Saturday, August 18, 2012

MUBUTV is here...

This past Wednesday August 15th was the launch of a new online network called MUBUTV that I am the Co-founder on. The MUBUTV Insider Video Series, features interviews with some of today’s leading music industry professionals in the areas of A&R, music supervision, legal affairs, marketing & branding, publicity and record production among others.  We worked very hard on the creation and development of this first show and I am very proud with how it came out. 

I've attached the official press release below for you to check out. And I also went ahead and included the MUBUTV promo clip for the show as well as the first episode with veteran music supervisor John Houlihan. This was truly a labor of love and one that I hope that you will really enjoy. Much love & blessings...

 MUBUTV: Video Insider Series Promo Clip 2012



MUBUTV Press Release

Music Industry Insider Video Series MUBUTV set to launch August 15th

HOLLYWOOD, CA  (August 15, 2012) – Global music industry partners the Music Business Registry and Symbiotic Nation have joined forces to present the MUBUTV Insider Video Series, featuring interviews with some of today’s leading music industry professionals in the areas of A&R, music supervision, legal affairs, marketing & branding, publicity and record production among others. The series is set to debut on MUBUTV’s official website (MUBUTV.COM) as well as their YouTube channel on Wednesday August 15th.

MUBUTV™ is the brainchild of Ritch Esra of the Music Business Registry, the premier source of music industry contacts, singer songwriter and entrepreneur Eric Knight of Symbiotic Nation a new entertainment startup, and songwriter, session player Doug Probst. “For a long time, Ritch and I had discussed working on a project together that would embody our passion for educating artists as well as professionals on the future of our industry.” says Knight. Esra and Probst concur, “Over the last decade, we’ve experienced a radical sea change in this business which is why we feel that the time for this is now.  It’s absolutely crucial that artists and industry professionals educate themselves.”

Some of the featured guests in the first season of the Insider Video Series, include top music supervisor John Houlihan (Austin Powers, Charlie’s Angels, Training Day), A&R executive and artist consultant Don Grierson (Celine Dion, Cheap Trick, Heart), leading publicist Versa Manos (Sex Pistols, Whitney Houston, The Police), networking guru and author Dan Kimpel (Networking in the Music Business, It All Begins With the Music) and Kyle Bylin music sociologist and content manager at Live Nation.

Another component of MUBUTV is their “Featured Artist Series” which will showcase and spotlight videos from new and up-and-coming artists in every genre from around the world.

“We want MUBUTV to be the trusted source to help break the next generation of artists”, says Esra.

MUBUTV’s Insider Series will debut a new episode every two weeks. For more information contact John Sanders at media@mubutv.com or 424.245.0416. For more information, videos and news on MUBUTV visit their website www.mubutv.com

ABOUT MUBUTV

MUBUTV™ is a music business video series that examines several areas of today’s music industry, including: A&R, music supervision, legal affairs, marketing & branding, publicity and record production among others. The ultimate goal and objective of MUBUTV is to educate, empower and enlighten the musician and industry professional of the twenty first century.

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MUBUTV: Video Insider Series Part One Music Supervisor John Houlihan

 
 

Performing with Frankie J!

Boy it's been a while since my last post and I feel ashamed of myself. I've kept promising more consistent posting on my blog but have found it harder to do than I thought it would. I guess I'm going to have to really force myself to dig in and write. With that being said, here we go. Well this past Monday August 13th, I had the distinct pleasure to perform with Universal Music Artist Frankie J. I have to say I was quite surprised by what a great and humble person he turned out to be. He definitely has his feet on the ground and has the right idea about everything. He is a HUGE talent and what a great singer, WOW!

We ended up doing three TV show tapings for him. One was for the morning show here in LA for Univision called 'Primera Edicion' then shortly after we did 'Lanzate' and then finally later that evening we were in Burbank for the TV taping of a crazy ass show called 'Estudio 2'. I wish Frankie J. nothing but massive success. He's on tour now with J. Lo and Enrique Iglesias. You should go check him out. Below is a shot with me and Frankie J. before we did the show on the set of 'Primera Edicion'. Yeah I know it's a little blurry.

Eric Knight with Frankie J