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C Sharp Consulting, Ltd. offers an array of services to recording artists and labels alike which include; Artist Management, Sales and Marketing advice and Financial Management. Managed on a day-to-day basis by industry veterans Kent Anderson and John Morison the Company focuses on leveraging relationships and experience while providing services and advice in maximizing revenues for the Company’s clients. Prior to founding A440, Anderson was responsible for all sales and marketing in the Jazz and World Music categories at Virgin Records under the aegis of Virgin Associated Labels including; Narada, Real World, Luaka Bop and Higher Octave where they achieved tremendous success here in the states with a French speaking duo of sisters - Les Nubians. In conjunction with the National Association of Recording Merchandisers [NARM] Anderson has produced four consecutive #1 Billboard Jazz & Blues chart compilation recordings. Sharing in the vision of the integration of music and technology, Anderson served as Vice President under the tutelage of Phil Ramone at N2K, Inc. The company was one of the pioneers of the exploitation of artists and music over the internet by aggregating communities to genre related websites (Rocktropolis, Jazz Central Station, Classical Insites) while providing one of the first secure commerce stores, (Music Boulevard) for fulfillment of CDs online. The company demonstrated the future of the distribution of music via the internet through the creation of the first digital download in the history of recorded music with David Bowie. The company also embraced the Enhanced CD format, providing seamless access to the internet and artist websites, additionally created one of the first online music delivery mp3 players (e_mod), the precursor to i-Tunes, and produced the first 5.1 surround sound DVD. While at N2K, Mr. Anderson’s sales and marketing efforts were recognized with Billboard magazine naming the label the #1 Independent Jazz Label during the company’s first year of operation. Additionally, being honored with having the #1 Best Selling Contemporary Jazz Recording, (Jonathan Butler) and the #1 Traditional Jazz Recording (Dave Grusin – Presents West Side Story), During his tenure at GRP Anderson oversaw all domestic sales for the label. During this time the company was named the #1 Jazz Label in the world for five consecutive years in a row, received more than 30 Grammy nominations and achieved annual domestic sales in excess of 25 million dollars while managing an annual marketing budget in excess of $3 million dollars. The company embraced technology early on having been the first company in the U.S. to produce compact discs, the first to place a label’s catalog on CD-ROM and built the first record company website. Anderson is a voting member of the National Association for the Recording Arts and Sciences [NARAS], a member of the National Association of Recording Merchandisers [NARM], A2IM & Merlin and a member of the Jazz Institute of Chicago Mr. Anderson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa with an emphasis on performance on double bass and in Music Business. Mr. Anderson founded C Sharp Consulting, Ltd. in 2005 and has managed all aspects of independent releases from artists as diverse as; Alice Peacock, SwampdaWamp, Slique and New Soul Cowboys. John Morison, had been an executive for almost 20 years in a successful career with major financial institutions in London specializing in the management of private client investment portfolios. Mr. Morison had an interest in the entertainment industry and founded his own consulting firm, working with independent record companies and distributors. In this role, Mr. Morison has successfully developed for his clients numerous music business plans and built a solid reputation in negotiating recording and distribution agreements. Among his associations is also a relationship with Avenue Records, an independent label based in Los Angeles. John developed the company’s business plan and created the structure of the company’s royalty accounting processes and procedures. Avenue has since sold over 3 million records and Mr. Morison maintains a close relationship with the company. In 1996, Mr. Morison took over the financial management of three Chicago based independent labels including management of one of the label’s marketing and promotion, Nu Groove Records, which marketed and sold the breakthrough act “Down To The Bone”. Mr. Morison also formed another independent label, Trippin’ ‘N Rhythm Records, which released the hugely successful Jazzmasters and Paul Hardcastle albums. During this period Mr. Morison acquired consulting agreements with a number of other independent record companies serving to provide financial management and royalty accounting services. Mr. Morison brings to C Sharp Consulting 20 years of specialization in Royalty Accounting and general financial advice, especially with regard to his clients’ contractual relations with third parties and recording artists. |