Artanis Entertainment Group

Artanis Entertainment Group
Founded1999 (1999)
GenreReissues of Frank Sinatra recordings
Country of originUnited States
LocationBurbank, California

Artanis Entertainment Group is an American media group specialising in reissues of archival material. The company was founded by Frank Sinatra and Warner Bros. Records to make films[1] and the name comes from Sinatra's surname spelled backwards. The company was reactivated as a record label following Sinatra's death in 1998, releasing several archived live concerts that had been previously unreleased.[2]

History

Films

Artanis Productions, Inc. produced the Sinatra-starring films None but the Brave (1965) and The First Deadly Sin (1980), and the TV movie Contract on Cherry Street (1977).[3]

Record label

Artanis Entertainment Group was founded in 1999 by Sinatra's family.[4] The name of the label is "Sinatra" spelled backwards.[2][5][6] The new label grew out of a deal between Warner Bros. Records and Reprise Records (Sinatra's label), creating the new Artanis label. As part of the deal, the family moved the record company to Warner's headquarters in Burbank, California.[7]

The label's first two reissues in 1999 were The Summit, a previously unreleased live recording from a 1962 set by Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr., and Sinatra '57 in Concert, a remastered recording of Sinatra's June 9, 1957 concert in Seattle.[2][8][9] Later releases include Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) and The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas (1968).[10]

References

  1. ^ "Frank Sinatra". biography.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Hilburn, Robert (June 11, 1999). "Getting a Kick Out of Sinatra, Live in Concert in 1957". LA Times. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Artanis Productions Inc". Internet Movie Database.
  4. ^ Morris, Chris (January 23, 1999). "Declarations of Independents". Billboard: 79. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop". New York Times. May 16, 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  6. ^ The New York Times Guide to the Arts of the 20th Century: 1900–1929. Taylor & Francis. 2002. p. 3071. ISBN 1579582907.
  7. ^ Kaplan, James (2015). Sinatra: The Chairman. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 615. ISBN 978-0385535403.
  8. ^ "Vital Reissues". Billboard. 111 (30): 31. July 24, 1999.
  9. ^ Stout, Gene (June 30, 1999). "Forgotten 1957 Sinatra recording now an album". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Ocala Star-Banner. p. 5C.
  10. ^ "Artanis Entertainment Group". AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2015.