Cadium Music Publishing's Year-End Highlights

2014 was a continuation of 2013 with more notable moments for Cadium Music...

- In This Moment's, Blood, continued to sell, and with the guidance of Kevin and Kane Churko in the studio, the band landed a new record deal with Atlantic.

ITM's new album, Black Widow, has been out less than five weeks, but the group (and the label) is in full support of the record.  

Prediction: ITM's, "The Fighter," is the sleeper track on the album (think crossover radio), but won't get much attention until early next year.

- Cisco DeLuna's collaboration with Nashville's Annie Bosko is producing results.  While not written by Cisco, Bosko's "Crooked Halo" is gaining traction at Sirius radio.

- Southbound 75, a new project from Mark Lorenzo, was recorded this year and after testing some of the tracks, rock, as well as country listeners, like what they hear.  Expect Southbound 75 to release its debut in the first quarter of 2015.

- Five Finger Death Punch - the band that keeps dishing it out - had great success with both volumes of its The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell that were released in 2013, selling 750,000 collectively.  The title track just reached number one on the rock radio charts.

The guys have already recorded much of their new album with the Churkos and the first single is expected in March with an album launch in May.

- Papa Roach recorded their latest with each Churko writing and producing part of the album.  The lead single, "Face Everything and Rise," has already been licensed and the album is due out, 1/27/15.

- Currently, three Cadium songs are in the rock radio top ten: The aforementioned, "Wrong Side," as well as Hellyeah's "Moth" and the aforementioned "F.E.A.R."  (ITM's "Sick Like Me" is #11.)

Lastly, if the industry can get a handle on the streaming situation, maybe 2015 will be a better year for all of us.

Thanks to Cadium Music Publishing's talented writers, 2013 was a good year.

Some of the highlights include Kevin and Kane Churko each winning a Juno for their engineering work for Five Finger Death Punch's American Capitalist and In This Moment's Blood albums.  Kane is the youngest person in Juno history to win in the Engineering category.  "Battle Born," from FFDP's Volume 2 album topped the rock radio charts.

Lorenzo had a really good year on the road, finally playing in cities that have been waiting for the band to play, well, for a long time.

Cisco DeLuna played a significant role in Jim Carrey's audiobook, How Roland Rolls, as well as co-writing and producing two projects: Steve Reynolds and Rodrigo Navarro.  Both albums are due out next year.

Looking ahead, Lorenzo plans to continue to support its Ignition album, and Team Churko will be in the studio with Hell Yeah and welcome back In This Moment for their next album.

…and look for the Special Edition of ITM's Blood, due out at the top of 2014.

Habana Eva Finally Gets Released in U.S.

"Habana Eva," the Fina Torres ("Woman on Top")-directed film has finally gotten a commercial release in the U.S.  Airing on cable outlets such as HBO, the critically well-received romance/comedy apparently is being well-received by viewers.  Cisco DeLuna co-wrote the score to this Venezuelan picture.

Let's Call It "Alternativo," Instead of "Latin Alternative"

The emerging genre, "Latin Alternative," is a label to more or less separate some of the newer artists that have arrived on the scene over the last few years that don't exactly fit in some of the various Latin styles that many of us have come to know. Artists such as Ximena Sariñana, Café Tacuba and Zoé have been tagged with the Latin Alternative name, but the name isn't quite right.

In an interview with Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras, who host NPR's "Alt.Latino," for About.com, Contreras brings up a good point: "Latin Alternative" is only used among those in the music industry. From my observation, fans of this genre simply call it "Alternative." Think about it: Why would a native of Mexico call this music "Latin Alternative"? Do we in the U.S. label music as "American Modern Rock"? No. So let's be more inclusive and simply call the genre "Alternativo"; it speaks to the style of music and the language it is in. For those who immediately disagree, consider the term "Rock en Español" - it is understood in the U.S. to describe rock music in Spanish, so why not continue the trend? I think Latino music fans will appreciate it, as well.

In speaking with Rosario, Argentina's Austria and writer/producer, Cisco DeLuna, I am sometimes corrected by them when describing this genre. "Alternative" says it all, but "Alternativo" is more accurate.

Habana Eva Wins Top Prize at Film Festival

Habana Eva, co-scored by Cisco DeLuna, won the top prize at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. The film was directed by Fina Torres, who has made several films including Woman On Top, starring Penelope Cruz. The film has been getting some great coverage, including the New York Latino International Film Festival and Repeating Islands. For information about the film, check out the official website.

Suonix Slating Green Car Motel for 3rd Quarter Release

After several delays, the good people at Suonix Records are looking to release the first Green Car Motel album late summer. Word is that it will be August. "Destino De Abril" (Cisco DeLuna co-write) is said to be the first single. Stay tuned...

Green Car Motel Album Release Delayed Again

The Green Car Motel album has once again been delayed, not because of problems, but because of great feedback from radio. The album, which has two co-writes by Cisco DeLuna, was surveyed at European radio and the feedback apparently was great. Based on raves at radio, the label, Suonix, decided to slot the album for a better release time and decided on spring of next year. No specific date of the release yet.

DeLuna contributes to score; Documentary Nominated for Emmy

Cisco DeLuna contributed music to the score of "The Judge and the General," which has been nominated for an Emmy. The documentary about the trial of Chilean dictator Pinochet in 1998, is a candidate for the award in the category of Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form. The Awards ceremony takes place September 20 in Los Angeles, at the Nokia Theatre.

Green Car Motel Album Release in Europe Delayed

The word is that the Green Car Motel album - to be released on Suonix - has been pushed back until late summer. Cisco DeLuna has two songs on the album.

Two Cisco DeLuna Songs on Green Car Motel Album to be Released on Suonix Records

The Green Car Motel is releasing their first album on Switzerland's Suonix Records. The album will include two Cisco DeLuna co-writes: "Debestar" and "Destino de Abril." The album is set to be released later this year in Europe and Japan.