The son of Canadian country dance instructors “Sheriff Norm” and “Down the Line Sue,” in a way, MNRK Music Group president-CEO Chris Taylor was destined to become one of the most legendary executives in the country’s music history. He his start in the early ‘90s as lead singer for the reggae-ska-funk band One, which signed with Virgin Records while he was still in law school.
Blackstone owns a little bit of everything, but you still try to position MNRK as an indie, boutique sensibility. I’ve always seen management as a prime opportunity for us. What precipitated Hasbro’s sale of eOne’s music business in the first place was Covid. We did shrink that part of the business through the acquisition process, so now we’re just building it back up.I was the guy in the band who took down phone numbers, met with the managers and agents. I empathize with the mentality, the desire, the passion.