Jenny Lewis among new SAM clients
Catching up on recent news from the artist management sector, the roster at John Silva‘s shop, Silva Artist Management, which includes a slew of top-tier acts like Foo Fighters, Beck, Beastie Boys and more, has been growing recently with notable additions including Norah Jones and Jenny Lewis – both who come to SAM after leaving their longtime managers. Jones is featured on songs on the upcoming Ryan Adams release Ashes & Fire and is finishing up a new album from her side project Little Willies, while Lewis is preparing for a string of sold out shows for her October I Heart Cali tour. Silva is rumored to have picked up M. Ward as a client as well, with some making note of the independent label artist additions to the mostly major label acts on SAM’s line-up. The indie balladeer is also one-half of the She & Him duo who is managed by Zeitgeist… Speaking of Zeitgeist, the management boutique is now handling duties for Surfer Blood… Meanwhile, Red Light Management‘s Jason Colton continues to be early and in the running for the potential who’s-next of indie groups, including a new buzz-act coming out of the Pacific Northwest. More on that later… And proving the full-service label/management model isn’t just for the majors, last month the formation of Fort William was announced, a new management firm launched by the co-founders of label trio of Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar and Dead Oceans along with former Zeitgeist manager Ami Spishok. While separate in name, presumably the resources and staffing on the label side is a significant boon for artists under the management roster as well. While not entirely a new phenomenon, observers share that more indie labels are preparing to follow a similar path, as part of an overall paradigm shift, along with the fact that many already are doing work beyond merely the scope of a record label… Elsewhere, Spoon-muse Ron Laffitte is now at Front Line Management, Myles Lewis joins 19 Entertainment from his recent A&R post at Epic Records and Ben Weber has left Flatiron Management.
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