Richard Jankovich Explained

Richard Jankovich
Birth Date:August 7, 1972
Known For:Entrepreneur, Musician, Author
Notable Works:Shoplifter, B(R)ANDS Music Branding, Burnside Project, Pocket, Big Mother Gig, Mon Draggor

Richard Jankovich (born August 7, 1972) is an American entrepreneur, musician and author in Los Angeles. He runs the music promotion company Shoplifter.[1] Founded in 2013, Shoplifter provides record labels and artists with a variety of promotional channels. Known primarily for In-Store Radio/Overhead Music campaigns, Shoplifter has worked over 2,000 releases for artists such as Billie Eilish, Boygenius, Olivia Rodrigo, Kelly Clarkson, U2, 5 Seconds Of Summer, OneRepublic, Imagine Dragons, Dayglow, Charlie Puth, Coldplay, Jennifer Lopez and others. Clients include Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music, Beggars Group, Secretly Canadian, Hollywood Records and more. [2]

Jankovich's musical acts include Burnside Project, Big Mother Gig,[3] Pocket and Mon Draggor.[4] His releases have been covered by Rolling Stone,[5] Spin,[6] Pitchfork,[7] Stereogum,[8] Billboard,[9] NPR,[10] BrooklynVegan[11] and more. A sync licensing stalwart, his songs have appeared in movies like The Medallion,[12] Pink Skies Ahead,[13] Ira and Abby[14] and Seamless[15] as well as countless television programs on NBC,[16] CBS,[17] ABC[18] and MTV[19] including the theme song for Showtime's Queer as Folk.[20]

As a musician, he has collaborated with Britta Phillips,[21] Aloe Blacc,[22] Robyn Hitchcock, Tanya Donelly, Steve Kilbey, Mark Burgess, Dave Smalley, Craig Wedren,[23] Rick Moody,[24] Of Montreal,[25] Dicky Barrett, Kristin Hersh,[26] Glen Phillips,[27] and more. His songs and remixes have been released by Bar/None Records, Sony Records, Polyvinyl Record Co., Tirk Recordings, China Record Corporation, Friendly Fire Recordings and 24 Hour Service Station as well as his own imprint, Fraga Music/Sweet Sweet Records.

In 2013, his first book[28] Hit Brands: How Music Builds Value For The World's Smartest Brands was released on Palgrave Macmillan. He has lectured at University of Southern California[29] and spoken at South by Southwest.[30]

Biography

Jankovich attended Marquette University in Milwaukee in the 1990s where he formed the alternative rock band, Big Mother Gig.[31] Big Mother Gig released 3 recordings and played over 150 concerts around the Midwest before breaking up in 1996 when Jankovich moved to New York City.[32] In 1999, he founded Burnside Project while working in music licensing and advertising.[33] Burnside Project released 4 albums on Bar/None Records and Sony Music Entertainment Japan and their 2003 track "Cue The Pulse To Begin" was the theme song for Queer as Folk on Showtime. Burnside Project received critical acclaim from Rolling Stone and Spin and were nominated by Cameron Crowe for a Shortlist[34] Award.[35]

In 2005, Jankovich began remixing under the name Pocket and released his first remix in 2005 to critical blog acclaim.[36] Many of his subsequent remixes have received positive critical reviews from websites such as Stereogum,[37] Pitchfork[38] and Pampelmoose.[39] In 2007, Pocket's remix for Radiohead's cover of Björk's "Unravel" was nominated for the 2007 Village Voice Pazz and Jop poll by Will Hermes.[40] In 2009, Pocket began releasing a series of singles which Pitchfork called "an impressive guest list"[41] including guest singers like Robyn Hitchcock, Craig Wedren (Shudder to Think), Steve Kilbey (The Church), Danny Seim (Menomena) and Mark Burgess (The Chameleons). In an interview with Zaptown Magazine, Pocket revealed that the collection of singles was made from a "dream list of all the people he wanted to collaborate with" and that the project took over three years to complete.[42] In 2012, these singles were collected on an album, All of This Happened, released on Tirk Records.[43] Pocket admits the name was bestowed upon him by Brooklyn Vegan when the blog posted his Joanna Newsom "Bridges and Balloons (Pocket Mix)" and referred to him directly as Pocket.[44]

In 2008, Jankovich moved to Los Angeles and continued to make music as Pocket and Mon Draggor while working at in-store music providers like Mood Media.[45] [46] Mon Draggor's double LP Pulling Strings/Pushing Buttons was selected as 9th best album of 2015 by PopMatters.[47] In 2013, he launched Shoplifter. Shoplifter specializes in helping artists and record labels get their songs placed into playlists that accompany the shopping experience (i.e. overhead or in-store music.)[48]

In 2017, Big Mother Gig returned with a new EP and began performing live.[49] In January 2018, Big Mother Gig released "The Great Heist", the first of 4 planned singles for 2018. Also in 2018, Pocket began releasing a series of EPs which contained a mix of unreleased songs and remixes with Robyn Hitchcock, Tanya Donelly (Belly), Yuki Chikudate (Asobi Seksu), Vic Godard (Subway Sect), Dave Smalley (Dag Nasty), Styrofoam, Mux Mool, Mount Sims, RemoteTreeChildren and Glen Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket).[50]

In February 2021, Big Mother Gig announced[51] their new LP Gusto on Stereogum and released the first single, "The Underdog" featuring Leah Wellbaum of Slothrust. Second single, "The Doctor Will See You Now" was released on March 17.[52] Gusto was released on April 30, 2021, to positive reviews by Stereogum, NPR, American Songwriter, BrooklynVegan and more. In the Fall of 2021, the band supported the album with a 3-week US tour[53] opening for Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears.

Works

Music: LPs & EPs

Burnside Project

Big Mother Gig

Pocket (musician)

Mon Draggor:

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LinkedIn: Richard Jankovich.
  2. Web site: https://shopliftermusic.com/.
  3. News: Exclusive: Hear two unearthed Big Mother Gig songs. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 2017-10-20. en.
  4. News: 20 Questions: Mon Draggor. PopMatters. 2017-10-20.
  5. News: Assessing Their Performance: The Burnside Project Legacy. 2022-11-17.
  6. News: Burnside Project, 'The Networks, The Circuits, The Streams, The Harmonies'. 2022-11-17.
  7. News: New Beck Pocket Mix. 2022-11-17.
  8. News: New Cat Power Remix. 2022-11-17.
  9. News: The Networks, the Circuits, the Streams, the Harmonies. 2022-11-17.
  10. News: Our new single "The Underdog" feat Leah Wellbaum was chosen as an NPR Music "Staff Pick". 2022-11-17.
  11. News: Big Mother Gig back with first LP in 22 years ft. Dicky Barrett & Britta Phillips (Watch a new video). 2022-11-17.
  12. News: The Medallion Soundtracks. 2022-11-17.
  13. News: Interview with Big Mother Gig. 2022-11-17.
  14. News: Ira And Abby. 2022-11-17.
  15. News: Seamless Soundtracks. 2022-11-17.
  16. News: In The Hip Pocket. 2022-11-17.
  17. News: Rush Hour (TV Series) Familee Ties (2016) Full Cast & Crew. 2022-11-17.
  18. News: My Generation (TV Series) Home Movies (2010) Full Cast & Crew. 2022-11-17.
  19. News: The Networks, The Circuits, The Streams, The Harmonies. 2022-11-17.
  20. News: Various – Queer As Folk - The Fourth Season. 2022-11-17.
  21. News: Big Mother Gig back with first LP in 22 years ft. Dicky Barrett & Britta Phillips (Watch a new video) .
  22. News: Big Mother Gig Release 'Past The Sun' . Nov 11, 2020 . en . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111055542/https://volatileweekly.com/2020/09/big-mother-gig-release-past-the-sun/.
  23. News: Pocket in Hand .
  24. News: In the Hip Pocket .
  25. News: An Interview with Pocket! . October 23, 2009 . oswegonian.com.
  26. News: Dave Allen — kristin hersh remixed by pocket .
  27. News: Blood Pressurize .
  28. News: Book review: Hit Brands. The Irish Times. 2017-10-20. en-US.
  29. Web site: KEYNOTE SPEAKERS. Home - EDPA. en-US. 2017-10-20.
  30. Web site: In-Store Radio: 200M Potential Fans SXSW 2015 Event Schedule . schedule.sxsw.com . 2017-10-20.
  31. Web site: Big Mother Gig – A Band. bigmothergig.com. en-US . 2017-10-23.
  32. News: Ex-Milwaukeean Jankovich releases debut with new band. OnMilwaukee.com. 2017-10-20. en.
  33. News: Richard Jankovich - Independent Music Awards. Independent Music Awards. 2017-10-20. en-US.
  34. News: Assessing Their Performance: The Burnside Project Legacy. PopMatters. 2017-10-20.
  35. Web site: Burnside Project. Bar/None Records. en-US. 2017-10-20.
  36. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2005/04/joanna_newsom_p.html "The Perfect Joanna Newsom Remix"
  37. http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/new-cat-power-remix-hate-pocketmix_002350.html "New Cat Power Remix "
  38. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/144953-new-music-beck-ft-jay-reatard-gamma-ray-pocket-mix-mp3 "New Beck Pocket Mix"
  39. http://www.pampelmoose.com/mspeaks/2008/03/kristin-hersh-remixed-by-pocket "Two musicians in Portland working together"
  40. http://pazzandjop.villagevoice.com/pazzandjop07/ballots.php?cid=213. "Village Voice Pazz and Jop nomination."
  41. Web site: Dombal . Ryan . News in Brief: Donda West, Asobi Seksu, Pocket, Insomnia Festival . Pitchfork . 15 October 2009 .
  42. http://www.zaptownmag.com/2009/04/pocket-feature/ "Pocket - Refining The Art Of Collaboration"
  43. http://music-by-pocket.com/new-pocket-lp-out-on-521/ "New LP Announcement"
  44. http://evilmonito.com/2009/07/18/qa-richard-jankovich-pocket/ "Evil Monito Interview"
  45. News: I'm playing Los Angeles for the first time!. Allthingsrichard. 2017-10-20. en-US.
  46. Web site: Shoplifter Music - About Shoplifter. shopliftermusic.com. en-US. 2017-10-20.
  47. News: PopMatters' Best Pop Albums of 2015. Album of The Year. 2017-10-20. en-US.
  48. Web site: Shoplifter Music - About Shoplifter. shopliftermusic.com. en-US. 2017-10-23.
  49. Web site: BIG MOTHER GIG Make Their Long Awaited Return with "Alvarado" Music Video. Willschick. Aaron. puregrainaudio.com. en. 2017-10-20.
  50. News: Pocket VLT C Press Release. Google Docs. 2018-03-20. en.
  51. Web site: Big Mother Gig – "The Underdog" (Feat. Slothrust's Leah Wellbaum). www.stereogum.com. 2 February 2021. en. 2021-02-05.
  52. Web site: Big Mother Gig Praise Self Care, Sobriety on "The Doctor Will See You Now". www.americansongwriter.com. 15 March 2021. en. 2021-03-18.
  53. Web site: LA's Big Mother Gig Announce Fall U.S. Tour Supporting Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears. 2022-11-17.

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