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PERSONNEL CREAMFIELDS’ BARTON TRANSFERS TO LIVE NATION LIVE NATION
Popular Creamfields founder JAMES BARTON has taken up a new position within Live Nation,
following the company's £13.9m purchase of Cream Holdings Ltd. The exec has been made
president of Live Nation Electronic Music within the Ticketmaster- owning international giant. Liverpool-born Barton said: “I
am delighted to be part of the Live Nation team and the exciting opportunities which lie ahead.” Founded in 1998, Cream has
organised artist tours, nine Creamfields Festivals in the United Kingdom and club events. It has booked artists including David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, Tiesto and others.
4AD Independent record label 4AD has announced a series of staff promotions in its UK and US offices.
RICH WALKER (top) former head of Communications in the UK, has been promoted to the label’s UK general manager. Current press officer
ANNETTE LEE will assume the position of head of press. In the A&R department,
ED HORROX (above left) will become A&R and creative director, whilst JANE ABERNETHY (above right) becomes A&R manager. Label head SIMON HALLIDAY
has relocated to the company’s New York office with a view to
strengthening the label's position in North America. He will continue to oversee the its global operations. A new Los Angeles office will be
headed up by BEN GAFFIN who recently joined from Warners. Halliday said: “We have had four
very good years at 4AD and we want to ensure continued and increased growth by making some slight changes to our UK structure. This will allow our artists to reach greater heights in the coming years.” The labels roster includes
artists such as The National, Bon Iver, Deerhunter, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, St. Vincent, Tune- Yards, Mark Lanegan and Grimes.
UK MUSIC
Company chief executive Jo Dipple has hired TOM KIEHL, the senior political advisor who helped secure the Live Music Bill.
Kiehl, Dods award-winning
Parliamentary Researcher of the Year 2012 and policy officer and advisor to the Lib Dem Whips Office in the House of Lords, will tak on the newly created role of director of government relations and public affairs at UK Music in June. The move follows the departure
of FLORIAN KOEMPEL, who will now work as a part-time legal consultant, and REMI HARRIS, who left the trade organisation last month. Kiehl said: “I am extremely
honoured to be offered an opportunity to work for UK Music as their new director of government and public affairs. “I have been immensely
impressed by the passion and professionalism the UK Music team have demonstrated in bringing together the interests of the music industry and representing them to Government, Parliamentarians and other opinion formers.
“It is an interesting and
challenging time to be working in the music industry, the sector I have cared most deeply about for as long as I can remember. I will use all my skills and experience to further the objectives of UK Music to ensure they maintain and strengthen their position on the political map.”
REDLIGHT MANAGEMENT Former SuperVision managers JAMES SANDOM, CERNE CANNING and DEB FENSTERMACHER have joined the US company with Sandom and Canning heading its new London office and Fenstermacher becoming part of RLM's New York team. The three managers combined
clientele includes: Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The Vaccines, Crystal Castles, The Cribs, White Lies, Here We Go Magic, Zulu Winter, Deap Vally and Asobi Seksu, plus North American consultancy for Elbow, the Duke Spirit and Kate Nash.
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#29 Helen Gammons, Programme Director, Henley Business School - MBA for the Music Industry
Helen Gammons is an experienced music industry executive and entrepreneur, and has served as programme director for the recently launched MBA for the Music Industry offered at Henley Business School since September 2011. She previously co-owned
businesses such as the Berwick St Group – a media production company with studios, where she worked with artists such as Primal Scream, The Shamen and Annie Lennox and signed the likes of Eartha Kitt. In 1992 Gammons worked
for a start up Japanese company Avex Inc which competed with Sony and Toshiba EMI. Its music publishing division Prime Direction, which she was directly responsible for, became a market leader in Japan. She currently co-owns
several companies in the broadcast, film, audio, video and lighting arena.
MY BIG BREAK Paris Zarcilla, Music and Commercial Video Director, Sudden Black
How UK luminaries arrived in the music industry…
“I graduated from uni at the time when London and the world went into recession. In between personal projects I was slogging it in retail and freelancing as a 3D Visual Artist for advertising and commercial agencies before joining SBTV. I then spent two years there as creative director - it was real sweat, blood and tears helping to build the platform with high-end content and visual direction. It was a very successful yet stressful time but I had a lot of fun - I directed a triple award-winning campaign for the NSPCC and worked with some great artists. “After that I decided to start my own production company called Sudden Black working with
Gammons was head of the
Business School at the Academy of Contemporary Music until June 2011 during which time she developed relationships with such brands as Coca Cola, Sony Ericsson, Coutts Bank, and leading music-related companies, bringing them into a close working relationship with the college. The academy received the Queens Award for Business Innovation in Education April 2008. She is also the author of
The Art of Music Publishing: An entrepreneurial guide to publishing and copyright for the music, film and media industries.
people I admire. I'm currently finishing off a music video for rock band Lostprophets and I've recently been signed to production label Nice&Polite who represent me as a director. “Keep your happiness a number one priority, be happy with what you do and everything else
will follow.”
TOP TIPYou've got to set your standards beyond your own capabilities. Be your own light and the love for what you do will guide you.
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