(Celebrity Access) The Kork Agency is merging with The Agency Group. Kork agents Christian Bernhardt and his team Ryan Craven, Andrew Skikne, Avery McTaggart, and Molly Fitzgerald will all begin working out of the Agency Group's LA office July 1st. The entire Kork roster including Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, The Gossip, Beirut, Peaches, Coco Rosie, Yelle, Jens Lekman, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Suicide and Butthole Surfers will also transition as well.
Kork's Texas office will remain open and operate under a new moniker, Uncle Booking with agents Erik Carter and Jonathan Frye.
This is a strategic addition to our Los Angeles office and not only brings a team of very gifted agents into our U.S. Operations, it will further strengthen our international reach." said Neil Warnock, C.E.O. of the Agency Group.
Christian Bernhardt moved to the U.S.A. from Germany after finishing law school to begin his career in the music business. After working various jobs in the industry at companies such as Spin Magazine and Amphetamine Reptile Records he founded The Kork Agency in 2000. Bernhardt hired staff including Craven, Skikne, McTaggart, Fitzgerald and others in the years that followed. Together, they discovered and developed acts such as ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Peaches, Beirut, and Atmosphere.
"After almost two years of negotiations with most major agencies, we finally came to an agreement with The Agency Group, who I believe will not only provide the Kork team with excellent resources, but also give us room to further expand our roster and open doors for our bands beyond music. In an ever-changing market, I believe it is important that we can offer our artists all other aspects of the entertainment industry as well. We are all extremely excited about this opportunity and think that it is a perfect match." stated Christian Bernhardt.
