Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 10

Date: Tuesday 7th July 2020

This is the tenth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring LA based entertainment manager and podcaster Tara Joseph and was recorded on Tuesday 7th July 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown. Tara Joseph has been an agent, manager and impresario within the entertainment industry for over 25 years. Originally from London but now living in Los Angeles, Tara started as a talent agent at the William Morris Agency representing some amazing artists such as Victoria Beckham, Jamie Dornan, Charlie Hunnam and Elle Macpherson to name a few. In this podcast, Tara talks about her thirty years in the entertainment industry working with greats such Michael Winner and Katherine Jenkins and what it is like to be a Brit living and working in LA.

Tara Joseph can be contacted via:
https://www.jamartistsgroup.com/podcast/
https://www.instagram.com/tarajoseph/
https://www.instagram.com/forloveandmusicofficial

What we talked about:
Music Management
Acting
Michael Winner - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935382/
Robbie Williams - https://twitter.com/robbiewilliams
Talent agency
ICM Agency - https://www.icmpartners.com
WME - http://www.wmeagency.com
Charlie Hunnam - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0402271/
Jamie Draven- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237237/
Billy Elliot - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249462/
Spice Girls - https://www.thespicegirls.com
All Saints - http://www.allsaintsofficial.co.uk
Nicole Appleton - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0032437/
Natalie Appleton - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0032436/
Music
Universal Music - https://www.universalmusic.com
Katherine Jenkins - https://www.katherinejenkins.co.uk
Dancing with the Stars - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8dq
For Love and Music - https://www.jamartistsgroup.com/podcast/
Dantar Productions
Dani Behr - http://danibehr.com
Covid 19
Decca Records - https://decca.com
Foodie
NHS - https://www.nhs.uk
British Consulate
Judaism
Chanukah
Real Estate
Television Productions
E1
Pilgrim Media - https://www.pilgrimmediagroup.com
Endemol - https://www.endemolshinegroup.com
Netflix – www.netflix.com
Quibi - https://quibi.com
HGTV - https://hgtv.co.uk
Patrick Hamilton - https://www.instagram.com/phamiltonmusic/
Emanne Beasha - https://www.emannebeasha.com
Arabs Got Talent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabs_Got_Talent
America’s Got Talent - https://twitter.com/AGT
Josh Piterman - https://www.joshpiterman.com.au
Phantom of the Opera - https://www.thephantomoftheopera.com
Live Music
Isolation World Tour
Emmys - https://www.emmys.com
Music Industry
Digital
Tina Guo - https://tinaguo.com
Ronit Kirchman - https://ronitkirchman.com
The Sinner - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6048596/
UTA - https://www.unitedtalent.com
Charlie Harding - https://twitter.com/charlieharding
Switched on Pop - https://switchedonpop.com
Podcasts
Tank & the Bangas - http://www.tankandthebangas.com
Grammys - https://www.grammy.com
Jonathan Antoine - https://www.jonathanantoinemusic.com
The Trans Chorus of Los Angeles - https://transchorusla.org
La La Landed - http://lalalanded.com
Farrah Fawcett Foundation - https://thefarrahfawcettfoundation.org
Roxanne Vacker
London Academy of Performing Arts
University
Oscars - https://oscar.go.com
Cabaret
Pitcher & Piano - https://www.pitcherandpiano.com
Equity - https://www.equity.org.uk
Jenny Seagrove - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780485/
Evening Standard - https://www.standard.co.uk
Chuck Julian Associates
Roxane Vacca - http://roxanevacca.co.uk
Family

Places:
Los Angeles
United Kingdom
London
Kensington High St
Oxford St
Palm Springs
Sherman Oaks
Richmond Upon Thames
Chiswick
West Hollywood
West End
Rome
Barcelona
New Orleans
Hyde Park
Hollywood

Advice:
You have to wade through the bullshit
Build relationships and do the best you can
Be innovative in the face of challenges
You have to be a survivor to be a good manager – You need tenacity and drive
You have to believe in yourself
Keep learning everyday
You need to put in the years
Never presume

Sanj Surati
https://twitter.com/sanjsurati/
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment/
#sanjsuratitalks

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and Instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

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