Island Records' Darcus Beese: You sign what makes you excited

The executive who discovered Amy Winehouse on investing in A&R, handling second albums and the dangers of social mediaHe is the tea boy who became the boss. Darcus Beese, co-president of one of the UK's most successful record labels, Island Records, was turning 18 when he first met its founder Chris Blackwell. "I remember everyone whispering 'Chris Blackwell is on the floor,'" he says. "This guy walked in with a red, gold and green scarf around his neck, walking through the war room, as we calle...

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