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Billboard Magazine FROM THE CORNER OFFICE WorldMags.net47 49 The secret to my John Branca Allen Grubman PARTNER, ZIFFREN BRITTENHAM SENIOR PARTNER productivity Staged Michael Jackson’s second Kenny Meiselas posthumous comeback with the debut of NAMED PARTNER “An hour run to clear my head and plan for my day.” “Michael Jackson One,” a permanent Cirque GRUBMAN SHIRE & MEISELAS —Michael Rapino, CEO, Live Nation Entertainment (No. 4) du Soleil residency in Las Vegas They represent the industry’s biggest “Don’t get behind on phone calls or emails.” Tom Poleman It’s been a busy year for John Branca. The music artists, most powerful executives, the old- —Irving Azoff, chairman/CEO, Azoff MSG Entertainment super-lawyer, best-known as the co-executor of guard companies and the new innovators (No. 7) the Michael Jackson estate, negotiated the sale of Elvis Presley’s intellectual property to Au- If there’s a pie out there related to the music in- “Lay out your to-do list the night before and tackle the tough- thentic Brands in November and helped Carlos dustry that Grubman Shire & Meiselas doesn’t est issue of the day first.” Santana extend his residency at the Mandalay have its fnger in, Billboard couldn’t fnd it. —Rob Light, managing partner/head of music, Creative Bay Hotel in Las Vegas through the end of 2014. The frm’s superstar portfolio includes Artists Agency (No. 9) As head of the music practice at Zifren Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Rod Stewart, Brittenham, Branca also oversees a cadre U2, the Eagles, Kiss, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, “Urgency wins. Do everything faster than anyone can imagine of lawyers who represent such acts as Justin Usher and Maroon 5. possible.” Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Linkin Park, Grubman Shire & Meiselas also repre- —Bob Pittman, chairman/CEO, Clear Channel (No. 11) Selena Gomez, Rick Rubin, Trent Reznor, sents some of the industry’s biggest deals, “Intense daily calendar review and internal office meeting David Guetta and numerous other A-listers. companies and most powerful executives. Bryan “Birdman” Williams every morning.” Branca also wears a second hat: executive Grubman and Meiselas don’t just handle —Marc Geiger, head of music, William Morris Endeavor producer. Last year, he produced “Michael music-specifc deals: They have diversifed (No. 13) Jackson One,” a Cirque du Soleil residency at ahead of the industry, representing their cli- Mandalay Bay that opened in May. The show, ents in branding deals, strategic partnerships “Spending time with my child in the morning and being there staged in a custom-built theater, comple- and licensing. They also help their clients to put him down at night, whether or not I have to go out later ments Branca’s other Cirque du Soleil pro- move beyond the industry—say, into Broad- that evening. That gives me a recharge and a balance in my duction, “Michael Jackson: The Immortal way or movies. The frm represented U2 with life. It’s important to have that on/off switch.” World Tour,” which just ended its third year the “Spider-Man” musical, Sting as the song- —John Janick, president/COO, Interscope Geffen A&M of touring to become the ninth-top-grossing writer/producer for Broadway-bound musical (No. 19) tour in history, earning $325.1 million from “The Last Ship” and both Usher’s actor agree- 407 performances worldwide since its debut ment to play Sugar Ray Leonard in “Hands of “I try to rehearse the day. The concept of preparing and visu- in October 2011, according to Billboard Box- Stone” and his coach deal for “The Voice.” alizing the day during a morning walk or exercise helps put score. “With music’s ongoing shift to digital, The frm also represented Madonna in her you in a positive, elevated state. It gets your mind and body Ronald “Slim” Williams economic power continues to reside in live Iconix deal to develop a desigmer collection. humming; you’re emotionally prepared. It makes the tougher touring, artist brands and delivery systems.” “Diversifcation is the name of the game,” days a little less tough and brings positivity to your day and the For Branca, that means a transition from Grubman says. —Ed Christman people around you.” straight contract deals to becoming a pro- —Tom Corson, president/COO, RCA Music Group (No. 21) ducer who consistently orchestrates new en- “Be on time. When people run late it just backs up the whole tertainment experiences. —Alex Pham day and it creates a snowball effect. And have an agenda.” 50 —Jennifer Breithaupt, senior VP of entertainment Bryan marketing, Citi (No. 24) 48 “Birdman” Williams “Get up early and work late.” Ronald —Cameron Strang, chairman/CEO, Warner/Chappell Tom Poleman Music, Warner Bros. Records (No. 31) PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL “Slim” Williams PROGRAMMING PLATFORMS, CO-FOUNDERS/CO-CEOs, “I make notes on everything, keep it all in one book, and each CLEAR CHANNEL MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT CASH MONEY RECORDS night I use it to make plans for the next day. Now how often am I able to stick to that plan? Never.” Developed more ways to leverage the Notched third-biggest sales week for an —Mike Dungan, chairman/CEO, Universal Music Nashville radio giant’s multimedia platform (read: album in 2013 with Drake’s Nothing Was Entertainment (No. 41) iHeartEverything) the Same. Cash Money artists had 1.3% U.S. market share “What helps me is keeping this Ernest Hemingway quote top Tom Poleman made iHeartRadio one of the of mind: ‘There is nothing noble in being superior to your fel- most recognizable brands of 2013, slapping Cash Money Records, the hip-hop heavy- low man. True nobility is being superior to your former self.’ It’s the name of the company’s streaming and weight that minted crossover superstars in about working first to become the best you can be for yourself.” listener-created station service on album pre- Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj, deftly ex- —Jody Gerson, co-president, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (No. 44) views and release parties for such acts as One panded beyond that triumvirate in 2013 with Direction and Lady Gaga, the opening of the a pair of breakout newcomers. Ace Hood, the “Stay motivated by the irrational fear that it could all end at iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles and the 25-year-old rapper from Florida, had a plati- any moment.” iHeartRadio Music Festival, which ran the num single in “Bugatti” (featuring Future and —Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, songwriter/producer; owner, performer gamut from Justin Timberlake and Rick Ross), while 17-year-old pop singer Aus- Kemosabe Records; owner, Prescription Songs (No. 63) Drake to Paul McCartney and Queen. tin Mahone took home the Artist to Watch “Music is the heart and soul of our busi- honor at the MTV Video Music Awards. “End the day with zero emails in the inbox.” ness, so I’m determined to continue to build “The music business is like fashion—it —Joe Belliotti, director of global music marketing, Coca- programs that foster artist development switches,” says Bryan “Birdman” Williams, Cola (No. 79) while creating great content for our stations co-founder/co-CEO of Cash Money with his and listeners,” Poleman says. brother Ronald, aka “Slim.” “You either got “Waking up early. The only way to be productive the rest of Poleman made certain that listeners un- to switch with it or be the one to switch it.” your day is to clear that extra time in the morning.” able to attend live events could still enjoy Even as the breakthrough players entered —Emmanuel Seuge, VP of global alliances and ventures, them at home through streaming and live the spotlight, the label’s marquee artists Coca-Cola (No. 79) TV specials. continued to deliver. Drake’s third album, Poleman also spearheaded syndicated Nothing Was the Same, was the third-biggest “Be awake and sleep little.” programming like “The Bobby Bones Show,” debut of 2013 with 658,000 copies sold in its —Afo Verde, chairman/CEO of the Latin region, Spain and “The Breakfast Club” and “Evolution With frst week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Portugal, Sony Music Entertainment (No. 83) Pete Tong.” There was also a groundbreak- “You have to compete to do what we do,” Wil- “Get to the office at 5 am.” ing rights partnership with Warner Music. liams says. Next up for Cash Money is expan- —Jose Valle, president, Univision Radio (No. 99) “Increasingly, those with unique, compelling sion into lifestyle arenas, including fashion content—songwriters, marquee artists and and fragrance. Lil Wayne’s Trukft apparel line, air personalities—and those with the tightest which is carried by department stores including relationship with consumers have the power.” Macy’s and Dillard’s, launched its frst women’s —Rich Appel collection last year. —Reggie Ugwu WorldMags.net 32 BILLBOARD | FEBRUARY 1, 2014.
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