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Merck Mercuriadis
BornOctober 2, 1963
Schefferville, Quebec, Canada
GenresPop, hard Rock
Occupation(s) CEO, Founder and managing partner at Hipgnosis Music Ltd.
Years active34
LabelsHipgnosis Music, Sanctuary Records Group
Websitewww.allmusic.com/artist/merck-mercuriadis

Merck Mercuriadis (born Oct 2, 1963 in Schefferville, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian music executive, a record producer, and a music and A&R manager. He is the current CEO, Founder and managing partner of Hipgnosis Music Ltd., a management firm based in London. Mercuriadis is also known as the former manager of several notable rock bands and musicians including Guns N' Roses,[1] Iron Maiden, Elton John, Morrissey, Macy Gray, W.A.S.P., Mary J. Blige, Joss Stone and Jane's Addiction. Mercuriadis is notable for serving from December 2004 to June 2007, as Director and CEO of Sanctuary Records Group, a major independent record label in the UK.[2]

Life[edit]

At the age of 12, Mercuriadis travelled 100 miles from his home town to watch a Kiss concert. According to him, this event was the defining moment that led him to embrace a career in music.[3]

Career[edit]

Mercuriadis is the current CEO, Founder and managing partner at Hipgnosis Music Ltd. In the past, he was CEO of Pacifica Artists Group, Inc., a record company he founded in January 2007 in Los Angeles, California; CEO of [Sanctuary Records Group (1986 - 2006 ). Earlier, he was an A&R and marketing director at Virgin Records where he started his career at the age of 20. Mercuriadis is best known for his contributions to a number 1 single with Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne, number 2 single with Elton John, a top 20 singles with Morrissey, Mercury Music Prize with Antony And The Johnsons. In addition, Mercuriadis was the first music manager to feature on the cover of Billboard magazine with Elton John on September 10, 2005.[4].

Sanctuary Records: 1986 - 2006[edit]

In 1986, Mercuriadis joined Sanctuary Records Group Limited, a record label based in the United Kingdom. Later, in 2000, Mercuriadis moved from London to New York to build the North American base.[5] In New York, Mercuriadis served as Chief Executive Officer of Sanctuary Group North America until December 2004. Then, Sanctuary reorganized its management team and named Mercuriadis CEO of the entire group for his substantial contribution in the global revenues overseas.[6] During his tenure at Sanctuary Group, Mercuriadis oversaw the careers of Destiny's Child, Beyoncé,[7] Nelly, Mick Fleetwood, Tommy Lee, The Who, Robert Plant. With its list of notable artists, intellectual property rights collection, record labels, integrated services style, Sanctuary Group created a unique position the music industry.

After several months of negotiations, Mercuriadis resigned from Sanctuary Music Group on 31st October 2006 after 20 years of service. He brought along with him Guns N' Roses and Morrissey while Elton John stayed with the company.[8]

Gun N' Roses: 2001 - 2006[edit]

Mercuriadis came into contact with Guns N' Roses when his company Sanctuary Records acquired Doug Goldstein's Big FD Entertainment in 2001. He started becoming involved with the band although it appeared that Goldstein was still co-managing the band from June 2001 until the end of the rescheduled 2002 European tour. Sometime after the end of the tour, Goldstein left the band and Mercuriadis took over as its main manager. Mercuriadis's collaboration with Guns N' Roses span over several years.

Iron Maiden: 1995 - 2005[edit]

Date Album Label Credits (Mercuriadis)[9]
Aug. 2005 Death on the Road EMI Production manager.[9]
Nov. 2004 The History of Iron Maiden - 1 EMI Production manager.[9]
Jun. 2003 Visions of the Beast EMI Production manager.
Sep. 2003 Dance of Death EMI Production manager
Mar. 2002 Rock in Rio EMI/Sony (US) Production manager
Nov. 2002 Beast over Hammersmith EMI Production manager
Nov. 2002 Edward the Great EMI Production manager
Nov. 2002 BBC Archives EMI Production manager
Nov. 2002 Best of the 'B' Sides EMI Production manager
May 2000 Brave New World EMI Production manager[10]
Jul.. 1999 Ed Hunter EMI Production manager
Mar. 1998 Virtual XI EMI Production manager
Oct. 1995 The X Factor EMI Production manager.[9]

Elton John: 2001 - 2006[edit]

After Elton John sold Twenty-First Artists to Sanctuary Group for $30.1 million, he turned to Mercuriadis to manage the creative side of his career.[4] Mercuriadis was the manager of several of Elton John's albums including Elton John's Christmas Party and The Captain & the Kid. He was also the executive producer of the Elton John's TV show The Red Piano from 2004 to 2006. However, following some disagreements,[11] Mercuriadis stepped down from the creative duties related to the artist.[12]

Morrissey: 2003 - 2008[edit]

During their collaboration that span over 5 years, Mercuriadis managed three of Morrissey's albums (Greatest Hits , First of the Gang to Die, Ringleader of the Tormentors)[9][13][14] which had notable rankings on the record charts. In addition, this collaboration produced ten top 20 singles together with numerous international concerts from Earls Court Exhibition Centre (London) to the Universal Music Plaza Stage (Los Angeles) formerly known as the Hollywood Bowl Theater.[15]
In November 2007, Mercuriadis weighted in a controversy around Morrissey statements about immigration in Britain.[16][17] He threatened with court action and sued the NME magazine editor, Conor McNicholas.[18][19] [20]
However, in May 2008, Morrissey parted company with his manager Merck Mercuriadis and joined ie: music.[21]

Filmography[edit]

  • Elton John: The Red Piano 2005 - 2006 (TV Show) - Executive Producer.
  • Iron Maiden: Rock in Rio (2002 Video) - Executive Producer.[22]
  • Nightlife: The Nightlife Tour (2001 Video) – Management.[23]

Discography[edit]

The table below lists notable music artists and bands besides Iron Maiden, who collaborated with Mercuriadis.

Date Album Artist/Band Label Credits (Mercuriadis)[9]
Jun. 2014 The After Party Ghost Town Fueled by Ramen Production manager.[9]
Jun. 2010 The Sellout Macy Gray Concord Production manager.[24]
Feb. 2008 Greatest Hits Morrissey Polydor/Decca Production manager.
Nov. 2008 Chinese Democracy Guns N' Roses Geffen Production manager (partial)
Mar. 2007 Introducing Joss Stone Joss Stone Virgin Records Production manager
Nov. 2006 Elton John's Christmas Party Elton John Hip-O Producer
Sep. 2006 The Captain & the Kid Elton John Interscope Production manager
Sep. 2005 Fresh Wine for the Horses Rob Dickinson Sanctuary Records Production manager
July 2004 First of the Gang to Die Morrissey Sanctuary Records Production manager
Apr. 2004 The Art of Live Queensrÿche Sanctuary Records Production manager
May 2004 Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) Slipknot Roadrunner Records Production manager
May 2004 Crossing the Invisible Line Buddahead Sanctuary Records Production manager
2004 The Return of the New York Dolls (Live) New York Dolls Mercury Records Executive producer
Dec. 2003 Zig Zag Earl Slick Sanctuary Records A&R.
Apr. 2001 Live Insurrection Halford Metal-Is-Records Production manager
Jun. 1998 God Leaves (And Dies) Apollyon Sun Mayan Records Production manager
Jun. 1995 Still Not Black Enough W.A.S.P. Castle Communications Production manager
Jun. 1994 Balls to Picasso Bruce Dickinson Sanctuary Records Production manager
Sep. 1993 Audience with the Mind The House of Love Fontana Records Production manager
May 1975 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Elton John MCA Supervisor

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nytimeschinesedem1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Pop goes the label". The Guardian. August 24, 2005.
  3. ^ Staff writer (August 9, 2003). "Special Report: Kiss 30th Anniversary". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 32. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 32.
  4. ^ a b Staff writer (September 10, 2005). "At Sanctuary The Heat is On to Improve Performance". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 37. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 24.
  5. ^ Staff writer (September 23, 2000). "An Interview with Merck Mercuriadis: CEO of the Sanctuary Music Group U.S. & Sanctuary Music Management". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. S8.
  6. ^ "Mercuriadis Upped In Sanctuary Revamp". Billboard. December 16, 2004.
  7. ^ "Beyonce finds Sanctuary". The Guardian. October 1, 2003.
  8. ^ Harry Wallop (November 4, 2006). "Sanctuary co-founder walks taking rock icons with him". The Daily Telegraph.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Merck Mercuriadis". AllMusic.
  10. ^ Brave New World (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 29 May 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Elton's 15 F-words in a minute as he rants at his record label". Daily Mail. November 5, 2006.
  12. ^ "Mercuriadis Splits With Elton". Billboard. October 31, 2006.
  13. ^ "Morrissey set to sign new record deal". NME. December 16, 2004.
  14. ^ Jonathan Cohen (November 28, 2007). "Billboard Bits: Morrissey, Seal, Noise Pop Festival". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Morrissey to perform in Middle East". Irish Examiner. January 8, 2008.
  16. ^ "Morrissey sparks row over immigration". The Daily Telegraph. November 28, 2007.
  17. ^ "Morrissey diz que se recusa a morar na Grã-Bretanha por causa de 'explosão de imigrantes'". O Globo. November 29, 2007.
  18. ^ "Morrissey's libel action over attitude to immigration can proceed". Daily Mirror. March 7, 2012.
  19. ^ "Morrissey libel trial given the go-ahead". BBC. October 26, 2011.
  20. ^ "Morrissey's libel battle against NME to be heard next year". The Guardian. October 26, 2011.
  21. ^ "Morrissey Parts With Manager". Billboard. May 29, 2008.
  22. ^ "Iron Maiden: Rock in Rio (2002 Video) – Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.
  23. ^ "Pet Shop Boys: Montage - The Nightlife Tour (2001 Video) – Full Crew". IMDb.
  24. ^ "Macy Gray Album Premiere: Hear "The Sellout" Early". Billboard. June 15, 2010.

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