Jonathan D. Haskell, VP of publishing at ALIBI Music, and Brooke Primont, SVP of synchronization at Concord Music Publishing, have been appointed to the Los Angeles and New York chapters of the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) boards of directors, respectively. Haskell will complete the final year of outgoing L.A. board member Cassie Lord’s two-year term, and Primont will do the same for outgoing NY board member Dana Siegel. Both Haskell and Primont will be up for a full term during the next AIMP election, which will take place in November 2022.
As VP of publishing for ALIBI Music, Haskell has expanded the company’s publishing business by over 1,000% in annual revenue since joining in 2016. ALIBI is now a leading provider of professionally composed music and sound effects with over 300,000 audio files, including stems, alt mixes, and cutdowns. Haskell is also an advisor to Glow Music Group, a boutique music licensing and publishing company representing over 350 indie artists and an extensive vintage catalog of over 8,000 copyrights. Previously, Haskell worked under AIMP founder Michael H. Goldsen for eight years as copyright manager at Criterion Music, which was recently acquired by Universal Music Group. He began his career at ASCAP after graduating from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in music industry.
Primont has spent over 25 years in music publishing, beginning her career at BMI as director of writer/publisher relations. From there, she went on to VP of creative services & marketing (film/TV music) at Cherry Lane Music Publishing before moving up to SVP of music placement & licensing for Razor & Tie. Primont has been at her current position as head of Concord Music Publishing’s U.S. synchronization department for over five years, managing a team of 10 professionals and securing placements across ads, film, TV, trailers, promos, and gaming for a catalog that has grown to over 600,000 copyrights.
Apple, WWF, CeraVe, Sydney Opera House Among Those Having A Grand Time At CICLOPE
An awards ceremony last night (10/10) capped three days of CICLOPE in Berlin, marked by talks by notable speakers, collaborative Craft Sessions, and attendees making global connections.
Drawing nearly 1,700 entries, culled down to 370 finalists across 18 different countries, the competition saw judges award seven Grand Prix winners, 45 Gold, 51 Silver and 61 Bronze trophies.
Grand Prix winners were:
--Apple’s “Flock” directed by Ivan Zacharias of SMUGGLER for TBWAMedia Arts Lab, Los Angeles.
--WWF’s “Up In Smoke” directed by Yannis Konstantinidi via production company NOMINT.
--A$AP Rocky’s “Tailor Swif” from directors Vania & Muggia of production company Iconoclast.
--Spotify’s “Spreadbeats” directed by Maldita via production house The Youth for FCB NY.
--CeraVe’s “Michael CeraVe” from directorial duo Tim & Eric via production company PRETTYBIRD for WPP Onefluence team, led by Ogilvy PR North America.
--Sydney Opera House’s “Playit Safe” directed by Kim Gehrig via Revolver x Somesuch for agency The Monkeys.
--Gucci’s “Who is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story” directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman via Moxie Pictures.
Special Awards--Year’s Best
CICLOPE Special Awards went to:
Production Company of the Year: SMUGGLER
Director of the Year: Ivan Zacharias
Editing Company of the Year: Work Editorial
VFX Company of the Year: Electric Theatre Collective
Animation Company of the Year: Untold Studios
Sound Company of the Year: Barking Owl
Music Company of the Year: String & Tins
Agency of the Year: TBWAMedia Arts Lab
Brand of the Year:... Read More