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Viral “polyriddim” Producer phonon Signs to UTA, Prodigy Artists
It looks like viral “polyriddim” producer phonon will be inspiring awe and confusing dubstep fans for the foreseeable future. The blossoming bass music producer has announced his signing to United Talent Agency for booking services and Prodigy Artists for management. If you’ve ever heard “polyriddim,” you’ll understand the use of the word “confusing.” Instead of trying to explain the track, which was produced in a time signature more appropriate for Martians, we’ll let Eliminate illustrate. phonon isn’t a one-trick pony. He may have broken through with “Polyriddim,” but the track doubled as a launchpad for an innately gifted producer, as opposed to a flash in the pan. He proved as much after the rel...
UTA to Reinstate Staff Pay, Lay Off 50 Employees
United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer told staff Wednesday of impending increases in pay for hourly employees. In a memo to staff on Wednesday, United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer delivered both “positive” and “difficult” news, writing that the agency would be reinstating full pay to its employees in the next two weeks, but would also be laying off 50 staffers. UTA is the first of the major agencies that cut salaries at the beginning of the pandemic to offer to reinstate full pay. The layoffs will affect both current and some furloughed employees across several divisions, at both the assistant and agent level. (The agency will cover the COBRA health insurance payments of that laid off for an indeterminate period of time.) In May, UTA, which employs more than 1,1...
Executive Turntable: TalentX Founder Named Triller Chief Strategy Officer, Radio Promo Vets Launch New Company
Social media star, entrepreneur and TalentX Entertainment co-founder Josh Richards has been named chief strategy officer at AI-driven music video and entertainment platform Triller, which he also invested in. In his new role, Richards will lead strategy at Triller while also overseeing the company’s implementation of live streaming and monetization tools. Triller, a rival to the wildly popular video-sharing platform TikTok, last year raised $28 million in a funding round led by Proxima Media last year, also drawing investors including Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne. In June, the platform — which currently has music licensing partnerships with Warner, Sony Music and UMG — hit 50 million monthly active users. “After seeing the US and other countries’ governments’ concerns over Tik...
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