Anything for a Hit: An A&R Woman's Story of Surviving the Music Industry - Couverture rigide

Carvello, Dorothy

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ISBN 10 : 0912777915 ISBN 13 : 9780912777917

Editeur : Chicago Review Press, 2018

Synopsis

Dorothy Carvello knows all about the music biz. She was the first female A&R executive at Atlantic Records, and one of the few in the room at RCA and Columbia. But before that, she was secretary to Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic's infamous president, who signed acts like Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin, negotiated distribution deals with Mick Jagger, and added Neil Young to Crosby, Stills & Nash. The stories she tells about the kingmakers of the music industry are outrageous, but it is her sinuous friendship with Ahmet that frames her narrative. He was notoriously abusive, sexually harassing Dorothy on a daily basis. Still, when he neared his end, sad and alone, Dorothy had no hatred toward him--only a strange kind of loyalty. Carvello reveals here how she flipped the script and showed Ertegun and every other man who tried to control her that a woman can be just as willing to do what it takes to get a hit. Featuring never-before-heard stories about artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Steven Tyler, Bon Jovi, INXS, Marc Anthony, Phil Collins, and many more, this book is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered what it's really like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dorothy Carvello began her career in 1987 as an assistant to Ahmet Ertegun, the legendary Atlantic Records founder, and went on to become the label's first female A&R executive. She worked for many of the biggest names in music--Morris, Azoff, Galante, Buziak, and Ienner--at Atlantic, Giant, RCA, Relativity, and Columbia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chicago Review Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0912777915
• ISBN 13: 9780912777917
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible