I was asked last evening what was my favorite event of 2015.
Last year, I had the opportunity to see quite a few of our clients perform – lots of special moments that could be considered favorites, as you can see if you scroll down the blog history of these pages.
Picking only one is not fair, but alas, life is not fair.
So as I open the envelope of my memory containing the decision, I see that getting to meet legendary drummer, Ginger Baker in New York City is the winner.

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 18: Ginger Baker Performs Jazz Confusion Featuring Pee Wee Ellis, Alec Dankworth & Abass Dodoo at BB King on June 18, 2015 in New York, New York. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)

Frank Page backstage with Ginger Baker

I’d like to give a big congratulation to our client Europe for the success they had in 2015. If you haven’t seen it yet, here is the official video of their hit “Days of Rock ‘n’ Roll” from their latest album “War of Kings”.  They are hot, hot, hot right now!

However, if releasing a new album and selling out concerts wasn’t enough, they are also climbing the CLIO charts with their fun and funny GEICO Insurance commercial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH1biQdyiQI

Great year guys!

We would like to pass on our condolences to the family and friends of our client Motörhead’s lead singer, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister. With the internet and social media awash with stories and tributes of this Heavy Metal rocker after his sudden passing, we also would like to honor his memory for our readers with a video of one of his biggest hits, “Ace of Spades”.  Thank you Lemmy.

Our client The Jive Aces have just released a new music video, “Smile”. It is from their latest album “Spread a Little Happiness”, and is inspired by the Charlie Chaplin classic of the same name. After watching it I dare anybody to not feel warm and happy inside, and of course, have it bring a smile to your face too! Enjoy.

Cecile Glunt, our Director of Government Relations, is attending the Amsterdam Dance Event this week.
This is a five-day electronic music conference with over 2,200 artists attending.
Cecile participated in a session involving taxation from multiple countries.
She specifically talked about Central Withholding Agreements.

Below is Cecile with Mary Croghan, CFO of Liaison Artists of San Francisco:

We don’t know if Cecile signed up to be in any dance contests.
If anyone finds out, please let us know how she does.

Jackie and I just returned from the Western Arts Alliance 2015 Conference. This was our first time to Vancouver in many, many years. SPECTACULAR city! The conference was much larger this year than in the past. Dan Smythe from the IRS gave an excellent talk on Central Withholding Agreements.

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Consortium of Eastern Regional Theaters.
The two-day event was held at the historic Thayer Hotel at West Point. This was my first visit to The United States Military Academy. There were a lot of very large people walking,  jogging or running around wearing fatigues. I heard a lot of people say “Yes sir!” or “Yes ma’am!” I found myself quickly saying that also.

Jackie and I had the opportunity to be in NYC and see our client, legendary drummer Ginger Baker perform. The show is called Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion. The lineup includes Pee Wee Ellis on sax, bassist Alec Dankworth and percussionist Abass Dodoo. The house was standing room only and the crowd left thrilled. Prior to the show, Ginger and I almost talked about taxes. You can see how excited he was. He said something to the effect that I was a “sure cure for insomnia.”

Here are a couple of photos of Ginger performing that night:

Photos by Bobby Bank, Photographer of the Superstars