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‘Air, Media Tours and Management’ is a dynamic music company based in the UK whose speciality is taking artists from niche musical genres and bringing them into the mainstream whilst not alienating their core audience. Air comprises a PR and promotions team, concert booking agency and artist management company all working under one roof.
Media
Air Media is at the forefront of public relations in the jazz world. In its six year existence, the team have carried out PR campaigns for a varied portfolio of artists including Jamie Cullum, platinum-selling artist Madeleine Peyroux, Multi Grammy Award Nominee Maria Schneider and e.s.t. (Esbjorn Svensson Trio), Europe’s biggest selling instrumental jazz band. Their ability to continually meet and exceed clients' expectations is further evidenced by their retained accounts with the BBC Jazz Awards (2001 – 2008) and the Cheltenham International Jazz Festival (2002 - 2008).
Clients include:
Act Records, Cheltenham International Jazz Festival, Candid Records, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Dune Music, BBC Radio 2 and 3 Jazz Awards, Sony BMG, BBC Radio 3 Awards For World Music, Warner Jazz, Universal Classics and Jazz/Emarcy, Velour, HearMusic (The Sound of Starbucks).
Tours
Air Tours is one of the few dedicated jazz booking agencies in the UK. They represent the cream of today’s jazz musicians from cutting edge innovators to more established mainstream artists. Air Tours work with award winning artists including Empirical, Tim Garland, Anita Wardell, and Ray Gelato, as well as many of the ground breaking young musicians on the UK jazz scene such as Finn Peters and Ingrid Laubrock. They also work with funding bodies such as the Arts Council of England, Jazz Services and the PRS foundation in order to secure financial backing for artists’ tours in the UK and worldwide.
Clients include:
Empirical, Finn Peters, Netsayi, Tim Garland, Ingrid Laubrock, Radio String Quartet Vienna, Chihiro, Jimmy Dludlu, Somi, Anita Wardell, Michael Roach, Paul Booth, Ray Gelato, Natalie Williams, Tom Arthurs.
Management
Air Management is fronted by Marc Connor who has represented artists such as Gabrielle, Mark Morrison, All Saints, Shane MacGowan and, of course, Jamie Cullum. He has worked extensively in distribution, label management, PR, concert booking and artist management in a hugely successful career spanning over a decade. The Management team take a very pro-active approach to areas of the business that are not typically pursued by artist management including social networking, new media, volunteer networks, co- branding/sponsorship and synchronisation of music (film, television, games) to maximise their artists' exposure.
Clients include:
Jamie Cullum, I Am Kloot, RyanDan.
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