HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb, 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The winners are in! Chop Shop’s Alexandra Patsavas, Live Nation’s Creighton Burke and Universal Music & Video Distribution’s Jim Urie won by a landslide in the 2009 Best of the Biz List from NARIP (National Association of Record Industry Professionals), which recognizes excellence and high professional standards in our business. NARIP’s list identifies top-level executive talent and know-how in major areas of the record and music industries. <\/p>\n
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This year NARIP’s poll generated nearly five times as many votes as last year. Several individuals stand out because they won by such wide margins in their respective categories and deserve additional applause for this: Alexandra Patsavas, Best Music Supervisor; Creighton Burke, Best Concert Promoter Executive; Jim Urie, Best Traditional Record Distribution Executive; Josh Rabinowitz, Top Music-Ad Agency Executive; Rick Rubin, Best Music Producer.<\/p>\n
NARIP congratulates all the nominees and winners. A toast to excellence! <\/p>\n
About NARIP<\/strong><\/p>\n The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) promotes education, career advancement and good will among record executives. With an emphasis on becoming better informed and more effective executives, NARIP offers professional development opportunities, educational programs and seminars, the opportunity to meet and interact with peers, a job bank, a member resume database for employers, a mentor network, a newsletter and other services.<\/p>\n NARIP was created specifically for – and is restricted to – record industry professionals. To qualify for membership, you must work at a major or independent label, record distributor, record marketing or personal management firm. Lawyers, publicists and consultants whose main client base is the record business are also welcome.<\/p>\n A toast to excellence! And the awards go to:<\/strong><\/p>\n Top Artist Manager (6 nominees) Best Source for Music Business News (6 nominees) Best Concert Promotion Company (6 nominees) Best Concert Promoter Executive (7 nominees) Top Consultant \/ Strategist (5 nominees) Best Digital Distribution Company (6 nominees) Best Traditional Distribution Executive (6 nominees) Best Traditional Distribution Company (5 nominees) Top Marketing Professional, Online or Traditional (8 nominees) Top Music Business Attorney (6 nominees) Top Music Business Writer \/ Journalist (7 nominees) Top Music Producer (6 nominees) Top Music Publishing Company (6 nominees) Top Music Publishing Executive (7 nominees) Top Music Supervisor (9 nominees) Top New Media Executive (5 nominees) Top Publicist (7 nominees) Top Radio Promotion Executive (6 nominees) Top Record Company President or CEO (7 nominees) Top Retailer (7 nominees) Top Sales Executive (6 nominees) Top Auditor \/ CPA (6 nominees) Top Royalty Tracker \/ Collector (5 nominees) Best music business conference or event (9 nominees) Best music or record industry association(s) (3 nominees) Top Music-Brand Executive (7 nominees) Top Brand-Music Executive (6 nominees) Top Music-Ad Agency Executive (5 nominees) Top Music-Friendly Brand (6 nominees) Top Music-Brand Firm (8 nominees) \tFor more information, visit:<\/strong> *(LOGO 72dpi: Send2Press.com\/wire\/images\/09-0203-NARIP_72dpi.jpg)<\/p>\n All trademarks and service marks are the property of the respective parties.<\/p>\n News issued by: National Association of Record Industry Professionals<\/p>\n
Ian Montone (34.6-percent of the vote)
Irving Azoff
Jim Guerinot <\/p>\n
Billboard (50.6-percent of the vote)
Digital Music News
Allaccess.com<\/p>\n
Live Nation (49-percent of the vote)
Goldenvoice
AEG<\/p>\n
Creighton Burke of Live Nation (30.7-percent of the vote)
Bill Silva, Bill Silva Presents
Paul Tollett, Goldenvoice<\/p>\n
Ann Jones, Music Today (40.5-percent of the vote)
Eugene Foley, Foley Entertainment
Thomas A. White<\/p>\n
iTunes (51.2-percent of the vote)
IRIS Distribution
Independent Distribution Collective<\/p>\n
Jim Urie, Universal Music & Video Distribution (37.3-percent of the vote)
Bob Frank, KOCH Distribution
Steffen Franz, Independent Distribution Collective<\/p>\n
Universal Music & Video Distribution (48.3-percent of the vote)
KOCH Distribution
Fontana Distribution<\/p>\n
Liz Heller, Buzztone (16.8-percent of the vote)
Jackie Wilgar, Live Nation
Allison McGregor, CAA<\/p>\n
Don Passman (28.4-percent of the vote)
Dina LaPolt
Jeffrey T. Light<\/p>\n
Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna, RollingStone.com \/ Suicide Girls (20.8-percent of the vote)
Jon Pareles, New York Times
Susan Butler, Billboard<\/p>\n
Rick Rubin (39.7-percent of the vote)
Mark Ronson
Timbaland<\/p>\n
EMI Music Publishing (29.4-percent of the vote)
Cherry Lane Music Publishing
Bug Music<\/p>\n
Big John Platt, EMI Music Publishing 28-percent of the vote)
Martin Bandier, Sony\/ATV
Richard Stumpf, Cherry Lane<\/p>\n
Alexandra Pastavas (30.4-percent of the vote)
P.J. Bloom, Neophonic
Gary Calamar<\/p>\n
Tie between Bryn Boughton, IRIS Distribution\/BlinkerActive and Heather Luttrell, IndieClick, both (28.8-percent of the vote)
Ethan Kaplan, Warner Bros. Records
Richard Conlon, BMI<\/p>\n
Christopher Buttner, PRThatRocks.com (21.7-percent of the vote)
Alexandra Greenberg, Mitch Schneider Organization
Angelica Cob-Baehler, Virgin Records<\/p>\n
Howard Rosen, Howard Rosen Promotion (33.2-percent of the vote)
Chris Lopes, Interscope Records
Bill Burrs, RCA Records<\/p>\n
Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Records (33.5-percent of the vote)
Doug Morris, Universal Music Group
Ken Cmar, Wonderdrug Records<\/p>\n
ITunes (44-percent of the vote)
Amazon
Amoeba<\/p>\n
Amy Zaret, Warner Bros. Records (25.9-percent of the vote)
Ron Spaulding, Fontana
Dave Stein<\/p>\n
Fred Wolinsky (22.6-percent of the vote)
Matt Jones
Matt Hurewitz<\/p>\n
Jon R. Hichborn, Records On The Wall (38.8-percent of the vote)
Eric Palmquist, Walt Disney Music Company
Julia Burzan, AMRA<\/p>\n
SXSW (41.3-percent of the vote)
MIDEM
Tie between CMJ and Billboard Film & TV<\/p>\n
Association of Independent Music Publishers (49.6-percent of the vote)
California Copyright Conference
Recording Academy<\/p>\n
Steffan Franz & Greg Gordon, epiphyterecords.com (21.7-percent of the vote)
Del Bryant, BMI
Bryn Boughton, BlinkerActive<\/p>\n
Chad Vogelsong, JVC (24.7-percent of the vote)
Dante Piacenta, Elias Arts
Ember Harker, Creative Metaphor Design<\/p>\n
Josh Rabinowitz, Grey (34.1-percent of the vote)
Ryan Fitch, Saatchi & Saatchi
Paul Greco, Young & Rubicam<\/p>\n
Apple (66.8-percent of the vote – wow!)
Volkswagen
Target<\/p>\n
Cornerstone (30-percent of the vote)
Rock River Music
ACME<\/p>\n
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