Rene McLean lays out his vision for new label SLANG: "I've always looked for the white space," he says. "We’re not just finance folks; we come from the music business."
"Deals get renegotiated all the time if they’re out of sync," says WMG's longtime general counsel. "We want to maintain the best relationships with artists and songwriters."
John "JoMo" Moore and Jim Glancy reflect on the past and future of the touring powerhouse: “We’ve been lucky in that things have continued to evolve."
Broke co-founders Andre Benz and Brandon De Oliveira talk about their goal to build “the best independent record label in the history of the music industry."
The agents discuss country’s surging popularity, Christian music’s big growth and the legacy of Toby Keith: "[He] was fearlessly unapologetic."
Sirota, who has led Merlin since 2020, says he's always thinking of ways to drive more value to the nonprofit's independent partners.
"When you look at what Missy managed to put on that stage, and SWV and Xscape and their years of musicality, you can’t put an age on that. And audiences are turning out."
“We don’t like to refer to ourselves as a management company anymore. We’re a music company," says partner Jonathan Eshak.
The revitalized venue, now approaching its 11th anniversary, just hosted a historic run by Hozier and is looking ahead to shows from The National, The War on Drugs, IDLES and more.
"I never want to feel like an artist is on a treadmill. I always want them to feel like they’re moving forward from A to C, C to E."
