- unitid
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{"value"=>"186282", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*L (Special) 23-01", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b23144467", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1983-1994", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1983/1994"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Perfect Marketing Corporation collection"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.21 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Perfect Marketing Corporation is a commercial entertainment production company that created videos of live music performances in the United States for broadcast on Japanese television during the 1980s and 1990s. The Perfect Marketing Corporation collection contains the company's video and audio recordings that largely document jazz concerts in New York City from 1983 to 1994. Featured musicians include Nancy Wilson, Lew Soloff, Kimiko Itoh, and John Zorn."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Perfect Marketing Corporation", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Perfect Marketing Corporation (also known as PMC International) is a New York City-based commercial entertainment production company. Founded by George and Junko Braun in the 1970s, the company has historically serviced film crews from Japan, and has distributed videos and albums primarily in Japan. During the 1980s and 1990s, PMC created videos of live music performances for broadcast on Japan Satellite Broadcasting's <span class=\"title\">New York Live</span> series. The company filmed many concerts in New York City, chronicling its avant-garde jazz scene in particular. PMC also recorded concerts by popular jazz, rock, and pop artists, such as Nancy Wilson, Bobby McFerrin, Astrud Gilberto, Booker T. and the M.G.'s, and Judy Collins.</p> <p>In addition to its New York office, PMC previously maintained an office in London, England. The company is still in existence as of 2023, and is managed by Junko Braun following George Braun's death in 2018.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Perfect Marketing Corporation collection, dating from 1983 to 1994, contains the company's audio and video recordings of concerts in the United States that were largely created for broadcast on Japanese television, specifically Japan Satellite Broadcasting's (JSB) <span class=\"title\">New York Live</span> series. Most of the recordings are of jazz musicians. The collection is arranged alphabetically by artist.</p> <p>Video recordings make up the majority of the collection. Often, videos feature raw footage from different cameras, as well as edited versions compiling footage from all cameras that closely resemble the final broadcast tape. Audio recordings usually contain the full concerts. Recordings from 1983 and 1984 are exclusively audio, and were produced for radio broadcast, primarily on FM Tokyo.</p> <p>Concert locations are listed in the container list when known. Technical credits, which include engineers and producers, are also listed when known, as are track lists. Some recordings contain track sheets and job sheets that have been separated and described in the container list; job sheets detail how the videos were edited.</p> <p>Dates in the container list do not necessarily indicate the performance date. Rather, the dates are those that appear on the physical recordings, typically referring to when recordings were dubbed or edited.</p> <p>The most documented musician in the collection is jazz singer Nancy Wilson. PMC's recordings are of Wilson's 1987 JVC Jazz Festival concert at Carnegie Hall, which was released commercially by VIEW Video in 1989. The recordings here feature various audio mixes, and video footage from different camera angles not present in the commercial release. A few recordings contain editing notes in the tracklist. There are also three studio recordings of Wilson's song \"Quiet Fire\" from her 1988 album, <span class=\"title\">Nancy Now!</span></p> <p>Many of the recordings in the collection, specifically those from 1989 to 1994, were created for JSB's <span class=\"title\">New York Live</span> series. Artists that PMC filmed for the series whose recordings are in the collection include Cornell Dupree, saxophonist Bill Evans, Tethered Moon, and John Zorn with his avant-garde group, Naked City. Recordings from 1989 to 1994 that are not described as being part of <span class=\"title\">New York Live</span> likely were created for the series, but are not identified as such on the media.</p> <p>Other notable artists in the collection include Chet Atkins and Stanley Jordan; Chick Corea Elektric Band; Kimati Dinizulu and the Kotoko Society; Bill Frisell; Astrud Gilberto; Kimiko Itoh with the NY Jazz All-Stars; Pat Metheny; Mingus Big Band; Lew Soloff; and Cecil Taylor. Several non-jazz musicians are represented as well, namely Black Uhuru, The Blasters, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Robert Cray Band, Judy Collins, and Huey Lewis and the News. Some of these recordings are from the 1991 Paul Masson Summer Series in Saratoga, California.</p> <p>A few New York City venues documented in the collection are no longer in existence. These include the Lone Star Roadhouse, Top of the Gate, and Time Cafe.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Junko Braun in 2022.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Nathan Evans</span> in <span class=\"date\">2023</span>.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the collection may be directed to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (recordedsound@nypl.org). Audio and video materials will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.</p>"}
- date_start
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1983
- keydate
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1983
- date_end
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1994
- date_inclusive_start
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1983
- date_inclusive_end
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1994
- extent_statement
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0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Perfect Marketing Corporation collection, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library"}