Shore Fire Media
Shore Fire Media is a publicity and media management firm, based in Brooklyn, New York, that specializes in entertainment and popular culture. Founded by former Columbia Records Vice President Marilyn Laverty, the company is known for its representation of Bruce Springsteen, who was the firm's initial client along with Wynton Marsalis. Shore Fire Media is also recognized for its work with companies and organizations such as TuneCore, A2IM, PhotoShelter, Digital Photo Academy and WhyHunger; the Big Bill Broonzy biography 'I Feel So Good,' the documentary films "Lemmy: 49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch" and "Ron Sexsmith: Love Shines," and the artist Francis Mesaros, as well as its years long representation of Elvis Costello, Neko Case, Dr. John, Maxwell, Ricky Skaggs, Steven Van Zandt, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, The Hold Steady, Diana Krall and others.
Advertising Age's 2003 Entertainment Marketers of the Year Award was awarded to Laverty in honor of Shore Fire's campaign behind Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's The Rising. [1] Since 2006, Shore Fire clients were nominated for 121 Grammy Awards and have won 42 during that period. Major wins include the Album of the Year Awards in 2008 (Herbie Hancock) [2] and 2009 (Robert Plant and Alison Krauss) [3] and Best New Artist in 2010 (Zac Brown Band) [4]. In 2011, Mavis Staples thanked Shore Fire Media during her acceptance speech after winning the award for her record 'You Are Not Alone' in the Best Americana Album category [5]
[edit] Shore Fire Media Grammy Nominations List
| YEAR | Number of Nominations | Number of Wins | Notable Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 21 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 25 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 38 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 22 | 4 | Alison Krauss and Union Station swept all three categories in which they were nominated, including Best Country Album for 'Lonely Runs Both Ways' (Rounder Records). The win brought Krauss' tally to twenty GRAMMY® Awards, the most of any female artist in GRAMMY® history.
Bruce Springsteen won an award for Best Solo Rock Vocal performance for the title track from the acclaimed album 'Devils & Dust' (Columbia Records). |
| 2007 | 21 | 7 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: • Tony Bennett - 'Duets: An American Classic' (Produced by Phil Ramone) - Sony BMG
Best Bluegrass Album: • Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder - 'Instrumentals' - Skaggs Family Records Best New Age Album: • Enya - 'Amarantine' - Reprise Best Contemporary Jazz Album: • Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - 'The Hidden Land' - Sony Legacy Best Traditional Folk Album: • Bruce Springsteen - 'We Shall Overcome- The Seeger Sessions' - Columbia Records Best Contemporary World Music Album: • The Klezmatics - 'Wonder Wheel' - JMG/RED Best Long Form Music Video: • Bruce Springsteen - "Wings For Wheels: The Making of Born To Run" - Video Director & Producer Thom Zimny - Columbia Records |
| 2008 | 26 | 11 | Album of the Year: * Herbie Hancock - 'River: The Joni Letters' (Verve)
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: * Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" - from: 'Raising Sand' (Rounder Records) Best Rock Song: * Bruce Springsteen - "Radio Nowhere" - from: 'Magic' (Columbia Records) Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: * Bruce Springsteen - "Radio Nowhere" - from 'Magic' (Columbia Records) |
| 2009 | 24 | 11 | Record Of The Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss "Please Read The Letter" - from 'Raising Sand' (Rounder Records)
Album Of The Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - 'Raising Sand' (Rounder Records) Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss "Rich Woman" - from 'Raising Sand' (Rounder Records) Best Rock Song: Bruce Springsteen "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" - from 'Magic' (Columbia Records) Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss "Killing The Blues" - from 'Raising Sand' (Rounder Records) Best Contemporary Blues Album: Dr. John And The Lower 911 - 'City That Care Forgot' (429 Records) Best Traditional Folk Album: Pete Seeger - 'At 89' (Appleseed Recordings) Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - 'Raising Sand' (Rounder Records) |
| 2010 | 28 | 9 | Best New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Best Americana Album: Levon Helm - 'Electric Dirt' (Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records) Best R&B Album: Maxwell - 'BLACKsummers'Night' (Columbia) Best Traditional Folk Album: Loudon Wainwright III - 'High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project' (2nd Story Sound Records) Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen "Working On A Dream" - from 'Working On A Dream' (Columbia) Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Maxwell "Pretty Wings" - from 'BLACKsummers'Night' (Columbia) |
| 2011 | 17 | announced Feb 13 |
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes
- ^ [1] Archived Advertising Age article
- ^ [2] CNN.com
- ^ [3] Grammy.com
- ^ [4] Country Standard Time
- ^ [5] AOL Spinner
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