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Doc McGhee And Scott McGhee Separate; Artist Manager Brothers Go Own Way But ‘Stay The Course’
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Doc McGhee is honored during The 2016 NATD Honors Gala at Hermitage Hotel on November 9, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nashville-based artist manager brothers Scott McGhee and Doc McGhee have officially wound up their partnership, with Scott McGhee launching his own 1 Degree Entertainment Music & Management Group and “business as usual” for McGhee Entertainment under Doc McGhee.
“We were a good team; our skill sets complemented one another,” longtime KISS manager Doc McGhee said in a statement. “Together, we led the way to expand international touring opportunities and lent assistance to piece the puzzle to celebrate Darius Rucker’s success in becoming the only solo artist with a No. 1 single in another format. I’m proud of the work we’ve done. Our separation is spawned merely by personal and professional objectives, maturity and growth.”
With offices located in L.A. and Nashville, the 40-year-old McGhee Entertainment will continue “business as usual,” with Doc McGhee continuing to concentrate on the McGhee roster of rock acts and corresponding live events and tours, as well as direct time and attention to film and television development/production ventures. An autobiography is also forecasted.
Clients for McGhee Entertainment are KISS, Ted Nugent, Vintage Trouble, Caleb Johnson and Jesse Jane McParland.
Scott McGhee moves forward with the launch of new company 1 Degree Entertainment Music & Management Group, where artist management will remain his core business. The company’s management clients are Love And Theft, A Thousand Horses, The Dead Deads, and Down.
Rick Diamond / Getty Images for BMI – Darius Rucker And Old Crow Medicine Show
L/R: Alan Bullington, 1 Degree Sports Management; Matthew Reidy, McGhee Ent., Doc McGhee of McGhee Entertainment; Ketch Secor; Scott McGhee of McGhee Ent.; Darius Rucker; Jason Hauser, Kim Gilbert, Frank Rand and Charles Vergara of McGhee Ent. attend as Darius Rucker and Old Crow Medicine Show
Expanding services under the umbrella, 1 Degree will integrate brand development and extension, digital and social media strategies, as well as creating original content for alternative distribution.
“Our objective is to find new and innovative opportunities for our artists over the course of his or her entire career,” Scott McGhee stated. “We don’t want to just provide a service; we will offer new business strategies tailored to suit each one of our clients. The goal is to canvas the artists’ careers through development in the early days to maintaining relevance, viability and longevity for years to come. Our team will incorporate our mutual experience into a business strategy that is in keeping with the ever-changing environment.”
“Very simply,” Scott McGhee says, “If you owned or managed a football team, what’s the strategy? We find the best talent that is the right fit; assemble the best team around them; design a great game plan…and then…we coach our ass off!”
Scott McGhee can be reached at [email protected] and (651)-327-3255.
McGhee Entertainment, Inc. (Nashville) and 1 Degree Entertainment Music & Management Group offices will continue residency at the Music Row location (21 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203).