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Interview with JEFF HANSON (part 2), artist manager and head of Silent Majority Group label - Sep 20, 2010

“OK, she’s young and probably doesn't have a complete sense of direction but let's listen to what she wants, it will probably work out for the best.”

picture For the second part of our interview with Silent Majority Group head honcho, Jeff Hanson, the focus moves to the early behind the scenes story of former management clients Paramore (USA & UK No.1), and the band’s crucial first steps at Atlantic Records. As the SMG mastermind highlights, Paramore’s success came as a result of the label listening to the artist, a heartening stance echoed in Hanson’s other charges Creed and Virgos Merlot’s Brett Hestla. The Orlando-based manager and label head also reveals his own lesser known contribution to the Paramore legacy and how his hand in the creation of the first new artist 360° deal may have helped bring about its premature end.


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* In the first part Jeff Hanson talks about band deals with SMG and developing Creed
* Paramore A&R Steve Robertson on developing the band
* Interview with then Atlantic CEO, Jason Flom, who signed Hayley Williams





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