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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}{{Use British English|date=June 2018}}Darcus Beese OBE (born 1969) is a British music executive who is the president of Island Records, where he signed several top musicians including Amy Winehouse and Jessie J.[1] Beese, who has been described by Music Week as "one of the great A&R people of his or any other generation", relocated to New York City as president of Island Records USA, effective 1 July 2018.[2][3]

Background

Darcus Beese grew up in Fulham, London — the son of Barbara Beese and Darcus Howe[4] — and has said: "The music in my household growing up was definitely a mixture of reggae, soul and calypso. My father was from Trinidad and my mother was of mixed heritage. So, yeah, my upbringing musically ranged from soca to reggae."[5] Leaving school early, Beese worked in a hairdressing salon before eventually being employed in 1993 as a tea boy in the promotions department at Island Records,[6] where he progressed upwards through various jobs,[7] including A&R Director, and in 2008 co-president of the label, until in 2013 he became president of Island Records.[1] Among his key signings have been Amy Winehouse,[8] Jessie J, Taio Cruz, Florence & The Machine,[9] Mumford & Sons,[9] Dizzee Rascal, and Rizzle Kicks.[1]

In May 2018 it was announced by Universal Music Group (UMG) that Beese was to become President of Island Records USA, taking over from David Massey, and relocating to New York.[10][11][12] Describing Beese as someone who "has impeccable creative instincts and takes a long-term view of artist development", the Chairman and CEO of UMG, Sir Lucian Grainge, said: "Few in the music industry have Darcus’s track record of creative and commercial success.... I'm excited to support him in signing, developing and breaking many more artists."[10]

Awards

In 2013, Beese was made an Honorary Fellow of Falmouth University.[1]

Beese was honoured as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2014 for services to the UK music industry.[13]

In 2016, he was named European Executive Of The Year by MUSEXPO Europe.[14][15]

In 2011 and 2015, The Guardian named Beese to their list of the most important people in the British music industry.[9][16]

References

1. ^1 2 3 [https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/honorary-fellows/darcus-beese "Darcus Beese OBE | Honorary Fellow"], Falmouth University, 2013.
2. ^Sutherland, Mark (24 May 2018), "The Big Interview: Island Records' Darcus Beese", Music Week.
3. ^Newman, Melinda (24 May 2018), [https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8457665/darcus-beese-us-president-island-records "Darcus Beese Set to Start as U.S. President of Island Records on July 1"], Billboard.
4. ^Miles, Marianne (8 April 2017), "Forever Fearless: Darcus Howe – Rest in Paradise", The British Blacklist.
5. ^Houghton, Ash, "Behind the Music: Darcus Beese OBE (Island Records)", SBTV.
6. ^"OBE for Island Records boss who turned Amy Winehouse into a global star", Daily Express, 14 June 2014.
7. ^Lindvall, Helienne (15 July 2012)l, [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jul/15/island-records-darcus-beese "Island Records' Darcus Beese: You sign what makes you excited"], The Guardian.
8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-21-1222995|author=NME News Desk|title=Amy Winehouse's ex-A&R man says 'Amy' should make people feel 'embarrassed' for 'murdering her' |date=30 June 2015|work=NME|access-date=10 April 2017|language=en-US}}
9. ^1 2 {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jan/29/down-with-debretts-an-alternative-guide-to-uk-musics-most-influential|title=Down with Debrett’s: an alternative guide to UK music's most influential|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline|date=29 January 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}
10. ^1 [https://www.universalmusic.com/darcus-beese-named-president-island-records/ "Darcus Beese Named President of Island Records"], Universal Music Group, 24 May 2018.
11. ^Music Business Worldwide, [https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/darcus-beese-named-president-of-island-records-in-new-york "Darcus Beese Named President of Island Records In New York"], Music Business Worldwide, 24 May 2018.
12. ^Halperin, Shirley, and Jem Aswad (24 April 2018). [https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/darcus-beese-of-island-records-u-k-to-take-helm-at-u-s-label-sources-1202785137/ "Darcus Beese of Island Records U.K. to Take Helm at U.S. Label"], Variety.
13. ^"Island Records President Darcus Beese Awarded OBE", The Voice, 17 November 2014.
14. ^Sutherland, Mark (13 September 2016), "The Big Interview: Island Records' Darcus Beese", Music Week.
15. ^"Island President Darcus Beese wins European Executive Of The Year", Island Records, 21 September 2016.
16. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-324-1286396|title=Adele named most powerful person in music by The Guardian |last=Fullerton|first=Jamie|date=26 May 2011|work=NME|access-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}

External links

  • Mark Sutherland, "The Big Interview: Island Records' Darcus Beese", Music Week, 13 September 2016.
  • Ash Houghton, "Behind the Music: Darcus Beese OBE (Island Records)", SBTV.
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