http://www.twentyfirstartists.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:04:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Colin Lester, the newly-installed CEO of Universal's management business Twenty First Artists, says the major wants to become a global force in artist management, with plans to establish a New York office and a producer management business. Lester, whose exisitng CLM Entertainment operation will be merged into Twenty First, replaces Frank ... http://www.twentyfirstartists.com/colin-lester-has-global-goal-for-universals-artist-management-plans/ Colin Lester the newly installed CEO of Universal's management business Twenty First Artists, says the major label wants to become a global force in artists management and plans to establish both a New York office and a producer management business. The New York office would be out of Universal's New York ... http://www.twentyfirstartists.com/colin-lester-to-steward-universals-mgmt-business/ Craig David & Colin Lester have been appointed as Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations, as part of it's Stop TB Campaign. The launch, which took place at the UN Building in New York on March 24th marked the World TB Day. The Stop TB campaign focuses on raising awareness of the deadly disease, ... http://www.twentyfirstartists.com/craig-david-colin-lester-appointed-as-un-goodwill-ambassadors/ When you go out and buy the latest innovative product to hit the shops, you do not pay attention to the designer of the product but more so the shop you can get the best deal from, the same principle applies to music. You tend to see the finished product ... http://www.twentyfirstartists.com/musicoloy-magazine-speak-to-colin-lester/ March 10 (Bloomberg) –  Pink Floyd and Queen, bands that have been with EMI Music for about four decades, may head for the door, according to two people familiar with their talks, as concern mounts about the U.K. record label’s finances. Pink Floyd, whose catalog includes such albums as "Dark Side Of The Moon" and “The ... http://www.twentyfirstartists.com/colin-lester-comments-on-emi/ [audio:Colin - BBC Interview (EDIT).mp3] http://www.twentyfirstartists.com/colin-lester-on-bbc-radio-3/ Music Week - Dooley's Diary ......The Duty Of Care Panel, for example, witnessed an epic clash between Colin Lester and, well, everyone else over the question of artist care. While panellists such as Squeeze's Chris Difford argued passionately for the creation of a music industry fund to help artists afford rehab, ... http://www.twentyfirstartists.com/music-week-dooleys-diary/ By Ben Cardew  - Music Week Columbia managing director Mike Smith told the In The City crowd yesterday that he believes the transition to digital sales has led to better music and better A&Ring. Smith, who took part in a popular closing panel yesterday alongside Mark Ronson and author John Harris, was ... http://www.twentyfirstartists.com/colin-lester-features-on-the-duty-of-care-panel-at-itc/ Music Week The oft-ignored question of how to try and keep artists on the straight and narrow will form the basis for one of the panels at this year’s In The City conference. With the circumstances around Michael Jackson’s death still front-page news some three months after the event and Amy Winehouse’s ... http://www.twentyfirstartists.com/in-the-city-panel-to-tackle-celebrity-crises/ CMU Daily - Friday 25th September   Lester had already criticised the FAC's original statement of the latest government proposals, telling the Daily Telegraph: "It is very easy to be charitable when you are rich. Most of these [FAC] artists don't earn their money from the recorded music business. They earn from ... http://www.twentyfirstartists.com/craig-david-manager-backs-three-strikes/