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Thank you for visiting BYUmusic.com. You can trust BYU Music Group to bring you the very best music from Brigham Young University. BYU Music Group's two record labels, BYU Records and Tantara Records, span the genres of choral, classical, contemporary, jazz, and world music, you’ll find something for everyone.
BYU RECORDS features the BYU choirs, including BYU Singers (conducted by Ronald Staheli), BYU Concert Choir (Rosalind Hall), BYU Men’s Chorus (Rosalind Hall), and BYU Women’s Chorus (Jean Applonie). Other BYU ensemble artists include BYU Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Kory Katseanes), BYU Chamber Orchestra (Kory Katseanes), BYU Synthesis (Ray Smith), BYU Panoramic Steel (Ron Brough), BYU Young Ambassadors (Randy Boothe), BYU Living Legends (Janielle Christensen), and BYU Vocal Point (James Stevens).
TANTARA RECORDS features BYU faculty artists and composers, including Will Kimball, Laurence Lowe, Irene Peery-Fox, Jeffrey Shumway, Ray Smith, Jaren Hinckley, Scott Holden, Robin Hancock, Lawrence Green, Douglas Bush, David Brown, Don Cook, Michael Hicks, Barry Bounous, Debra Bounous, and the faculty jazz quintet Q’d Up.
Other artists on Tantara Records include Chicago Symphony Orchestra, American Piano Duo, American Piano Quartet, Utah Trombone Authority, Utah Saxophone Quartet, Grant Johannesen, JoAnn Ottley, Roger Drinkall, Dian Baker, Parley Belnap, Massimiliano Frani, Clayne Robison, David Pickering, Timothy Smith, Vince Humphries, Christie Peery Skousen, Brian Stucki, David Fletcher, Reid Nibley, Merrill Bradshaw, Murray Boren, and Robert Cundick.
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BEN FALES, General Manager
Ben Fales is General Manager of BYU Music Group. He is responsible for guiding overall activities for BYUMG’s two record labels, its music publishing arm, and its merchandising division.
While Mr. Fales is a singer/songwriter at heart, he began his music career as an intern in the Tantara Records office, learning the record business from the bottom rungs of the ladder—shipping and receiving. In 2002, Mr. Fales earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music (songwriting/production emphasis) and Business Management minor from Brigham Young University. Shortly after graduation, Mr. Fales was selected from a national search as Operations Manager of Tantara Records. While working concurrently as Operations Manager of Tantara Records, Mr. Fales began BYU’s Executive MBA program in 2009, which he completed in 2011. In 2010 Mr. Fales was promoted to General Manager of Tantara Records.
In late 2011, Mr. Fales initiated and drove the development of BYU Music Group, an organization that would come to include BYU’s original record label, Tantara Records, as well several other of Mr. Fales’ initiatives. Namely:
- BYU Records, a new record label specifically focused on recording and promoting BYU School of Music ensembles/groups
- Tantara Music Publishing, a new music publishing division focused on publishing compositions of BYU School of Music faculty composers as well as other related composers
- BYU Music Merchandising, a new merchandising division focused on creating, marketing, and distributing merchandise such as t-shirts, hats, etc. in order drive awareness and interest in BYU School of Music student ensembles/groups
Mr. Fales’ passion for music, understanding of sound business practices, and creativity has enabled him to effectively drive the growth of BYU Music Group, including worldwide distribution and consumption of the great music created by BYU School of Music recording artists as well as other related artists.
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