Fearless Management is a New York City–based
music management
A talent manager (also known as an artist manager, band manager or music manager) is an individual who guides the professional career of artists in the entertainment industry. The responsibility of the talent manager is to oversee the day-to-day ...
(
talent management
Talent management (TM) refers to the anticipation of required human capital for an organization and the planning to meet those needs. The field has been growing in significance and gaining interest among practitioners as well as in the scholarl ...
) company founded in 2003 by Joseph Janus, the acting President and chief executive officer.
Overview
After working in fashion and model management, Joseph Janus created Fearless Management to manage and develop artists and Fearless Productions/Intrepid Noise to
produce music.
Janus discovered
Ben Jelen
Benjamin Ivan Jelen (born 8 July 1979) is a Scottish-born American former singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey and New York. His career has been characterized by near-sta ...
, a piano-based singer-songwriter, and brokered a deal with
Maverick Records to release his debut, "Give It All Away" in 2004, which immediately entered no. 1 on the ''
Billboard
A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...
'' Heatseekers Chart. In 2005, Janus started Fearless Management Records, a record label specializing in releasing unsigned talent, as well as rarities and
EPs from established artists. The first release on the label was Ben Jelen's 2005
Rejected EP
''Rejected'' is an independently released EP by American singer Ben Jelen. The EP failed to appear on any charts in the U.S. and, apart from the recordings released as part of his appearance on Sessions@AOL, was the only material released by Jel ...
. Other Fearless Management clients include
Ben Jelen
Benjamin Ivan Jelen (born 8 July 1979) is a Scottish-born American former singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey and New York. His career has been characterized by near-sta ...
,
John Sutherland John Sutherland may refer to:
Politicians
* John Sutherland (New South Wales politician) (1816–1889), member of the NSW Legislative Assembly and Council
* John Sutherland (Canadian senator) (1821–1899), Canadian Senator from Manitoba
* John S ...
,
Tim Cruz Timothy Andrew Cruz also known as Tim Cruz (born in New York City, New York, USA on 2 January 1979) is an American former pop singer signed with Fearless Management. He is also in music production and does some modelling as well.
In the late 1990s ...
,
Marcus Monroe,
and
Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie Ballantine Hawkins (born November 1, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and painter. Born in New York City, she attended the Manhattan School of Music for a year as a percussionist before leaving to pursue a music career. S ...
.
References
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External links
Fearless Management Official Website
American talent agents