IMG SIGNS STEVEN VAN ZANDT
Musician, Songwriter, Producer and Actor Signs with IMG for Exclusive Worldwide Marketing Representation
IMG Will Also Consult for Van Zandt’s Underground Garage Music Business and Syndicated Radio Show
Global sports and entertainment company IMG today announced that musician, songwriter, producer and actor, Steven Van Zandt, has signed with IMG for exclusive worldwide marketing representation.
In addition, IMG will also consult on the business expansion for Little Steven's Underground Garage, Van Zandt's music enterprise that celebrates traditional Rock and Roll, Garage Rock, and the most entertaining of Rock's other sub-genres. Little Steven's Underground Garage includes a weekly syndicated radio show currently heard on more than 146 radio stations in 202 markets across the U.S. and Canada with an audience of more than one million weekly listeners. International markets include national affiliates in Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, and regional affiliates in Dublin, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, Padova/Venice, Milan, and Rome. The Underground Garage also broadcasts to more than 45 international markets via Voice of America and to bases around the world via the American Forces Network, reaching bases from Afghanistan to South Korea.
In making the announcement, David Abrutyn, Senior Vice President, Managing Director North America, IMG Consulting, said, "Steven Van Zandt is a legend and one of music and television's most enduring creative artists. We look forward to partnering with Steven and his Underground Garage on a wide range of innovative marketing, endorsement and literary projects to further expand his brand on a global basis."
"Let's see…" said, Van Zandt, "IMG represents Tiger Woods, Eli and Peyton Manning, Venus Williams, Jeff Gordon, and…Stevie Van Zandt. Works for me!"
Van Zandt will perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Bay, Florida. He has worked with the NFL before, acting as Music Director, assembling the band, and arranging a Rock and Roll version of Hank Williams Jr.'s Monday Night Football song for the 2006 season.
Steven can also be seen as Silvio Dante in the new collector’s edition DVD Box Set of all "The Soprano's" episodes in which he appeared and commenting in the new bonus footage of "The Godfather" Collection.
About Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt is a musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, human rights activist, and radio disc jokey. He is a founding member of Bruce Spingsteen's iconic E Street Band and a well-known musician in his own right, performing with his band Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. From 1999 to 2007 Van Zandt played mob consigliere and strip club owner Silvio Dante on HBO's hit series "The Sopranos." He is also a critically acclaimed record producer for artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Artists United Against Apartheid, Darlene Love, Lone Justice, Gary U.S. Bonds, Michael Monroe, Lords of the New Church, Arc Angels, The Chesterfield Kings, The Cocktail Slippers, and The Breakers. A gifted songwriter, Van Zandt's songs have been recorded by artists such as Jackson Browne, Pearl Jam, Jimmy Cliff, Southside Johnny, Gary U.S. Bonds, Brian Setzer, and Darlene Love.
His acclaimed radio show, Little Steven's Underground Garage, now reaches over 1.2 million listeners in North America and over 50 countries around the world via international affiliates, Voice of America, and Armed Forces Radio. Van Zandt also created and programs two formats on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, the Underground Garage channel and the Outlaw Country channel.
For more information on Steven Van Zandt is available at: www.undergroundgarage.com
About IMG Sports & Entertainment
Operating in 30 countries, IMG Sports & Entertainment's diverse businesses include: product and brand licensing; consulting services; event ownership and management; collegiate marketing, media and licensing; fashion events and models representation; golf course design; and client representation in golf, tennis, broadcasting, speakers, European football, rugby, cricket, motor sports, coaching, Olympic and action sports. IMG Academies are the world's largest, multi-sport training and educational facilities, delivering world-class training experiences to more than 12,000 junior, collegiate, adult, and professional athletes each year.
Source: IMG
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