AMG
Mark started his AMG business activity in 1998 with startup capital from the music publishing division of Canadian film giant Alliance Atlantis. He launched AMG as a media company to sign and promote artists and insert music into film streaming content. The company is based in Toronto, Canada and has satellite offices in the US (NYC), Hong Kong, China (Beijing), South Korea (Seoul). [13] [14]
AMG is divided into several departments:
- AMG Brand Relations;
- AMG Label Services;
- AMG Artist Management;
- AMG Visuals;
- AMG Music Licensing & Publishing.
The two main music publishing divisions are 50% owned by international music conglomerate BMG Rights Management (New York).
In 2015, the AMG Visuals department Executive Produced Drake's live AMC concert film "Drake: Homecoming". [15]
AMG music distribution is done through affiliate divisions of Sony Music and Universal Music Group.[ citation needed ]
AMG partnered with the AttackTrax music supervision agency to expand their music into film/TV services.[ citation needed ]
In 2015, the company started its partnership with Shanghai Media Group (China).[ citation needed ] In October 2021, the company partnered with Factory Film Studio and started feature film co-productions.[ citation needed ]
Discography
| Artist | Credit | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Cummings | Producer/Mixer/Platinum | Up Close And Alone | Universal |
| Punch Buggy | Producer/Mixer | My Norwegian Cousin | Sour/Sony |
| Popgun Picnic | Producer/Mixer | Stinks Like Truth | Independent |
| Blasternaut | Producer/Mixer | Eden Pit | Attack |
| Sicboy | Producer/Mixer | Artificial Flavors | Attack |
| Vertical Creep | Producer/Mixer | Vertical Creep | Attack |
| Pop Cherry | Producer/Mixer | Straight Up | Deevel |
| Teenage Head | Producer/Mixer | Head Disorder | Loudrock |
| Headstones | Producer/Mixer/Platinum | Teeth and Tissue | Universal |
| Spirit Pushers | Producer/Mixer | Time, Light, Shine, Free | a-Rabian |
| Fence | Producer/Mixer | No Dumping | a-Rabian |
| Sisters Cherrie | Producer/Mixer | I Think Therefore, I'm Fuct | a-Rabian |
| Bootsauce | Remixer | Bootsauce | Polygram |
| Voivod | Producer/Mixer | The Outer Limits | Universal |
| Headstones | Producer/Mixer/Platinum Album/Double Platinum Single | Picture Of Health – "When Something Stands For Nothing" | Universal |
| Michelin Slave | Producer/Mixer | Poised To Meet The Maker | Magada |
| Love Chain | Producer/mixer | Burn | Universal |
| Lee Aaron | Producer/mixer/Double Platinum Single | Emotional Rain – "Odds of Love " | A&M |
| Nothing In Particular | Producer/Mixer | Is That Right? | Kinetic |
| The Killjoys | Additional Producer/Mixer | Starry | Warners |
| I Mother Earth | Producer/Mixer | I Mother Earth | Indie |
| Joan Jett | Producer/Mixer | Good Music | Sony |
| Mighty Mighty Bosstones | 12/7" Mixer | Last Dead Mouse | Polygram |
| Talk Talk | Gold LP/U.K. | * Life's What You Make It | EMI |
| David Bowie | 12/7" Mixer Platinum LP/U.S | * Never Let Me Down | EMI |
| Duran Duran | 12/7" Mixer Platinum LP/U.S | * Meet El Presidente Proposition | EMI |
| Yes | 12/7" Mixer Platinum LP/U.S | * Big Generator – "Rhythm Of Love" | ATCO |
| Billy Idol | 12/7" Mixer Platinum LP/U.S | *Flesh For Fantasy | Chrysalis |
| Haywire | Producer/mixer | Get Off | ATTIC |
| Pseudo Echo | Producer/Mixer | 2× Platinum/Australia Gold Canada Gold USA LOVE AN ADVENTURE "Love an Adventure" "Don't Go" "Living in a Dream" Also includes "Funky Town" Remixer (Top 5 U.S.) | EMI Australia BMG Int. |
| Kids in the Kitchen | Mixer Platinum LP/U.S | SHINE "Current Stand" (Top 10 AUS.) "Revolution Love | Mushroom/Aus. SIRE/USA |
| Animotion | Mixer Platinum LP/U.S. | *Obsession | Polygram |
| Indecent Obsession | Producer/Mixer | Gold Single/Australia Platinum/Australia SPOKEN WORDS "Say Goodbye" "Come Back to Me" (Top 5 Australia) | Universal |
| The Chantoozies | Producer/Mixer/Platinum Australia | Wanna Be Up (Top 5 Australia) "Kiss and Tell" (Top 10 Australia) | Mushroom |
| Joan Jett | 12"/Mixer | *Cherry Bomb | Universal |
| Jimmy Barnes | 12"/Mixer Platinum/Australia | Seven Days | Mushroom/Greffen |
| The Black Sorrows | 12"/Mixer Platinum/Australia | Never Let Me Go | Sony Australia |
| Jaki Graham | 12"/Mixer | *Set Me Free | EMI U.K. |
| The Eurogliders | Producer/mixer | Dreamin – If You Don't Know | Sony Australia |
| Kool & The Gang | 12/7"/mixer Platinum LP | *Fresh-*Emergency-Mislead | Polygram |
| Love & Money | 12"/Mixer | River of People | Phonogram |
| Machinations | Producer/Mixer 12" Mixer | Cars & Planes-Do to you | Mushroom |
| Jayne Reyne | 12"/Mixer | *Inside a Dream | EMI |
| Boy George | 12"/Mixer | Rip It Up | EMI Australia |
| Until December | Producer/Mixer | *Secrets I Won't Tell | 415/CBS |
| The Kane Gang | 12/7" Mixer | Gold LP *Respect Yourself | London/UK |
| Scarlett & Black | 12/7" Mixer | * "You Don't Know | Virgin |
| Anabella (BowWowWow) | 12/Mixer | War Boys | RCA/UK |
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 12"/Mixer | Sex & Drugs" "Hit Me" "Wake Up | donnée L4-D |
| Nick Heyward | 12/7" Mixer | Warning Sign | Arista/UK |
| Mink Deville | 12"/Mixer | Italian Shoes | Polygram |
| Nona Hendryx | 12/7" Mixer | *Baby-Go-Go | EMI |
| Cameo | 12" Mixer | LP *She's Strange | Polygram |
| Stephanie Mills | 12/7" Mixer | Gold LP * Medicine Song | Polygram |
| Gwen Guthrie | 12/7" Mixer | Gold LP Nothin' Goin on but the Rent | Polygram |
| Rene & Angela | 12/7" Mixer | *I'll be Good | Polygram |
| The Bar-kays | 12/7" Mixer | *Sexomatic- *Your Place or Mine-*Dance your body | Polygram |
| Confunkshun | 12/7" Mixer | *Burnin' Love-*She's Sweet-*Tell me what I'm Gonna Do | Epic |
| Marilyn | 12"Mixer | "Spirit in the Sky" | Epic |
| Loose Ends | 12"Mixer | Gotta Get your Body Movin' | Virgin/UK |
| Freeze | Producer Mixer | 2-LP Cuts | Beggars/Banquet UK |
" * " = Top Ten Billboard Dance
Theme from Dune – TOTO (Polygram) Mixed the title theme from this David Lynch film; performed by the pop-rock band TOTO and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Mannequin – "Do You Dream About Me" -ALISHA (BMG), produced and mixed this Dianne Warren song for the main dance sequence in this blockbuster film. Knights of the City (New World) – Musical Supervisor and soundtrack producer for this feature-length film. Soundtrack included artists such as Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder. Gotcha – JOAN JETT (Sony). Mixed the title theme for this feature-length film. Co-mixed with song producers Jimmy Iovine (Interscope Records – CEO) and Kenny Laguna.
Executive producer discography
| Artist | Credit | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr.Spike | Executive Producer | Beer Can Alley | ATTACK |
| The Clockhouse | Executive Producer | Every Android That I Know | ATTACK |
| Adam & Eve (Feature Film) Soundtrack | Executive Producer | Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ATTACK/Lions Gate |
| Echoface | Executive Producer | Echoface | ATTACK |
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