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"IE Signs Morrissey For Management " - article confirms split with Merck Mercuriadis

posted by davidt on Tuesday May 27 2008, @12:00PM
Uncleskinny writes:
As posted by user Danny in the forums (original post), according to this article Merck Mercuriadis is no longer managing Morrissey:

IE Signs Morrissey For Management - Billboard.com
May 27, 2008 - Global

By Lars Brandle, London

Morrissey has joined ie:music, the British management firm which guides the career of Robbie Williams.

The former Smiths singer will now be managed on a global basis by Josie Cliff, who heads-up the firm's U.S. division ie:west, and by ie's founders Tim Clark and David Enthoven.

The news, confirmed in a two-sentence press release issued today, confirms the British singer's split with manager Merck Mercuriadis, the former CEO of now-defunct Sanctuary U.S.

Founded in 1992 by Clark and Enthoven, ie:music represents a small roster of artists, including Sia, Craig Armstrong, Passenger, Archive and the Asteroids Galaxy Tour.
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  • Merck's been very polite and helpful though. Is that why it didn't work out? ;)
    mattorefice <[email protected]> -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @12:11PM (#303651)
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    Leslie Towne Hope = Packy West
  • whats going to happen now...?
    Anonymous -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @12:11PM (#303652)
    • Re:well, by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday May 27 2008, @12:15PM
      • Re:well, by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday May 27 2008, @12:27PM
  • I hope so.
    fut -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @12:37PM (#303655)
    (User #401 Info | http://www.omgmyblog.com/)
  • I bet Moz was pissed that Merck was posting on "So-Low" and gave him the sack. Morrissey has done worse things for lesser offenses.
    wemissumoz -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @01:03PM (#303656)
    (User #4088 Info)
  • the unmanageable? Given Morrissey's track record with managers, who would want to take him on?
    Anonymous -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @01:15PM (#303658)
  • ..Merck thank you for the info he's given us on Solo. Good luck to Josie too, I wish her and Morrissey lots of success in the future. More tour dates, please!!!! :)
    mell -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @01:37PM (#303660)
    (User #20022 Info)
  • he loves them and he leaves them.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @01:40PM (#303661)
  • This is BAD News. Merck was the best manager he'd ever had.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @01:41PM (#303662)
    • Re:Not Good by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday May 27 2008, @01:52PM
  • There gonna need it......
    Anonymous -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @01:46PM (#303664)
  • How long do we give Ms Cliff before she's tossed aside....?
    Anonymous -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @02:16PM (#303669)
  • It never does.
    He's unmanagable.
    signed,
    J.Marr.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @02:17PM (#303670)
  • Reading a post by 'Danny' on the forum here brought some clarity, considering that the pairing of Merck and Morrissey accomplished a lot and they worked harmoniously together for the past four years or so -

    "Not really that strange. If you think about it Merck is a very wealthy and powerful man who is used to heading up large companies. At Sanctuary he had very little day to day dealings with Morrissey. When Sanctuary bust he probably felt obliged to continue managing Morrissey as the bust was partly his fault. His tenure as manager was probably only until they could find someone more suitable."
    goinghome -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @02:23PM (#303671)
    (User #12673 Info)
  • youve got it all wrong

    mozzer caught merck eating a hamburger and sacked him on the spot; merck dropped the burger and left; moz then picked up the hamburger and finished it.

    yummy!
    Anonymous -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @02:36PM (#303673)
  • I am sure Merck is on to bigger and better things.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @02:39PM (#303674)
  • I hope that Morrissey sacking Merck has more to do with the defunct Sanctuary records and not that Moz was pissed about Merck directly communicating with us.

    Thanks Merck.
    TheevesHours -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @03:49PM (#303676)
    (User #19449 Info)
  • Jesse continues on.

    Moz has his priorities screwed up.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @04:43PM (#303680)
  • Fare thee well in your future endeavors and thanks for holding out solidly with our Moz from (record) deal to no-deal to deal again during a crazy time in the music industry (with Moz's fabulous Greatest Hits international tour and an album with Lee Visconti to boot! That's pretty impressive). Your integrity and commitment is to be admired.

    Welcome, Ms. Cliff. We look forward to your stewardship and please be in contact with us at Moz-solo!
    romeogirl -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @09:33PM (#303690)
    (User #2891 Info)
  • He really was someone on Moz' side (sung to the tune of Glamorous Glue).

    I hope that it was an amicable split that it was based on both sides going on to different things.

    Josie, if you're reading, once in a while come here to post on Morrissey's behalf, por favor.

    king leer -- Tuesday May 27 2008, @10:06PM (#303692)
    (User #80 Info)
  • I'm extremely good at ironing, cleaning underwear, doing dishes, sewing, etc. Oh, and I can cook (Turkish cuisine esp.) Try me! Try me!
    Anonymous -- Wednesday May 28 2008, @01:46AM (#303697)
  • While I can't give details I will say that this is a very smart move. Finally, Moz has realised his manager is a complete idiot. And a hugely unprofessional one at that. This is a relief. Merck was a disaster.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday May 28 2008, @02:38AM (#303700)
    • Re:Merck by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 28 2008, @03:40AM
      • Re:Merck by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 28 2008, @03:52AM
    • good point by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 28 2008, @06:28AM
  • ...these guys also manage Robbie Williams. Such humble company. Can two suns exist in this universe?
    Mozzarella -- Wednesday May 28 2008, @06:03AM (#303706)
    (User #864 Info | http://www.bozboorer.com/)
    If I wasn't a cat, I'd be a girl.
  • Perhaps it was Merck's candor on this site (which was spamodically insightful)that may have contributed to the separation. More likely, Moz would experience greater exposure with IE:Music.

    Moz: Please wake up! You plain jane back-up band has gone oh so stale. You need to be challenged...take up with some *real* song writers and sack the line-up.

    Take the cue from MES
    run the band like a squad. Form a band around skills not looks.

    Love ya anyway,
    Your Maid-
    Lorrena-Rodriguez de La Puneta Corazon (siempre corriendo paja y tomando el pelo).

    Oh, Hello Indie
    Bye Merck

     
    lonedom -- Wednesday May 28 2008, @10:38AM (#303713)
    (User #7846 Info)
    Veteran of both World Wars on Job Seekers Allowance
  • Morrissey's new management company also manage Robbie Williams. And this chick heads their US division.
    Just a short question: how many records has Robbie Williams sold in the US? Not many & it hasn't been through the want of trying.
    Let's hope they can do better with Moz.
    So I don't have to go on Google, anyone know who else they manage?
    AnthonyGlamour -- Wednesday May 28 2008, @11:11AM (#303716)
    (User #7618 Info | http://www.myspace.com/anthonycutt)
  • I hope the parting was amicable.

    Certainly Merck was very good at keeping us informed and it was certainly good to have such high level recognition of the site and it's members, though certainly also his candour was not always the most professional. Perhaps he was suckered in by our constant, never ending speculation of every single word or gesture which could be interpreted as out of turn!

    Anyway, I am sure it was purely for business reasons and I look forward to an even more driven and successful career for Morrissey... He isn't just out there for our benefit so it'd be good to see him getting more exposure and making more money... then he can share it with his loyal audience!
    Kitty3780 -- Wednesday May 28 2008, @11:12AM (#303717)
    (User #17786 Info | http://twitter.com/#!/Kitty3780)
    "There is something I wanted to tell you..."
  • Merck, it should be remembered, was only made M's manager after Jed Weitzman was fired in early 2007. Merck was always there but not the day-to-day manager that Jed was from 2004-06. It always looked like Merck was a temporary solution: going from head of a record company to manager of M is not a good career move. Good luck to Merck!
    Anonymous -- Wednesday May 28 2008, @12:05PM (#303720)
  • Merck was well-intentioned, but unfortunately, Morrissey found him too overbearing.
    Yamaha -- Wednesday May 28 2008, @01:15PM (#303726)
    (User #20644 Info)
  • Daria dares
    as she stares
    pathos crawling her way down to bathos
    she grins -all thirty one teeth
    one missing
    who's missing?
    You.
    Though I never met you
    Thank God
    Did I say God? No I said Dog. Dyslexic Moron!
    Anonymous -- Wednesday May 28 2008, @03:30PM (#303735)
  • http://www.showbizspy.com/news/05292008/morrissey- parts-with-manager/ [showbizspy.com]

    "I believe my penance is complete and Saint Morrissey has granted my absolution."
    fut -- Thursday May 29 2008, @11:49AM (#303775)
    (User #401 Info | http://www.omgmyblog.com/)
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