January rhythm and blues: New agency playlist

The January edition of IQ’s New Signings playlist, featuring a selection of tracks curated by major international booking agencies, goes live today with another serving of fresh new music ahead of the launch of IQ 95.

Launched in May for the June issue, the playlist complements IQ Magazine’s popular New Signings page, which keeps the live industry updated about which new, emerging and re-emerging artists are being signed by agents.

The January playlist features contributions from CAA, ITB, Paradigm, UTA, ATC, Primary and WME, each of which have picked four or five tracks apiece featuring some of their most exciting new talent.

Listen to the latest selection using the Spotify playlist below – or click here to catch up on the December edition first.

Separated by agency, the full track list for January’s New Signings playlist is:

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ATC Management opens first Scandinavian office

Artist manager Rasmus Damsholt is to head up a new Danish operation for ATC Management, the company’s third international office and its first in continental Europe.

Headquartered in London, ATC also has offices in New York and Los Angeles. Its roster includes Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Johnny Marr, Faithless, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Katie Melua and Kate Tempest.

Damsholt (pictured) joins ATC with two assistants, bringing a roster that includes Lowly, Chinah and Sekuoia.

Phil Middleton, ATC’s general manager, comments: “ATC Management and Rasmus Damsholt share the same artist-centric ethos in our approach to the way we do business, and for all the artists with whom we are privileged to work.

“I am looking forward to help the company build an even better presence for its roster in the Nordics”

“We are delighted to welcome Rasmus to the ATC family and believe that his appointment will not only enable us to continue to provide the very highest levels of service to all our clients on a day-to-day basis, but also deliver a number of exciting opportunities that will help our artists and our business to continue to flourish and grow for years to come.”

“I’ve always been fascinated by the way ATC works with its artists,” adds Damsholt, “and am looking forward to help the company build an even better presence for its roster in the Nordics.

“I am also keen to bring new Scandinavian music to the table and to provide the wider ATC team with a deeper insight into the consumption of digital music here – something we have been just a bit ahead of the rest of the world with for quite a while.”

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