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Shannon O'Shea is an American music manager, talent manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, executive producer, teacher and artist advocate. She is known for blending unorthodox components to create new sounds and ways of thinking.

The innovative founding manager of the Grammy nominated GARBAGE and critically-acclaimed 8mm, is also one of the world's first producer managers, whose groundbreaking clients have included Sean Beavan (NIN, MARILYN MANSON, NO DOUBT, SLAYER...), Butch Vig (NIRVANA, SMASHING PUMPKINS, GREEN DAY...), John Fryer, (COCTEAU TWINS, STABBING WESTWARD, THIS MORTAL COIL, NIN...), Danny Saber (U2, ROLLING STONES, BLACK GRAPE, DAVID BOWIE...), John X (PINK, U2, ROLLING STONES...) and the late Jimmy Miller (ROLLING STONES '68-'72, STEVE WINWOOD, PRIMAL SCREAM...).

With a background in the Los Angeles film, fashion, music and marketing industries, O'Shea hopped a plane with a one-way ticket to London in 1986. Having sent her resume to various entertainment sectors in London, she landed a job as Managing Director of a Production Coordination company with a twist. The job required that she develop a computerized studio database, and catered to American producers recording in the UK and Europe. She soon became politically involved in the UK industry and was instrumental in raising awareness to block a government proposed withholding tax in the UK, which would have eliminated overseas production in the country.

Working with producers led to O'Shea becoming one of the first producer managers in the world. Her pioneering philosophy of “diversity equals longevity” attracted some of the most talented and intriguing producers in the industry, and was the catalyst for the formation of SOS Management in London in 1988. She was soon managing artists as well as trouble-shooting for overseas artists in the UK in conjunction with their managers. While Industrial was taking life in post-grunge America, techno and dance remixes were flourishing in UK clubs and creating a new tool with which to break bands in the competitive one-station UK radio market. O'Shea felt that sonics had priority over song structure in industrial and club music, which limited their impact as vehicles for exposure. She theorized that juxtaposing the sonics of cutting-edge genres while throwing in hooky guitars in a pop format could give a new meaning to crossover. With an international roster of multi-faceted, collaborative, cutting-edge writing producers, remixers and artists, they were able to deliver a unique crossover mechanism by marrying hardcore sonics with traditional song structure and production. This led the way to new trends, in addition to widening the A&R community's awareness of her producers' diversities. In 1991 O'Shea was voted onto the inaugural steering committee for the International Mangers Forum UK (IMF), along with luminaries such as the late Peter Grant (Led Zeppelin), Ed Bicknell (Dire Straits), Elliot Rashman & Andy Dodd (Simply Red), Raymond Coffer (Smashing Pumpkins, Cocteau Twins) and Gail Colson (Chrissie Hynde) amongst others. The IMF successfully encouraged dialogue and education among managers and gave the government and record companies a representative body to consult with when implementing changes in the industry. Her reputation as a champion for artist rights followed her to the US, where she was later the first non-producer to be invited to participate on the committee for the Music Producer's Guild of the Americas. Throughout her sojourn in the UK, she developed and managed the careers of multi-instrumental producers Danny Saber (Black Grape, Rolling Stones, David Bowie), Stephen Lironi (Hanson, Black Grape), Marc Waterman (Elastica) and Garry Hughes (Bjork, Killing Joke), Tony Visconti (David Bowie) amongst others.

She is also recognized for her work in evolving new directions with well-known producers and managed the legendary Jimmy Miller (Rolling Stones '68-72, Traffic, Spencer Davis) until his untimely death in '93. She relocated Jimmy to the UK during the Happy Mondays/ Stone Roses era and revived his status as a world class producer after teaming him up with PRIMAL SCREAM on their seminal 'Screamadelica' LP. After introducing Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins) to the UK remix scene, she was instrumental in developing GARBAGE, which was inspired by the sound created through his remixes with long-time friends and SOS clients Steve Marker and Duke Erikson.

Returning to the States in '95, the company grew rapidly. In addition to breaking GARBAGE, she and her producers worked with some of the world's most intriguing talent and their emissaries, including Nine Inch Nails, Rolling Stones, Bjork, Marilyn Manson, David Bowie, U2, No Doubt, Churchill, Shining, Uncle Kracker, A Perfect Circle, The Presets, Moth, Kill Hannah, Foetus, Mellowdrone, Project 86, God Lives Underwater, System Of The Down, Paul Weller, Deep Purple, Fiona Apple, Black Grape, The Kidney Thieves, Pigface, Elastica, Primal Scream, Morbid Angel, Hanson, Folk Implosion, Chuck D, Michael Hutchence, Ozzy Ozbourne, Black Sabbath, Ice Cube and Korn.

In 2005, O'Shea joined forces with long-time superstar producer/mixer client, Sean Beavan, to launch 8mm with his talented wife, Juliette. Uncomfortable with the direction that major labels were taking, they were one of the early pioneers to fully embrace the new frontiers of DIY and the internet. 8mm went on to become championed by luminaries such as Nic Harcourt, Geoff Boucher, Jason Pettigrew and named as one of the Top Bands You Need To Know by Alternative Press and a Buzz Band by the LA Times. One of the most licensed bands in the industry (“Underworld: Awakening”, "Grey's Anatomy", “Pretty Little Liars”, “Mistresses”, “Nip Tuck”, “Nikita”, "One Tree Hill", Yamaha, "Shark", "Cold Case", "Moonlight", "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" etc.), they are renown for their powerful live performances.

8mm's 2014 critically acclaimed album, “Between The Devil & Two Black Hearts”, has been described as “Led Zepplin meets Massive Attack and Fleetwood Mac at a rave with June and Johnny Cash.” The acclaim and local reputation for tremendous live performances helped facilitate their debut national tour. A Kickstarter campaign attracted diverse support from a creative sector, from Marilyn Manson to actress Jill Hennessy to the celebrated author and poet, Margaret Atwood.

In accord with her philosophy of artistic career diversity equaling longevity, In 2013, O’Shea encouraged 8mm frontwoman, Juliette Beavan, to study acting after being approached by numerous credible independent producers to cameo in their films. Beavan has since appeared in numerous intriguing leading and supportive roles, as well as branching into producing and directing in her own right. In 2015, O’Shea once again teamed up with Sean Beavan and Juliette Beavan to form the television production company, Rogue 4, with established producer/marketing exec, India Allen. Their first project is Sean Beavan hosted series, “Gear Porn”, which has been picked up by Hulu. O’Shea maintains a selective roster of award-winning, cutting-edge, multi-faceted visionaries. Her current artist roster includes the band 8mm, and producer / mixer / remixer / composers, Sean Beavan and Ben Rosen.