CATMAN RECORDS INC. NYC Music Biz News

 

November 14, 2008- Attention to our Japanese fans and friends, "Mike Catalano's single SMOOTH AS SILK" goes to Japan, on the DAVE KOZ SHOW on JWAVE, Friday November 21, 2008

November 10, 2008 "Right on Time" hits #14 on the Radio and Records Smooth Jazz indicator Chart.

SEPT30- CAT NEWS is back from vacation, RIGHT ON TIME, THE NEW SINGLE is well recieved nationwide and A Manhattan Affair is getting national RADIO play in the USA. RIGHT ON TIME, just debuted on the R&R Smooth jazz INDICATOR LAST WEEEK.

August 15, 2008 Release of Mike Catalano, Right on Time as radio single, for Mediabase and R&R Smooth Jazz

".. Another sophisticated stunner from Mike Catalano on the remix of "Right on Time" (Catman) .. "

Carol Archer, Radio and Records Magzine Online Edition August 15, 2008

 

May 29, 2008

"Mike Catalano's SMOOTH AS SILK"

"CHARTBOUND" THIS WEEKEND ON

allenkeplersmoothjazztop20countdown

Smooth Jazz Top 20 Countdown wtih Allen Kepler

Hear it on your local Smooth Jazz radioStation May 29 to May 31 on the

Click the image or HERE for List of 25 stations coast to coast in the USA!

 

MAY 19, 2008

Catman Records Welcomes New Statons on Board..

WNWV Cleveland, Jones Radio Network, KJZN Fresno, KJZS Reno, KBZN Salt Lake City, and

the BA Smooth Jazz Network HD ..WBRH-FM 90.3 Baton Rouge, see below for more stations!!

.all now joining the "Smooth as Silk" airplay...

See our links page for more

March 30 , 2008

The 2008 promotional campaign is going well, Smooth as Silk the single from A Manhattan Affair, gaining new ground and new stations more news as this develops!

The commercials with Steve Dunleavy, are a smash, running throughout the country on various terrestrial radio....

March 9 , 2008

“Smooth as Silk”. It has an “easy-n-breezy” feel to it and listeners will feel comfortable with it across the board. Definitely a Smooth Jazz track that can’t be over-looked.

Steven Mikal Brown, Smooth Jazz 105.5 KJZN, Fresno

January 22, 2008

SMOOTH AS SILK (Radio Edit) Now Available

on Plaympe.com

New time= 4min 5 seconds,

Fade Begins at 3:30

THANKS to WQCD for the Spins last week of Smooth as Silk!

For more information or special edits contact Larry Steinman marketing@catmanrecords.com

January 14, 2007 - Thanks to all th stations below for enjoying "Smooth as Silk", Welcome New STATIONS.

 

Smooth as Silk hit #1 on the Radiowave internet Radio Monitor which Monitors internet radio!

12-23-07

Smooth as Silk hit #1 on the Radiowave internet Radio Monitor which Monitors internet radio!

 

12-23-07 A Manhattan Affair is #30 on Amazon Mp3 SJ download Chart!

HOLIDAY TRACK:NEW RELEASE:

Mike Catalano's "Winter Wonderland" featuring Blue Lou Marini, Will Lee and Rob Mounsey is now available to all stations on playmp3.com .

Tune in to WNUA Chicago on Xmas Eve and Xmas Day and hear it! Special thanks to Rick O'dell at WNUA, live streaming WNUA.com

Welcome WNWV The Wave in Cleveland, to Mike's Winter Wonderland too, and many more KMGQ, KSBR, KRVR, WGRV, WJJZ , WTUL WAPL's Sunday Morning Jazz, Mike Stern Show in Panama City, Florida, SKYFM, Smooth Jazz.com, FOX NEWS in NY

For more information contact press@catmanrecords.com

To pre-order write to friends@catmanrecords.com

December 12, 2007, Brazilian Trumpet legend Marcio Montarroyos, passed away after a a brief batter with Cancer. His trumpet and fluglehorn playing, sound and style were a part of modern musical history in Brazil and the world, during the past 30 yrs. He's been a great friend since 1985 and he will truly be missed. This was at a small club in Rio De Janeiro, in 2006, with his band at the time, I dont remember all their names. Mike Catalano

 

 

 

December 10, 2007

NEWS HOLIDAY TRACK:NEW RELEASE:

Mike Catalan "Winter Wonderland" will be available to all stations as of December 11, 2007 on playmp3.com , WNUA in Chicago is debuting it ASAP.

December 1, 2007 Smooth as Silk, still on the R&R indicator at #15, also a new chart Radiowave, which deals with Internet radio worldwide, Smooth as Silk now #1 on the radiowave chart!

October 10, 2007 The single "Mike Catalano Smooth as Silk" is R&R Chart #17 on the R&R smooth jazz Indicator Chart.

September 4, 2007 The single "Mike Catalano Smooth as Silk" is R&R Chart #21on the R&R smooth jazz Indicator Chart. The CD "A Manhattan Affair hits #37 on the Smooth Jazz.com chart and #2 on the SmoothJazz.com indie chart!

AUGUST 17, 2007 The single "Mike Catalano Smooth as Silk" is R&R Chart #25 on the R&R smooth jazz Indicator Chart.

AUGUST 15, Catman Records signs License for "Sweet Lady Jane" CD, for worldwide distribution, Artist Jane Duboc, with Special guests Ivan Lins and more, Produced by Ivan Lins, Arranged and Conducted by Rob Mounsey, with full orchestra, Quartet of Rob Mounsey, Chris Parker, Steve Rodby, Romero Lumbambo, Featured soloists Lou Marini, Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff

AUGUST 9, 2007 R&R Chart Debut, The single "Mike Catalano Smooth as Silk" is #28 on the R&R smooth jazz Indicator Chart

JULY 16, 2007 A Manhattan Affair hits #17, on the SmoothJazz.com indie Chart!!

"Mike Catalano's aptly named "Smooth As Silk" (Catman) rests easily on the ear; no surprise, as pianist Catalano is backed by Chuck Loeb, Will Lee and Randy Brecker, among others" ...Carol Archer, RadioandRecords.com Week of July 2, 2007

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#1 MOST ADDED RADIO SPINS:
1 -- MIKE CATALANO- A Manhattan Affair (Catman) - [10]

Smoothjazz.com July 2, 2007

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Review From All Musicguide.com

Mike Catalano, A Manhattan Affair by Matt Collar
A follow-up of sorts to his 1989 debut A Rio Affair, A Manhattan Affair features pianist/composer Mike Catalano performing his crisp and breezy smooth jazz that touches on melodic rock, lightly funky R&B and Bossa Nova. Joining Catalano here are not only his superb rhythm section of bassist Will Lee and drummer Peter Erskine, but also a bevy of name artists and longtime Catalano associates including guitarist Chuck Loeb, trumpeter Randy Brecker, keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nico Assumpcao and others. Fans of organic '70s fusion and contemporary pop should find much to enjoy here as Catalano delivers a sparkling afterglow version of "Beauty And The Beast", turns John Lennon's "Fool On The Hill" into a perfect soft-rock noir ballad and showcases vocalist Ivan Lins' deeply emotive vocals on the atmospheric Brazilian classic "Dindi". Similarly engaging are such catchy Catalano originals as the cinematic and danceable "Take Me Back To Rio", the smoky ballad "Lelena" and the driving Weather Report-esque "Moonlight In Baja". These are refreshing, often lushly arranged and endlessly melodic cuts that make the most of Catalano's tasteful keyboard chops.

QUOTES:

"I've watched Mike Catalano's career blossom from his days of Brazilian roots-music into the full-fledgedjazz musician he is today. You can feel his inspiration as you listen to every nuance of his playing and writing. His music is sure to move anyone with heart & soul! "--WILL LEE, 2007

"Mike Catalano's music is a reflection of the man himself -- It
shines with sincerity, warmth and beauty. A Manhattan Affair will
take you to a beautiful place. You won't want to leave town!" Rob Mounsey 2007

"Mike Catalano is the only man I know who has an ongoing affair with 2 mistresses who lives without the fear that jealousy might separate him from his essential body parts... believe me it can happen..." Steve Dunleavy 2007 Excerpt from Liner notes of A Manhattan Affair CD Booklet

JUNE 24, 2007: CATMAN RECORDS begins National Radio Campaign for Mike Catalano's debut release, "A Manhattan Affair" with Roger Lifeset of Peer Pressure Promotion, the chosen Single is track #8 "Smooth As Silk", by Mike Catalano, produced by Mike Catalano and Will Lee.

 

Saxophonist Michael Brecker Dies at 57
Date: January 17, 2007
Written By: Scott Verrastro From Jazz Times Magazine Site
Michael Brecker, considered by many to be the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane, succumbed to leukemia on Saturday, Jan. 13. The 11-time Grammy Award-winner had been battling myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a cancer of the blood marrow, since 2005. He was 57.
Brecker, born in Philadelphia, Penn., on March 29, 1949, began his musical career in his teens, playing rock and R&B before moving to jazz, allowing him to fit comfortably within many genres. In 1969, he moved to New York, where he joined early fusion group Dreams, which also included his brother Randy on trumpet and drummer Billy Cobham. Brecker played with Horace Silver from 1973 to 1974 before co-leading the commercially successful Brecker Brothers throughout most of the ’70s.
Due to Brecker’s dynamic range and stylistic breadth—he was adept at compromising the forceful passion of Coltrane and Wayne Shorter with the accessible melodiousness of mainstream jazz—he was in high demand as a session musician, his discography eventually containing over 900 albums. Ubiquitous throughout the ’70s and ’80s, Brecker appeared on albums by Elton John, Paul Simon, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, James Taylor, James Brown, Joni Mitchell, Todd Rundgren, Lou Reed, Frank Zappa, Steely Dan, Funkadelic and Aerosmith. His jazz credits include appearances on records by Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Don Cherry, Grant Green, Charles Mingus, and many others that would turn a mere list into a sizable novel.
Incredulously, Brecker’s first album as a leader was released in 1987. 2003 saw the release of his last album, the ambitious Wide Angles, which won two Grammies. After experiencing mysterious back pain during a concert in 2005, Brecker was diagnosed with MDS. Sadly, the disease ultimately led to Brecker’s inability to fend off leukemia. His last studio album, finished just two weeks ago and currently untitled, will be released in June on Heads Up International and will feature Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Brad Mehldau and John Patitucci.
Michael Brecker is survived by his wife, Susan; his daughter, Jessica; his son, Sam; his brother, Randy; and his sister, Emily Brecker Greenberg.

JUNE 26, 2006, Veteran Producer from Brazil, Paulinho Albuquerque , long time friend and producer for Ivan Lins died suddenly of a heart attack in Rio De Janeiro. He worked with ivan for more than 30 yrs, and was part of so many wonderfulrecords and projects, he will be greatly missed.

 

June 24, 2006-

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- Turkish-born record producer Arif Mardin, who helped shape hit recordings by the Bee Gees,
Aretha Franklin,
Willie Nelson and
Bette Midler, among many others, has died at age 74, associates said.


Mardin died in New York on Sunday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
The winner of 11
Grammys, including producer of the year, he spent nearly 30 years at Atlantic Records before founding his own label at EMI, Manhattan Records, where he signed
Norah Jones for her debut album.
Mardin, a jazz fan and friend of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and arranger
Quincy Jones, was encouraged by them to get formal musical training, which he did by attending Boston's Berklee College of Music.
In 1963 he joined Atlantic Records, which was founded Turkish brothers and fellow jazz fans Nesuhi and Ahmet Ertegun.
Among the hit records he produced were "Groovin"' by the Young Rascals, "Against All Odds" by
Phil Collins and "Jive Talkin"' by the Bee Gees.
He also produced several Aretha Franklin albums, including "Lady Soul," "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" and the gospel album "Amazing Grace."