On the debut episode of our new 'Behind The Industry' series we chat with Rob Markus who is a partner and music agent at WME. In his role Markus oversees the music division’s Latin group and primarily focuses on international deals for WME artists. Markus’ clients include Depeche Mode, J Balvin, Faith No More, Incubus, Juanes, Kygo, Nine Inch Nails, Slash, and Toto, among others. Markus has been heavily involved with the international expansion of the Lollapalooza festival brand into Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. He joined the William Morris Agency in 2004, and transitioned to WME in 2009 following the agency’s merger with Endeavor. He previously ran EMI and Virgin Records in Hungary, and also set up EMI Music Publishing in Eastern Europe. Markus runs the Personal Appearance Trainee Program, and was named to various Billboard Power Players lists. Enjoy this candid and fun chat and get a cool insight into the world that drives the music!
Sebastian Krys “You don’t have to love what they do, you just have to understand who they are”
Hello Seahorse! “Sabemos muy bien hacia donde tenemos que ir…”
Conociendo Rusia “Estaré siempre en búsqueda de algo nuevo”
Cesar Gueikian “Everything is in service to music made with guitars”
Julieta Venegas “Me siento mejor artista ahora”
Leila Cobo “The charts keep me honest. It’s not about writing just about what you like...”
Vetusta Morla “Conseguir un sonido propio es lo más difícil...”
Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas “Even if nobody cared, I would still be making music”
Milky Chance “Limitation brings another source of creativity...”
Oscar Flores “Por algo pasan las cosas y siempre hay que buscar el lado bueno…”
Los Autenticos Decadentes “Ante la adversidad nos hacemos fuertes...”
Los Amigos Invisibles “For us, the live show is the most important”
Tomas Cookman “I really believe in artists who are hungry”
Siddhartha “Siempre estoy tratando de ver hacia adelante”
Jorge Drexler “Escribir letras es un acto en el que sufro mucho”
Diana Rodríguez “Being in the music business is always learning and reinventing ourselves”
Santana “I’m always learning something new”
La Vida Boheme “Me gusta que la gente sienta que se va a reventar”
Paula Arenas “Nunca me había dado crédito a mi...”
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
Immediately Kinfolk
Turned On
Resident by Hernan Cattaneo
Markus Schulz presents Global DJ Broadcast