A new management era may be upon us

[Miguel]

Haley mentioned possibly writing in London soon.

News from March:

Vector Management and Proper Artist Management have combined into one entity under the Vector brand name.

Veteran managers and co-Presidents of Vector, Ken Levitan and Jack Rovner, now join forces with seasoned manager Peter Rudge (pictured) and his London-based Proper Artist Management.

As with Proper and Vector formerly, the new company will become part of the Artist Nation group.

“Peter is one of the all time greats whom I’m honored to have known for over 30 years,” said Rovner. “We are thrilled to be working with him and his team."

“Vector has always been a globally minded management company,” added Levitan. “By partnering with Proper, we are excited to bring even more international opportunities to our artists.”

Rudge, who recently established Proper Artist Management previously held the position as Global Head of Music at IPG owned Octagon Music. Over the course of his career Rudge has managed or co-managed many artists including The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roger Waters (Pink Floyd), Duran Duran, Lynyrd Skynrd, 38. Special, Diana Ross, Sophie B Hawkins, Adam Ant, Pulp, Manic Street Preachers, Madness, Ray Davies, Anastacia, James & Il Divo.

Led by co-presidents Ken Levitan and Jack Rovner, Vector boasts expertise in marketing, publicity, touring, social media, sponsorships, endorsements and licensing.

With offices in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles and London, the Vector team leverages its internal resources to manage all aspects of their artists’ careers.

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/prope...tor/057804

So Vector is part of Artist Nation, which is part of Live Nation.

2011 LN annual report:

Our Artist Nation segment primarily provides management services to music recording artists in exchange for a commission on the earnings of these artists….Revenue earned from our Artist Nation segment is impacted to a large degree by the touring schedules of the artists we represent.