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JOHN MARX His first concert was Buffalo Springfield at the Indio Date Fair. (9/15a)
 HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALLWe're manning the merch table. (9/13a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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Sony/ATV U.K. has bolstered its A&R team with the appointment of BMG exec Alastair Kinross as Senior A&R Manager and former Ministry of Sound man Alex Sparks as A&R Manager. The duo join the pubco after a run of recent success.
Kinross is known for signing M.I.A. and ZAYN songwriter Levi Lennox. He spent more than four years at BMG where he was A&R and Creative Manager in the U.K., then Director U.K./U.S. Songwriter Relations in Los Angeles where he coordinated all U.K. writing trips to the West Coast.
Sparks’ arrival follows a three-year period at Ministry of Sound where he was A&R consultant. His signings include Rhodes, Format B and Louis Cherry.
Based in London, they both report to Head of A&R, U.K., David Ventura, who said: “We are delighted to haveAlastair and Alex in the Sony/ATV family. They are very talented A&Rs with a great passion for music.” (Pictured, from left, are Alastair Kinross, David Ventura and Alex Sparks).
The pubco has enjoyed 51 consecutive weeks as publisher or co-publisher of the U.K. #1 single thanks to tracks by Ed Sheeran, Clean Bandit and James Arthur, as well as international acts Drake, The Chainsmokers and Mike Posner.
