Category Archives: Publishing

Daniel Baron/Best New Artist & Composer/Male Composer/South Africa SAMRO Awards

We’re delighted to announce that our composer Daniel Baron won the “Best Artist and Composer/Male Composer” award at South Africa’s SAMRO’s inaugural Wawela Awards last week. He was also nominated for Best Soundtrack In A Feature Film Or Theatric Documentary … Continue reading

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DownBeat Magazine International Critics Poll Winners

          A Train congratulates our winners for the 61st Annual DownBeat Magazine International Critics Poll for the following categories: Guitar – Bill Frisell Composer – Wadada Leo Smith Rising Star Clarinet – Ben Goldberg Best Jazz … Continue reading

Posted in Charts, News, Tommy Guerrero |

Congratulations to the NAMA Winners!

The Native American Music Awards has announced the winners for the Fourteenth Annual Awards and Canyon Records artists have received four awards.  Radmilla Cody, Shi Keyah-Songs for the People (Record of the Year), Tony Duncan, Earth Warrior (Artist of the … Continue reading

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Peter Rowan’s ‘The Old School’ Hits the Billboard Charts

The Old School, Peter’s second release on Compass Records, features traditional and original compositions and is produced by Compass owner/recording artist Alison Brown. Including performances by special guests Michael Cleveland, J.D. Crowe, Stuart Duncan, Chris Henry, Del, Ronnie and Robbie … Continue reading

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Billboard Magazine’s Latin Music Conference Features Clipper’s Hits

On April 25th, Telemundo will broadcast Billboard Magazine’s Latin Music Conference live from the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Florida. Don Omar, called the “King of Reggaeton” will be a featured performer singing “No Sigue Modas (aka Ella … Continue reading

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A Train Artist Performances at SXSW 2013!

A Train artists Peter Rowan and La Chiva Gantiva have multiple performances at this year’s SXSW: GRAMMY award winner and six-time GRAMMY nominee, Peter Rowan is a bluegrass singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades.  Rowan performs a Townes … Continue reading

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14th Annual Native American Music Awards – Canyon Records Artists Earn 20 Nominations This Year

          A Train is excited to announce that Canyon Record artists have been nominated in 12 different categories, some with multiple nominations contributing to an impressive total of 20 nominations for this year’s NAMA. Featured guests … Continue reading

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Celebrate the GRAMMY Awards with A Train

We are pleased to announce that two A Train writers received GRAMMY Awards this year:  Gregg Karukas for writing numerous compositions on Omar Akram’s Best New Age Album, Echoes of Love, released by Real Music (another A Train client) and … Continue reading

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A Train Welcomes Rupa & The April Fishes to Its Growing Family of Composers

              Four years, festivals and village concerts on three continents, two previous albums, several languages from Hindi to Tzotzil to French, many musical traditions, and countless moments of joy, sorrow, loss, and transformation were … Continue reading

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A Train Welcomes David Benoit

A Train is very pleased to welcome noted composer/performer David Benoit and his new works, including 2012’s Conversation on Heads Up/Concord, to its growing catalog of administered works. “Feelin It” from Conversation was #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Smooth Jazz chart for … Continue reading

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