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Artist manager Paul Allen joins The Weird & The Wonderful
By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 4 September 2018
UK artist management firm The Weird & The Wonderful has announced that electronic music-focused manager Paul Allen is joining the business.
Allen, who has previously managed artists through ALT Management and before that Anglo Management, will be joined by his existing colleague Lawrence Jones at The Weird & The Wonderful. He also brings with him his current roster of artists which includes Philip George, Emanuel Satie, Alex Niggemann, Third Son, DJ Deeon and Kincaid.
Confirming all this, Steven Braines, who heads up The Weird & The Wonderful with Sophia Kearney, said: “Paul has a great ear, a great work ethic and shares our collective values; Sophia and I have always enjoyed working on projects together with both Paul and Lawrence over the years so it felt like the logical next progression”.
Allen himself added: “I’m very excited to be teaming up with The Weird & The Wonderful. Steven, Sophia and their team have built an incredibly exciting and varied roster and the passion and vision with which they approach their work is infectious and inspiring”.
