Quincy Jones Sells Out
Quincy Jones has decided to completely sell out by licensing his name to a slew of products — or…anybody who will pay his fee. The 27-time Grammy winner, intends to set up a booth at this week’s Licensing International trade show in New York and pursue branding deals with suppliers and retailers in professional and consumer audio, publishing, fashion, home decor, personal grooming (yikes!), and anything else that will...
Moby Goes Mute
Moby has signed a domestic deal with Mute Records, the label that has distributed him internationally since 1993. Mute’s other notable electronic artists include Paul Van Dyk, Goldfrapp and Erasure. After the implosion of V2 Records, Moby was left without a domestic label, however that changed when the licensing tour-de-force decided to go local. “A: I live a few blocks from Mute U.S headquarters, B: the people at Mute...