Label News & Updates

1/23/12 - Seany Records President Harlan Lansky visited the 2012 NAMM Show, which was held last week in Anaheim, CA. There, he participated in a news conference held at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Harlan Lansky
            visited the 2012 NAMM Show

1/12/12 - Seany Urban recording artist and general manager Urbalist has made several moves of late with his new slate of artist signings. To check out these amazing artists go to http://www.seanyrecords.com/artists/SeanyUrban.aspx.

1/6/12 - Seany Records President Harlan Lansky discusses Seany Records and The Seany Foundation in the January edition of Music Connection Magazine.

Harlan Lansky interviewed by Music Connection Magazine

Baur, Bernard. "Label Reps Sound Off!" Music Connection Jan. 2012: 44. Web 06 Jan 2012.

12/9/11 - Team Seany was spotted at the JHRTS Christmas Party on Wednesday night. Everyone at The Seany Foundation would like to thank the JHRTS organization for naming The Seany Foundation its 2011 charity.

Seany Urban recording artist Urbalist, The Seany Foundation/Seany Records CEO Mitch Robins, The Seany Foundation's Amie Kuznicki, Seany Records President Harlan Lansky, Keynote Management's Ruzzo Martinelli.

Seany Urban recording artist Urbalist, The Seany Foundation/Seany Records CEO Mitch Robins, The Seany Foundation's Amie Kuznicki, Seany Records President Harlan Lansky, Keynote Management's Ruzzo Martinelli.

12/8/11 - Seany Records was in Hollywood last night in support of JHRTS and The Seany Foundation. The 2011 JHRTS Holiday Party was held last night at Eden, where a portion of the proceeds of this fantastic event benefited The Seany Foundation. To learn more about JHRTS and last night's event, check out http://www.jhrtsholidayparty.com/.

JHRTS Co-President/The Chernin Group's Steve Cousineau, The Seany Foundation/Seany Records Chairman Mitch Robins, The Seany Foundation's Amie Kuznicki, Seany Urban recording artist Urbalist, JHRTS Co-President/BET Television's Chika Chukudebelu, Seany Records President Harlan Lansky

JHRTS Co-President/The Chernin Group's Steve Cousineau, The Seany Foundation/Seany Records Chairman Mitch Robins, The Seany Foundation's Amie Kuznicki, Seany Urban recording artist Urbalist, JHRTS Co-President/BET Television's Chika Chukudebelu, Seany Records President Harlan Lansky

11/23/11 - Seany Records was out in full force on November 17 to help celebrate the 2011 Sean Robins Rock Award, which was given out at the 2011 HMMA Awards at the Kodak Theater Complex in Hollywood. Pictured at the event from left to right is Ruzzo Martinelli from Keynote Management, Seany Urban recording artist Urbalist, and Seany Records President Harlan Lansky.

2011 Sean Robins Rock

11/4/11 - The Seany Foundation and HRTS have teamed up for the JHRTS 2011 Holiday Party, which will take place on December 7 at 8pm in Hollywood. For info, check out www.jhrtsholidayparty.com.

9/20/11 - The Seany Foundation held its 4th Annual Everything Is Possible Celebration last Saturday, September 17, at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, CA. As part of the celebration, Seany Records recording artists Ruby Summer performed for the sold-out audience. Pictured with Ruby and Summer is Seany Records CEO Mitch Robins. For more information on this wonderful event and all the amazing activities that The Seany Foundation holds throughout the year, please visit www.theseanyfoundation.org.

Everything is Possible Celebration

8/24/11 - Seany Urban recording artist Urbalist made a very special appearance on behalf of Lollipop's Rhythm of Hope program. This special event took place at the USC Medical Center on Wednesday, July 31. The Rhythm of Hope program is an interactive music program for pediatric patients that inspires children to create their own songs.

pictured left to right:  Natalie Duque-Lollipop Theater Network, Pablo Signior-Lollipop Theater Network, Urbalist-Seany Urban, Sara Reed-Lollipop Theater Network, Ruzzo Martinelli-Keynote Management

pictured left to right: Natalie Duque-Lollipop Theater Network, Pablo Signior-Lollipop Theater Network, Urbalist-Seany Urban, Sara Reed-Lollipop Theater Network, Ruzzo Martinelli-Keynote Management

8/24/11 - Seany Records was out in support last Sunday to help celebrate Louise Ashby launch her wonderful Louise Ashby Children’s Fund! The celebration took place at the LPB Malibu Beach house, sponsored by Petit Ermitage. The Louise Ashby Children’s Fund launch party was a star-studded affair at which guests were made aware of what wonderful work Louise is doing to provide support to children who are going through serious medical and psychological challenges.

Louise Ashby Children’s Fund

Pictured from left to right is Ruby Spiro, Harlan Lansky, and Summer Spiro.

8/1/11 - Seany Records Out in Support of The Sunset Junction Music Festival. In anticipation of their upcoming performance at the 2011 Sunset Junction Music Festival on August 28, Ruby and Summer performed and met with the media at the Sunset Junction Media Mixer on July 27 in Los Angeles.

Ruby Summer at the Sunset Junction
        Music Festival

Carlos Del Valle, Mark Spiro, and
            Harlan Lansky at the Sunset Junction
        Music Festival

pictured left to right - Carlos Del Valle - Journalist, Mark Spiro - Producer Ruby Summer, Harlan Lansky - President Seany Records
photos by Billy Bennight

7/26/11 - The Seany Foundation held its 1st Annual Swinging For Seany Golf Tournament on May 23 at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in San Diego. In addition to an amazing day of golf, the players were treated to a BBQ lunch, cocktail party, and an awards dinner, which included a live auction. Check out some pics from this fantastic event here.

1st Annual Seany Golf

Seany Golfers included Vincent Jackson, Steve Gregory, Maiaya Tanaka, Rick Mirer, Willy Santos, and Richard Power.
Photo credit: Rochelle Porter/Peache' Photo Memories and Taylor Legrand - intern/Peache' Photo Memories

7/19/11 - The Seany Foundation Scores Again. Last Thursday, The Seany Foundation held a special screening of the last Harry Potter movie for children and teens from Rady Children's and Kaiser Permanente Hospitals. Check out a newspaper article from the Pomerado News.

6/27/11 - Last Thursday, Ruby Summer was the featured performer for the Rogers & Cowen Public Relations Summer Concert Series. Ruby Summer wowed the Rogers & Cowen staff and the many entertainment industry execs in attendance with a fantastic performance.

Ruby, Summer Rogers

From left to right: Erin Meluso - President of RADD, Summer Spiro of Ruby Summer,
Tom Tardio - CEO of Rogers & Cowen, Ruby Spiro of Ruby Summer, Harlan Lansky - President of Seany Records.

6/6/11 - Seany Records, Ruby Summer, and RADD Unite for a Great Cause! RADD is the entertainment industry's voice for road safety. Many fantastic artists are involved with RADD, including Paul McCartney, Aerosmith, Black Eyed Peas, and Justin Timberlake. Seany Records and Ruby Summer kicked off their involvement with RADD at a press conference in San Diego on June 2; the event was covered by seven broadcast networks in addition to several print publications. In addition to performing, Ruby Summer spoke about the important work RADD does in saving lives. The June 2 press conference was the first of several scheduled across the country.

RubySummer RADD

From left to right - Harlan Lansky-Seany Records, Summer Spiro-Ruby Summer,
Erin Meluso-RADD, Ruby Spiro-Ruby Summer, Mitch Robins-Seany Records

5/23/11 - Keynote Management's Ruzzo Martinelli was on hand for his client Urbalist's debut Los Angeles performance, where he hit the stage with the Reall Deall Band and hyped the crowd to a frenzy while mc'n over the song "Return of the Mack".

Ruzzon and Urbalist

5/16/11 - Seany Records Out in Support of Koffeehouse. This fantastic event took place on Sunday evening at the legendary Hummingbird Estate and featured Ruby Summer performing during the event's afterparty. Also in attendance was Seany Urban recording artist Urbalist along with Harlan Lansky and Ruzzo Martinelli from Seany Records.

Seany Records Team with Ruby Summer and Urbalist

From left to right - Harlan Lansky, Ruby Spiro, Urbalist, Summer Spiro

5/4/11 - The Seany Foundation is holding its 1st Annual "Swinging for Seany" Charity Golf Tournament, which takes place Monday, May 23, 2011. The event will be at the elite Fairbanks Ranch Country Club for a day of exclusive entertainment and networking opportunities. Players receive use of private club venue and practice facilities, green fees, cart, gift bag, bbq lunch, cocktails, dinner, and chances to win many incredible prizes. All proceeds benefit pediatric cancer research. To register, please visit www.theseanyfoundation.org/golf.

4/1/11 - Seany Records Announces Ruby Summer Signing In Music Connection Magazine. In the April edition of Music Connection Magazine- on stands now- Seany Records talks about the signing of Ruby Summer and the band's recording of its debut album. The magazine goes on to talk about the Ruby Summer High School Tour 2011 and the release of their debut single "French Kisses".

3/30/11 - Seany Records Recording Artist Attracts Attention in Hollywood! Ruby Summer's recent showcase in Hollywood brought out several industry execs. Pictured from left to right is Ruby Spiro, Roger LeBlanc (talent buyer), Summer Spiro, Rick Farrel (ICM), and Ruzzo Martinelli (Keynote Management).

Ruby Summer in Hollywood

3/17/11 - Seany Records Team and Ruby Summer in Hollywood! Ruby Summer performed an industry showcase on February 24th at The Renaissance Hotel and the Seany Records team was in attendance. (back row left to right-Rachael Roubitchek, Ruzzo Martinelli, Harlan Lansky, Summer Spiro, Mitch Robins, Aime Forte Kuznicki. front row: left to right-Emily Robins, Ruby Spiro).

Seany Records Team and Ruby Summer in
            Hollywood

3/3/11 - Keynote Management, Seany Records, and Ruzzo Martinelli of Keynote Management have entered into a strategic partnership, which includes personal management services to Seany Urban recording artist Urbalist. "Jesse is a talented artist with powerful message and incredible journey to share; we're proud to work personally with the artist and with Seany Records to continue to promote his dynamic album and story." - Ruzzo Martinelli. Additionally, the Keynote Management team will work closely with the promotional and marketing arm of Seany Records in support of the Seany artist roster.

2/25/11 - Congrats to the Seany Foundation Grant Writing Team, Melanie Robins and Amie Forte Kuznicki, for their efforts in securing a $20,000 grant from the County of San Diego! The grant will go toward construction costs related to completing the final phase of the Seany Room in the new oncology wing of RCHSD. Please visit www.theseanyfoundation.org for more information.

1/21/11 - Seany Records has entered into a agreement with The LIST Magazine, through which they will be promoting the Seany Records artist roster. Check out The List Magazine today!

12/14/10 - The Seany Foundation and Harry Potter team up again! The La Jolla Light recently featured our favorite charity and its (www.theseanyfoundation.org) early screening of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1". Check out the article here.

12/9/10 - Seany Records has entered into a distribution pact with Proper Music Group Ltd, which is the largest independent music distribution company in the UK. The first release under this pact will be Or, the Whale's self-titled album. The release of the album will coincide with the band's upcoming UK tour.

11/19/10 - Sean Robins rocks the 2011 HMMA Awards! Last night in Hollywood, The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (www.hmmawards.com/) were held in the Kodak Theater Complex on Hollywood Boulevard. The highlight of the evening's awards was The Seany Robins Rock Award, which was presented by Gilby Clarke of Guns 'N Roses to the rock band Bedford, who hail from Melbourne Australia. Preceding the award presentation, the sold-out theater of entertainment industry professionals and performers was extremely moved as they watched a film presentation of Sean, which showed his amazing personality and spirit. Pictured below is Harlan Lansky, President of Seany Records, along with members of the rock band Bedford.

Hollywood Music in Media Awards

11/15/10 - Or, the Whale and "Toxic" now available! Or, the Whale's cover version of the Britney Spears song "Toxic" is garnering new fans worldwide for the band. With the song being released by EMI Records in France, Seany Records has made "Toxic" available for its fans in the U.S. via iTunes and all other major digital download stores.

11/15/10 - Ruby Summer is in the recording studio putting the finishing touches on its eagerly awaited debut album for Seany Records. The girls have been working around the clock for the album's March 2011 release.

11/12/10 - Urbalist rocks the house! Last night, Seany Urban recording artist Urbalist held his album release event and birthday celebration in front of a sold-out crowd of fans. Check out this pic from the event and follow the excitement on Twitter @urbalistmusic.

10/14/10 - Seany Records' Triple Threat! Seany Records recording artists Or, the Whale, Urbalist, and Ruby Summer have all scored nominations for the upcoming HMMA Awards. The ceremony will take place at the Kodak Theater Complex in Hollywood on November 18, 2010. Or, the Whale is competing in the Americana/Roots category, Urbalist in the hip hop category, and Ruby Summer will be vying for an award in the Best Pop category. November 18 could be a big night for Seany Records.

9/17/10 - The Seany Records team is gearing up for the 3rd Annual Seany Foundation Everything Is Possible Celebration Gala, which takes place in San Diego on 10/10/10 from 5pm to 8pm. The gala will be held this year at the San Diego Hall of Champions in Balboa Park. This year's event will recognize William C. Siegel with the Seany Community Service Award. Performing will be Seany Records recording artist Ruby Summer. We encourage everyone to attend this wonderful event. Reservations and info at www.theseanyfoundation.org.

9/3/10 - It's official! Seany Records proudly announces the signing of pop duo Ruby Summer. Ruby Summer is now in studio to begin work on new songs for their upcoming debut album with Seany Records.

8/13/10 - Seany Records is very excited to be out in full force tonight in Los Angeles and tomorrow night in Las Vegas to see Or, the Whale continue their sell-out tour with These United States.

7/13/10 Seany Records is proud to announce that Or, the Whale has been signed by two booking agents. For the U.S., they are now with Blackbird Artist Agency. For the U.K. and Ireland, they are now with The Bob Paterson Agency.

6/21/10 Today, Seany Records is proud to announce the formation of a new division: Seany Urban.

Urban

The first artist signing is east coast-based hip-hop artist Urbalist, who entered the studio alongside producers 8th and Vertygo last month to record his debut album. The album will be called "Cancerous Flow: Lyrical Journal", which chronicles Urbalist's experiences as a cancer patient and, ultimately, as a cancer survivor. The album will describe his experiences from day one through treatment, touching on his fear, despair, and his determination to vanquish his disease.

6/11/10 Last night, Seany Records Vice President, A&R Administration head Tara Ricasa attended the i2y NYC Metro/4th Annual Stupid Cancer Ungala at the Taj Lounge in New York City, where crowds gathered for an evening of support, music, community, and the raw power of i2y's Stupid Cancer Movement.

5/29/10 Legendary rock band Heart and The Seany Foundation team up! Right before Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson were to take the stage last night at Harrah's Rincon Open Sky Theater, The Seany Foundation appeared backstage, where both Ann and Nancy personally autographed a guitar for the cause. The guitar will be part of a silent auction for The Seany Foundation's 3rd Annual "Everything Is Possible Celebration '10" to be held at the San Diego Hall Of Champions on 10/10/10.

5/23/10 - This past weekend, Seany Records recording artist Urbalist attended the OMG! Summit for young adult cancer survivors in Manhattan, an event put together by I2Y, the Leukemia & Lymphoma society. A 10-minute promotional film debuted at the conference featuring the music and story of Urbalist, along with a few of his friends:

5/13/10 - Seany Records is very proud to announce the signing of east coast- based hip-hop artist Urbalist to an exclusive recording deal. Urbalist will be entering the studio alongside producers 8th and Vertygo to begin recording his debut album next month.

The album will be called "Cancerous Flow: Lyrical Journal", which chronicles Urbalist's experiences as a cancer patient and, ultimately, a cancer survivor. The album will describe his experiences from day one through treatment, touching on his fear, despair, and also his determination to vanquish his disease.

The Urbalist journey through music will prove to be an inspiration to young hip-hop fans (and especially young cancer patients) the world over.

4/12/10 - Seany Entertainment, parent company of Seany Records, has entered into an agreement to executive produce the upcoming feature film "Crushed Velvet" with Americana Films and Victory Angel Films, LLC.

3/15/10 - Seany Records is proud to announce that they have entered into a music licensing deal with Play Network. Play Network is a premiere branded entertainment provider that will be exposing Seany Records' artist roster to millions of new listeners through various outlets such as Starbucks, Gap, and Hot Topic stores.

2/25/10 - Seany Records announces a strategic partnership with Brent Harvey and KBH Entertainment. Mr. Harvey will be representing Seany recording artist Or, the Whale in all its movie, television, and advertising music placements. Mr. Harvey is also the founder of the Hollywood Music in Media Awards and its sister company, Music In Media Interactive Conference (MIMIcon).

2/11/10 - Seany Records today announces that the company will be well-represented at this year's SXSW Music Festival, which will be held in Austin, Texas, March 17th through March 21st. Seany Records recording artist Or, the Whale will be appearing at this year's festival.

1/12/10 - Seany Records CEO Mitch Robins is featured in Private Clubs Magazine.

1/04/10 - Seany Records kicks off the new year with the first official single release from the critically-acclaimed Or, the Whale self-titled album. The song "Datura" was delivered this morning to radio stations across the country.

12/15/09 - Seany Records is proud to announce that RADD (www.radd.org) has chosen Or, the Whale to be the featured band in its inaugural free download to participants who register for use of the RADD/MYSAFERIDEHOME rewards card. Or, the Whale will be contributing their song "Call and Response" as the program gets underway in Calgary on Valentines Day 2010. Or, the Whale is in good company as past participants in various RADD programs include Paul McCartney, R.E.M. and Aerosmith among many others.

11/17/09 - Seany Records will be in Hollywood on November 19th for the 2010 Hollywood Music In Media Awards in support of Or, the Whale's nomination for the song "Datura" from its new self- titled album. The ceremony will be broadcast to 17 countries around the world.

10/12/09 - Seany Records was out in full force last night in support of The Seany Foundation's "Everything is Possible Celebration '09", which was held at the San Diego Hall of Champions. All proceeds benefit the foundation's projects, which include the Teen Center in the new oncology wing at Rady Children's Hospital and pediatric cancer research at UCSD Moores Cancer Center.

9/14/09 - Seany Records is proud to announce that tomorrow it will be releasing Or, the Whale's new self-titled second album (available on CD, LP, and digitally) via Burnside Distribution. The album is already receiving airplay all across the country. The band's upcoming 33-date concert tour includes performances at the Chicago Country Music Festival, a Mountain Stage performance in West Virginia (broadcast worldwide by NPR Radio and The Voice of America Satellite Services), and a Paste Magazine in-studio performance.

8/10/09 - Seany Records CEO Mitchell J. Robins is featured in business news article for UM Ross School of Business Alumni Magazine. Read the full article in UM Alumni Magazine.

8/03/09 - Seany Records congratulates Emily Robins, Seany Records Art Director, for making the Spring Semester 2009 Dean's List at Syracuse University in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

7/08/09 - Seany Records band Or, the Whale today debuts their new MySpace page, featuring a new song from their forthcoming release called "Rusty Gold".

6/08/09 - The Seany Records team meets in San Diego for the 51st Annual NARM Convention (the National Association of Recording Merchandisers), where the new self-titled Or, the Whale album is presented to Burnside Distributions Bill McNally and Frank Brandon.

5/08/09 - Seany Records C.E.O. Mitchell Robins is interviewed today by staff writer Mitchell Peters for an upcoming issue of Billboard Magazine. The interview covers topics such as the important work being done by The Seany Foundation and the upcoming release of Or, the Whale's new album.

4/17/09 - The Seany Records team meets in San Francisco to attend the Or, the Whale concert, which takes place at the legendary venue The Fillmore.

3/17/09 - Seany Records C.E.O. Mitchell Robins, President Harlan Lansky, Vice President of A&R Administration Tara Ricasa, and A&R Administration Executive Amie Kuznicki meet in Austin, Texas for this year's SXSW Music Festival. Also meeting in Austin are the Seany Records radio and public relations teams. All will be in attendance as Seany Records recording artists Or, the Whale perform four concerts during this year's festival.

2/25/09 - Seany Records C.E.O. Mitchell Robins appears live on Art Rocks! Radio to talk about the new label and its artists.

1/22/09 - Seany Records team members tour the world-famous Blackbird Studio in Nashville, TN with friend, award-winning producer extraordinaire, Niko Bolas.

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12/30/08 - Seany Records holds auditions in Los Angeles, CA for new artists considering a career in music and those interested in helping to support cancer research.

12/27/08 - Seany Records pauses to remember its inspiration, Sean Lewis Robins, on his 25th birthday.

11/21/08 - Seany Records attends Or, the Whale concert and live filming at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco, CA.

11/20/08 - All of Seany Records professional staff attend the 2008 Hollywood Music Awards banquet and ceremony.

10/16/08 - Seany Records retains Los Angeles-based company Force Field PR to handle all public relations for the company.

9/05/08 - Seany Records is pleased to announce that today they have entered into a national distribution deal with Burnside Distribution. The first Seany Records release through Burnside will be the January 20th 2009 release of Or, the Whale's "Light Poles and Pines".

9/02/08 - Seany Records is proud to announce today that they have entered into a strategic sponsorship agreement with the Hollywood Music Awards. The agreement centers around a very special award that will be presented at the ceremony which takes place on November 20th at The Hollywood Highlands in the world famous Kodak Theater Complex in Hollywood California. This award is called The Seany Robins Rock Artist of the Year Award and is named after Sean Lewis Robins, for whom The Seany Foundation was created. The Seany Foundation, a non-profit organization headquartered in San Diego, is dedicated to finding a cure for pediatric cancers that challenge thousands of children a year. Created in 2006, The Seany Foundation was inspired by Sean, a courageous teen who battled Ewing's sarcoma (ES), a rare bone cancer, for seven years. By funding vital research and helping children thrive and survive the demands of cancer, The Seany Foundation will be a part of the cur e for pediatric cancer, a leading cause of death in children. Everyone at Seany Records is very excited to be part of The Hollywood Music Awards and the light that it will shine as it helps bring awareness to the message that is The Seany Foundation.

8/10/08 - Seany Records signs debut artist Or, the Whale.

7/21/08 - New indie label Seany Records is founded by music producer Harlan L. Lansky and entrepreneur Mitchell J. Robins.

Seany Foundation logo

A percentage of the profits from Seany Records is donated directly to The Seany Foundation. Inspired by the life Sean Lewis Robins, The Seany Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research to help find cures for pediatric cancers, especially sarcomas, and to improving the quality of life for children and teens battling cancer. Together, we are working to ensure that research programs devoted to rare childhood cancers get the funding they desperately need. To find out more about how you can help, please visit The Seany Foundation