BRANCH MARKETING COLLECTIVE

Music and Partnership Marketing Consulting Sponsorships •...

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Music and Partnership Marketing Consulting

Sponsorships • Product Management • Tour Marketing • Music Industry Relations • Brand Marketing • Music Supervision

Email marc@branchmc.com for more information

WHAT IS BRANCH MARKETING COLLECTIVE + CONTACT INFO

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The Branch Marketing Collective was founded by multi-faceted marketing professional, Marc Schapiro, in the fall of 2008. With 20 years of experience in entertainment (at record labels, artist management, concert promotion and independent marketing companies), Marc embarked on this new journey with the goal of bringing new opportunities to artists and brands throughout the entertainment spectrum.

Contact Marc Schapiro for more information: marc@branchmc.com

Pre-Branch Marketing Collective Work Experience

Ferret Music - Head Of Label Operations 2005-2008

Roadrunner Records - Director Of Field Marketing 2001-2005

Artist Manager - Juliana Theory & Minus Driver 2000-2002

Artemis Records - Product Manager 1999-2001

Various Marketing Projects - Warped Tour, Roadrunner Records, Market Development Co 1998-1999

Mute Records - National Sales Manager - 1996-1998

CURRENT PROJECTS

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Northern Music Co
Opeth & Katatonia touring North America now.
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead touring Australia in May, UK/Europe/North America this summer
65daysofstatic now part of the NMC management roster

Steven Wilson
New solo album, The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) out now.

Pheroze
New EP, Ennui, out now.

Science Of Silence Records
Just announced the June 4th, 2013 release of Set and Setting’s debut album, Equanimity, on limited-edition vinyl and digital download.

Idle Hands Bar
The best in Bourbon, Beer & Rock in NYC

Kosher Klothing
T-shirts that help you “Mix Your Milk With Your Meat”

IDLE HANDS BAR The best BOURBON, BEER & ROCK in NYC since...

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IDLE HANDS BAR

The best BOURBON, BEER & ROCK in NYC since Sept 2010!

25 Avenue B, b/w 2nd & 3rd Street, NYC

www.facebook.com/idlehandsnyc

www.twitter.com/idlehandsbar

NORTHERN MUSIC CO After over 20 years in the business, Northern...

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NORTHERN MUSIC CO

After over 20 years in the business, Northern Music Co. has had consistent success with predominantly rock-orientated acts, achieving over thirty Top 30 Album chart positions and sales in excess of three million. As the company’s reputation has spread, the management roster developed to encompass acts from US and Scandinavia. Andy is still at the helm, managing the careers of some of the biggest names in heavy music: artists such as the widely respected Opeth and genre-defining Paradise Lost were established by Northern Music and our latest additions, Devin Townsend and …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are enjoying the most productive period of their careers. Aforementioned Opeth are an example of how career potential can be fulfilled with strategically planned management. Once an exciting underground prospect, Opeth have become one of the most renowned names in metal: worldwide Top 5 DVD chart success followed their sold out performance of the ‘Blackwater Park’ album at The Royal Albert Hall; ‘Deliverance’ was awarded a Swedish Grammis; ‘Watershed’ went Top 15 in the US Billboard Chart; the list goes on…

We aim to develop long-term, international careers for our acts and fight against the often short-term nature of the music industry. We are also active in keeping on the pulse of a constantly changing industry, which has led to the creation of our sister companies; Omerch, AMF Music, NMC Live and Graphite Records (operating in merchandise, publishing, live booking and record releasing respectively) enable Northern Music Co. to remain at the forefront of the rock and metal industries, activating and expanding its wide knowledge base and expertise. The management side of Northern Music Co. has also diversified by taking on producer Jens Bogren, DVD production co Cybertech, composer Jan Cyrka and designer Travis Smith.

STEVEN WILSON Highly respected British artist Steven Wilson has...

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:39:00 -0400

STEVEN WILSON

Highly respected British artist Steven Wilson has revealed that his third solo album will be titled The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories). Set for release by Kscope on February 25, 2013, the much anticipated new album was written between January - July and recorded in Los Angeles in September.

Steven’s current band is a collection of stellar musicians: lead guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Nick Beggs, Marco Minnemann on the drums, Theo Travis playing saxophone/flute, and Adam Holzman on keyboards. The record has been engineered by legendary producer/engineer Alan Parsons and consists of 6 songs, 3 of which are 10 minute plus epics and are based on stories of the supernatural.

Track listing for The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories):

Track listing:
1. Luminol (12.10) * see video below
2. Drive Home (7.37)
3. The Holy Drinker (10.13)
4. The Pin Drop (5.03)
5. The Watchmaker (11.43)
6. The Raven that Refused to Sing (7.57)

For a sneak preview, video clips of the band recording the expansive album can be found on SW’s official YouTube channel at youtube.com/StevenWilsonHQ

The limited deluxe 4-disc edition of the album comes in the form of a 128-page hardback book containing lyrics and ghost stories illustrated by Hajo Mueller. In addition to the deluxe edition, there will be regular CD, CD/DVDV media book, Blu-Ray, and 2LP vinyl editions, with the DVDV and Blu-ray editions featuring a 5.1 mix of the album and other bonus material.

SCIENCE OF SILENCE RECORDS SET AND SETTING...

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SCIENCE OF SILENCE RECORDS

SET AND SETTING “Equanimity” out on June 4, 2013

IF THESE TREES COULD TALK “Red Forest” (2 pressings of 500 each, 6 different colors)

HULL’s “Viking Funeral”

CONSTANTS ”If Tomorrow the War”

VOYAGER / MONOLITH Split LP

Get all SOS releases at our Webstore

http://www.scienceofsilence.net/
http://www.facebook.com/scienceofsilence

PHEROZE Tapping into an intricate fantasy world rich with...

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PHEROZE

Tapping into an intricate fantasy world rich with astute spirituality and cleverly-constructed melodic and harmonic structures, dexterous guitarist, songwriter and producer Pheroze makes intelligent music that illuminates life’s mysterious complexities. Inspired by vibrant rock risk-takers such as Freddie Mercury, Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell, Slash, Jeff Buckley and Prince, his intellectually-driven songs memorialize the craftsmanship behind the music that has sparked his imagination since childhood and present multi-dimensional snapshots of his cultural and creative roots. His ongoing dedication to mastering the intricacies of the recording and production process and talent for drawing out the unique elements of each song, regardless of genre and shaping them into works of art that connect emotionally with listeners has helped him evolve into a skillful producer and engineer. Through his meticulously-crafted albums and cathartic live performances, he freely presents highly-personal material that also genuinely resonates with a universal audience.

Born in London to Zoroastrian parents, Pheroze’s musical journey began while he was splitting his childhood time between the restrictive Saudi Arabia and the colorful, sensual India. Equally-stimulated by the pervasive Bollywood culture and the Black Sabbath, Queen and Prince that was on regular rotation at his parents’ house, his exposure to varied cultures allowed Pheroze to develop a worldly perspective. When he was 12-years old, a chance encounter with a friend’s guitar finally gave a distinct voice to his life’s passion, and, in order to raise enough money to buy his own instrument, he smuggled in Penthouse magazines – which were illegal in Saudi Arabia – and sold them to local teenagers. From that point on, he has been driven to build his life around the creation of music. He continues to channel the ghosts that have drifted in and out during his journey and let them speak through uniquely haunted melodies and lyrics.

Pheroze has been energetically participating in the New York City music scene since he arrived in 1997 and has written songs for, played in and released well-received albums with bands including Scar Culture (Century Media Records), Soapbox Army and most recently, Comfortably Plum, an emerging Pink Floyd cover band. Often referring to himself as “Minstrel for the Dead,” Pheroze Karai has recorded and released two solo LPs: Driftwood (2008, mixed by Nick Cohen); Crows into Swine (2011, mixed by Clay Holley). Both albums exhibit his skills as a multi-instrumentalist and feature him playing every instrument except drums. His upcoming album Ennui presents a series of distinctive, intricately-crafted songs about the moody human condition, reinforces his agility as a producer, singer and songwriter and showcases his powerhouse backing band, consisting of guitar virtuoso Pontus Gunve (PHWG), accomplished bassist Dan Kramer (The Stink) and nimble drummer Jeff Hardee (Facelift). Ennui will release in April 2013.

PAST PROJECTS

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2009-2011

InsideOut Music
home to the best in progressive rock and metal including Devin Townsend, King’s X, James LaBrie (of Dream Theater) and more.

Superball Music
home to Dredg, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and more

Century Media Records
one of the best rock and metal labels in the world for the past 20 years, home to Lacuna Coil, Suicide Silence and more

Dillinger Escape Plan
new album, One Of Us Is The Killer, in stores May 2013

Full Metal Texas
The biggest Metal show at SXSW from 2009-2011

Blackfield
featuring Steven Wilson and Israeli pop star, Aviv Geffen

Masters Of Reality
reissue of their self-titled album along with Live At The Viper Room released Dec 2012 on Delicious Vinyl. Chris Goss part of the Sound City players with Dave Grohl.

Fix This!
The Paul Barker album that accompanied Fix! The Ministry Movie

BlueHaze