Brian Frank joins Core Entertainment

Brian Frank has joined Core Entertainment as Managing Partner, it was announced by the company’s Founding Partner Bill Siddons.
Based in Los Angeles, CA, Core Entertainment represents ALICE IN CHAINS, JERRY CANTRELL, FIREBALL MINISTRY, FU MANCHU, KMFDM, THE THIEVES and TSAR as music clients. The company is also comprised of an overall television and personality division headed by Howard Lapides.
In his role as Managing Partner, Brian will continue to represent clients including FU MANCHU, FIREBALL MINISTRY, THE THIEVES and TSAR in addition to business development responsibilities. Brian’s career spans 15 years of experience in the music industry. His resume includes stints at major labels Capitol, Atlantic and BMG as well as music consulting for Ticketmaster, Soundbreak and Clear Channel. Over the years, Brian has handled projects for such diverse artists as Tori Amos, Bad Religion, Blind Melon, CIV, Orange 9MM, Ozzfest, Radiohead and Sugar Ray, among many others. Brian received both his Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Business Administration from Columbia University in New York.
"I am thrilled to be partnering with industry legend, Bill Siddons,” Brian states. “I look forward to working with him to expand the Core's client management roster and to further develop our music consulting services."

Company founder Bill Siddons adds, “Brian is the kind of young, creative manager we have been looking for. He brings an energy and intelligence to which everyone in the company is responding positively. It doesn’t hurt that he also has great taste in music!”

Core Entertainment is a multi-media management and production company. Core’s music department is run by Founding Partner and co-owner Bill Siddons, who got his start by managing The Doors in 1967. Post-Doors, Bill continued his career as a manager in the music industry. He worked with such artists as Van Morrison, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Poco, America, The Band, Jackson Browne, Robert Palmer and, in more recent times Alice In Chains. Alice In Chains played their first concert in ten years in 2005. Extensive touring throughout 2006 grossed the band over 4 million dollars in touring revenues and has cemented the band as a major concert sellout attraction.

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About Core Entertainment:
Core Entertainment, based in Los Angeles, is a music and television talent management company. Co-founder Bill Siddons oversees Core’s music division which includes managers, as well as music sales, marketing, licensing, online marketing, branding and sponsorship representatives that are committed to creating unique opportunities for artists in the ever-evolving music industry. Co-founder Howard Lapides oversees Core’s specialized television, comedic and personality team, which represents writer/producers, talk show hosts, authors, comedians, and actors, in addition to executive producing a variety of TV shows in the United States and Canada. With plans to add additional artists to its roster in 2007-08 and to increase its marketing presence and capabilities, Core Entertainment is quickly establishing itself as a pioneer in the entertainment world.