UMG Launches Mercury Studios
• Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the formation of Mercury Studios — described as a “new multi-faceted content studio established to develop, produce, and invest in innovative, music-based storytelling.” Mercury Studios will also house global film and television producer, Eagle Rock Entertainment (ERE) and build upon ERE’s award winning library that includes nearly 2,000 hours of programming and more than 800 titles of original documentaries. With offices in London and Los Angeles, Mercury Studios will produce content with music continuing to serve as the foundation for projects across performance/live, factual/reality, scripted, artist and filmmaker partnerships and remastering and audio originals via film and television content, podcasts and short form content.
Mercury Studios will be led by CEO Alice Webb (left), who was appointed CEO of Eagle Rock in 2019, following a successful 15-year career at the BBC. Joseph will report to UMG Chairman & CEO, Sir Lucian Grainge.David Joseph, Chairman & CEO of Universal Music UK, said, “Mercury Studios will bring together the very best in the business under the exceptional leadership of Alice, who has already proved herself as a dynamic creative innovator, not least during her time at the BBC. Mercury will be about bold ideas, exciting new talent but above all compelling visual storytelling, all of which will be demonstrated with the exciting projects we will be announcing over the coming weeks. Music is a world full of the most extraordinary stories, with so many yet to be told.”
Webb remarked, “Music is a passion — it touches every part of our lives, which is why Mercury Studios is such an exciting proposition. We are unique — bringing together expertise from across music, film and television in factual, scripted, premium audio, performance and so much more. We can offer creators a vibrant space to realize the projects they are truly passionate about, tapping into the wealth of expertise we have access to. We are also keen to welcome new blood: talented, ambitious people who want to make distinctive, relevant content with music at its heart.” [Photo from LinkedIn]
