Entertainment management company Milk & Honey Music + Sports has acquired U.K.-based firm Bigfoot Music Management, Milk & Honey tells Billboard.
Under the terms of the deal, Bigfoot is being absorbed by Milk & Honey, meaning the firm will exist entirely under the Milk & Honey banner. As a result, Bigfoot’s current staff will now be part of the Milk & Honey team, and its entire client roster, which includes pioneering electronic producers Adam Beyer and Joris Voorn, will become Milk & Honey management clients. Beyer’s longtime manager, Jeremy Ford, will be senior vp of electronic for Milk & Honey globally and be based in the company’s London offices.
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The move further expands the dance/electronic footprint at Milk & Honey, as the company hired longtime music manager Andrew Goldstone as head of electronic music this past March. Goldstone brought manager Taren Smith into the company, along with clients including the dance/electronic artists Kream and Sullivan King.
“As diverse as the Milk & Honey brand is in mainstream music genres, we are equally invested in underground music,” Milk & Honey founder and CEO Lucas Keller tells Billboard. “The company looks after unique talent across all facets of the music business, and this deal with Bigfoot to join Milk & Honey represents a further investment into techno and electronic music which is a top priority for the company. We are very excited to have Jeremy and his team in our UK office and joining the global M&H outfit.”
Over the years, Ford and his team have helped guide and grow international dance brands, including Beyer’s Drumcode label and Voorne’s Netherlands-based house and techno label, Spectrum. Other artists on the Bigfoot roster who will now be represented by Milk & Honey include Juliet Fox, Sarah Story, Sam Wolfe, Simon Patterson and Will Atkinson.
“Over the past three decades, Jeremy Ford and Bigfoot Management have built one of the most respected operations in electronic music,” adds Milk & Honey head of artist management & sports Dave Frank. “From Adam Beyer and Joris Voorn to the iconic Drumcode brand that encompasses record label, events, fashion and globally syndicated radio, their team has played a big role in shaping modern techno and house. We’re thrilled to welcome the Bigfoot team into the Milk & Honey family as we combine our networks, relationships and resources in representing and growing world-class talent who are and will be the global stars that drive our scene into the future.”
“Since its inception, Bigfoot has always championed talented artists who possess authenticity and ambition as well as brands, labels and events that also share a purposeful, global vision,” says Ford. “We’ve always strived to embrace, nurture and develop visionary leaders within the scene. Joining Milk & Honey represents an incredible opportunity for us to expand our reach and strengthen our ability to serve artists in a wider capacity. We share the same values, drive, work ethic and belief in building long-term careers so with this partnership and the fusion of two such talented teams we look forward to an exciting future that will no doubt shine a brighter spotlight on those we represent.”
