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The Business Of The Artists

Currently, famous artists have begun to sell their musical legacy to avant-garde companies, obtaining the value for their catalog of songs comparable to a 25-year career in advance and immediate financial security that solves the termination of the singer-songwriter due to the forced stoppage of performances and concerts for a year due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. This New popular Business of the Artists consists of the monetization of iconic songs to private companies with which they reach agreements on the management of each theme for the subsequent increase in long-term income with a reliable projection in sustainable consumption.

Hipgnosis Song Funds Limited, KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), and Primary Wave are some of these unusual financial companies investing in music that have turned their sights to this sector and are completely changing the way it is managed around the world. Through the individual management of each classic theme, these companies promise to manage the proper use of the license in film, theater, television, commercials, new versions, etc.

There are already two Latin composers within this cartel of successful artists who have ceded their copyright to the company Hipgnosis Song Funds Limited: Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira and American songwriter of Latin American descent, Benny Blanco, this artist is the creator of very popular songs such as: “Señorita” (Shaw Mendes and Camila Cabello), “I can’t get enough” (J. Balvin, Selena Gómez and Tainy), “Good for you” (Selena Gómez) and “Love yourself” (Justin Bieber).

Although the details of these contracts have not been made public, it has been known that Shakira sold 100% of the publishing rights to her 145 songs to Hipgnosis and although all her legacy was delivered, this contract stipulates that the future compositions of the singer-songwriter are not included. Likewise, the new songs of the singer will continue to be managed by Sony / ATV, a record company associated with this Colombian star for more than a decade and with which she will remain for seven more years.

What is Hipgnosis Song Funds Limited?

It is a British investment company offering investors pure exposure to songs and associated musical intellectual property rights. Hipgnosis is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (England) under the symbol SONG and has raised more than £ 625 million through its public offering since July 2018 to date.

Ted Cockle, Merck Mercuriadis, and Amy Johnson

The company along with its co-founder and former manager of figures such as Beyoncé, Elton John, Guns N ‘Roses, Iron Maiden among others, Merck Mercuriadisen, has a board of directors composed of Ted Cockle (President) and Amy Thomson (Chief Catalog Officer), which have poured all their knowledge of the modern and direct recording world to the company and have made Hipgnosis have thousands of hits from Latin popular singers such as Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, and Jennifer López, among others.

What’s Behind This New Business?

Millionaire amounts! Nowadays, there is a greater consumer population of Streaming largely because of the Millennials generation, Generation Z, and the current Pandemic. This has made the great hits revalue over the news songs. According to estimates by The Wall Street Journal, a music catalog that could have been bought for £ 41,000 increased in value to around £ 40 million.

This new business has skyrocketed since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 with the increase in digital content that remains stable with a continued projection of secure income on renowned artists who stand the test of time.

Regarding this New Popular Business of the Artists, Hipgnosis Song Funds Limited confirmed in its 2020 report that the investment for the acquisition of the rights to the Music Catalogs is sustainable in the market movement: “People always hear the music” and, thanks to the streaming, “they almost always pay for it.”

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Kadencia orchestra “Don’t take the Drum away from me”

 From Richmond (Virginia), Kadencia Orchestra launches its homage to the percussion instrument linked to joy and to the history of millenary ethnic groups that were expatriated from the mother continent to the shores of the New World centuries eailier.

Count Puerto Rico among those many destinations. Here the establishment and development of the cultural and musical expression of the slave allowed to write the sound pages of our rhythmic tradition with masterstrokers. Despite the passing of time, one of them is kept alive thanks to different musical efforts to which today we humbly join through this heartfelt tribute that, with our ancestors’ permission and hides, we titled: “No Me Quite El Tambor”.

From Richmond (Virginia), Kadencia Orchestra launches to the whole world its homage to the percussion instrument linked to the joy and history of millenary ethnic groups that, centuries ago, were expatriated from the mother continent to the shores of the "new world".
Kadencia Orchestra from Richmond Virginia

Kadencia Orchestra has a before and an after, but the same feeling and a line leadership that is born, sustained and prolonged in its leader and founder, master Maurice Sanabria Ortiz from whom we share a brief but necessary biographical sketch.

Although born in Manhattan (New York), his origins are from Mayaguez; and, he went back there at 2 years ols, with his mother. Mayaguez saw him grow up and nourich him with the culture of his ancestors; manifestations that reached him transformed into beautiful and inexhaustible stories passed down by his maternal grandfather, who worked as a train driver that transported sugar cane, and as such, he was a witness to the festivities related to the sugar cane harvest.

His relationship with music dates back to high school, when he was a member of small groups that enterteined the well-remembered and popular marquee parties.

Kadencia Orchestra has a before and an after, but the same feeling and a guiding line that is born, sustained and prolonged by its leader and founder, maestro Maurice Sanabria Ortiz, of whom we share a brief but necessary biographical sketch.
Kadencia Orchestra Don’t take the drum away from me

After joining the army, he was linked to the musical groups over there. Some years later, while performing his military service in Germany, he was part of the Orquesta LA CREACIÓN and then joined the renowned group LA CONEXIÓN LATINA.

After his return to Puerto Rico, he was recruited by the PUERTO RICAN BRASS with whom he recorded his first musical work. After a time, however, he had to leave the group in order to pursue his university studies. Once he achieved his goal, he got involved in groups such as RECUPLENA and PLENA VIVA.

PLENA VIVA: after the breakup with this organization, he created the ORQUESTA KADENCIA around 2007 with whom he recorded by the end of 2009 (November), the production entitled LA VOZ DEL BARRIO that runs between the sounds of plena, bomba and salsa.

After his return to Puerto Rico, he was recruited by the PUERTO RICAN BRASS with whom he recorded his first musical work. After some time, however, he had to leave the group in order to pursue his university studies.
Kadencia orchestra Don’t take the drum away from me

In 2011, Maurice Sanabria returns to the United States, leaving behind a career dedicated to the pharmaceutical industry and also related to his musical work.

He settles in Richmond, Virginia and, after some years working for the government, he decided to reorganize the KADENCIA ORCHESTRA in 2018.

At this stage, these musical roots were prolonged, since his son Maurice Sanabria Gallardo (Maurice Jr.) becomes part of his group formed by 12 high-level musicians which are as follows:

Maurice Sanabria Ortiz: Singer Minor Percussion

Will Román: Timbales

Héctor “Coco” Barez: Tumbadoras (drums)

Santos Ramírez: Punteador & Buleador

Alberto Solano: Punteador, Giiiro & Shekere

Maurice “Mauro” Sanabria Jr.: Requinto, Buleador & Backing Vocals

Charlie Kirkpatrick: Piano

Jon Wheelock: Bass

Marc Román: First Trumpet & Musical Director

Ángel Quiñones: Second Trumpet

Pete Anderson: Trombone

Antonio Orta: Saxophone & Flute

Enrique Quiñones: Bongo, Follower & Backing Vocals.

Recently recorded, December 2019, this is the cut that

Kadencia Orchestra shared as a Christmas single.

A song that was previously recorded by the group, but never released.

A kind of musical story about the bad situation at that time and was updated for the occasion, recorded in sessions both in Puerto Rico and in Richmond, Virginia.

With respect to “No Me Quite El Tambor”, we share the name of the music credits, as well as the link to its official video.

At this stage, the musical roots were extended, since his son Maurice Sanabria Gallardo (Maurice Jr.) became part of his group, which is made up of 12 musicians of the highest level.
Kadencia orchestra Don’t take the drum away from me

 Maurice Sanabria: Author Alfredo L. Santiago: Arranger

 Maurice Sanabria Ortiz: Singer

 Will Román: Timbales

 Héctor “Coco” Barez: Barriles de bomba, cua & maracas

 Leonardo García: Piano

 Julio Antillano: Bass

 Bob Miller: First Trumpet

 Marc Román: Second Trumpet

 Toby Whitaker: Trombone

 Milton Sesentón: Strings

 Alfredo Santiago: Saxophone

 Maurice Sanabria Ortiz, Maurice “Tito” Sanabria, Reinaldo “Rei” Álvarez Enrique “Quique” Quiñones: Choir

 Official Video: dYJB OE

To contact Kadencia Orchestra, you can do so through: 

 Website: https://kadencia.net/

 Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/KadenciaPR/

 E-mail address

 maurice Okadencia.net

 Phone numbers:

 +1 (939) 217 – 7710

 +1 (804) 647 – 7917

 KADENCIA ORCHESTRA

 Richmond, Virginia.

 

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Juan Manuel Lebrón: a versatile Puerto Rican artist

Music accompanies him from a very young age

Juan Manuel Lebrón is a very complete artist who has ventured into different areas of the entertainment industry, from music to comedy, Mr. Lebrón has put his name on it. Born on April 22, 1947 on the island of Puerto Rico, he has worked from a very young age on the stage when he became the singer of the Sexteto Rítmico group. But Juanma’s career, as he is affectionately known, is the perfect example of self-improvement that other artists can look up to when necessary.

Juan Manuel Lebron
Lebron is a complete artist

He recorded his first full album with the Orquesta Sensacional, which was his next step in the industry. His career took off when he participated in the OTI Song Festival, being the first salsa singer to represent Puerto Rico in this prestigious festival. Here he performed the song “Represento” which was originally by singer-songwriter Lou Briel. OTI allowed Juanma to have international recognition and the unconditional support of the late and talented cantaora Lola Flores who always praised Juan Manuel.

Currently he already has nine complete productions, his first success that conquered the radio of Puerto Rico was “Amores Sin Sentido” released in 1982. Later one of his greatest prides was to make a bolero album, in 1999 where the song “Una obra de amor” which is dedicated to all children struggling with HIV positive.

Acting and comedy are other of his passions

But beyond music Juanma has also stood out at the acting level, especially in television comedies, and if you ask any actor they will say that comedy is much more difficult than drama. Among Juan Manuel’s most famous productions we find “Musicomedia”, “Salsa con chispa” and “En casa de Juanma y Wiwi”; the latter was on the air for 14 consecutive years. He also dabbled in the host part with shows like the game one  “Atrévete”

Many records and songs
Who does not know Juan Manuel Lebron?

Apart from this great repertoire as a singer, actor and entertainer, Juanma has excelled in other facets as a music producer, composer, librettist, model and brand image. In fact, even he has ventured into the theatrical world by writing and starring in the play “Cosas de papi y mami”. He has also been a radio producer with his own shows.

There are many recognitions that Juan Manuel Lebrón has obtained in his long career as a public figure, these have not only been to recognize his work as a singer and actor, but also to recognize the great contribution he has made to Puerto Rico. Among them are:

  • Comedian of the year in 1978.
  • One of the “Ten Most Outstanding Young People in Puerto Rico” in 1980.
  • “Represento” awarded him a platinum record and the Buho de Oro given by Panama in 1986.
  • In 1991 he was nominated for Premios Lo Nuestro for the song “Ella y Tú” in the category Tropical Singer (Salsa).
  • In 1992 he was the official entertainer chosen by Telemundo for the Great Celebrations of the Fifth Centennial of America.
  • That same year he was awarded the honor of representing his island at the Puerto Rico Pavilion in Seville, Spain.
  • He won the Paoli Award in 1993 for Tropical Genre Singer of the Year.
  • In 1999 he received the Don Quixote award thanks to his long career as a comedian.
A Puerto Rican Artist
A talented and very versatile Puerto Rican artist.

In these modern times Juanma remains active in the music industry. There are several singles and albums that he has compiled in recent years. We hope that soon he brings us a new production, and the successes continue for this talented and very versatile Puerto Rican artist.

 

Jonathan Moly starts 2021 singing to his exes

“No Volveré” is the name of his new single

Jonathan Moly released the single “No Volveré”, a song with which he takes advantage of singing to his ex to the rhythm of salsa. This song is produced by Sergio Ramos, who also participates in the writing of the lyrics together with Rafael Salcedo, Ernesto Suarez, Aníbal Morín, and Jonathan Moly himself. The official video was released through the Venezuelan’s YouTube channel and already has almost 250,000 views.

The new of Jonathan Moly
This year starts with a lot of work

The lyrics of the song talk about those failed loves, where even though there is still love there is no way to get back together, since their time has come and gone:

“Quisiera estar a tu lado, pero las cosas han cambiado

Esa historia baby ya es pasado

Cuantas veces lo intentamos, y ha quedado demostrado

Que lo nuestro nunca ha funcionado

Tú quieres volver, pero esta vez, no voy a perder el tiempo

Discúlpame, si te falle, ya pasó nuestro momento”

Jonathan himself has reiterated several times that the song is perfect to dedicate to exes, he highlights it in the comments that can be found in the official video on the YouTube platform: “Did you already dedicate it to your exes? ? ”. Many of them are about ex stories that Moly’s fans have shared, several have been answered by the artist, especially the weirdest and most interesting stories.

The artist in his salsa facet!
His style has conquered more than one

On January 19, Jonathan shared through his channel a tutorial video to play “No Volveré” on the guitar, one of the many ways in which he loves to be in constant communication with his fans. As part of the promotion for this single, he decided to give a new image to his account on Instagram where so far only 13 posts can be seen, most of them around the single and are from this year.

The two most interesting are where he asks his fans if you can be friends with an ex or if they would return with their exes, that way he increased the excitement for his new single so that there would be debate in the comments. Another great surprise for this single was the series of Lives that he shared through Instagram with his exes, where he thanked each one of them for the experiences that led him to be the man he is today.

Jonathan has taken advantage of these months of quarantine to continue doing what he enjoys the most: music, in addition to spending time with his family as can be seen in several vlogs where he shows things from his routines and days passed in 2020. In fact, the video clip of “No Volveré” was recorded in Colombia in January of last year, here it shows a story with an ex, along with scenes of him accompanied by beautiful dancers, one of the hallmarks of Moly’s videos.

Like many artists, Jonathan looks forward to the time where it will be safe for everyone, and to meet his fans again on stage. That way he can sing his latest singles live, but feeling the warmth provided by his fans, he really wishes that in 2021 we can win the battle against this terrible virus.

Knowing a little more about Jonathan

Jonathan Moly is a Venezuelan with art and stages in his blood, his parents are former Miss Venezuela Inés María Calero and the renowned singer, songwriter and producer Miguel Moly. He was born in Caracas on July 13, 1993, from a very young age he has been close to music thanks to his father, so much so that at the age of 4 he recorded and sang a song with him that became a success in Venezuela, even appearing in recognized programs like Sabado Sensacional.

Jonathan with his mother Inés María Calero
His mother, Inés María Calero

His growth in music continued in a professional way, when his paternal grandfather Jesús Moly gave him his first piano, where he carried out his studies of music and the instrument itself. At the age of 10 he continues with his studies in music, but complementing with acting, which he is very fond of. Then at age 11 he began his studies in guitar, which would be his favorite instrument to compose his own songs.

When he was 13 years old he began to record his first studio project under the production of his father, in 2007 he released his first single called “Mi Mejor Amiga” which became a hit on Venezuelan radio, and even managed to cross borders. He manages to perform in various parts of the Caribbean country with this song, which leads him to meet the manager of the most popular youth salsa group in Venezuela “Salserín” where artists such as Servando and Florentino have also been.

Memories with Salserín
His time in the youth group, Salserín

Salserín became Jonathan’s musical school, not only as an artist but also in the salsa and merengue genre, which despite being overshadowed in the Latin region by the urban one, has managed to remain among the new generations thanks to groups like this and artists like Jonathan. His stay in Salserín was from 2008 to 2010, with which he recorded several hits and also allowed him to have his first appearance on television with the miniseries “Robando Corazones” that was very successful in the region.

Upon leaving the group with honor and beautiful memories, Jonathan decides to continue with his solo projects, after the experience gained during those years he begins to embrace more genres such as pop and ballad. In fact it is this mixture that forms his personal stamp, salsa and merengue will always be his flag but he likes to mix it with pop or ballads, in fact he calls it pop salsa. “A mi manera” was the single that he released after Salserín which was distributed by BREÑA SOL from Spain throughout Venezuela, demonstrating everything he can offer in the tropical genre.

2012 was the year of Jonathan’s internationalization by moving and settling in Miami, from there only good things began to arrive for Moly, releasing many more singles and studio productions. In 2013 he sang a duet with the salsa singer Luis Enrique of the famous theme “Yo no se Mañana” during the Chica HTV ceremony in Colombia, which places his name on social networks due to the excellent presentation given by both.

With Luis Enrique in Colombia
Next to Luis Enrique in Colombia

To this day, Jonathan maintains that charisma and simplicity that have always accompanied him, and maintaining constant communication with his fans. We wish this talented Venezuelan artist many more successes, not only in the artistic part but also in the personal one with his wife and their little son, may more good things come.

 

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February, the month where the Carnival begins worldwide.

Did you know that … Carnival is a party that is celebrated all over the world:

Carnival has many characteristics and with slight variations in the type of celebrations that depends a lot on the character of each region. Where people celebrated it with costumes, groups that sing songs, parades and street parties.

For many centuries, its origins vary according to historians, such as: pagan festivals, such as those held in honor of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, Saturnalia and Roman Lupercals, or those held in honor of the Apis bull in Egypt more than 5000 years ago, the pre-Hispanic Andean festivals and African-American cultures.

Currently, the carnival is celebrated in different ways in each country either by culture, religion or holiday and / or recreational activity, where it is represented with a parade in which the participants wear costumes and wear masks. However, the custom was transforming the celebration to its current form.

There are different ways to celebrate carnival in the world, this time we will mention some of them:

The carnival that takes place in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: especially in the Sambadrome known for being one of the largest open-air spaces in the city where one can hold large events, where Brazilians and tourists gather to dance and see the great festivals offered by the different dance academies and / or samba studios where the evaluation of each one depends on the rhythm, participation, costumes and originality of the parade, it already takes place outdoors, which makes the visitor have a more active participation at a lower cost and you can dance and enjoy the shows and / or shows that are in the marches carried out by the academies with their dancers wearing their best costumes and Samba steps as well as the floats and also the The public can enjoy and see the electric trios (they are musical groups that travel the city in equipped trucks playing music) in the street parties of Rio; and not only in “Rio” it is celebrated but it can be found in Recife and Olinda, in Salvador de Bahía, the city where Samba was born – Florianópolis, among others.

The Carnival parade in Brazil
Carnival dancer dancing Samba

Samba is the national music of Brazil, having Afro-Brazilian origin of 2 by 4 times but the beginning was specifically in Angola before arriving in Brazil; Currently he has a style that has received many mergers and is very varied; It is one of the rhythms that is used to celebrate carnival for the most part, the rest would be Latin rhythms (Salsa, Merengue, etc).

Carnival of Venice (Italy): it is unique in the world and its tradition dates back to the 11th century, although it was not declared a public holiday until two centuries later, it is totally different from the Spanish image, and much more from the Brazilian one. During the 10 days it lasts, people dress up and go out to walk and take photos, either in organized parades, or improvised (as if they were fresh out of a Canaletto painting).

Photo of a Carnival in Venice
Carnival with tradition dates back to the eleventh century

Carnival in Barranquilla (Colombia): takes place in a space in which differences are overcome and diversity is expressed without limits in each mask, costume, dance and dance. The happy notes of a cumbiamba or band music make you feel that social classes, regions and the whole world come together to enjoy the riches that the ancestors left as a cultural and historical legacy in Colombia.

One of the famous carnivals in Venezuela is “El Callao”: where the Venezuelan celebrates and shows his public the history and culture that transcends the carnival in Venezuela for more than a century; where at the beginning they were family reunions who did not have in their hands the necessary resources to temporarily move to their native towns and enjoy the colorful festivals, in these they pointed out their concerns acquired from generation to generation of the family and whose most outstanding manifestations were general art culinary, homemade drinks, varied music, dance, dance, theater, stories about their tales and legends, and perhaps the practice of magical and / or religious beliefs; Some of the best known characters are: La Madama, Medio Pinto, miners, fantasy, the sun and the star of the last moon, although they always vary in each carnival.

Photo - Carnaval Callao
Dancing in the Carnaval Callao

That is to say, the “El Callao” carnival is the result of the history of the city’s inhabitants and their diversity by exalting the Afro-Caribbean cultural legacy and the influences of other communities, causing a strong strength of the identity of the people of Callao, fostering unity among them and encourages the younger generations to discover their cultural heritage, passing from generation to generation among families by composing melodies, playing musical instruments, singing, dancing and making masks.

Cologne Carnival (Germany) also known as “the fifth season of the year”: it is one of the most important cultural events in Germany. They are especially popular for the parades on Carnival Monday (Rosenmontag).

There is a great variety of carnivals around the world with their culture and / or customs, in conclusion, it is an event or holiday that people release stress as it is dynamic, theatrical and sporty (due to the dance of different rhythms, most of them Latin especially in Latin America), in such a way that it helps the body to release tension resulting in fun and relaxation.

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