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Universal Music Group Relaunches Verve Label Group, Danny Bennett Named Head

image from www.celebrityaccess.comUniversal Music Group announced that they are relaunching the Verve Label Group and appointed veteran manager and film & television producer (and Tony's son) Danny Bennett as the group's President and CEO. 

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The newly relaunched Verve Label Group will be comprised of Verve and UMG's U.S. classical music labels including Deutsche Grammophon, Decca Records, Decca Classics, Mercury Classics, and distributed label ECM.  The jazz and classical labels will maintain distinct A&R, marketing and promotions teams, while leveraging UMG's resources for administration and support.

image from www.celebrityaccess.comNew CEO and President Danny Bennett will report to Michele Anthony, EVP of UMG. Bennett and Dickon Stainer, President and CEO of Global Classics for Universal Music Group, will announce shortly a President of Verve Label Group's classical music labels. Verve will relocate their offices to New York, where the label was originally founded 60 years ago.

David Foster, one of the most successful record producers in history, who led the Verve label since 2012, has decided to return full-time to producing, and will continue to work closely with UMG's labels and artists. Foster is currently producing albums for UMG artists Carla Bruni and Jordan Smith.

Bennett, who founded RPM Productions in 1979, an artist management and strategic marketing company, is perhaps best known for managing the later career of his father, Tony Bennett. Bennett has also represented recording artists including Elvis Costello and Jamiroquai and directed marketing campaigns for Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, and John Legend to name a few. 

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  1. great lover of the new jazz. Recently picked up Wolfgang Muthspiel,s rising grace.
    it was defective returned to amazon for same replacement and it to was defective last three tunes would not play. Returned again for refund.Ordered same cd at Barnes and noble it to was defective! How can this be? Can you help with this in some way? thankyou. 3026536846

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