Tannen Media Ventures, Inc. has an interests in a number of companies involved in the music industry, including the music publishing companies, DeShufflin, Inc., New Media Music Inc., Tannen Music, Inc., and Ridge Music, owned by Paul Tannen. The music publishing companies operate under the umbrella of Tannen Music Companies.
In addition, Tannen Media Ventures, Inc. is a partner in the startup Latino record label, Nuevo Mundo, and is an investor in the automated music recommendation service, DigitalMC.
DeShufflin,
Inc. (ASCAP)
Founded
in 1972 by Paul Simon and Michael Tannen, the company is now owned 100%
by Mr. Tannen. The catalogue consists of approximately 400 songs written
primarily by writers who are or at one time were under contract to DeShufflin
as recording artists as well as writers. Almost all of the songs have
been recorded and released on records or used in movies or on television.
The catalogue features numerous country hits as well as pop, contemporary
jazz, and folk repetoire. It also includes several film scores.
New
Media Music Corp. (BMI)
Founded in 1978 by Bob James and Michael Tannen, the company is now owned
100% by Mr. Tannen. The catalogue consists of about 100 songs. Like
DeShufflin, most of the songs were written by singer/songwriters. The
material is mostly pop, R&B and jazz. Writer/artists represented include
Joanne Bracken, General Norman Johnson, and Wilbert Longmire.
Tannen
Music (a division of New Media Music, Corp.) (BMI)
Tannen Music, which was founded by Nat Tannen in 1944, was one of the
original founding members of BMI. The catalogue, which contains approximately
500 compositions, is particularly well represented by classic country
songs, most of which were written and recorded in the late 50's and early
60's. With the new popularity of "traditional" country music, the catalogue
is experiencing somewhat of a renaissance. About 75% of the catalogue
is country, while the balance is primarily pop with some gospel and R&B.
Ridge
Music Corporation (BMI)
Founded by Johnny Tilltotson and Paul Tannen in 1961, Ridge Music was
originally formed to publish Tillotson tunes, and is now owned soley by
Paul Tannen. The catalogue, which contains 479 songs, includes jazz material
and has a strong country presence. There is also comedy material, including
Pat Cooper's classic, "An Italian Wedding."
Tannen
Music Companies - Administration
All of these
catalogs are administered for the Tannen Music Group by Paul Tannen. Paul
Tannen has been in the music business over 30 years as an independent
record producer, song writer and music publisher. Working independently
for the most part, he has also worked for Warner Brothers Records and
EMI Music Publishing. The Tannen Music Companies website is at www.tannenmusic.com and includes a searchable database of information
about the titles, artists, and writers, as well as sample clips.
Developed by astrophysics professors at Carnegie Melon University, DigitalMC classifies and matches music using sonic content, identifying and analyzing over two hundred thousand individual acoustic elements for each song. Like a record collector, DigitalMC catalogs and organizes each song; but unlike even the most avid collector, DigitalMC can order individual tracks based on shared acoustical qualities. For example, if an individual is looking for new musical tracks that are similar to a specific artist or band, DigitalMC can listen to an example, compare it to all the available music, and return with each song ranked in order of the closest to weakest matches. This technology actually get down to the root of what a particular track actually "sounds" like, without the subjective, and often-differing opinions of music listeners. Analyzing songs and compiling lists of tracks with similar qualities takes only fractions of a second, and, because the process is automated, adding new songs is quick and efficient, with no additional costs.
DigitalMC offers three salient benefits over the competition:
1. Its sophisticated technology is fully automated and requires no human servicing or updating at any point in the process, including during the classification and addition of brand new music.
2. It make recommendations based on the inherent qualities of the music, providing recommendations of new music more quickly and much more accurately than collaborative filtering or profiling methods that entail a comparison of consumers' listening histories.
3. Subscribers receive the full benefits of our recommendations without having to fill out any questionnaires or surveys, providing them with immediate gratification.
Nuevo Mundo Entertainment - a small startup Latino record label and music publishing company founded by Herman Rodriguez-Bajandas. Artists signed to date include the legendry Johnny Pacheco, the Dominican Republic's number one group, Al Jadacqui, and the Boston-based Presidiarios.
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