Priest now with Sanctuary
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JUDAS PRIEST Management Bought Out By SANCTUARY GROUP - Oct. 8, 2002
The Sanctuary Group said Monday it has acquired the Trinifold Group,
which handles such acts as JUDAS PRIEST, THE WHO, OPERABABES and LED
ZEPPELIN alumni Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. The Sanctuary Group, which
earlier this year bought music company Air Edel, has diverse activities
including records, music publishing, film and TV production and artist
management. The deal involves an upfront payment of £8 million ($12.5
million) with a possible further £13 million ($20.35 million) due dependent
upon significant performance levels over the next 10 years. Trinifold is run
by Bill Curbishley, long-term manager of THE WHO, and partner Robert
Rosenberg, who will both remain with the company.
Rod Smallwood, Chairman of Sanctuary Artist Management, commented: "I
have known Bill for many years and it's great to welcome him to Sanctuary.
The quality and reputation of Bill and his team and the artists they
represent brings a lot to Sanctuary and we, like Bill, understand the value
of loyalty to our acts and the importance of long term focus, imagination
and consistency for an act's career.
"This is a major step in the continuing process of enhancing
Sanctuary's position as one of the world's top management companies and
Bill's assistance in this will be invaluable.
"We will also welcome the expertise of Bill and his team in other
areas of the Sanctuary Group, including Sanctuary Visual Entertainment,
where we have developed a fast growing catalogue of quality music DVDs and
television programmes."
Bill Curbishley added: "The way Sanctuary operates shows that music
can remain a profitable business and that if the acts are properly looked
after and allowed to flourish creatively the fans will get the music they
want. Trinifold has always been a very artist friendly company and this is
also very much the Sanctuary way. I felt that this was the environment in
which I wanted to continue my career and I am very pleased to be working
within Sanctuary and fully utilizing everything the company has to offer to
enhance the careers of our artists and the advantages that economies of
scale and specialized worldwide back up can bring. All this while still
retaining our independent image and day to day activities."
Sanctuary Artist Management's current roster includes GUNS N' ROSES,
IRON MAIDEN, JIMMY PAGE, JUDAS PRIEST, MURDERDOLLS, ROBERT PLANT, and THE
WHO.
to...@abcs.com
>IRON MAIDEN, JIMMY PAGE, JUDAS PRIEST, MURDERDOLLS, ROBERT PLANT, and THE
>WHO.
Is this the same entity as the Sanctuary records label that metal-is
is an imprint of, or is this another company altogether?
Tom
Unknown
This is the same company indeed, headed by Rod Smallwood. I have an
inquiry in to John Baxter (Rob's personal manager) as to whether
Halford are still under Rod's management and/or still on metal-is, as
the official press release from Santuary
http://www.sanctuarygroup.com/mainnav/newsitem.cfm?section_id=43&id=313
no longer includes Halford on their new roster.
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Forostar
Judas Priest WITH Sanctuary
Halford GONE from Sanctuary
A + B = C
C = Halfords rejoins Priest.
cheers
Forostar
"Out in the dark there burns a dream"
- A. Smith, 1986 -
Allan Evans
Forostar <fur...@wanadoo.nl> banged this out:
Yes, could be the case, especially considering that Sanctuary/Metal-Is isn't
as large a label as Atlantic. Sanctuary may want something like that to
happen to bolster sales of their new signing.
Or maybe it's just wishful thinking...
to...@abcs.com
>Halford GONE from Sanctuary
>
>A + B = C
>
>C = Halfords rejoins Priest.
>
>
>"Out in the dark there burns a dream"
>- A. Smith, 1986 -
Could be, however the Sanctuary records group's previous incarnation
had Bruce Dickinson and Iron Maiden both releasing albums. (CMC
International)
Rob decides to do another album, Sanctuary-metal is probably
releases it.
Tom
Unknown
>Judas Priest WITH Sanctuary
>Halford GONE from Sanctuary
>
>
>A + B = C
>
>C = Halfords rejoins Priest.
Well I got an email back from Halford's personal manager John Baxter
who confirms that the halford band is still managed by Ron
Smallwood/Sanctuary management as well as John Baxter/EMAS and that
Halford are still on metal-is/Sanctuary.
So no reunion as of yet, but the night is still young in this Santuary
aquisition of Trinifold...