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Depeche Mode still has a lucrative touring business — the Brit band launches its next world tour in May 2013 in conjunction with the release of its 13th album, and its last European tour drew 2.5 million. The moody group had been at CAA for years. Depeche Mode has sold more than 100 million records worldwide since it hit the scene in the early 1980s as part of the New Wave. WME* will represent the band for North and South America. Depeche Mode continues to be managed by Jonathan Kessler.
from: http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/depeche-mode-hollywood-agency-wme-signing/
*William Morris Endeavor (also known as WME) is the largest and oldest global talent agency, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, Nashville, London, and Miami. The company was founded as the William Morris Agency in 1898, becoming the first talent agency in the world, at the time representing vaudeville artists.[SUP][1][/SUP] Now, WME represents artists from all facets of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music, theatre, digital, publishing, lifestyle, and physical production.[SUP][2][/SUP] WME also advises some of the world's most recognized consumer brands to create "entertainment-based marketing solutions".[SUP][3][/SUP] WME is the result of the 2009 merger of the William Morris Agency with the Endeavor Agency, which combined the oldest talent agency in the world with the newest of the "major" agencies, respectively.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris_Endeavor#Music)
In related news:
This is not official yet, but we have gotten confirmation from various sources that Depeche Mode has signed a record deal with Sony Music. Sony Music Entertainment is the second largest music corporation in the world and is owned and controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.
Note that EMI Music, who had signed an exclusive worldwide deal with Depeche Mode for its 2009 album "Sounds of the Universe", didn't want to renew the deal for the band's new album expected for 2013. We were told the sales figures were not what EMI had expected them to be.
We hope that the official press release on this record deal will bring some more details especially as to what will be the role of Mute chairman Daniel Miller in this new Depeche Mode chapter.
from: http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=48619_0_2_0_C
from: http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/depeche-mode-hollywood-agency-wme-signing/
*William Morris Endeavor (also known as WME) is the largest and oldest global talent agency, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, Nashville, London, and Miami. The company was founded as the William Morris Agency in 1898, becoming the first talent agency in the world, at the time representing vaudeville artists.[SUP][1][/SUP] Now, WME represents artists from all facets of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music, theatre, digital, publishing, lifestyle, and physical production.[SUP][2][/SUP] WME also advises some of the world's most recognized consumer brands to create "entertainment-based marketing solutions".[SUP][3][/SUP] WME is the result of the 2009 merger of the William Morris Agency with the Endeavor Agency, which combined the oldest talent agency in the world with the newest of the "major" agencies, respectively.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris_Endeavor#Music)
In related news:
This is not official yet, but we have gotten confirmation from various sources that Depeche Mode has signed a record deal with Sony Music. Sony Music Entertainment is the second largest music corporation in the world and is owned and controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.
Note that EMI Music, who had signed an exclusive worldwide deal with Depeche Mode for its 2009 album "Sounds of the Universe", didn't want to renew the deal for the band's new album expected for 2013. We were told the sales figures were not what EMI had expected them to be.
We hope that the official press release on this record deal will bring some more details especially as to what will be the role of Mute chairman Daniel Miller in this new Depeche Mode chapter.
from: http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=48619_0_2_0_C
