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Leading global talent agency UTA has hired veteran music agent Scott Mantell.
Mantell, who will be based in Los Angeles, began his music career at APA and most recently served as a partner and co-head of international touring at ICM, where he spent nearly two decades.
He brings a roster of clients to UTA including LL Cool J, Jill Scott, Toni Braxton, D’Angelo, Postmodern Jukebox, Disney Concerts, The Driver Era, Aly & AJ, Kiana Lede, Macy Gray, Gashi and Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.
UTA works with superstar artists including Post Malone, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Cardi B and Bad Bunny
Over the past few years, UTA’s music group has significantly expanded into areas including music brand partnerships, music crossover, tour marketing, music innovation, and electronic music with the acquisitions of Echo Location Talent Agency and Circle Talent Agency.
UTA works with superstar artists including Post Malone, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Cardi B, Deadmau5, Bad Bunny, YG, The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Marshmello, Bebe Rexha, The Pussycat Dolls, Offset, Lil Wayne, Burna Boy, Halsey, Guns N’ Roses, Muse, Paramore, Machine Gun Kelly and Florence and the Machine.
Mantell joins a growing list of former ICM Partners agents to have moved on to pastures new since Creative Artists Agency (CAA) completed its acquisition of ICM earlier this year.
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The latest edition of the IQ New Music playlist, featuring a selection of tracks curated by international booking agencies, is now live.
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. Click here to read the latest issue of IQ now.
The April edition of the playlist features tracks hand-picked by agents at CAA, ICM, ITB, Paradigm, UTA, ATC, WME, Mother Artists, Primary and Pure Represents.
Listen to the latest selection using the Spotify playlist below, or click here to catch up on last month’s playlist first.
Separated by agency, the full track list for the April playlist is:
Agency | Artist | Song |
---|---|---|
CAA | Amelia Moore | Moves |
CAA | The Shires | I See Stars |
CAA | Eliza | Straight Talker |
CAA | Obongjayar | Tinko Tinko |
CAA | Guy Gerber | Pyramid Of The Moon |
ICM | Yumi Zouma | Astral Projection |
ICM | Marlon Craft | Hans Zimmer |
ICM | Marzz | Countless Times |
ICM | Larry June | Smoothies in 1991 |
ICM | Mike Dimes | Home |
ITB | Hot Milk | Bad Influence |
ITB | Jet Vesper | Kind of Blue |
ITB | Placebo | Happy Birthday In The Sky |
ITB | Sick Joy | I’ve Got More Than I Need (And I Don’t Have Much) |
ITB | stayMellow | nowurgone |
Paradigm | Bartees Strange | Heavy Heart |
Paradigm | Danielle Ponder | So Long |
Paradigm | Tiberius B | Olivia |
Paradigm | Tom A Smith | Crucify Me |
Paradigm | Yunè Pinku | DC Rot |
UTA | Stacey Ryan | Don’t Text Me When You’re Drunk |
UTA | Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn | Tears on my Window |
UTA | Yeat | Monëy so big |
UTA | Jack Kane | Gold |
UTA | Jung Jaeil | Way Back Then |
ATC | Enumclaw | 2002 |
ATC | Aldous Harding | Fever |
ATC | Folly Group | Faint Of Hearts |
ATC | Sprints | Delia Smith |
ATC | Efé | Kiwi |
WME | Sigue | J Balvin, Ed Sheeran |
WME | Strange | Miranda Lambert |
WME | Stars In The Sky | Kid Cudi |
WME | Bam Bam | Camila Cabello, Ed Sheeran |
WME | Leave You Alone | Kane Brown |
Mother Artists | Ber | Same Effect |
Mother Artists | RY X | Your Love |
Mother Artists | Thomas Headon | Victoria |
Mother Artists | Violet Skies | Never Be Cool |
Mother Artists | Corook | idk god |
Primary | Games We Play | I Hope You’re Happy |
Primary | Russ | Handsomer (Remix) (Feat. Ktlyn) |
Pure Represents | George Ezra | Anyone For You |
Pure Represents | The Mysterines | Hung Up |
Pure Represents | Bilk | Daydreamer |
Pure Represents | Companion | 23rd Street |
Pure Represents | Mychelle | Younger Self |
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The latest edition of the IQ New Music playlist, featuring a selection of tracks curated by international booking agencies, is now live.
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. Click here to read the latest issue of IQ now.
The December edition of the New Music playlist features tracks hand-picked by agents at CAA, ICM, ITB, Paradigm, UTA, X-Ray, WME and Mother Artists.
Listen to the latest selection using the Spotify playlist below, or click here to catch up on last month’s playlist first.
Separated by agency, the full track list for the December playlist is:
Agency | Artist | Song |
---|---|---|
CAA | DJ Shadow | Building Steam with a Grain of Salt |
ICM | Montell Fish | Fall in Love with You |
ITB | Honeyglaze | Creative Jealousy |
ITB | LIFE | Friends Without Names |
ITB | Naima Bock | 30 Degrees |
ITB | Owenn | Baby Girl |
ITB | Peaks! | Black Guns/White Drugs |
Paradigm | Dvr, Kenny Beats | Lowlife |
Paradigm | Nemahsis | Paper Thin |
Paradigm | Oliver Malcolm | Rolling Stone |
Paradigm | Prospa | Love Someone |
Paradigm | Talk | Save Me |
UTA | Maya Delilah | Need a Word with Cupid |
UTA | Pip Blom | I Know I’m Not Easy To Like |
UTA | The Kingdom Choir, Jake Isaac | Together Again |
UTA | Serena Isioma | Crying In The Club |
X-Ray | ShaSimone | Hushpuppi |
WME | Luke Combs | Doin’ This |
WME | Masked Wolf, Bebe Rexha | It’s You, Not Me (Sabotage) |
WME | Anne-Marie and Niall Horan | Everywhere |
WME | Future and SprngBrk | Mushrooms |
WME | Tyga | Lift Me Up |
Mother Artists | Idles | Car Crash |
Mother Artists | Corook | Sims |
Mother Artists | Faouzia | Puppet |
Mother Artists | Thomas Headon | Strawberry Kisses |
Mother Artists | Kills Birds | Cough up Cherries |
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