Fwd: To Lesley RE: Book/Music Pubs & Tours
Hi LG - as we just discussed..sorry it's so long-winded - ='m sure you can edit verbally to size! I'm attaching an updated CV too =n case you think that's a good idea.
***Where things stand in 2012 -
have contract w/ Oxford Univ Press to write first =extbook in field, Cognitive Neuroscience of Music (complements =irst-ever course, started at Harvard in 90s, Music Mind & Brain - =ee www.BrainMusic.org/Education<=a>), looking for support that would provide time to complete text in =013 side-by-side with -
"Why Music? Mind, Brain & Human Sociobiology" - =igned w/ Kris Dahl of ICM Talent, NY Times best-seller agent (chose her =ver Brockman, Stroan). She says based on my track record (CV attached), =ioneer status in field, public relations history, and not factoring in =rade book and potential music boost (below), she expects six-figure =dvance
book tour in US and Europe expected after release "Why =usic?" in 2014
recorded song at Universal Music studios - co-wrote =nd performed (vocals, guitars) with "Hit-Boy" - Chauncey Hit-Boy Hollis, interviews =roducer/writer and recent for Top-10 Beyonce, =it Kanye "Niggas West, in Paris". Jay-Z, L'il Wayne (top secret =t the moment); can You-Tube search
song passed two auditions at A&R, Universal =usic publishing - Tom Sturges, Executive VP/Head of Creative sent to =orne Michaels for Andy Samberg and Lonely Island to do, but Samberg =eft SNL, LI broke up; then Assoc Director gonna pitched to Beastie Boys =ut lead Adam Yauch died; so "Prof T" is doing it with engineer/producer =tan Malveaux (regular at Universal, recently worked with Patti LaBelle, =anet Jackson's producers, many others).
now set to make video, record in final =roduction/mastering stage, more songs to A&R needed and publishing =ontract in reach;
meanwhile, totally unrelated: vinyl of 70's rock =usical (now called "70s indie psychedelic folk/rock - huh?) =ediscovered by NY DJ, now being auctioned on web for $500! M has gotten =mails over from Japan, France, Denmark, US asking for LP over past 5-10 =rs. Could be placed with indie label, eg Sundazed Records or better.
****Aims for 2013-14 are:
to publish with Oxford "Cognitive Neuroscience of =usic" textbook for scientists working in the field and the increasing =umber of professor and students studying the psychology and =euroscience of music (and visiting The Institute's webstite and =Library, which continue to grow
to publish with Random House or a similar house "Why =usic? Mind Brain & Human Sociobiology" for a general audience that =ill make comparisons with Levitin's book unfair (note: the only Fig of =he brain in that book is M's from Science pub) and set the stage for =ramo to succeed Sachs in the wake of the latter's passing. Get 5100k - =200k advance in 2013 with substantial proposal - feasible per Kris Dahl
to publish a (hit) record and video on iTunes and =ouTube with Beyonce/Kanye's producer Chauncey Hollis, follow-up w/ 1-2 =ecords/videos, sign contract with publisher, possibly (indie) label
do an unprecedented, crossover, book/small-venue =oncert tour in universities around the US and Europe in 2014-5
MT
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From: Mark Tramo MD PhD =It >
Subject: To Lesley RE: Book/Music Pubs & =ours
Date: December 26, 2012 12:01:48 PM =ST
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Hi L - Thought I'd resend this summary email w/ attachment =s it's been a week or so - Thanks! M