Norman Chesky
| Norman Chesky | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Executive music producer, president of Chesky Records and HDtracks |
Norman Chesky is a music entrepreneur and executive producer of two Grammy award winning albums.[1][2] He is the co-founder and co-owner of Manhattan Production Music and Chesky Records.[3][4] Chesky also co-founded HDtracks, a music download service.[5][6] He was a Trustee of the Recording Academy and is a co-founding member of the Production Music Association (PMA).[7][8]
Career
Chesky co-founded and co-owns Manhattan Production Music.[4][9] He served as a Trustee of the Recording Academy from 2002 to 2007.[8]
Chesky Records
In 1986, Norman Chesky and his brother, David Chesky, co-founded Chesky Records.[5][10][11] Norman Chesky serves as the president of the record label.[12] Chesky Records was the first company to use 128x Oversampling and the first independent American record label to record using Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) technology.[10] Norman Chesky was the executive producer of Portraits of Cuba and Tropicana Nights, two Grammy award winning albums under Chesky Records.[1][2][10][13][14]
Production Music Association
Norman Chesky became a co-founding member of the Production Music Association in 1997.[7] The association was founded by a group of composers and publishers who opposed a proposition to cap performance royalties on music used in commercials, promos and announcements.[7]
HDtracks
Norman Chesky and David Chesky co-founded HDtracks, a high-resolution music download store in 2008.[6][15][16] According to Audioholics, HDtracks is the world's first high resolution digital music site to offer DRM-free music in multiple formats.[16] Norman Chesky serves HDtracks' president.[17]
Discography[18]
- 1989 Paquito D'Rivera - Tico! Tico!
- 1989 Luiz Bonfá - Non-Stop To Brazil
- 1989 Clark Terry - Portraits
- 1989 Phil Woods with Tommy Flanagan, George Mraz, Kenny Washington - Here's To My Lady
- 1991 Phil Woods - The Little Big Band: Real Life
- 1992 Paquito D'Rivera – Havana Cafe
- 1992 Igor Stravinsky/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra /Oscar Danon - Petrouchka
- 1993 Mongo Santamaria And Various - Mambo Mongo
- 1994 Sara K. – Play On Words
- 1994 Leny Andrade Featuring Fred Hersch - Maiden Voyage
- 1994 Astor Piazzolla – The Central Park Concert
- 1995 Sara K. – Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin'
- 1995 Clark Terry – The Second Set - Recorded Live At The Village Gate
- 1996 Carlos Heredia – Gypsy Flamenco
- 1996 Rebecca Pidgeon – The New York Girls Club
- 1997 Livingston Taylor– Ink
- 1998 Rebecca Pidgeon – Four Marys
- 1999 Sara K. – No Cover
- 1999 Chuck Mangione – The Feeling's Back
- 2000 Chuck Mangione – Everything For Love
- 2000 McCoy Tyner Quartet – New York Reunion
- 2000 David Johansen And The Harry Smiths – David Johansen And The Harry Smiths
- 2000 Giovanni Hidalgo, Candido, Patato Valdes – The Conga Kings
- 2001 Lee Konitz – Parallels
- 2001 Bucky Pizzarelli – Swing Live
- 2001 Sara K. – What Matters
- 2002 George Coleman, Mike Stern, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb – 4 Generations Of Miles
- 2003 Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie – Three Guitars
- 2003 John Pizzarelli – My Blue Heaven
- 2005 Rosa Passos & Ron Carter – Entre Amigos
- 2005 Carlos Franzetti – The Jazz Kamerata
- 2005 David Chesky, Area 31 (2) – Concerto For Violon And Orchestra / The Girl From Guatemala / Concerto For Flute And Orchestra
- 2005 Babatunde Olatunj – Circle Of Drums
- 2005 Paquito D'Rivera – The Jazz Chamber Trio
- 2006 David Hazeltine-George Mraz Trio With Billy Drummond – Manhattan
- 2007 The Jimmy Cobb Quartet – Cobb's Corner
- 2008 Sam Yahel, Ari Hoenig, Mike Moreno, Seamus Blake – Jazz Side Of The Moon
- 2009 Jen Chapin – Revisions
- 2012 Dr. Chesky – Dr. Chesky's Sensational, Fantastic, And Simply Amazing Binaural Sound Show
- John Pizzarelli– One Night With You
- Various – The Ultimate Demonstration Disc
References
- 1 2 "Portraits of Cuba - Paquito d'Rivera". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 "Tropicana Nights - Paquito d'Rivera". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ Janice Brown (2010-09-20). "Hot Topics in Production Music Panel This Wednesday, 9/22". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 Jim Bessman (2002-05-18). "ASCAP Proposals Incite E-Mail Opposition". Billboard.
- 1 2 Michael Lavorgna (2012-06-08). "Q&A With David Chesky of HDtracks". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 Steve Guttenberg (2008-04-29). "HDtracks: Why settle for iTunes now that you can get CD quality music downloads?". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 3 "History". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 "PMA Meeting: What's The Value Of Music?". 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ Jon Newton (2002-05-17). "ASCAP's 'Old Boy' network". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 3 "Chesky Records". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Chesky Records". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ Jim Bessman (2000-04-08). "Johansen Explores Smith's Folk on Chesky". Billboard.
- ↑ David Basham (2000-09-14). "Santana, Luis Miguel, Maná Lead Latin Grammy Winners". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Winners of the 1997 Grammy Awards". 1997-02-28. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ Wes Phillips (2008-03-23). "Chesky Launches High-Resolution Download Store". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 Clint DeBoer (2008-04-11). "HDtracks Launches DRM-Free HD Music Downloads". Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "CEA Slates High-Res Audio Sessions At CES". TWICE. 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "Norman Chesky". Retrieved 2014-08-24.