A Train Entertainment

A  Train’s diverse catalog of music has been heating up the charts this summer. We’re happy to report that several of our artists have reached the top five in their respective genres and we’ve currently got the number one dance song in the US! Check out the full run-down after the jump: Continue reading →

A Train signs a new deal with Oyez! representing the publishers Ratatan and Melodica and including the writers Mario Fargetta and Salvatore De Paola. Get Far’s “The Radio” featuring H-Boogie has been tearing up the dance charts – released in over 20 countries including the US, Canada, Spain, France, Italy, Czech, etc; “The Radio” has over six million  collective hits on YouTube and the video has been requested by various music channels in the UK due to it’s international success and support from key bloggers and press.

We are extremely excited about this new deal with Oyez! and are looking forward to building a successful relationship with them.

The A Train family grew this week with the additions of Q-Rious Music, Marc Antoine, and Chops Not Chaps to our digital distribution catalog. Germany’s Q-Rious has been publishing great music since 2002 including work from Dominic Miller, Dieter Ilg, Charlie Mariano and Susan Weinert. Continue reading →

A Train congratulates Six Degrees Records artist Vieux Farka Touré on tonight’s performance with Alicia Keys as a part of the kick off celebration for this year’s FIFA World Cup. The three-hour concert, considered the biggest entertainment event to date in South Africa, celebrates the arrival of the first-ever FIFA World Cup on the African continent and will take place at 30,000-seat Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Shakira and Juanes will perform alongside, and in collaboration with, popular African artists. The concert will be aired on ABC on Friday, June 11 at 8 PM.

For more information please visit abc.com

A big congratulations to Oscar winning composer Rachel Portman who has made history once again after becoming the first female composer to be honoured with the Richard Kirk Award at the annual BMI Film & Television Awards in Los Angeles on May 19th. The Richard Kirk Award is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. Continue reading →

A Train Entertainment is proud to announce that several of our artists have been nominated for this years Smooth Jazz Awards to be held on October 29th 2010 in Michigan City, Indiana. The following artists are nominated for awards in each of their respective categories – Richard Elliot “Entertainer Of The Year,” Rick Braun and Richard Elliot “Brass / Woodwind Player Of The Year,” Peter White and Jeff Golub “Guitarist Of The Year,” Greg Karukas “Keyboardist Of The Year,” Down To The Bone and Incognito “International Group Of The Year,” and Marc Antoine “International Artist Of The Year.” Continue reading →

A-Train is pleased to announce the release of several Qnote titles by the late John Dankworth. Jazz Matters features two suites of new music written by Dankworth with lyrics by Duncan Lamont. Recorded in 2007 at The Stables Theatre on the grounds of Dankworth and Lain’s home in Wavendon, “The Blues Ain’t” and “World Jazz” were individually premiered at the BBC Proms and The London Jazz Festival and have been described as worthy companions that explore unusual facets of the blues and what can be done in the space of twelve bars. Continue reading →

We’re pleased to announce that Compass Records has signed a record deal for The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band.

Co-founded in 1994 by musicians Alison Brown and Garry West, Compass is a new breed of roots-music label: eclectic, sophisticated, and artist-friendly. Called “one of the greatest independent labels of the last decade” by Billboard Magazine, Compass Records has provided a thriving haven of creativity for artists and a reliable beacon of quality for music fans. Continue reading →

Grammy Award winner and extraordinary vocalist/songwriter Lila Downs joins A Train for the digital distribution of her new live record, Lila Downs Y La Misteriosa En Paris. The CD will be released by Harmonia Mundi / World Village Music and is available in Spain on February 15th, and the rest of Europe and the U.S. in April. Continue reading →