Official Release 

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 (New York and Beverly Hills)--Paradigm and AM Only, the premiere Electronic Dance Music agency, announced today that the two agencies are coming together.

The deal makes great strategic sense for both agencies as Paradigm puts itself into the burgeoning Electronic Dance Music business in a significant way, further defining the agency as an industry leader in music, while AM Only and its artists, who include many superstar DJ's, will now have access and representation throughout the entire media and advertising spectrum including music, television, motion pictures, theatre, publishing, branding, commercials and endorsements.

AM Only will continue to operate from their Brooklyn, NY headquarters.

"I feel an affinity for the entrepreneurial spirit that Paradigm embodies," said Paul Morris, CEO of AM Only. "Our clients operate within one of the hottest and fastest growing areas of music and we wanted a partner who had the knowledge and resources to help us take our clients' careers to even greater levels of success. The reputations and track records of the Paradigm music executives and its chairman, Sam Gores, impressed me and made clear that they would be outstanding partners in this task."

"We're delighted to be joining forces with Paul Morris and AM Only" said Chip Hooper, Head of Paradigm's Music Division. "They are long time leaders in this genre and they represent their clients with class and integrity."

"This is a great fit for both of us," said Marty Diamond, Head of East Coast Music for Paradigm. "Paul Morris and AM Only represent tremendous artists and we believe this new partnership will have significant benefits for everyone."

“We have an extremely successful pattern of integrating cultures and businesses, allowing highly successful people to keep their strong identities and personnel intact and in every case this has led to substantial growth," said Sam Gores, Paradigm Chairman and CEO. 

The 2012 Coachella lineups have been annouced and we are very excited to have the following AM Only artists performing: 

AraabMUZIK
Dada Life
David Guetta
Madeon
Martin Solveig
Mt. Eden
Porter Robinson
SBTRKT
Sub Focus
Zedd
Zeds Dead 

The event will take place over two weekends, April 13-15 and April 20-22. For full event details please visit the Coachella website. 

We are pleased to announce that David Guetta and Skrillex have both been nominated for Grammy Awards. David Guetta was nominated for Best Dance Recording & Best Dance/Electronica Album. Skrillex received 5 nominations including Best New Artist (a first for the Electronic genre), Best Dance/Electronica Album, Best Remixed Recording, Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Short Form Music Video. Congratulations to both artists on their nominations!

Check out a full list of nominees here.