album “Cypress Grove” by Jimmy “Duck” Holmes which today received two Grammy Nominations. The project is nominated in the Traditional Blues Album category and a nomination nod also goes to Dan Auerbach (of…
Grammy winning vocalist Diane Schuur was recently filmed at a home concert for the Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival. The performance will be accessible on November 15 from the festival’s website.
Bates Meyer is assisting the family of influential singer and R&B pioneer Nappy Brown in recovering royalty rights. Most recently, Brown’s recording for the historic Savoy Label “Open Up That Door” has been running in a national Google TV commercial. …
The 1947 Marl Young composition “My Jockey Knows How To Ride” from Young’s Sunbeam Records has been licensed by Bates Meyer for use in the documentary “Mama Gloria.” The film debuts at the Chicago International Film Festival (Oct. 14-25) in…