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PERSONNEL KANE LEAVES PALACE TO TAKE THRONE AT THE O2 AEG EUROPE / THE O2
AEG family at a very important time for The O2.” Kane has joined the venue
from Alexandra Palace where she was managing director. She is credited with transforming the fortunes of the “People’s Palace” into a credible and successful venue capable of hosting live gigs, world-class sport and consumer events. Kane said: “I am thrilled to be
REBECCA KANE has taken up the newly-created position of general manager at The O2 Arena and will be responsible for ensuring that the world’s most popular music and entertainment venue ‘continues to host world-class events and provide a best in class fan experience’. Rod O’Connor, executive vice
president, AEG Facilities, said of the appointment: “Rebecca is a proven leader capable of helping us take The O2 experience for fans and performers to another level. 2012 will be a blockbuster year for [the venue] as it prepares [for many] amazing events. We are fortunate to have her joining the
taking the helm of The O2 in 2012 when the eyes of the world will be on London and we can demonstrate once again why this is the world’s favourite arena. “Beyond that, I am passionate
about enhancing [its] reputation as THE destination venue of choice for a great day out. “And I can’t wait to work with
the team here to take The O2 to the next level.”
WISE BUDDAH Multi-faceted company Wise Buddah has appointed
NEED TO KNOW #24 Harry Magee, Co-founder, Modest! Management
Harry Magee has a career spanning over 25 years in the music industry, working in retail, music publishing and concert promoting. He has held executive positions in major record labels and partner roles in independent record labels and artist management companies. Magee previously formed
independent label and management company Wire Records before joining BMG Records as the head of Marketing for Arista, where he navigated the success of Lisa Stansfield and oversaw the UK marketing of the label’s US artists, including Whitney Houston. In 1992 he became managing
director of Big Life Records before being appointed general manager of A&M Records where he had success with Sting, Bryan Adams and Sheryl Crow amongst others. In 1998 Magee re-joined BMG as managing director of RCA
CLARE CHADBURN, the producer of Zane Lowe’s Sony Award- winning BBC Radio 1 show, to the role of executive producer. In her new role, Chadburn will
work across a variety of media platforms, jointly heading up Wise Buddah's Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra projects as well as leading the development of television and branded content formats skewed towards the 15-30-year-old demographic. Wise Buddah’s head of content
Simon Willis commented: "Clare is the final piece in the Wise Buddah exec's jigsaw. Her vast experience of creating multi-platform projects for younger demographics will complement and dovetail with the traditional and more mainstream factual and speech skills that we already have. “I have no doubt that she
will be an incredible asset for the company.” She joined Radio 1 in 2006,
initially tasked with looking after the station's multi-platform content, including podcasting and online video, before going on to
produce live shows for Steve Lamacq, Jo Whiley, Huw Stephens and Zane Lowe. As well as her studio-based
work, Chadburn has produced outside broadcasts from every major festival on the Radio 1 calendar including its Big Weekend event, Reading and Glastonbury.
PIAS After previously running Fabric Recordings for over a decade, GEOFF MUNCEY has been recruited as general manager of PIAS Recordings.
He will be responsible for the
day-to-day running of the recording division in the UK – including A&R, budgets, administration and branding for both the Play It Again Sam and Different labels.
He is set to oversee a period of
rapid growth and investment in the recordings division of PIAS and will be charged with managing a cohesive strategy in regards to the development of both the labels and their artists.
CROWN TALENT & MEDIA GROUP The new-look talent company, formerly known as Crown Music Management, has appointed MARC MAROT as chairman. The change
follows a decision by Crown founder and CEO MARK
HARGREAVES and his colleague SARAH STENNETT to go their separate ways after a decade working at the company with artists including Jessie J, Sugababes and Gabriella Cilmi.
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Leslie Gilotti, Owner/Partner, Charmfactory and Social Charm “I came to London after graduating from Syracuse University in New York. It was the height of Britpop and I went to tons of gigs. There I met Simone Stopford from MTV. She offered me an internship and I worked my way up, assisting on shoots with Suede, Iggy Pop, and Foo Fighters. “I made tons of label contacts through MTV,
which led to a job at one of my all-time favourites, Mute Records, working with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and Nick Cave. I even toured the UK with Moby. “My intro to the internet was
PlayLouder.com.
where he worked closely with Westlife, Five, Natalie Imbruglia and Annie Lennox. He joined Richard Griffiths in
2001 at the UK arm of LA-based artist management company The Firm, before the duo founded Modest! Management in 2003. The company manages all aspects of its artists’ careers, and has a number of former X Factor contestants on its roster.
My bosses, Paul Hitchman and Jim Gottlieb were great. If I had an idea, they let me run with it – such as setting up an online PR division. My first campaign was for The White Stripes, followed by Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Maximo Park. Eventually I went solo and met Sarah Thompson. We decided to pool our rosters, and Charmfactory was born.
TOP TIP:Make your own opportunities. Sending out CVs is a necessary part of the process, but so is immersing yourself in the industry. Some of my best leads and contacts were made on nights out at gigs, or through putting on my own club nights.
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