Guy Eckstine
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| Born | Encino, California |
| Residence | New York, NY |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | UCLA, California Institute of the Arts, The Kiski School |
| Occupation | Record producer, Artist manager, A&R |
Guy Eckstine is an A&R, artist manager, record producer, and new media executive who has produced and executive produced over 40 records. Four albums that Eckstine has produced or executive produced have won Grammy Awards, including The New Standard by Herbie Hancock.
The son of singer and bandleader Billy Eckstine, Guy Eckstine is currently president of Iconique Music Group. Throughout his four-decade career, Eckstine has worked in a variety of executive positions in the music industry as SVP Creative Development, MP3.com; SVP A&R, Savoy Label Group, VP A&R, Verve Records; Director A&R, Columbia Records; and Creative Manager, Virgin Music Publishing. Eckstine is currently a two-time elected member of The Recording Academy (NARAS), board of governors, NY Chapter.
At Iconique Music Group, Eckstine offers artist management, A&R, record production, and creative development services including clients, Twin Danger, (Decca Records/Universal Music Classics), Tiempo Libre, (Universal Music Latin Entertainment), House of Waters, (Ground UP Music/Verve Label Group/UMG), Grant Davis, (Universal/Manhattan Records), Nailah Porter, (Universal/Emarcy), and independent artists, Lizzy Cuesta, Danielle Johnson, Ellis Ashbrook, Shane Gamble, Eilidh McKellar, and Svetlana and the Delancey Five, among others.
2016 – Iconique Music Group management clients, House of Waters, sign to Ground Up/Verve Label Group/UMG with Eckstine serving as executive producer. The eponymous album reached #2 on the iTunes World Music Charts and the band touring in Europe and North America. Eckstine Produced, "Night at the Speakeasy," by Svetlana and the Delancey 5 featuring, Wycliff Gordon on Origin Records. "Night At The Speakeasy" received several "Best of 2016" accolades including, "Jazz Vocal Album of the Year" from Classicalite. Eckstine commenced the artist development process and produced the debut album for San Diego-based future soul artist, Danielle Alexa, and co-produced and mixed the 4th independent release by Brooklyn-based prog/funk/dance band, Ellis Ashbrook. Iconique Music Group clients, Tiempo Libre began their world tour 2016 in Shanghai, China. Iconique Music Group creative development and artist management client, Danielle Johnson, continued her country pop collaborations with Nashville songwriters including, Phil Galdston, Jennifer Denmark, Tiffany Goff, Keesy Timmer, Bruce Wallace, Dave Brainard and others.
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