Marc Marot Matters - Pt 2
Channel: Matters
Date: 2022-10-21

Welcome back to the story behind Marc Marot, ex-Island Records Managing Director and today an artist in his own right. 

This is the second part of a two part interview that unpacks a journey that saw him promoted to the youngest Managing Director of a major record label at 29. 

Amongst the artists signed and developed by his team while at Island Records were Pulp, PJ Harvey, The Stereo MCs, P.M. Dawn, The Cranberries, Elbow, Chaka Demus and Pliers, NWA, The Orb, Ice Cube, Talvin Singh, Tricky and Nine Inch Nails.

Marc also guided U2’s career throughout the 1990s, from the release of Achtung Baby to just before the release of All you Can’t Leave Behind, selling close to 60 million albums in the process. 

To date, acts discovered or managed by him have notched up 38 Top Ten singles, including 18 Number One singles in the UK charts alone. 
In one form or another, Marc has been responsible for more than 100,000,000 album sales, including his ten years of direct international responsibility for U2’s marketing and sales.
Listen, learn, and most importantly, enjoy 😊

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