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ne of the most-loved festivals in dance music, Creamfields, is set to
launch in the US next year. The news comes after Live
Nation acquired owner Cream Holdings for a whopping £13.9 million earlier this month. Riding high on the electronic
music scene’s current transatlantic boom, Live Nation has subsequently appointed Cream Holdings founder James Barton as its president of Electronic Music. He will operate from Los Angeles, and will move there this summer. Liverpool-born Barton’s
brother Scott will become Creamfields MD. “Scott and I have worked
together for 20 years,” James Barton told Music Week in his first interview since the Live Nation takeover. “We aim to get the Creamfields festival up and running in North America in
“Live Nation isn’t just buying the nuts and bolts of Cream - they’re buying the philosophy, the relationships and the team” JAMES BARTON
Ibiza or Creamfields.” The Live Nation deal
represents not only huge investment in Cream itself, but in the booming global electronic dance music scene – a subject due to be discussed at the International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza this week. “Live Nation isn’t just buying
the next year, and to develop some of Live Nation’s other assets. We’re going to be putting together a very strong team.” Barton told Music Week that
Cream would not launch extra Creamfields’ festival events in the UK.However, he said that the
Industry salutes ‘great British artist’ Robin Gibb »
Peers, fans and friends in the UK music business have paid tribute to Bee Gee Robin Gibb, who died aged 62 on Sunday (May 20). One of British music’s most
celebrated songwriters and performers, Gibb was born on the Isle of Man to English parents on December 22, 1949. He died following a lengthy
battle with cancer. Dan Chalmers, MD, Rhino
UK & International said: “We are extremely saddened by Robin Gibb’s untimely passing. His
music crossed generations and his unique and soulful voice will always be celebrated as one of the defining vocals of our times. “Robin will be fondly
remembered as one of the great British artists and his body of work will continue to resonate with fans and influence new musicians and performers for many years to come.” Universal Music chairman
and CEO David Joseph said: “I loved spending time with Robin. He and Maurice and Barry were
so integral to my years at Polydor. He was so approachable, engaged and down-to-earth in all aspects of our conversations. “Mostly he was proud of what
he and his brothers had achieved as songwriters and artists, and rightly so, their songs will live forever. He’ll be greatly missed. It was an honour to have known and worked with Robin.” Andrew Jenkins, EVP of
International for Universal Music Publishing said: “Robin had one of the most original and
distinctive voices of his generation. He was an amazing songwriter, a true superstar, and a great man. For those of us who had the privilege to know him well, it is the man we will miss the most.” PRS for Music
chairman Guy Fletcher said: “We have lost a true friend and a unique songwriter”.
firm will look to grow its touring business in Britain. Cream is co-promoting
Swedish House Mafia’s huge Milton Keynes Bowl gig next month with SJM. “That show’s a joint venture – a 50/50,” explained Barton.
“We would like to be as big as SJM or Live Nation UK as a touring business, but we want a very collaborative relationship. I don’t ever envisage us handling thousands of tours, it will be a handful every year; working with people we can also work with in
the nuts and bolts of Cream; they’re buying the culture, the philosophy, the relationships and the team. It wouldn’t make any real sense to change any of that. But now we can grow and develop our international business quicker than we could under our own steam. “We’ll come at this the way
we come at most things: being straightforward, honest and treating people in a good way. “Whether the media and the
hype around electronic music lasts, we will still be here, doing what we do best.”
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