Focusing on A&R/Creative Direction, Business Development and Innovation, ICONIQUE MUSIC GROUP is a New Media Solutions, Brand Marketing, and Artist Solicitation Company founded by longtime music industry executives Guy Eckstine and Scott Barkham.
Iconique Music Group offers artists A&R/Creative Direction services and represents artists in the solicitation of recording and music publishing contract opportunities. Iconique Music Group looks for business opportunities in the New Media and Entertainment Industry, with a focus on innovative technologies. We seek out innovative and robust New Media solutions globally for the Music 2.0, Film and TV realm, creating revenue streams through business development. We also solicit the sale and acquisition of music publishing catalogs of merit, and also look for creative opportunities to brand music publishing catalogs in the Film, Television and Advertising worlds.Including the overall A&R/Creative Direction, Marketing and Brand Integration aspects of the music business, Iconique Music Group represents artists in the solicitation of recording contract opportunities, for major label and indie artists alike. Iconique Music Group clients for contract solicitation include artists Incognito (Heads Up/Concord Music Group), Feels Like Friday, Roy Ayers, Julia Fordham (Atlantic), Cyril Neville, Carol Welsman (Savoy), Alexandra Scott, Def Jam Remixed (Verve), Pete Belasco, Brian J (Producer), The Pimps Of Joytime, and The Dirty Feel.Iconique Music Group partner Guy Eckstine, is the former SVP/Creative Development, MP3.com, VP A&R, Verve Records, Director A&R, Columbia Records, and Creative Manager, Virgin Music In America. Most recently Guy was the Co-Founder/CEO of MIAATV.com. His record productions have won four Grammy Awards, and he has worked with a stellar array of artist's including Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Chris Botti, Wayne Shorter, Vanessa Williams, Brian McKnight, Gino Vannelli, Jonatha Brooke, Shawn Smith and Frank Zappa. An acknowledged expert in New Media, Guy most recently moderated, "Music 2.0: The Revolution Continues" at the Digital Hollywood Conference 2007, featuring senior executives from the New Media, Film, TV, Music and Advertising worlds. Guy's partner at Iconique Music Group Scott Barkham, is the former Managing Director of River Sound in NYC, which was owned by Donald Fagen and Gary Katz from Steely Dan. In addition to casting many of the musicians on Grammy winning projects, while managing River Sound, Scott scouted and discovered talent, successfully soliciting the recording contracts for three artists at major labels, including The Groove Collective on WB. Transitioning to television, Scott began working as a Talent Producer at VH1, and more recently at Fuse Network and MIAATV.com, where his responsibilities included Talent Relations/Development, New Media and Marketing.
In addition to facilitating business development in New Media and emerging technologies, Iconique Music Group also accepts unsolicited material for artist recording contract solicitation and representation, and can be contacted via email at: [email protected]For your viewing pleasure, please watch Iconique Music Group clients, "Incognito"- EPK from their new release, "Tales From The Beach", available now on Heads Up!/Concord Music Group.