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Imanbek has signed with ICM Partners and Primary Talent International for worldwide representation.
Born Imanbek Zeikenov in Aksu, Kazakhstan, the 20-year-old DJ, producer and Grammy winner is best known for his breakthrough remix of Saint Jhn’s Roses. The chart-topping remix is certified multi-platinum, has generated billions of streams online and entered him into the top 125 artists in the world on Spotify.
Imanbek made history with Roses at this year’s Grammys, becoming the first ever person from the former Soviet Union and the first ever person from Kazakhstan to win an award.
Imanbek has collaborated with artists including Usher, Marshmello, David Guetta, and more. Earlier this year. he released Bang, a four-track EP with Rita Ora. Bang’s first single Big features Guetta; rapper Gunna and Argentinian trap artist Khea also guest on the EP.
By: Deborah Speer
ICM Partners
Rob Prinz has stepped down as ICM Partners Head of Worldwide Concerts with Mark Siegel, ICM’s Head of Music, taking over the helm. The news is part of a sweeping new Concerts Division leadership structure announced Feb. 22 by CEO Chris Silbermann. Prinz will remain at ICM as partner and agent and will continue representing a client roster that includes Jerry Seinfeld.
In the same announcement, Robert Gibbs was named Head of Music, becoming the highest-ranking Black executive in the agency business, according to ICM. Matt Bates is now Head of International/Head of Europe. Steve Levine remains in his position as Co-Head of Worldwide Concerts, while Peter Elliot and Scott Mantell continue as managing director of Primary Talent International and co-head of International, respectively.
By: Deborah Speer
Courtesy ICM Partners
Paul GongawarePaul Gongaware, the nephew of the Concerts West promotion veteran by the same name, joins ICM Partners as an agent in the agency’s Electronic Music Dept., after spending eight years at WME.
The announcement was made today by Rob Prinz, ICM Partners worldwide head of concerts, Matt Bates, head of Primary Talent International/ICM and Simon Clarkson, head of electronic music at ICM Partners.
“I’m very happy to have Paul join us in our growing concerts dept and specifically the electronic space which we feel will rebound particularly strong post pandemic,” Prinz said in a statement.
jackson drugs so that he could perform. in a taped deposition played for the jury gongaware was confronted with the e-mail he sent. it says, we want to remind him that it is aeg, not mj who is paying his salary. we want him to understand what is expected of him. did you write that e-mail? i don t recall. he came across as suffering some sort of executive amnesia, if you will. the jackson family in looking at that e-mail believes that aeg made it clear to dr. murray that he was supposed to make sure that michael jackson performed no matter what. hold for applause. hold for applause. slow umbrella, fade out. show director kenny ortega e-mailed gongaware 11 days
making given conrad murray s own statement two days after michael s passing. he said, i was hired by michael jackson. i had worked for michael jackson for years. the jackson family claims aeg live instructed murray, quote, not to look out for jackson s best interests but rather to do whatever medical procedures were calculated to get jackson to perform. their so-called smoking gun is an e-mail from aeg live co-ceo paul gongaware sent to the show director. the jacksons believe the e-mail proves aeg employed murray. it really is a smoking gun it s probably one of the most important pieces of evidence that michael jackson s attorneys have that aeg supervised, directed, forced, employed dr. conrad murray to provide michael