Category archives: Interviews

‘None of us internally here work on algorithms or formulas; it’s about knowing your music, understanding, trusting and believing.’

British-born Ashley Page quit the major record companies 14 years ago to launch his own management company, Page 1 Management. With clients like Joel Little and Jawsh 685, things have gone rather well since.
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‘We’ve never sat there and slagged off a competitor. If you get to that stage, you’ve lost it already.’

Caroline Elleray and Mark Gale made their name as A&R extraordinaires working with artists like Coldplay and Little Simz at Universal Music Publishing. Now the married couple are launching their own venture, Second Songs.
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‘As a publisher we don’t sign repertoire for the present but for its long-term value.’

In this feature, we speak to Matthieu Tessier, Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music France about the success of French superstar rapper Orelsan
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‘Our industry has become so meshed with technology, yet we’re still battling to get many of those companies to see the value of music.’

Music business lawyer Erin M. Jacobson discusses lessons learned across her career, what managers and artists should be wary of from a legal perspective, exciting developments in music, and much more besides
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