New York-based electronic booking agency Vital Talent, founded by agent Gerry Gerrard, has closed its doors. The firm's clients -- including Chemical Brothers, Underworld and the Prodigy -- will join the roster of William Morris Electronic.
Silvio Pietroluongo, who has been Billboard associate director of charts
since 2006, has been named director of charts. He replaces director of
charts/senior analyst Geoff Mayfield, who is leaving Billboard after 23
years to join the Universal Music Group Distribution as VP of business
analysis and market research.
The Grammys are turning a dry nominations announcement into an hourlong TV special.
The second full day of the Amsterdam Dance Event conference program largely focussed on brands and music, with panels covering brands in the live space and ad-funded music.
Australian digital company Destra Corp. has sold Central Station Records (CSR) to the dance label's Sydney-based GM Jamie Raeburn. The new ownership is effective immediately. CRS's 11-strong staff team is expected to remain intact.
With the recent launch of William Morris Electronic, a joint venture between the William Morris Agency and British DJ Pete Tong, the Los Angeles-based talent agency aims to create a "boutique agency model within the larger agency," says Joel Zimmerman, U.S. head of WME.
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