coursework 1: producer research
PRODUCTION: PRODUCER RESEARCH ALANTIC RECORDS brief history of record company, links to other companies or labels: - alantic records was formed in 1947 by Ahment Ertegun and Herb Abramson. They were both big music fans and record enthusiasts, mainly within jazz music. - t hey founded Alantic Records with the intention to bring black musicians, of mainly rhythm, blues and jazz also early rock and roll, to a wider audience. - the owners originally wanted to return to turkey however, they decided to stay in America and explore the american music scene, specifically African American music. - during the first few months of Alantic Records being incorperated, they was immediately threatened with a recording ban strike, which meant that musicans and artists were unable to record and produce music. This put Alantic Records in a situation where they had to reach into their savings in order to survive the first year. However, by 1949, they was back producing music. - in 1...