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Private Music is an American independent record label, founded in 1984 by pop/experimental musician Peter Baumann, as a "home for instrumental music." Initially signing such artists as Yanni, Suzanne Ciani, Patrick O'Hearn, Leo Kottke, and Baumann's former bandmates, Tangerine Dream, the record label specialized in original music, including New Age music, but made a sharp turn to mainstream niches, with signings of Taj Mahal, Ringo Starr, Etta James, A.J. Croce, and many more. Its releases were distributed by then-emerging BMG (the label's earliest recordings having been distributed by RCA), which bought Private Music in 1996. In 1989, Baumann hired veteran Warner Bros. Records‘ music executive Ron Goldstein, as Private Music’s President & CEO. Goldstein moved the offices from New York City to Los Angeles, hiring Karen Johnson, a former publicist for U2, Tony Bennett and Warner Bros. Records' projects (Madonna, Ice-T, Linda Ronstadt, Van Dyke Parks), and others, to expand the label’s image. Baumann recruited the well-respected, mainstream A&R executive Jamie Cohen (also a painter), in demand at the time for his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Visual image was important to Goldstein who handpicked exquisite art director Melanie Penny, previously of Virgin Records and Warner Bros. Records, as VP, Creative Services, through the life of Private Music. Private Music emphasized its "artist re-development" efforts, supporting such eclectic veteran-artist signings as Taj Mahal, Ringo Starr, Etta James, Jennifer Warnes, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Toots Thielemans, Jimmy Witherspoon, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Eliza Gilkyson, Joy Askew, The Pahinui Brothers and Kenny Rankin, while expanding the catalogs of Yanni, Leo Kottke, Andy Summers and Ravi Shankar, with strong "debut support" for A.J. Croce, Susan Werner, and more. An international marketing department was added, helmed by longtime Sony Music executive JP Bommel. Private Music's recordings earned multiple Grammy Awards and nominations -- including Etta James' first career win, in 1994, for best jazz vocal performance on “Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday,” her debut of three albums on the label. Private's roster achieved high recognition on national television. Numerous artist appearances included interviews and performances on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN, Entertainment Tonight, MTV, VH1, E! Entertainment Television, and many more. The label's recordings by Grammy winner Taj Mahal (produced by John Porter), spawned the Grammy winning Phantom Blues Band which continues as a mainstay in blues recordings and concerts. With its increasing influence in blues and roots music, and at the peak of its performance in record sales, Private Music also entered into a joint venture with House of Blues‘ record label, featuring such artists as Cissy Houston and John Mooney. In 2001, Private Music became part of the short-lived Arista Associated Labels which also included Windham Hill; by 2004, after Sony and BMG merged, the label's releases switched to RCA. Currently, no reissues are scheduled. Like its mentor (Warner Bros. Records), Private Music's business model leaves an example for indie artists who exemplify (Goldstein's A&R criteria of) "quality and excellence." Following his Private Music tenure, Goldstein served as President and CEO of the Verve Music Group label at Universal Music Group, in New York City. Karen Johnson directs KJPR Publicity and Artist Relations in Los Angeles. Sadly, Jamie Cohen and Melanie Penny passed in 2008 and 2009, respectively. ==Selected discography== ;Carlos Alomar * ''Dream Generator'' (1988) ;Suzanne Ciani * ''Seven Waves'' (1982) * * ''The Velocity of Love'' (1986) * * ''Neverland'' (1988) * ''History of My Heart'' (1989) * ''Pianissimo'' (1990) * ''Hotel Luna'' (1991) * ''The Private Music of Suzanne Ciani'' (1992, compilation) * * ;Michael Colina * ''Rituals'' * ''Shadow of Urbano'' ;A. J. Croce * ''That's Me in the Bar'' (1995) * ''A.J. Croce'' ;The Fabulous Thunderbirds * ''Roll of the Dice'' (1995) ;Eliza Gilkyson * ''Through the Looking Glass'' (1992) ;Philip Glass * ''Passages'' (1990, with Ravi Shankar) ;Jerry Goodman * ''On the Future of Aviation'' (1985) * ''Ariel'' (1986) * ''It's Alive'' (1987, live) ;Miles Goodman and various artists * ''Getting Even With Dad'' - soundtrack ;Mike Gordon * ''Clone'' (2002, with Leo Kottke) ;Dan Hartman * ''New Green Clear Blue'' (1989) ;Nona Hendryx * ''Skin Diver'' (1989) ;James Newton Howard * ''Promised Land'' (1985, soundtrack) ;Lucia Hwong * ''House of Sleeping Beauties'' (1985) * ''Secret Luminescence'' (1987) ;Etta James * ''Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday'' (1994) * ''Time after Time'' (1995) * ''Love's Been Rough on Me'' (1997) ;Eddie Jobson * ''Theme of Secrets'' (1985) ;Leo Kottke * ''A Shout Toward Noon'' (1986) * ''Regards from Chuck Pink'' (1988) * ''My Father's Face'' (1989) * ''That's What'' (1990) * ''Great Big Boy'' (1991) * ''Peculiaroso'' (1994) * ''Leo Kottke Live'' (1995) * ''Standing in My Shoes'' (1997) * ''One Guitar, No Vocals'' (1999) * ''Clone'' (2002, with Mike Gordon) ;Kate & Anna McGarrigle * ''Heartbeats Accelerating'' (1990) ;The Necks * ''Sex'' ;Patrick O'Hearn * ''Ancient Dreams'' (1985) * ''Between Two Worlds'' (1987) * ''Rivers Gonna Rise'' (1988) * ''Eldorado'' (1989) * ''Mix-Up'' (1990, remixes) * ''Indigo'' (1991) * ''The Private Music of Patrick O'Hearn'' (1992, compilation) * ''A Windham Hill Retrospective'' (1997) ;Phil Perry * ''One Heart One Love'' (1998) Peak 82163 * ''My Book of Love'' (2000) Peak 82181 ;Kenny Rankin * ''Professional Dreamer'' ;Leon Redbone * ''Christmas Island'' (1987) * ''Sugar'' (1990) * ''Up a Lazy River'' (1992) ;Shadowfax * ''The Odd Get Even'' (1990) ;Ravi Shankar * ''Tana Mana'' (1987) * ''Inside the Kremlin'' (1988) * ''Passages'' (1990, with Philip Glass) * ''Bridges: Best of Private Music Recordings'' (2001, compilation) * ''The Essential Ravi Shankar'' (compilation) * * * ;Ringo Starr * ''Time Takes Time'' (1992) ;Andy Summers * ''Mysterious Barricades'' (1988) * ''The Golden Wire'' (1989) * ''Charming Snakes'' (1990) * ''World Gone Strange'' (1991) ;Taj Mahal * ''Like Never Before'' (1991) * ''Dancing the Blues'' (1993) * ''Phantom Blues'' (1996) * ''Señor Blues'' (1997) * ''The Best of the Private Years (2000, compilation) ;Tangerine Dream * ''Optical Race'' (1988) * ''Lily on the Beach'' (1989) * ''Miracle Mile'' (1989, soundtrack) * ''Melrose'' (1990) * ''The Private Music of Tangerine Dream'' (1992, compilation) ;John Tesh * ''Tour de France'' (1988) * ''Tour de France... The Early Years'' (1990) ;Toots Thielemans * ''East Coast West Coast'' (1994) * ''Brasilian Essence'' (2007) ;Chris Thomas * ''21st Century Blues...from da hood'' ;David Van Tieghem * ''Safety in Numbers'' (1987) * ''Strange Cargo'' (1989) ;Kristen Vigard * ''Kristen Vigard'' (1988) ;Jennifer Warnes * ''Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs of Leonard Cohen" * ''The Hunter'' ;Susan Werner * ''Last of the Good Straight Girls'' ;Yanni * ''Optimystique'' (1984) * ''Keys to Imagination'' (1986) * ''Out of Silence'' (1987) * ''Chameleon Days'' (1988) * ''Niki Nana'' (1989) * ''Reflections of Passion'' (1990) * ''In Celebration of Life'' (1991) * ''Dare to Dream'' (1992) * ''In My Time'' (1993) * ''Yanni Live at the Acropolis'' (1994) * ''A Collection of Romantic Themes'' (1994, compilation) * ''Devotion: The Best of Yanni'' (1997, compilation) * ''In the Mirror'' (1997, compilation) * ''Enraptured: A Collection of Yanni Favorites'' (1997, compilation) * ''The Private Years'' (1999, compilation) * ''Winter Light'' (1999, compilation) * ''Love Songs'' (1999, compilation) * ''Ultimate Yanni'' (2003, compilation) * ''The Collection'' (2006, compilation) ;Dan Zanes * ''Cool Down Time'' (1995) ;Various (samplers) * ''Piano One'' (1985) * ''The World of Private Music, Vol. 1'' (1986) * ''The World of Private Music, Vol. 2'' * ''The Private Music Sampler 1988'' (1988) * ''The Private Music Sampler, Vol. 4'' * ''The Private Music Sampler, Vol. 5'' * ''Piano Two'' (1990) * ''Polar Shift'' (1991) In 1986 Private Music released a collection of 5 music videos on VHS videocassette in the US. The collection features collage images for the five songs: "On the Future of Aviation" by Jerry Goodman, "Beauty In Darkness" by Patrick O'Hearn, "Memories of Vienna" by Eddie Jobson, "Water Garden" by Sanford Ponder, and "Dragon Dance" by Lucia Hwong—all were artists on the PM label at the time. The collection was released on laserdisc only in Japan in 1986 (Private Music LD SM048-3085) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Private Music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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