Christina Perri signs with Atlantic!

Hey guy’s Aly here, I know we haven’t posted anything in a while but I just experienced such a cool thing! This week Atlantic Records signed an incredibly talented singer Christina Perri. I was lucky enough to be able to watch a live performance of her in the Atlantic office today. The performance was amazing it gave me the chills! Here’s a clip I took with my flip can so you guys can check it out!



For those So You Think You Can Dance fans out there, you may be familiar with this song. Christina’s first single “Jar of Hearts” was just recently featured on the hit show and is on iTunes ready for download. You can check out the links below.


So You Think You Can Dance performance of “Jar of Hearts:

http://www.bscreview.com/2010/07/christina-perri-jar-of-hearts-sytycd-video/


“Jar of Hearts” iTunes Download:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jar-of-hearts-single/id378346318


For everyone else, I highly suggest checking this song out you won’t be disappointed, it’s amazing! Christina is also going on tour with another Atlantic artist Jason Mraz this fall. The two together will put on an amazing show, can’t wait to buy my ticket!


Christina Perri on Tour 2010
Supporting Jason Mraz



SEPTEMBER

24 Starkville, MS Mississippi State University Bulldog Bash

25 Searcy, AR Benson Auditorium/Harding University

26 Murray, KY Regional Special Events Center



OCTOBER

8 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara County Bowl

I CAN'T LIE, THIS IS A GREAT COVER!

Hey guys! Aly here and I'll be here this summer in the Publicity Department. I'm going into my senior year at the University At Buffalo and I'm SO excited to intern here at Atlantic!

One of my favorite songs this summer is "Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore)" by B.o.B. When this song comes on the radio, I can't help but blast it! So it was really cool when the frontman of Camera Can't Lie, Eric Arjes, grabbed his guitar and did a quick cover of labelmates, B.o.B and Hayley's, summer jam!

To watch Eric channel his inner B.o.B, head over to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4VNr3kcgPU&feature=player_embedded

I also just got to hear the new EP released by Camera Can't Lie! It's really good and I'd have to say my favorite song is "Losing You." The whole EP is now on iTunes. Want more of Camera Can't Lie? Check out their website: http://www.cameracantlie.com!!

Also make sure you get your copy of B.o.B's new album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray, which is in stores now! This album is great and also has another one of my (and I'm sure all of America's) favorite songs on it, "Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)" and my new favorite, "The Kids (feat. Janelle Monae)".

I have to get back to putting these press kits together, but I'm looking forward to an awesome summer!

New Moon Premiere

Yo guys, Allie here! A few weeks ago, there was a little thing called the New Moon premiere. As you all know (or should know!) Chop Shop/Atlantic put out the soundtrack for both Twilight and New Moon, and both have done extraordinarily well. We had a few artists from the soundtrack attend the premiere including Anya Marina, who co-hosted a special online stream for Myspace, Chris Walla from Death Cab For Cutie, Lykke Li, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Sea Wolf, OK Go and Hurricane Bells. With all these artists in attendance, they all needed a publicist to guide them down the madness that is the red carpet, and since we only had 2 publicists available, I got to fill in! I walked Leah, the drummer of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club through the photographers, weaving in and out of cast members and TV stars. I was so nervous with knots in my stomach, but once we started it was like second nature. Leah did a great job and once she was finished, I waited with Jessy, my supervisor for our next task: walking Miss Lykke Li down the carpet. Lykke arrived through all the madness, but looked beautiful and kept perfectly composed, never letting the insanity get to her. She did some great interviews with MTV, Myspace, Access Hollywood and others. Everything ended up great and the overall day, despite a few crazy and hectic moments, was amazing! It was such a great experience!

Rock n Roll At Its Finest

Like I mentioned before, October/November were CRAZY months here in LA. We had Robert Francis, Needtobreathe, and Serena Ryder all in one week. Robert played at The Roxy, which any LA people who haven’t been there, you should go, like now, because it’s the perfect place for a nice intimate show (but not too small), which was perfect for Robert. He played songs from his new album Before Nightfall, which was released that day, as well as a few hits from his first album, One By One. He played beautifully and with extreme expression. He is such a talented musician and he commanded the attention of the audience. His closing song “Do What I Can” was performed solo, just him and his guitar. The audience was completely silent, all eyes and ears fixed on him in amazement of his beautiful voice and extreme passion. Listening to this song gave me chills. It was incredible.

The next night Needtobreathe played with Serena Ryder and it was once again an amazing night of complete talent. This was my first time hearing NTB live, and holy goodness, it was awesome. Their music is a great mix of Kings Of Leon and Coldplay, but with a twist thanks to Bear’s little southern twang in his voice that is just oh so wonderful. They had everyone dancing, clapping, and singing along. They decided to play their last song to a sold out crowd on the balcony of the venue acoustic and unplugged. They relied on the audience to sing along in order for everyone to hear the entire song. It was seriously incredible.

To me, attending our artists’ shows is a significant part of being an intern and working at the label. It is important to show support for the artist and it is a good networking opportunity. I have been to over 30 shows with Atlantic and I LOVE attending shows and spending time with people outside of the office has helped me to build a stronger relationship with everyone. It is a time when everyone unwinds together and gets to enjoy the music they love.

A Day In The Life of a Publicity Intern...

Hey guys! First off, let me introduce myself. My name is Allie and I am a publicity intern in the Burbank office. I am a junior at Loyola Marymount University and I have been interning here at Atlantic (along with semesters at Viva La Rock and Fueled By Ramen in both Burbank and New York) for 6 semesters (2 year anniversary in March! Woohoo!!).

As a publicity intern, I help out with clipping articles about our artists from newspapers, magazines, and online blogs. I also get to assist with regional press (when an artist is on tour- interviews, show reviews, etc about the tour). We have had a massive amount of artists in town over the past 2 months!

Mayday Parade and The Academy Is… came through on the Alternative Press Fall Ball Tour in mid-October, leaving us with interviews and acoustic performances galore! Anthony (the other publicity intern and super awesome dude) went with Mayday in the morning to do press, but in the afternoon the guys came back to the office to do an interview and a short acoustic performance with Alloy. I mainly made sure that the Alloy people were comfortable and had all that they needed. When the band came we had a nice little chat about tour, looked around the office and tried to figure out a fake record player that looked like a UFO.

Straight from the office, we headed over to the venue for interviews with McDonalds TV. Apparently, McDonalds is doing this awesome campaign with a bunch of musicians (including our own Carolina Liar) and the videos will be featured in McDonalds all across the nation. The Academy Is… did a short interview first in this clubroom in the back of the venue. It was a really awesome setting for it because it was dark, lit by chandeliers (and the camera’s lights) and had mirrors all over the walls. After getting Academy all set and taken care of, the Mayday guys got all mic’d up and they started their group interview about what inspired them, how was the writing process, fans on tour, etc. Then halfway through their interview, a fuse was blown and they had to restart :(. The guys were troopers and total sweethearts though. It makes work so much easier and more pleasant when the people are friendly and cooperative. The show was awesome, both bands put on a great performance with lots of energy!

A few weeks ago A Rocket to the Moon came through LA on the OP Tour with Boys Like Girls and had some press to do for the tour and their new album “On Your Side” that dropped early October. They had an acoustic performance and interview at Beta Records (little studio/label in Hollywood), which was totally awesome. The people that work there were totally awesome and the place was beautiful. They had a small little stage, where Rocket performed that had lights dripping from the ceiling. They played three songs, “She’s Killing Me”, “Dakota”, and the first single off the new album “Mr. Right”, which the band filmed a music video for in September (Anthony and I are in it as extras so you should check it out!). I didn’t get to watch their interview because I went to pick the guys up some food, but I heard it went great! Their show that night in downtown LA was awesome! The band sounded great and the audience loved them. The guys was really appreciative and friendly which once again made work feel more like play, plus they remembered meeting me in New York over the summer, which was a really nice surprise!

FLO RIDA MAKES NEW YORK JUMP!

So after a very early commute, I met Mike outside the security entrance at Rockefeller Center and then we went inside and walked out to the Plaza where we got to stand RIGHT in front of the stage. It was really cool being in the crowd with all of the fans who came out to support Flo. He performed his current single 'Jump' from the G-Force Soundtrack, his massive hit 'Right Round', and the song that made him famous, 'Low'. One thing for sure, Flo puts on a great show and got all the fans hyped up! Check out the pictures and video below.

SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE FAN

6:29AM. I just got all dressed and ready and am about to head to the Long Island Railroad to go to work. Work at 6:29AM?! Yes, you read that correct. Today isn't just my last day at Atlantic, but rapper Flo Rida is performing three songs on the 'Today Show' and Mike and I will be there to see all the action first hand.

I must say, there is not much of a better ending to an awesome experience than going to see one of my favorite artists perform a mini-concert. I better get going, I need my coffee before I do ANYTHING. I'll make sure to post pictures the minute I get to the office!